Hey there, I'm Derek 👋
Hi! I’m Derek, a passionate Y3 Computer Science Student 🎓 with a knack for building impactful digital solutions.
I thrive in full-stack development, AI/ML, and blockchain, always eager to push the boundaries of innovation.
When I’m not coding, you’ll find me exploring new tech trends, mentoring peers, or participating in hackathons 🏆.
🧑💻 Currently Working As: 🧑🎓 Student | 🚀 Oasis Protocol Sentinel | 👨💼 Intern @ ALPHV Technologies
| 📅 Hackathon & Year | 🏆 Awards Won | 🔗 Project Repository |
|---|---|---|
| ETHDenver 2026 | Hedera SDK (2nd) 🥈, 0G iNFT (1st), Canton (DevTools) 🏆 | Project Repo 1, Project Repo 2 |
| ETHGlobal HackMoney 2026 | ENS (Pool) 🎯 | Project Repo |
| First Movers Sprint Vietnam 2026 | DeFi (1st) 🏆 | Project Repo |
| Forte Hacks by Flow 2025 | Existing Codebase (3rd) 🥉 | Project Repo |
| ETHOnline 2025 | BlockScout (1st) 🥇 | Project Repo |
| Token2049 Hackathon Singapore 2025 | Celo (1st) 🥇, Top 5 Finalist 🏆 | Project Repo |
| ETHGlobal New Delhi Hackathon 2025 | Flow (1st) 🥇, Hedera (Best Overall Project) 🥇 | Project Repo |
| ETHTokyo 2025 | AI Track Champion 🥇, Finalist 🏆 | Project Repo |
| DevQuest 2025 | Top 10 Finalist 🎯 | No Repo |
| IOTA Malaysia Hackathon 2025 | 6th - 10th Place 🎯 | Project Repo |
| ImagineHack 2025 | Champion 🥇 | Project Repo |
| BUIDL Asia Seoul Hackathon 2025 | Champion 🥇, Gensyn (1st) 🥇, Nethermind (2nd) 🥈, Near (Winner) 🏅 | Project Repo |
| EasyA X Ripple Singapore Hackathon 2025 | 2nd Place 🥈 | Project Repo |
| ETHGlobal Taipei Hackathon 2025 | 1inch (2nd) 🥈, Celo (Pool) 🏅 | Project Repo |
| ETHGlobal Trifecta 2025 | TEE (2nd) 🥈, Finalist 🏆 | Project Repo |
| Eigen Games ETH Denver 2025 | Hyperbolic (3rd) 🥉 | Project Repo |
| Consensus Hong Kong Hackathon 2025 | Aptos (3rd) 🥉 | Project Repo |
| ETHGlobal Agentic Ethereum 2025 | Flow (2nd) 🥈 | Project Repo |
| UiTM Mini Hackathon 2025 | 2nd Place 🥈 | Project Repo |
| PayHack 2024 | 3rd Place 🥉 | Project Repo |
| ETHGlobal Bangkok Hackathon 2024 | CDP (Pool) 🏅, Blockscout (Pool) 🏅, Coinbase (Pool) 🏅 | Project Repo |
| ETHKL Hackathon 2024 | Finalist 🎯, ICP (2nd) 🥈, WorldCoin (Pool) 🏅, Scroll (Pool) 🏅, Ora (Pool) 🏅 | Project Repo |
| ETHGlobal Singapore Hackathon 2024 | Near (Winner) 🏅, WorldCoin (Pool) 🏅 | Project Repo |
| UM DSDR 2024 | Consolation 🎖️ | No Repo |
| Monash Hackfest 2024 | 9th Place 🎯 | Project Repo |
| APUBCC Buildstation 2024 | 2nd Place 🥈 | Project Repo |
| APUBCC DevMatch 2024 | Aptos (Champion) 🥇 | Project Repo |
| Bridg3 Hackathon 2024 | Sui (3rd) 🥉 | Project Repo |
| Hackinsan 2024 | Champion 🥇 | Project Repo |
| TARUMT International Hackathon 2024 | Top 8 🎯 | Project Repo |
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Distributed LLM Sharding for Cost-Effective Inference (Primary Focus)
Conducting research and development on splitting large language models into computational shards to reduce hardware requirements and operational costs.
GitHub Repository -
AI-Powered Secure Smart Wallet (Near Protocol) (Paused)
Designing an intelligent, security-centric smart wallet leveraging Near Protocol.
Currently paused due to prioritization of active commitments.
GitHub Repository -
Decentralized Machine Learning Platform (Near Protocol) (In Redesign)
Re-architecting the platform to enable collaborative, privacy-preserving machine learning in a decentralized environment.
GitHub Repository
🌱 Currently diving into:
- 🔐 Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) and secure computation
- 🤖 AI Agent Evolutions and autonomous system design
- 💰 DeFi protocols and on-chain financial mechanisms
- 🛠 Low-level blockchain architectures and protocol-level development
📌 Near-term goals:
- 🎯 Identify a long-term project to dedicate my efforts to
- 🖥️ Strengthen my ability to code independently without heavy reliance on AI assistance
- 🔍 Deep research into TEE integrations and LLM inference optimizations
⭐ "Code. Learn. Innovate." ⭐