Aviv Yaish
Assistant Professor (starting 2027) at Georgia Institute of Technology
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolAviv Yaish is a postdoctoral researcher and engineer with 11 years of experience studying the economics and security of distributed systems, currently based at Yale University. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he also taught large undergraduate courses and built MOOCs on systems and computer architecture for cohorts of hundreds of students. His research blends theoretical and practical work on cryptocurrencies and distributed protocols, informed by industry consulting for projects like Matter Labs and a visiting fellowship in Innsbruck. Aviv is skilled at turning deep technical topics into accessible teaching materials and reproducible research, having designed entire course syllabi, recorded lectures, and managed sizable TA teams. He combines rigorous academic output with applied consulting experience, making him effective at bridging research, education, and industry needs. An unassuming detail: his background spans both low-level systems (NAND-to-Tetris style curricula) and high-level economic analysis of blockchain incentives.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 99.07, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 99.07 at The Hebrew University of JerusalemMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, 97.55, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, 97.55 at The Hebrew University
English
Github Skills (52)
jack10
networkx10
go10
ethereum10
blockchain10
nand2tetris10
p2p10
geth9
simulation9
algorithms9
bitcoin9
windows9
zshrc9
cryptocurrency9
hdl9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
AvivYaish/X2VEC
Sep 2017 - Dec 2021
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
AvivYaish/LUM
Aug 2015 - Dec 2021
Contributions:109 pushes in 6 years 4 months
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