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jotaro-yano/README.md

πŸ‘‹ Hello, I’m Jotaro Yano.

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I’m an independent researcher and engineer specializing in cryptography and distributed systems, exploring the intersection of theory, security, and practical implementation. (πŸ”¬ cs.CR/DC)

πŸ›οΈ Memberships

  • International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) β€” Member (2026–)
  • USENIX Association β€” Advocate Member (2025–2026)

πŸ“š Research areas

  • Theory: Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Post-Quantum Cryptography, ORAM, FHE
  • Systems: Blockchain validator clients, Consensus (PoS/PoW), On-chain verification

✍️ Recent work

βš™οΈ Tech stack

  • High-performance crypto: Rust πŸ¦€, C/C++
  • Smart contracts / ZK DSLs: Solidity, Noir
  • Prototyping / tools: TypeScript (Node.js), JavaScript
  • Past experience: PHP, Python, Java, Ruby

πŸ“œ Certifications

  • CompTIA Security+ β€” CompTIA
  • Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE) β€” IPA, Japan

🧩 Background

After working as a freelance engineer, I shifted my focus to independent research on cryptography and blockchain.
I also run PQZK Labs (@pqzk-labs), an organization dedicated to repositories on Zero-Knowledge proofs and Post-Quantum Cryptography.
Other projects and explorations will be published here on my personal repositories.

πŸͺΆ Academic Exchange

Open to scholarly exchange and discussion on cryptography and related fields.

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  1. pqzk-labs/solana-pqzk-fullchain pqzk-labs/solana-pqzk-fullchain Public

    Research PoC for full on-chain ZK-STARK + PQC (SLH-DSA, Kyber) verification on Solana, serving as the basis for a future CPI-ready shared verifier.

    Rust 8 1

  2. pqzk-labs/zk-coprocessor-bridge pqzk-labs/zk-coprocessor-bridge Public

    ZK Coprocessor for Solana β€” a cross-chain bridge enabling private ZK computations on Aztec via Ethereum and Wormhole, with replay-safe finality.

    TypeScript 6 1

  3. pqzk-labs/noxmit-ai pqzk-labs/noxmit-ai Public

    NoXmit AI is a non-profit research project focused on privacy-preserving, local-only AI inference that does not transmit user inputs, designed for Tor-compatible static web deployment.

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