Thomas Kerber
Technical Architect at Input Output (IOHK)
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolThomas Kerber is a Technical Architect with 11 years of experience focused on computer security and advancing blockchain capabilities, currently shaping protocol and system design at Input Output (IOHK) from Edinburgh. He combines rigorous academic training—a first-class BSc and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh—with hands-on research and architecture work on decentralized systems since 2017. Known for translating deep security research into practical, auditable blockchain features, he balances theoretical rigor with production focus. Colleagues describe him with a wry sense of humor ("Ethically Evil") that belies a meticulous, security-first engineering approach.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 1st, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 1st at The University of Edinburgh
Github Skills (103)
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nixos10
linux10
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api9
lua9
mail-client9
raspberry9
neovim9
html-email9
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linux-kernel8
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
tkerber/golem
Jan 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:136 pushes, 6 branches, 6 comments in 1 year 4 months
tkerber/nixpkgs
May 2018 - Mar 2025
Nix Packages collection
Contributions:81 pushes, 21 branches in 6 years 11 months
nixosnix-packages
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