Yilong Li is a co-founder of MegaETH, a project focused on developing high-performance scaling solutions for blockchain 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 MegaETH alongside Shuyao Kong, Namik Muduroglu, and Lei Yang. The project focuses on creating high-performance scaling solutions, specifically targeting Ethereum Layer 2 networks ^{[2] [7]}.

Key aspects of MegaETH include its scaling approach for scaling Layer 2 solutions, leveraging the security and censorship resistance provided by base layers like Ethereum ^[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 blockchain scaling and performance.

• On Layer 2 vs. Layer 1 Scaling: He has stated that many of the scaling technologies developed for MegaETH, which is focused on Layer 2, do not directly apply to Layer 1 blockchains like Ethereum. This is because Layer 2 solutions can leverage the security and censorship resistance of the base 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 LayerZero team on its development. ^[1]
• On Data Availability Choices: He explained that EigenDA was chosen for MegaETH due to its capacity for hyperscale throughput, which is considered necessary to realize the vision of Ethereum as a "world computer" ^[3].