Summary
Jeff Nijsse is a Senior Lecturer based in Hà Nội with eight years of experience bridging engineering and academia, focused on Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptography. With a PhD from Auckland University of Technology and prior engineering degrees from Canada and the UK, he combines deep research training with practical teaching and curriculum design. His work blends crypto-economics and distributed systems with a passion for physics and space, bringing interdisciplinary perspectives into the classroom. Jeff is equally at home explaining low-level cryptographic primitives as he is contextualizing their societal impacts, and he emphasizes hands-on learning for students entering the crypto space. Outside academia he’s an avid reader and podcast listener who fuels long problem-solving sessions with coffee and tea. An uncommon strength is his ability to translate cutting-edge research into accessible coursework and applied projects that prepare students for industry and research roles.
7 years of coding experience
Exchange Student, Exchange Student at Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
M.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. at University of Toronto
B.A.Sc., B.A.Sc. at University of Windsor
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Auckland University of Technology
Drop-out, Drop-out at University of Waterloo
French, new zealand sign language