{"id":"jan-gorzny","title":"Jan Gorzny","content":"**Jan Gorzny** is a Canadian computer scientist and engineering lead whose work spans algorithmic graph theory and blockchain systems. He serves as a technical lead at Zircuit and focuses on researching approaches to scale [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) securely.  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-aK4HMwB20Py7MsLc)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ZsOTgj51tKklYFG8) \n\n## Education\n\nGorzny studied at the University of Waterloo, where he earned a Bachelor of Mathematics degree in computer science, combinatorics, and optimization between 2007 and 2011, and later completed a doctorate in algorithms and complexity from 2015 to 2022. He also obtained a master's degree in computer science with a focus on formal methods from the University of Toronto between 2011 and 2013, followed by a master's degree in algorithmic graph theory from the University of Victoria between 2013 and 2015.  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ZsOTgj51tKklYFG8) \n\n## Career\n\nGorzny began his career in academic research roles at the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto, where he worked on software verification, formal methods, and programming language research projects. His work included developing translators and verification tools for modeling and concurrency systems, as well as contributing to simulation software and computer science research initiatives.\n\nIn 2018, he joined Quantstamp as a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) researcher, focusing on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) security and scaling technologies. He later became head of [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) scaling at the company, working on infrastructure and scaling-related research until 2023.\n\nIn 2022, Gorzny co-founded Zircuit, a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure project focused on [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) technology and [zero-knowledge proof](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zero-knowledge-proofs-zkps) systems.  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-aK4HMwB20Py7MsLc)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ZsOTgj51tKklYFG8)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-foqQLPW9r5GssXKI) \n\n## Media Appearances\n\nIn this video with Gorzny, co-founder of Zcash, presented research focused on the prevalence and implications of using Geth (Go Ethereum) as an execution client in [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) solutions. The study was motivated by the widespread claim that Geth is “everywhere” in L2s but aimed to verify this with data and understand what that means in practice.\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](https://youtube.com/watch?v=03vPlZSkGQY)\n\nThe ETHGlobal/Pragma presentation summarized a user flow in which deposits (USDC/USDT) are allocated across partners and DeFi integrations, with targets and fee structures presented in the talk. It also described deployments on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) and [Base](https://iq.wiki/wiki/base) and a multi-chain design via LayerZero’s OApp framework, indicating a focus on practical interoperability. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-b9oibdPt41TlMw3v)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](_8UFdjlwUr8)","summary":"Researcher and engineering lead focused on Ethereum scaling and smart contract security. Technical lead at Zircuit. Earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Waterloo under Jonathan Buss with a thesis on AT‑free graphs.","images":[{"id":"QmSpKNXhAYumShLRy1UobL7CQJSifY7HjohQVie36P2pLn","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"Researcher"},{"id":"Developer"},{"id":"Speaker"},{"id":"Ethereum"}],"media":[{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8UFdjlwUr8","size":"0","name":"_8UFdjlwUr8","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"},{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03vPlZSkGQY","name":"03vPlZSkGQY","caption":"","thumbnail":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03vPlZSkGQY","source":"YOUTUBE"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"aK4HMwB20Py7MsLc\",\"description\":\"Jan Gorzny Official Website\",\"timestamp\":1778712228285,\"url\":\"https://jgorzny.ca/about/\"},{\"id\":\"ZsOTgj51tKklYFG8\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Jan Gorzny\",\"timestamp\":1778712215270,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jangorzny/\"},{\"id\":\"foqQLPW9r5GssXKI\",\"description\":\"Conference: Jan Gorzny\",\"timestamp\":1778712243468,\"url\":\"https://conf.researchr.org/profile/jangorzny\"},{\"id\":\"b9oibdPt41TlMw3v\",\"description\":\"YouTube - Bringing Institutional Grade Finance Onchain I Jan Gorzny\",\"timestamp\":1778712267265,\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\\\\_8UFdjlwUr8\"}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://jgorzny.ca/"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jangorzny/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/jgorzny"},{"id":"github_profile","value":"https://github.com/jgorzny"},{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"aK4HMwB20Py7MsLc\",\"description\":\"Jan Gorzny Official Website\",\"timestamp\":1778712228285,\"url\":\"https://jgorzny.ca/about/\"},{\"id\":\"ZsOTgj51tKklYFG8\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Jan Gorzny\",\"timestamp\":1778712215270,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jangorzny/\"},{\"id\":\"foqQLPW9r5GssXKI\",\"description\":\"Conference: Jan Gorzny\",\"timestamp\":1778712243468,\"url\":\"https://conf.researchr.org/profile/jangorzny\"},{\"id\":\"b9oibdPt41TlMw3v\",\"description\":\"YouTube - Bringing Institutional Grade Finance Onchain I Jan Gorzny\",\"timestamp\":1778712267265,\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\\\\_8UFdjlwUr8\"}]"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Added Jan Gorzny biography and education details\""}],"events":[],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"operator":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":[],"speakers":[]}}