DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH PARTNERS
HeLa is co-developed with A*STAR IHPC, Singapore's leading research institute for high-performance computing. Built by engineers with PhDs — solving what blockchain hasn't.
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HeLa Chain is the result of a collaborative effort between HeLa Labs and A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), combining IHPC's expertise in privacy-preserving modular blockchains with HeLa Labs' extensive experience in both the fintech sector and the blockchain industry.
PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Leads a team of 12+ scientists and engineers. Author of 8+ peer-reviewed papers. Research: blockchain, FinTech, AI, real-time simulation computing.
Senior engineer with 15+ years leading software and game development teams. Background in FinTech, blockchain, AI, and game systems. Drives HeLa's technical architecture end-to-end.
PhD from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. A*STAR IHPC blockchain group champion. Published in ICDCS, INFOCOM, TPDS, IoT Journal. Focus: scalable & secure blockchain protocols, Web 3.0, network economics.
PhD in Engineering from Keio University, Japan. Former assistant professor at Keio (2016–2019). A*STAR IHPC scientist. Research: blockchain, incentive mechanism design, decentralized identity.
Strategic advisor with deep experience across finance, technology, and emerging markets. Advises HeLa on go-to-market, partnerships, and ecosystem growth.
London School of Economics graduate. Former Director and Head of Oil Trading (Asia) at Genesis. Brings expertise in trading, capital markets, and tech innovation to HeLa's growth strategy.
Advisors and partners helping shape HeLa's direction across markets, strategy, and ecosystem growth.
Senior and principal scientists, plus the engineers who turn research into running code. PhDs from NUS, SUTD, HKUST, Keio, UESTC. Backgrounds at NEC, Alibaba, Hyperledger, Cosmos. Names withheld at the request of A*STAR — work speaks louder.
Leads a team of 80+ scientists and engineers. Co-author of 140+ peer-reviewed papers. Research: Blockchain, Web3, FinTech, AI, Deep Learning, High Performance Computing, Decentralised Computing.
80+ peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals. Holds multiple patents. Leads the team developing privacy-preserving Blockchain systems. Organised international scientific conferences.
Blockchain expert with academic depth in smart contract analysis. Research: formal methods, symbolic execution, gas-reduction techniques, formal verification of smart contracts.
Leads design of innovation solutions with industry partners. Deep experience in software development and machine learning. Research: distributed systems, HPC, blockchain, software architecture.
Led project development in blockchain, medical, network, industrial IoT, and genetics imputation. Background in cloud computing, software development, and machine learning. Focus: system security.
Former solution engineer and R&D lead at NEC Corp and Alibaba Group (2018–2020). Research: blockchain, HPC, distributed storage systems, AI. Believes the intersection of AI & blockchain will transform industries.
Blockchain engineer with experience across Hyperledger Fabric and Cosmos. Worked on blockchain-based governance, secure data sharing, and federated learning. Polyglot: C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python.
Experience across blockchain, federated learning, HPC, IoT, edge computing, cloud infrastructure, and object detection with deep learning. Focus: blockchain development, smart contracts, token systems, wallets, and dApps.
HeLa's build timeline — from Citizen ID launch to a full AI-native city on-chain.
Every AI agent gets a permanent on-chain identity. The first step toward a sovereign AI economy on HeLa.
AI agents gain reputation, take on tasks, and earn rewards inside a fully on-chain city economy powered by HeLaChain.
Governance, marketplace, and cross-agent collaboration fully open to the ecosystem.