Alberto Garoffolo
Head Of Zero Knowledge Technologies at Telos
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Summary
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SeniorAlberto Garoffolo is a seasoned technology leader and Head of Zero Knowledge Technologies at the Telos Foundation, specializing in SNARKs and privacy-preserving blockchain architectures. With over 15 years in software architecture and eight years focused on blockchain, he co-authored the Zendoo and Latus white papers and led decentralized sidechain efforts based on recursive SNARKs. His background spans AI-driven video/biometrics platforms, high-performance embedded software, and CTO roles across startups, giving him a rare blend of research depth and product delivery experience. Known for mentoring engineering teams and shaping technical strategy, he moves fluidly between low-level algorithm design and system-level architecture. Based in Milan, he combines academic-style cryptographic research with practical deployment experience in production blockchain systems.
8 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
English
Github Skills (51)
blockchain-platform10
blockchain-network10
recursive10
verification9
typescript9
blockchain9
rust9
sdk8
composition8
java7
standard-library7
coq7
cryptography7
decentralized-identity7
wallet7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
telosnetwork/Plonky3
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
albertog78/test
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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