Tarek Awwad
Blockchain Expert at Sydyk
France
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Top SchoolTarek Awwad is a blockchain expert and PhD-trained computer scientist with nine years of experience designing and launching production-grade decentralized systems, primarily in the Cosmos ecosystem. He has led protocol architecture, validator selection (Proof of Reputation), tokenomics, and bridge designs while advising startups and foundations on mainnet launches and token migrations. As Chief Blockchain Architect at Ki Foundation and co‑founder of a professional Cosmos validator, he blends research rigor with hands-on engineering—developing wallets, monitoring tools, and on-chain analytics in Python and TypeScript. Currently advising Synternet and Sydyk, he focuses on composable, permissionless data infrastructure and pragmatic security for cross-chain dApps. Notably, his background in computer vision and AR research early in his career informs a data-driven, systems‑level approach to protocol design and tooling. Based in France, he pairs academic depth with practical delivery across DeFi, staking operations, and infrastructure projects.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree Networks Quality and Security, Engineer's degree Networks Quality and Security at Ecole supérieure d'ingénieurs de recherche en matériaux et en InfoTronique (ESIREM)Master of Research degree Computer science - Image processing, Master of Research degree Computer science - Image processing at Université Bourgogne EuropeEngineer's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Engineer's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Université Antonine - UADoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de LyonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Universität Passau
English, French, Arabic, German
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Github Skills (34)
cosmos10
tailwindcss10
blockchain10
nodejs10
mobx9
trpc9
nextjs9
cosmos-sdk9
zone9
typescript9
wallet9
osmosis9
golang9
react9
cryptocurrency9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
KiFoundation/ki-testnet-challenge
Aug 2021 - Sep 2021
Resources for the Ki testnet challenge
Contributions:106 reviews, 92 commits, 96 PRs in 1 month
testnet
KiFoundation/ki-desktop-wallet
Dec 2019 - Sep 2022
Desktop wallet for the KiChain
Contributions:21 releases, 2 reviews, 247 commits in 2 years 8 months
desktop-walletelectronwalletdesktop
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