Summary
Lorenzo Gentile is a research engineer and cryptographer based in Copenhagen with 10 years of experience building privacy-preserving protocols and blockchain tooling. Currently at Consensys, he develops a compiler to arithmetize the EVM for Linea, translating cutting-edge cryptographic research into practical infrastructure. His PhD work and collaborations (including a guest stay at TU Darmstadt and partnership with Concordium) focused on multiparty computation and privacy-preserving computation for blockchain systems. He has taught applied information security, contributed to industry and academic projects across Europe, and brings strong applied math and systems skills from earlier roles in numerical and statistical software. Beyond research, he runs two YouTube channels and a personal homepage where he communicates technical ideas to broader audiences, reflecting a rare blend of deep research, engineering delivery, and public outreach.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Computer Science at IT-Universitetet i København
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Draper University
Danish, Italian, English