James Pierog
I'm a final year student at Yale-NUS college majoring in mathematical, computational, and statistical sciences with a specialization in math and computer science. I'm extremely interested in the possibility of building the future of finance with Cardano! I have experience in:
- Functional programming in Haskell, oCaml, and Plutus smart contract development
- Implementation of cryptographic protocols in C
- Full-stack web development with JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js (React + Angular PWA w/ SSR)
- Native android app development with Android Studio and Java (+ Java Spring framework)
- Formal verification of code with Coq
- Building, testing, and deploying ML models with pytorch
I also am pursuing active research in non-commutative post-quantum group-based cryptographic protocols, improvements on zk-Proofs, and safe and reliable cryptographic implementation (both functional and non-functional approaches).
I’ve been interested in blockchain and crypto technology since 2012 (that’s when I unsuccessfully tried mining bitcoin on my family’s macbook pro). I would love to have the opportunity to explore the crypto space and build the future of the internet. I see Cardano as a critical protocol to facilitate the transition to web3, and I want to be a part of that transition.
Let me know if you would be interested! My email is jamespierog2018@gmail.com if you want to contact me.
Work Experience
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I co-founded Rialtos, an online marketplace that lets visual artists license their work to small busi- nesses for their branding and marketing needs.
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Joined the NUS Hangar and Reactor School incubator programs to accelerate development in Rialtos.
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Launched the minimum viable product on Jan 1st 2021 and bootstrapped to over 600 artworks
uploaded by 60 users and $140 GMV by March 2021 without any external investment.
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Developed the front-end with Angular and back-end with Firebase and Google Cloud.
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Integrated multiple APIs and microservices such as Algolia for fulltext search and ffmpeg and web
assembly for image and video watermarking and resizing.
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Started my own freelance music production business where I created, marketed, and licensed my instrumentals to various international clients.
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As of October 2021 the instrumentals and songs I’ve made or produced have accumulated over 83,000 views on various online music streaming platforms.
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Learned the Unified Transform Method for solving certain classes of partial differential equations pioneered by Professor Dave Smith
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Worked under Professor Dave Smith to model solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation
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Completed the project UTM stage 1 for interface linearization of KdV solitons in summer 2019.
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Pursued research in finite group theory under the supervision of Professor Francesca Spagnuolo.
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Discovered the conditions of finite group isomorphism with a new method using recursive sequences.