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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Vijaykumar Singh

Applied Cryptography & Protocol Security Engineer

Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦 · Canadian citizen vijay.k.1@gmail.com github.com/v-k-h LinkedIn

Research interests

Zero-knowledge proofs (theory and implementation), elliptic-curve primitives, efficient finite-field implementation, zk-SNARKs / zk-STARKs, blockchain security, MPC, FHE, and quantum cryptography.

Core expertise

zk-SNARKszk-STARKsMPCFHEElliptic CurvesFinite FieldsDeFi SecurityzkEVMsTEEsHSMsCircuit AuditsRustGoSolidityPythonCairoNoir

Experience

Blockchain Researcher — Applied Cryptography · OpenZeppelin
Jan 2025 — present
  • Security audits of cryptographic protocols, DeFi systems, zkEVMs, zero-knowledge protocols, TEEs, and HSMs.
  • Code review and vulnerability assessment in Rust, Go, and Solidity.
  • Design of best practices for secure cryptographic implementations in blockchain systems.
  • Research in MPC and FHE.
Security Analyst — Zero-Knowledge · Veridise
Jun 2024 — Oct 2024
  • Led zero-knowledge security audits for major protocols (RISC Zero, Sygma Protocol, Lombard Finance).
  • Identified critical vulnerabilities in zk-circuit implementations and cryptographic assumptions.
zk Technology Lead · Particle Network
Sep 2023 — May 2024
  • Designed and implemented a zk-wallet architecture with privacy-preserving features.
  • Led design of the Intent Fusion Protocol for cross-chain operations.
  • Architected an inscription product for Bitcoin Layer-2 solutions.
  • Authored the Particle Network L1 whitepaper; provided technical guidance to engineering teams.
Applied Cryptographic Engineer · Matter Labs
May 2021 — Jul 2023
  • Researched and implemented circuits for compressed elliptic-curve pairings in Rust.
  • Optimized arithmetization in zk-STARK and zk-SNARK systems for improved prover efficiency.
  • Conducted comparative analysis of zero-knowledge proof systems.
Cryptographer · Toposware
Mar 2021 — Apr 2022
  • Developed zk-ST(N)ARK implementations and consensus protocols.
  • Researched secure elliptic-curve generation over field extensions.
Quantum Cryptographer · Agnostiq
Dec 2020 — Mar 2021

Combined homomorphic encryption with semi-obfuscation techniques for quantum-computing applications.

Postdoctoral Fellow · Simon Fraser University
Sep 2015 — Dec 2015

Research with Petr Lisoněk on quantum error-correcting codes.

IITB Postdoctoral Fellow · IIT Bombay
Jan 2015 — Sep 2015

Research with Sudhir Ghorpade on algebraic coding theory.

MITACS Postdoctoral Fellow · Simon Fraser University
Sep 2013 — Dec 2014
PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow · Simon Fraser University & UBC
Sep 2011 — Aug 2013

Research with Petr Lisoněk and Robert Raussendorf on quantum information theory.

Researcher in Quantum Algorithms · 1QBit
Sep 2013 — Jun 2014
  • Developed graph-embedding algorithms for the Chimera graph architecture.
  • Applied optimization algorithms to finance problems on quantum hardware.
Research Associate — Cryptography · SETS
Jul 2006 — Sep 2007

Research in hyperelliptic-curve cryptography and algebraic cryptanalysis of stream ciphers.

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics · University College Dublin
Dec 2011

Thesis: Classification of Isogeny Classes of Abelian Varieties of Low Dimension. Advisor: Gary McGuire.

M.Sc. in Mathematics · Chennai Mathematical Institute
Aug 2006

Thesis: The Grothendieck Theory of Dessins d'Enfants. Advisor: Kapil Paranjape.

B.Sc. in Mathematics & Computer Applications · University of Mumbai
Aug 2003

Honors & awards

IIT Bombay Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship2015 — 2017
MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship2013 — 2014
Pacific Institute of Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) Postdoctoral Fellowship2011 — 2013
Science Foundation Ireland Ph.D. Fellowship2007 — 2011
All-India Rank 5 in GATE (Mathematics)2006
CMI–NBHM Scholarship for M.Sc.2004 — 2006
Visiting Student Fellowship, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai2004
IIT Kanpur Scholarship & All-India Rank 1, M.Sc. Entrance Test2003 — 2004

Publications

Preprints

Technical skills

LanguagesRust, Python, Go, C, C++, Cairo, Noir, Solidity
Math softwareMAGMA, MATLAB, SageMath, Maple
ToolsGit, GitHub, LaTeX

Professional service

ReviewerZentralblatt MATH · IEEE ISIT (International Symposium on Information Theory)

Research visits

Gilad Gour — University of CalgaryAug 2013
Christophe Ritzenthaler — Institut de Mathématiques de Luminy, FranceMay 2010
Steven Galbraith — Royal Holloway, University of LondonFeb 2009
Virendra Sule — IIT BombayNov 2007