{"id":"gilles-fedak","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmWAqoQrj6rrXK8QrmHGFCjAYYKkYuKsM77caENoemBupU","language":"en","transactionHash":"0x2aee1fe96b01bc70260e4c08b9b2caf229145b65c247b36849f7a38d42d96c67","created":"2023-10-20T15:59:58.000Z","updated":"2023-10-20T15:59:58.000Z","title":"Gilles Fedak","summary":"Gilles Fedak is a French computer scientist and entrepreneur, CEO and co‑founder of iExec, a Lyon‑based Web3 company for decentralized confidential computing, following a research career in parallel and distributed computing at INRIA.","content":"**Gilles Fedak** is a French computer scientist and entrepreneur, best known as the CEO and co‑founder of [iExec](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iexec), a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-based decentralized cloud computing platform built on the [Ethereum blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum), which he co‑founded in 2016 in Lyon, France.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp) His background includes research in parallel and distributed computing at INRIA in Lyon, and his work at iExec focuses on confidential computing and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) data privacy.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-7sk6b1sooo)​[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-f7476hm18f)​\n\n## Early Life & Education\n\nGilles Fedak earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from Paris-Sud University (Paris XI) in 1999. In 2003, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from the same university.\n\n## Career\n\nFedak's career combines academic research in parallel and distributed computing with entrepreneurial work in [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) and confidential computing. He conducted research at INRIA and the University of California, San Diego before co-founding iExec in Lyon, and he also serves on the boards of organizations involved in crowdfunding and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) research.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​\n\n### INRIA\n\nAfter completing his Ph.D., Gilles Fedak worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego from 2003 to 2004.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp) He then joined INRIA as a Research Scientist based at LIP/ENS-Lyon, a position he held from September 2004 to October 2017.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp) His research focused on parallel and distributed computing, in particular the use of large, loosely coupled, distributed computing infrastructures to support computationally demanding and data‑intensive scientific applications.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​\n\nDuring his time at INRIA, Fedak co‑authored approximately 90 academic papers, two of which received Best Paper Awards.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp) In 2012, he co‑edited the book _Desktop Grid Computing_ with C. Cérin, published by CRC Press, and in 2015 he received the Chinese Academy of Sciences PIFI Award.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​\n\n### iExec\n\nGilles Fedak co-founded [iExec](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iexec) in October 2016 and serves as the CEO of the company.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-7sk6b1sooo) Based in Lyon, France, iExec is a [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) company that provides decentralized confidential computing and data‑privacy tools on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum), operating a marketplace that allows users to monetize computing resources, applications, and datasets while preserving data ownership and confidentiality.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-7sk6b1sooo)​\n\nUnder Fedak's leadership, iExec has focused on trusted and confidential computing, collaborating with Intel since 2018 on technologies based on Intel SGX and co‑authoring the Off‑Chain Trusted Compute Specification within the Enterprise [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) Alliance.[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-f7476hm18f)​[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-7sk6b1sooo) iExec has also been an early [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) member of the Confidential Computing Consortium since 2019, promoting decentralized confidential computing (DeCC) for privacy‑preserving applications.[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-7sk6b1sooo)​\n\nIn 2017, iExec launched the RLC [ERC‑20](https://iq.wiki/wiki/erc-20) token via an [ICO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/initial-coin-offering), using it as the primary medium of exchange on its decentralized computing marketplace.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-erw9ude30fr)​\n\n### Boards and Industry Roles\n\nGilles Fedak has held several board and industry roles alongside his work at iExec. Since June 2018, he has served on the Board of Directors at WiSEED, a European crowdfunding platform.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp) In April 2021, he became Deputy Director of Redchain Lab, a joint research laboratory focused on scalability and privacy in decentralized marketplaces, created with the LIRIS lab at INSA/CNRS/University of Lyon and funded by the ANR.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​\n\nFrom January 2020 to May 2021, Fedak was also a founding member of Adan, the French professional association representing digital asset industry actors.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-e19ft5wuzp)​\n","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founder"}],"images":[{"id":"QmXEMQDAEfqcVAvrmWBdX6Zg91uUtPXJsCUgyGvS8rH4a8","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[{"name":"20I1ZvN9TAU","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20I1ZvN9TAU","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"},{"name":"fq8o65tPJWE","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq8o65tPJWE","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"linkedWikis":null,"events":[{"title":"Completed Ph.D. in Computer Science at Paris-Sud University","date":"2003-06-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Gilles Fedak completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI).","link":"https://www.thebigwhale.io/article/creating-trust-in-ai-thanks-to-web3","country":"France","continent":"Europe","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"19b52eab-f1cf-48ce-99ce-2e0b158bbaf0"},{"title":"Joined INRIA as Research Scientist in Lyon","date":"2004-09-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Fedak joined INRIA at LIP/ENS-Lyon as a Research Scientist focusing on parallel and distributed computing.","link":"https://www.thebigwhale.io/article/creating-trust-in-ai-thanks-to-web3","country":"France","continent":"Europe","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"c8e7ba3e-a415-4500-a122-a8623fef4866"},{"title":"Co-edited Desktop Grid Computing book","date":"2012-06-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Co-edited the book Desktop Grid Computing with C. 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