Ankur Banerjee is a product and engineering leader with 10+ years' experience turning cutting-edge research into production software, currently leading productisation of fully homomorphic encryption at Zama and serving as a board member and strategic advisor at cheqd. He architected and launched a Cosmos-SDK Layer 1 blockchain for verifiable credentials as cheqd’s CTO and co-founder, and co-chairs the Decentralized Identity Foundation’s Technical Steering Committee, blending distributed systems, biometrics, and privacy-preserving AI expertise. A co-inventor on multiple patents in cloud AI and blockchain, he pairs product strategy with hands-on engineering and has contributed front-end improvements to high-profile open-source projects like Osmosis (Next.js/React/TypeScript), including WETH deposit/withdraw functionality. Based in Paris, he is committed to mentoring, mental-health advocacy, and building inclusive teams that ship enterprise-grade privacy-preserving products.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Study Exchange, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Study Exchange, Electronics and Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University
BEng, Electronics and Computer Engineering, BEng, Electronics and Computer Engineering at University of Surrey
Contributions:19 reviews, 13 commits, 12 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Ankur primarily focused on updating and maintaining the frontend interface for the Osmosis Zone, a web interface built with Next.js, React, and TypeScript. Their contributions involved modifying configuration files, updating gauge IDs and token information for various pools, and fixing merge conflicts. The user's work ensured the correct display and functionality of token information and trading routes within the Osmosis frontend. They also made adjustments to the UI, including the addition of new WETH deposit and withdraw functionalities.
CoinGecko Market Monitoring API helper, designed for detecting arbitrage opportunities
Contributions:59 PRs, 89 pushes, 58 branches in 10 months
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