Zama
Rand is a contractor in artificial intelligence and cyber security.
Rand learned how to code at the age of 10, created his first startup at 14, and went into AI in 2003 before starting his PhD at 21. Prior to Zama, Rand founded Snips, a privacy-friendly voice assistant, which was acquired by Sonos in 2019.
He was elected "35 under 35" by the MIT Tech Review, "30 under 30" by Forbes, is a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, and was on the Conseil National du numérique where he dealt with governance issues related to AI and privacy. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and a PhD in bioinformatics from UCL and is a graduate of Singularity University and THNK.
Twitter/Medium @randhindi
Pascal is an entrepreneur and researcher in cryptography.
For more than 25 years, Pascal has been inventing and developing new cryptographic techniques for sensitive industries. From homomorphic encryption to the crypto whitebox, Pascal is a reference in the academic and industrial world.
He is a member of the IACR and ISO, where he contributes to the standardization of encryption. Author of more than fifty research papers, he is the winner of the "Best Paper Awards" at Asiacrypto 2005 and is one of the most cited researchers in the world, particularly in homomorphic encryption. Prior to Zama, Pascal founded Crypto Experts, a cybersecurity consulting agency.
He holds a PhD in cryptography from Télécom Paris.
Twitter @pascal_paillier
Morten leads the team at Zama building confidential blockchains using FHE. With a background in secure computation and cryptography, he has spent close to the past decade applying and adapting techniques from these fields to real-world use cases.
Jeremy oversees day-to-day operations at Zama. He is a cross-functional and highly tactical leader who has worked with a number of organisations to shape strategy, drive communications and partnerships, and lead policy and process. Jeremy's educational and professional background is multidisciplinary. Apart from working across the non-profit, education, and corporate sectors, Jeremy is the author of two novels (2019 Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist and 2021 Wishing Shelf Book Award Winner). In 2020, he was named Writer of the Year by the IAOTP, and in 2022 he was named to Business Elite's 40 Under 40.
Presentation
Zama is an open source cryptography company building state-of-the-art Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain and AI.
Zama was founded by Pascal Paillier, a pioneer in FHE, and Rand Hindi, a serial privacy entrepreneur.
If you would like to learn more about Fully Homomorphic Encryption, check out our 6-min introduction: https://6min.zama.ai/
What they are looking for
Zama's team have in common:
- a passion for privacy
- a willingness to learn new things
- a deep expertise in the technologies they use
- intellectual integrity
- a willingness to always help their colleagues
Good to know
Homomorphic encryption is a nascent technology that didn't work until recently. Joining Zama today is like having joined a deep learning startup in 2010: you need to be excited about being in the first wave that defines the industry!