Zhoujun Ma
Research Engineer at Aptos
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhoujun Ma is a research engineer with 11 years of experience building backend systems and cryptographic infrastructure, currently focused on authenticated data structures and cryptographic primitives in the Move language at Aptos. His contributions to the high-profile Aptos core repository include validator testing, keyless account features, and improvements to Distributed Key Generation, demonstrating practical expertise in blockchain consensus and crypto engineering. Prior roles at Salesforce and Microsoft show a strong background in microservice testing frameworks and large-scale automation and insights for productivity suites. Trained at Fudan University with both bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science, he blends rigorous academic foundations with production-grade systems work. A detail that sets him apart is his hands-on experience implementing state transitions within DKG managers—bridging theoretical crypto protocols with deployable validator tooling.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at Fudan University
Github Skills (5)
rust10
cryptography10
blockchain10
testing10
distributed-systems9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
aptos-labs/aptos-core
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Aptos is a layer 1 blockchain built to support the widespread use of blockchain through better technology and user experience.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1329 reviews, 130 commits, 635 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Zhoujun primarily contributed to the `aptos-core` repository by implementing and testing new features related to validator functionality. Their work included developing test cases for twin validators, which involved setting up and configuring validators for testing. The user also implemented features for keyless accounts, demonstrating a strong understanding of blockchain and cryptographic operations. Furthermore, they made improvements to the DKG (Distributed Key Generation) process, implementing state transitions within the DKG manager.
blockchain-platformblockchainuser-experienceblockchain-networksmart-contracts
zjma/StepManiaCharts
Feb 2019 - Mar 2021
Contributions:11 releases, 1 push, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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