Eli Ben Sasson

Eli Ben-Sasson is the Co-Founder & CEO at StarkWare, where he leads the company's vision and strategy.

He specializes in STARK research and the practical applications of Zero-Knowledge Proofs, leveraging his extensive background in Computer Science, Algorithms, and Theory.

Prior to his current role, Eli served as Co-Founder, President & Chairman of the Board, and Co-Founder, Chief Scientist (East), Chairman of the Board at StarkWare, playing a pivotal role in the company's early development.

His significant contributions include being a Founding Scientist at Electric Coin Company (aka Zcash Co.) and his involvement in projects like Zcash and the SCIPR Lab, which focuses on cryptographic proof systems.

He also held academic positions as a Professor and Associate Professor at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and conducted Postdoctoral Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Eli is currently focused on advancing the mathematical foundations and real-world applications of Zero-Knowledge Proofs.

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