Alexandru Paunoiu
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Martyn Harler
I have known Alexandru for just over two years and whilst we were working on different teams, we also collaborated on several projects. Alexandru is an extremely telented mathematician and computer scientist, he is very personable, has a genuinely kind demeanour and is a joy to work with. I especially enjoyed the many conversations and debates we had about system scaling, bitcoin and many other topics and the ‘solutioning' sessions we regularly had. Alexandru is a real asset to any business, and look forward to working with him again one day.
Matevz Baskovc
Alexandru is undoubtedly one of the brightest techies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. His profound expertise extends to indepth knowledge Bitcoin protocol, tokens, tokenization, blockchain. In particular, he took over the CBDC development within nChain. Beyond that, Alex is uptodate with the newest tech and various coding frameworks. This diverse knowledge equips him with a unique ability to maintain a comprehensive understanding of possibilities and strategies. Furthermore, Alex possesses a genuine and kind demeanor, coupled with a knack for approaching situations from a business perspective. Having collaborated closely with Alexandru on multiple projects within our product team, I can attest to his effortless navigation through complex projects/products and his valuable contributions to the implementation process. Without a doubt, I would love to collaborate with Alexandru anytime. His proficiency and amiable nature make him an asset to any team - or business!
Martyn Harler
I have known Alexandru for just over two years and whilst we were working on different teams, we also collaborated on several projects. Alexandru is an extremely telented mathematician and computer scientist, he is very personable, has a genuinely kind demeanour and is a joy to work with. I especially enjoyed the many conversations and debates we had about system scaling, bitcoin and many other topics and the ‘solutioning' sessions we regularly had. Alexandru is a real asset to any business, and look forward to working with him again one day.
Matevz Baskovc
Alexandru is undoubtedly one of the brightest techies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. His profound expertise extends to indepth knowledge Bitcoin protocol, tokens, tokenization, blockchain. In particular, he took over the CBDC development within nChain. Beyond that, Alex is uptodate with the newest tech and various coding frameworks. This diverse knowledge equips him with a unique ability to maintain a comprehensive understanding of possibilities and strategies. Furthermore, Alex possesses a genuine and kind demeanor, coupled with a knack for approaching situations from a business perspective. Having collaborated closely with Alexandru on multiple projects within our product team, I can attest to his effortless navigation through complex projects/products and his valuable contributions to the implementation process. Without a doubt, I would love to collaborate with Alexandru anytime. His proficiency and amiable nature make him an asset to any team - or business!
Martyn Harler
I have known Alexandru for just over two years and whilst we were working on different teams, we also collaborated on several projects. Alexandru is an extremely telented mathematician and computer scientist, he is very personable, has a genuinely kind demeanour and is a joy to work with. I especially enjoyed the many conversations and debates we had about system scaling, bitcoin and many other topics and the ‘solutioning' sessions we regularly had. Alexandru is a real asset to any business, and look forward to working with him again one day.
Matevz Baskovc
Alexandru is undoubtedly one of the brightest techies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. His profound expertise extends to indepth knowledge Bitcoin protocol, tokens, tokenization, blockchain. In particular, he took over the CBDC development within nChain. Beyond that, Alex is uptodate with the newest tech and various coding frameworks. This diverse knowledge equips him with a unique ability to maintain a comprehensive understanding of possibilities and strategies. Furthermore, Alex possesses a genuine and kind demeanor, coupled with a knack for approaching situations from a business perspective. Having collaborated closely with Alexandru on multiple projects within our product team, I can attest to his effortless navigation through complex projects/products and his valuable contributions to the implementation process. Without a doubt, I would love to collaborate with Alexandru anytime. His proficiency and amiable nature make him an asset to any team - or business!
Martyn Harler
I have known Alexandru for just over two years and whilst we were working on different teams, we also collaborated on several projects. Alexandru is an extremely telented mathematician and computer scientist, he is very personable, has a genuinely kind demeanour and is a joy to work with. I especially enjoyed the many conversations and debates we had about system scaling, bitcoin and many other topics and the ‘solutioning' sessions we regularly had. Alexandru is a real asset to any business, and look forward to working with him again one day.
Matevz Baskovc
Alexandru is undoubtedly one of the brightest techies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. His profound expertise extends to indepth knowledge Bitcoin protocol, tokens, tokenization, blockchain. In particular, he took over the CBDC development within nChain. Beyond that, Alex is uptodate with the newest tech and various coding frameworks. This diverse knowledge equips him with a unique ability to maintain a comprehensive understanding of possibilities and strategies. Furthermore, Alex possesses a genuine and kind demeanor, coupled with a knack for approaching situations from a business perspective. Having collaborated closely with Alexandru on multiple projects within our product team, I can attest to his effortless navigation through complex projects/products and his valuable contributions to the implementation process. Without a doubt, I would love to collaborate with Alexandru anytime. His proficiency and amiable nature make him an asset to any team - or business!
Experience
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floatz
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Switzerland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder | CTO
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Oct 2023 - Present
• Developing the floatz AI product. • Co-steering company strategy. • Evaluating customer requirements. • Developing the floatz AI product. • Co-steering company strategy. • Evaluating customer requirements.
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nChain
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United Kingdom
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Blockchain Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Product & Technology Analyst
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Dec 2022 - Sep 2023
• Creating product strategies• Developing hyperscale infrastructure projects
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Researcher
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Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
Research:• Distributed systems, network modelling, blockchain scaling, and optimisation problems. Financial services:• Leading the research on nChain’s blockchain-based CBDC token and account solutions.• Designing CBDC protocols in-line with market pain-points.Invited talks:• Data versus payment in networks layered on a blockchain, IEEE Exeter Blockchain Summit, October 2022• Digital Cash and Digital Money - nChain’s approach to CBDC, Fintech World Forum, May 2022• Panel discussion on Exploring Disruption and Innovation in the Global Fintech Market 2022-2023, Fintech World Forum, May 2022• Blockchain Data Coordination and Incentives in P2P Networks, Hyperledger Telecom SIG, October 2021 Show less
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ETH Zürich
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Scientific Assistant
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2020
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Morgan Stanley
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Technology Analyst
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
Part of the Derivatives Trade Capture and Pricing team. Built a software tool that supports the pricing process. Coded in Java and C#. Part of the Derivatives Trade Capture and Pricing team. Built a software tool that supports the pricing process. Coded in Java and C#.
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Industrial Placement
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Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
Worked in Equities Algorithmic Trading. Optimised algorithms and developed software tools that improved trading engine support. Achieved ten-fold time-execution improvement. Worked in Equities Algorithmic Trading. Optimised algorithms and developed software tools that improved trading engine support. Achieved ten-fold time-execution improvement.
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Imperial College London
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2012 - Oct 2012
Research and proved correctness of classical problems and synchronization primitives in concurrency i.e. semaphores and Producer-Consumer problem and in this way showing the power of CAP (Concurrent Abstract Predicates). Research and proved correctness of classical problems and synchronization primitives in concurrency i.e. semaphores and Producer-Consumer problem and in this way showing the power of CAP (Concurrent Abstract Predicates).
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Researched and implemented CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) on FPGA hardware and compared it with other high performance platforms (GPU, multi-core CPU). Coded in C and Java, used MaxCompiler. Researched and implemented CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) on FPGA hardware and compared it with other high performance platforms (GPU, multi-core CPU). Coded in C and Java, used MaxCompiler.
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Education
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2014 - 2020
ETH Zürich
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics -
2010 - 2014
Imperial College London
MSci, Joint degree Mathematics and Computer Science -
2006 - 2010
Vasile Alecsandri High School
Mathematics and Computer Science
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