Alan Scott is a crypto researcher, a core contributor, and a co-founder of the Railgun privacy protocol. He is also a co-founder of the DEFICON conference reimagining philanthropy with DeFi.[3]
Alan studied Interdisciplinary Asian Studies at East Carolina University until 2013. Multidisciplinary Asian Studies degree focused primarily on Japanese language, culture, and history. Alan also completed a structured business program as a part of his major.[1]
Alan Scott is an expert in blockchain technology, cryptography, and privacy. His research interests include privacy-preserving solutions for decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts.
After joining Cyclemax in 2010, Alan worked in Dealer Management Systems, Content Management Systems, and Customer Relationship Management systems particular to the powersports market as well as furthered his expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite until 2014.[1]
Alan is a co-founder of Railgun, an interoperable ZK privacy framework and DeFi toolkit for transacting and using DeFi on public blockchains. Alan’s contributions to Railgun involve designing and implementing privacy features using zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs). These proofs allow users to interact with the smart contract while keeping their transaction details confidential.[3]
Currently, Alan is handling adoption and partnerships for the Railgun Privacy Project. After its inception, Railgun quickly positioned itself as one of the go-to privacy-specific ecosystems within the Ethereum ecosystem. Railgun is primarily a community-driven initiative spearheaded by privacy advocates and blockchain developers.[3][4]
Railgun is a collaborative effort, and the following contributors work together to advance privacy solutions in the DeFi space.[2]