Contributor OSINT depth score
Axelar Network's assessment for RD-F-121 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Gorbunov: 5/5 — PhD MIT (Sprowls Prize), Microsoft PhD Fellow, UWaterloo Assistant Professor, peer-reviewed publications at top-tier venues, EU FENTEC technical advisor, SEC meeting participant, extensive YouTube/podcast presence. Vlachos: 5/5 — MIT MS/BS, IMO Gold Medal 2011 (first Greek student), Algorand Head of Math, in-person conference appearances across multiple continents, podcast appearances, LinkedIn full history. Overall team OSINT depth is exceptionally high.
Sources #
- URLSergey Gorbunov - People in crypto | IQ.wikiIQ.wiki Sergey Gorbunov — MIT PhD (Sprowls Prize), Microsoft Fellow, UWaterloo Professor, EU FENTEC advisor, publications TCC/CCS/USENIXretrieved 2026-05-17
- Georgios Vlachos - People in crypto | IQ.wikiIQ.wiki Georgios Vlachos — MIT MS/BS, IMO Gold Medal 2011, Algorand Head of Math, co-founder Axelarretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Curator-scored 1–5 based on LinkedIn depth, GitHub history, conference presence per contributor.
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