Trent Mcconaghy
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolTrent Mcconaghy is a builder and entrepreneur focused on democratizing data for AI through decentralized technologies, best known for leading Ocean Protocol and founding BigchainDB. With over a decade of professional experience and roots in AI research since the late 1990s and hacking since the early 1980s, he blends deep technical rigor with product-driven decentralization. Based in Berlin, he advises initiatives like Estonia’s E‑residency and champions data markets that enable secure, incentive-aligned sharing. His academic background spans computer science and engineering studies at the University of Saskatchewan and KU Leuven, reflecting a long-standing bridge between research and applied systems. Notably, his work combines neuro/BCI interests with Web3 tooling, pointing to an uncommon focus on data sovereignty at the intersection of AI and decentralized infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
PhD, Engineering, PhD, Engineering at KU LeuvenBachelor's, Computer Science, Bachelor's, Computer Science at University of Saskatchewan
Github Skills (137)
python10
simulator10
blockstack10
cryptocurrency10
publish10
smart-contracts10
backend10
solidity10
docker-compose10
compose10
exchange10
ocean10
gatsby10
database10
json10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
oceanprotocol/ocean.py
May 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:9 releases, 424 reviews, 391 commits in 2 years 8 months
balancer-poolspythonexchangeblockstacksubgraph
oceanprotocol/papers
Feb 2018 - Sep 2022
🌊 Ocean Protocol whitepapers
Contributions:18 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
oceanprotocolwhitepapersoceangardenwhitepaper
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