Emin Gun Sirer is a passionate influencer in the cryptocurrency space. He is passionate about blockchain, and he is the founder and CEO of Ava Labs, which builds Avalanche, the fastest smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, as measured by time-to-finality, and has the most validators securing its operations of any proof-of-stake protocol.
Organization: Ava Labs
Location: Turkey
Education: Graduated from the University of Washington and earned a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master's degree in Computer Science.
Skills: Operating System and Computer science
Founder and CEO of Ava Labs from Jan 2019 - Present
Associate Professor at Cornell University from Jun 2007 - Aug 2021
Founder of Bloxroute labs from Mar 2017-May 2019
1. Who is Emin Gün Sirer?
Emin Gün Sirer is a computer scientist and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of Ava Labs and the creator of Avalanche, a scalable blockchain network designed for decentralized applications and financial markets.
2. What skills does Emin Gün Sirer possess?
Emin is an expert in distributed systems, consensus mechanisms, and blockchain scalability. He has contributed extensively to research on peer-to-peer networks and has been a keynote speaker at major blockchain and fintech events worldwide.
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