Summary
Jiaheng Zhang is a Presidential Young Professor of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore and an NRF Fellow whose research bridges cryptography and blockchain systems. Trained at UC Berkeley (Ph.D.) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (ACM Honors), he has a decade of experience including research roles at Meta, NTT Research, and Cornell, and a focus on practical, minimum-assumption SNARKs and applied cryptography. His work has been recognized by awards such as the Facebook Fellowship, MIT TR35 Pacific Asia, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, MOE Promising Researcher, and the NRF Fellowship. Based in Berkeley during his doctoral work, he blends deep theoretical rigor with hands-on systems development and industry collaborations. An uncommon facet of his profile is the early mix of elite academic honors and immediate industry impact—shaping cryptographic primitives while deploying them in real-world blockchain projects.
10 years of coding experience
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Research Intern, Computer Science, Research Intern, Computer Science at Cornell University
Bachelor of Engineering (ACM Honors Class), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (ACM Honors Class), Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University