Luc Grandin

At the VeChain Foundation I contributed in: - Redesigning the VeChain Typescript SDK to increase maintainability, I was also part a pilot project for a Rust implementation of the SDK - Enhanced price data accuracy by improving price API data fetching and curation, resulting in more accurate cryptocurrency prices for the VeChain wallet users. - Prototyping a PoAP-like project by building the backend for an app that allows event creators to grant ERC721 to attendee to unlock specific perks in a similar way as the Proof-of-Attendance-Protocol project but specifically tailored with VeChain unique fee delegation feature.

As a Software Engineer at Crypto.com I was part of a team building a MPC custodial wallet solution safe to run in the cloud using an enclave for secure remote code execution, during my time there I: • Improved my knowledge of the Rust programming language applied to cryptography and cryptocurrency logic with a heavy focus on clean coding practices. • Enhanced price API data fetching and curation to provide an good estimate of the price of customers' assets, ensuring accurate pricing for customers' transactions. • Worked on making new blockchains compatible with the signing engine, amongst others QTUM, Siacoin and Aptos blockchains, further reinforcing the product's compatibility. • Contributed towards improving the overall security of the product through my work, demonstrating a commitment to ensuring the safety and integrity of customers' assets.

As a backend blockchain engineer in the innovation department of Sopra Banking Software I was: • Architecting a W3C DID/VC compliant self-sovereign identity agent (for credential issuing/verification) • Hosting and parametrization of blockchain nodes for Hyperledger Indy and Ethereum • Provisioning of AWS cloud infrastructure • Development of backend functionalities in Rust and Typescript

As part of the DNL option in my final year of high school, this trip was organized by my school, financed by cake sales during the year. I gave a course in English on the functioning of civil drones. This course had been prepared beforehand in class during the year.

Internshipfocused on understanding the role of a rating agency and introduction to the concepts of: - credit risk assessment of companies, states, insurance companies and banks - explanation of the chosen criteria to assess these economic entities - understanding the underlying mechanisms of titration