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Yilong Li

Yilong Li is a co-founder of , a project focused on developing high-performance scaling solutions for networks. [7]

Early life & Education

Yilong Li first attended Stony Brook University, where he studied Computer Science as a visiting student between 2011 to 2012. He then attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2014.

From 2015 to October 2022, he earned his PhD, Computer Science from Stanford University. [7]

Career

Before MegaETH, Li was a Senior Software Engineer at Runtime Verification from August 2014 to August 2015. [7]

MegaETH

Yilong Li co-founded alongside , , and . The project focuses on creating high-performance scaling solutions, specifically targeting Layer 2 networks [2] [7].

Key aspects of include its scaling approach for scaling Layer 2 solutions, leveraging the security and censorship resistance provided by layers like [2]. It also includes its performance targets to scale over 100,000 transactions per second (TPS). [2]

Li's Views & Interactions

Yilong Li has publicly discussed various technical topics related to scaling and performance.

  • On Layer 2 vs. Layer 1 Scaling: He has stated that many of the scaling technologies developed for , which is focused on , do not directly apply to Layer 1 blockchains like . This is because solutions can the security and censorship resistance of the layer, enabling more aggressive optimizations [2].
  • On Quick Merkle Database (QMDB): Li has expressed interest in QMDB, describing it as a significant breakthrough in authenticated key-value stores with a simple and elegant design. He reviewed a draft paper on QMDB and congratulated the team on its development. [1]
  • On Data Availability Choices: He explained that EigenDA was chosen for due to its capacity for hyperscale throughput, which is considered necessary to realize the vision of as a "world computer" [3].

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