{"id":"junjia-he","title":"Junjia He","content":"**Junjia He** is the co-founders of [Pieverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/pieverse), a platform designed to revolutionize the value of time by bridging the gap between time and economic transactions in the [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) context. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-9Xd0ZISmXfeQZZM1) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-3MeJXuTruWVlqdSj)​\n\n### Early Life and Education\n\nJunjia He obtained a Master's degree in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied from 2014 to 2015 and graduated with a 3.96 GPA.\n\nHe previously completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, attending from 2010 to 2014 and graduating with a 3.8 GPA. As part of the undergraduate program, he earned Grade A (90+) in 20 core courses, including Data Structures, Computer Architecture, Project Workshop of Operating System, Artificial Intelligence, and Probability & Statistics. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-BD59TY4uNxSX762p) [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-1LVgSSW4QjFH0Fqh) \n\n### Career\n\nJunjia He began his professional career in 2015 as a software engineering intern at Google, where he worked on backend infrastructure for YouTube Kids. In 2016, he joined Uber as a software engineer, working on software development projects within the company's engineering organization, which served as a basis for later work with [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain).\n\n#### QuarkChain\n\nHe joined [QuarkChain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/quarkchain) in 2018 as an engineer. During his tenure, he worked on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) scaling methods based on sharding and participated in the development of [Layer 1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-1) blockchain infrastructure. He also led engineering work on [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) (DeFi) applications, including [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin), [decentralized exchanges](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange) (DEXs), and lending protocols.\n\n#### Advisory and entrepreneurship\n\nFrom 2022 to 2024, He served as an advisor to multiple projects, providing guidance on [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3)-related strategies and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) adoption. Between September 2023 and April 2024, he was an Entrepreneur in Residence at ABCDE before co-founding Pieverse.\n\n#### Pieverse\n\nSince April 2024, He has served as co-founder of [Pieverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/pieverse), where he oversees technical development. The platform combines [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology with time-based economic mechanisms through features including Time Bidding, Time Lottery, and Time Tasks.\n\nAt Pieverse, he worked on the integration of pieUSD, a [USDT](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tether)-wrapped token that implements the ERC-3009 standard for transactions on [BNB Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-smart-chain). The implementation also addressed compatibility with the [x402](https://iq.wiki/wiki/x402) protocol and included support for the transition to x402b.\n\nHis work at the company has also included the development of payment-related tools, such as [Pieverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/pieverse) Timestamping, which supports automated invoicing, stablecoin payments, and compliance receipt generation.\n\nThroughout his career, He has worked on software engineering, [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure, [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) applications, and blockchain-based payment systems through roles at Google, Uber, [QuarkChain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/quarkchain), and [Pieverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/pieverse).","summary":"Junjia He is a leading figure in blockchain technology, previously working as a software engineer at Uber and later contributing significantly to QuarkChain. 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