Kushal Babel

Associate Consultant

New York, New York, United States10 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Rust and consensus protocols.
  • Strong background in blockchain research.
  • Experience in venture capital evaluations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Blockchain Researcher with strong skills in consensus protocols and network security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Rust (programming Language)Consensus ProtocolsNetwork SecurityVenture Capital

Other Skills

Algorithm DesignCC++Data AnalysisDiscrete MathematicsEthereumJavaJavaScriptMatlabMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordModeling and SimulationPowerPointPython

Experience

Mysten labs

Research Scientist

May 2023Aug 2023 · 3 mos · New York, New York, United States · Remote

  • Research on BFT consensus protocols.
  • Published Mysticeti, a DAG-based consensus protocol.
Rust (Programming Language)Consensus ProtocolsResearch

Jump crypto

Quantitative Research Intern

May 2022Aug 2022 · 3 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site

  • Research on robustness of blockchain peer to peer networks against value-extracting strategic agents.
  • Evaluate technical aspects of venture deals.
C++Network SecurityModeling and SimulationEthereumVenture Capital

Cornell tech

Graduate Research Assistant

May 2020Present · 5 yrs 10 mos · New York, New York, United States · On-site

Cornell university

Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

Aug 2019May 2020 · 9 mos · Ithaca, New York Area

  • Computer Security / Privacy and Programming Languages principles

Alphagrep securities

Quantitative Researcher

Apr 2018May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

  • Proprietary and Confidential

Uber

Software Engineering Intern

May 2017Jul 2017 · 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Part of the Financial Engineering team at Uber, that is responsible for real time comprehensive management and reconciliation of all major financial streams (revenue and expenses included). Worked with a co-intern on writing a rules-engine in Golang from scratch. The rulesengine evaluates business rules and other functions, to be used by other micro services in a latency sensitive path. All our work went live in production at the end of the internship.

Computer science department iit bombay

Department Academic Mentorship Programme(DAMP) Co-ordinator

Mar 2017Apr 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • 1. Leading a team of 22 mentors for mentoring 120 sophomores and other academically weak students.
  • 2. One of the three student representatives in the Deaprtment Undergrad Council (DUGC)

Inria nancy-grand est, france

Summer Research Intern

May 2016Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Nancy Area, France

  • 1) Worked on Automatic Verification of Security Protocols by tools like APTE and AKISS written in the functional programming language OCAML
  • 2) Worked with formal methods of reasoning in Netwrok Security
  • 3) Studied the Applied Pi-Calculus, a popular modelling system for Concurrent Processes such as Security Protocols
  • 4) Proposed and formalised two alternate Semantics of the Calculus which can be used for fast and efficient automatic verification

Indian institute of technology, bombay

3 roles

CS Department Academic Mentor

Apr 2016Apr 2018 · 2 yrs

  • Mentor to 6 sophomores for their academic & overall development, and personally helping them to cope up with the curriculum.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Aug 2015Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Teaching Assistant for the courses on :
  • 1) Operating Systems -- Prof. Bernard Menezes
  • 2) Computer Programming and Utilization (CS 101) - Present -- Prof. Bernard Menezes
  • 3) Abstractions and Paradigms in Computer Programming (CS 152) - Spring 2016 -- Prof O.P. Damani
  • 4) Quantum Physics and Applications (PH 107) - Autumn 2015 -- Prof S. Umasankar
  • Responsible for evaluating and individually conducting weekly tutorial sessions for a fraction of the freshmen enrolled for the course

Convener, Web and Creatives

Apr 2015Apr 2016 · 1 yr

  • 1) Responsible for Maintaining and improving the STAB (IIT Bombay’s Official Technical Body) Website and Wiki
  • 2) Designed Portals for documentation and registration of participants of STAB events
  • 3) Worked on making a Tech profile of each student in the institute employing efficient Database Management

Education

Cornell Tech

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Computer Science

May 2020May 2024

Cornell University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Computer Science

Jan 2019Jan 2024

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Computer Science

Jan 2014Jan 2018

MDS Public School

High School — Science and Mathematics

Jan 2012Jan 2014

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