Hi my name is Ilyas Ridhuan

About


Passionate about applied cryptography, functional programming and building high assurance software.

Co-founder of Albacore Labs and full-time type wrangler with a background in Physics and Computer Science.

Currently interested in building publicly verifiable Proofs of Knowledge and secret sharing schemes.

Experience


Employment

  • Albacore Labs

    Sep 2018 - Current

    Co Founder

    Albacore Labs develops high assurance cryptographic protocols for Proofs of Knowledge systems. Wrote zero knowldege proofs for the publicly verifiable Proof of Solvency Protocol.

  • The Boston Consulting Group

    Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

    Associate

    Worked in case teams perfoming analysis of client companies to identify and develop solutions to problems they faced. Conducted large scale digital transformations on a major resource companies.

  • Mithrl

    Nov 2016 - June 2017

    Co Founder

    Developed high assurance smart contracts using a custom Embedded Domain Specific Language in Haskell. Wrote homomorphic encryption schemes for electronic voting product.

  • University Hall

    Dec 2014 - Nov 2015

    Lead Academic Mentor

    Led a team of 9 residential advisors in running the academic program at University Hall. Wrote the academic tutorial program including the interviewing and hiring of academic tutors as well as coordinating new program initiatives.

  • DownUnder GeoSolutions

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

    Geophysics Software Intern

    Ported geophysics code (Time Frequency Denoising) from Java to C to be used for Intel's Xeon-Phi Co-processors. Used the Java Native Interface (JNI) to enable interfacing with existing java-based front end.

  • Singapore Civil Defence Force

    Aug 2010 - June 2012

    Firefighting Section Commander

    Posted to Central Fire station as a Section Commander (Sergeant). Led a team of four firefighters that responded to emergency and rescue situations. Placed in charge of fire investigation and assessment of appliance response times for the fire station.

Education

  • University of Western Australia

    June 2012 - Dec 2015

    Bachelor - Physics and Computer Science

    Double major in Physics and Computer Science. (GPA 6.5/7)

Awards


  • 2016
    • whatshot1st Place Unearthed Hackathon 2016expand_more

      Part of team "Fat Controller" that won first place for creating a program to optimise supply ship packing and route optimsation.
      EMI Writeup

  • 2015
    • whatshot1st Place Startup Weekend 2015expand_more

      Awarded first place at Startup Weekend Perth for developing a secure, verifiable and transparent electronic voting system by using block chain technology pioneered by Bitcoin.
      Techboard Writeup

    • assignmentCheryl Praeger Award (University Hall)expand_more

      The Cheryl Praeger Award is awarded to the resident of University Hall who has obtained the most outstanding academic record while living at the Hall for most of their degree.

    • whatshot1st Place Unearthed Hackathon 2015expand_more

      Awarded first place in the Unearthed Resources Hackathon for developing an algorithm that located potential titanium deposits for Iluka Resources based on coastline structures.
      Mining Monthly

  • 2011
    • pollBest in Knowledge (Singapore Civil Defence Force)expand_more

      This award is given to the trainee that achieves the highest score in the theory component at the end of the training.

    • airplayOverall Best Trainee (Singapore Civil Defence Force)expand_more

      Graduated from the Singapore Civil Defence Academy as the overall best firefighting trainee of the 2010/2011 cohort. The award is based on scores from physical assessments, theory assessments and final firefighting exercises