Faculty
Dmytro Pershyn:
Head of Faculty: DLT Certificate & Founder of Quantlife LTD
Dmytro Pershyn is a founder of Quantlife LTD – consulting company that focuses on DLT startups.
Dmytro is early crypto adopter and Distributed Ledger Technology professional. He works as a Business Analyst, IT consultant and Investor with DLT startups and corporate innovators, in particular:
• London Block Exchange
• Zilliqa (top-40 by marketcap)
• Venture Capital funds (NDA)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pershyndmytro/
Gregory Klumov:
CEO & Founder, STASIS
Gregory Klumov: CEO & Founder, STASIS
Gregory started his career at the age of 15 as an entrepreneur when he founded a high-speed Internet Service Provider, subsequently moving from IT into finance. He brings more than 15 years of experience in alternatives investment management, that helped him to recognize investment potential of digital assets in the early stages of Blockchain revolution.
Massimo Morini:
Head of Interest Rate and Credit Models, Banca IMI
Massimo Morini: Head of Interest Rate and Credit Models, Banca IMI
Massimo Morini is also Coordinator of Model Research. Massimo is Professor at Bocconi University and MSc Director at Milan Polytechnic, and he was Research Fellow at Cass Business School, London. He has published papers in journals including Risk Magazine, Mathematical Finance, and the Journal of Derivatives, and is the author of “Understanding and Managing Model Risk: A Practical Guide for Quants, Traders and Validators” and other books on credit, funding and interest rate modelling. Massimo holds a PhD in Mathematics.
Amrit Kumar:
Cofounder and Head of Research, Zilliqa
Amrit Kumar: Cofounder and Head of Research, Zilliqa
Amrit is the Head of Research for Zilliqa. He holds a PhD from Université Grenoble-Alpes, France and was hosted at Inria’s Grenoble center. Prior to his PhD, he obtained an Engineer’s diploma from Ecole Polytechnique, France, where he studied Computer Science and Mathematics. His research interests broadly span security, privacy and applied cryptography.
On Yavin:
Founder and CEO, Cointelligence
On Yavin: Founder and CEO, Cointelligence
On Yavin is the founder and CEO at Cointelligence, a company that conducts data research and analysis for the crypto economy. On has extensive experience as a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, as well as more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry. On uses his deep, hands-on experience and knowledge of online marketing to create winning strategies for ICOs/STOs, crypto, and blockchain companies. Having earned the reputation of “crypto expert”, On continues to contribute to this industry in ways that advance cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. On has a law degree (LLB) and is also a certified Advocate by the Israeli Bar Association.
Juarez Barbosa:
Principal Developer Advocate / Blockchain Evangelist, Oracle EMEA
Juarez Barbosa: Principal Developer Advocate / Blockchain Evangelist, Oracle EMEA
Juarez is an expert in Cloud Computing, Containers and Kubernetes, Blockchain, the Java language and its platforms (Java SE, EE, Embedded), JVMs – Java Virtual Machines, Application Development, Software / Systems / Cloud Architecture and Mobile Platforms. He has acquired solid knowledge and experience over the last 23 years by working as Technical Evangelist, Cloud and DevOps Architect, Tech Community Manager, Software Architect, Software Engineer and Technical Lead being part of global, distributed teams at several big technology corporations.