Developer Uche | Software Engineer

Research & Publications

Cryptography and Zero Knowledge Proof Research

A research repo implementing research papers, cryptographic primitives, trying out imaginary exploits, and so on.

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RISC-V EVM Experiment

Aims to bridge the gap between the RISC-V instruction set architecture and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Integrating RISC-V with the EVM to create a more efficient, secure, and scalable blockchain VM platform.

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Open Source Work

Major Contributions

Alloy

Alloy connects applications to blockchains. A rewrite of ethers-rs from the ground up, with exciting new features, high performance, and excellent docs.

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REVM

REVM is a high-performance, high-fidelity Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation written in Rust.

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Ere

Unified zkVM Interface & Toolkit. Compile. Execute. Prove. Verify. One ergonomic Rust API, multiple zero‑knowledge virtual machines.

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ZKboost

Simple HTTP API for any Ere-compliant zkVM. zkboost is an API wrapper on top of Ere allowing you to execute, verify and create zkVM proofs by calling a HTTP endpoint.

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Contributions

OpenZeppelin Rust Contracts

A library for secure smart contract development written in Rust.

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Scroll SDK

Utility SDK for handling anything bridging in the scroll Ecosystem.

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Hyperbridge

First fully permissionless and decentralized cross-chain protocol powered by interoperability proofs. Allows anyone to run a relayer without staking or whitelisting.

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Personal Projects

Hybrid Blockchain Framework

A modern blockchain framework for developing, deploying, and interacting with RISCV-based smart contracts on Ethereum. Features RISCV smart contract development, local blockchain node, deployment tools, dual VM integration, and Rust ecosystem integration.

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RISC-V EVM (RUST)

Experimental implementation of a RISC-V based Ethereum Virtual Machine exploring technical feasibility and performance implications.

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RISC-V Assembler (RUST)

A Rust implementation of a RISC-V (RV32IM) assembler with both a library and CLI tool.

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RISC-V Emulator (RUST)

A simple attempt to create a RISC-V emulator in Rust with the goal of understanding the RISC-V architecture and its application in zkVM.

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Gas Relay

A secure and efficient Gas Relay implementation based on the ERC-2771 specification. This software enables meta-transactions by receiving signed requests from Transaction Signers, covering gas costs, and relaying transactions to a Trusted Forwarder.

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