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Emir Öngörür, computer engineer and open-source contributor

I am a software developer who loves learning, building open-source software, and working close to the Ethereum ecosystem. I am especially interested in distributed systems, math, cryptography, compiler design, philosophy, finance, and economics.

I research and build systems for a more open and private internet.

I am a software developer and independent researcher driven by the belief that privacy, freedom, and decentralization must be defended through working systems, not merely through ideas or rhetoric.

My work focuses on building and studying trust-minimized technologies: systems designed to reduce dependence on centralized authorities, corporations, or single points of control. I am primarily interested in applied cryptography, distributed systems, blockchain architectures, and consensus mechanisms, with a strong emphasis on security, simplicity, and long-term resilience.

I work mostly with Rust and care deeply about building software that is not only efficient and secure, but also readable, understandable, and maintainable. To me, simplicity is not aesthetic minimalism; it is a security property.

I also follow formal verification with genuine curiosity and conviction. I believe it represents one of the most important directions for building software that is less fragile, more reliable, and fundamentally more secure.

My broader goal is to contribute to technologies that make the digital world safer, more decentralized, harder to censor, and more respectful of individual autonomy. That includes researching defensive security and privacy-preserving systems capable of resisting surveillance, coercion, and centralized control.

Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can't get privacy unless we all do, we're going to write it.

Technologies & Skills

Projects & Open-Source Contributions

These are the projects and contributions that best reflect the direction of my work: practical systems, open-source collaboration, Rust, and a deep interest in the Ethereum ecosystem. I care about building software that is useful, understandable, and resilient, and I am always open to thoughtful ideas from people who share that curiosity.