Henry Wang

I'm Henry, CTO of and

A Challenger.

About Me

I orchestrate technical solutions, strategically optimizing resources to deliver agile and cost-efficient projects that adapt to evolving requirements and dynamic challenges.

As a software engineer, I participated in a diverse range of projects, from federated healthcare data analysis for the UK

to decentralized data network for Web3.

As an open-source advocate, I support and contribute to multiple open-source projects such as RSSHub logo

RSSHub.

As an academic researcher, I served as a co-investigator on multiple grants and was recognized as a Global Talent by the 🇬🇧 UK government in 2021.

Experience

Co-Founder & CTO

Open

Nov 2024 to Present

Oversee all aspects of tech R&D.

Launched the Open Virtual Machine (OVM) to extend blockchains with decentralized and verifiable compute.

Chief Technology Officer

RSS3

Mar 2023 to Present

Oversee all aspects of tech R&D.

Launched the RSS3 VSL, an

Layer 2 with

DA, with a real-time TVL of .

Launched the RSS3 DSL, an off-chain decentralized data network, operated by Nodes distributed globally, collectively processed requests.

Onboarded as an RSS3 Node Operator.

Achieved ~40% in budget reduction through strategic optimizations and procurement negotiations.

Web3 Development Lead

RSS3

Nov 2021 - Feb 2023

Chief editor for RSS3 Whitepaper.

Led the redesign of the RSS3 Protocol.

Led the design and development of backend services.

Introduced Agile methodologies to boost team efficiency and project delivery.

Reseach Asscociate, Computer Science

University of Nottingham

Mar 2020 - Mar 2023

Named reseacher on multiple EPSRC Grants.

Electronic Health Records (EP/S010238/2, £269,192).

COVID-19 Visual Analytics (EP/V054236/1, £430,497).

Reseach Asscociate, Computer Science

Swansea University

Apr 2019 - Fed 2020

Named reseacher on Electronic Health Records (EPSRC Grant EP/S010238/1, £357,722).

Data Infra Developer

Swansea University Medical School

Jul 2017 - Apr 2019

Collaborated with

to anonymize, securely store, and distribute Electronic Health Records.

Founding member of a federated NLP & NLQ platform for SAIL Databank.

Geospatial Developer

Singapore Land Authority

June 2014 - Sep 2014

Implemented the public transport routing module for https://onemap.gov.sg via ESRI API & Google Maps API.

Education

PhD, Computer Science

University of Nottingham

2020 - 2023

Thesis: Visualization of Electronic Health Records.

MSc, Computer Science

Swansea University

2016 - 2017

With Distinction.

Dissertation: Smart City Visualization.

Bachelor of Nothing

No University

I skipped my bachelor's degree.

Google Project Management: Professional Certificate

Coursera

27 Dec 2023

Credential ID VEZ33VNGD796

Certified Scrum Master

The Knowledge Academy

30 June 2019

Credential ID 13723805

Volunteer

Visualization Expert

The Royal Society

Sep 2020 - Jan 2022

Designed and developed data visualization solutions to support scientific modelling teams at Scottish COVID-19 Response Consortium.

Full Stack Developer

Food from the Heart

Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

Developed a full-stack web app to digitize and streamline the charity's warehouse stock, delivery, and volunteer schedule management.

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