Andrei Constantinescu
Research Scientist (Distributed Systems) at DFINITY Foundation
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolAndrei Constantinescu is a Senior Researcher and PhD candidate from ETH Zurich specializing in computational social choice, game theory, and fault-tolerant distributed systems, with five years of research and industry experience. He designs and analyzes mechanisms and distributed protocols that balance efficiency, stability, and fairness, and has applied this expertise to improve inter-smart-contract messaging, state replication, and compiler tooling at DFINITY. Trained at Oxford in algorithms and programming languages and a seasoned competitive programmer and contest organizer, he blends rigorous theory with practical system-building. He has also contributed to production engineering at Google (Code Search, Dart VM) and now focuses on translating cutting-edge research into robust developer-facing infrastructure. An uncommon strength is his cross-cutting fluency in mechanism design and low-level systems, enabling solutions that account for both agent incentives and real-world fault models.
5 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MCompSci, MCompSci at University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at ETH ZürichMathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at International Computer High School of Bucharest
Github Skills (5)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Andrei1998/competitive
Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:11 commits, 93 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
Andrei1998/andrei1998.github.io
Oct 2023 - Feb 2025
Contributions:98 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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