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A directory of specialists members can consult before a vote. The network deliberately includes people who are not DReps and have no intention of becoming one - subject-matter depth without adding another representative to the register.
Ten disciplines, one register
Demo data - these are illustrative profiles showing the format of an expert listing.
Protocol Engineering
Samuel Adeyemi
Consensus & parameter analysis · Independent
Reviews parameter change proposals for consensus, throughput, and stake-distribution implications.
- Nine years building and testing consensus implementations
- Author of two open parameter-simulation notebooks
No paid relationships with active proposers. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Treasury / Finance
Dr. Elena Vásquez
Public economics · Independent researcher
Studies treasury design and long-run sustainability in decentralized funding systems.
- Twelve years in public-finance research
- Built the reserve-depletion model used in DSC treasury workshops
Receives a university research stipend; no ecosystem funding. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Treasury / Finance
Raj Mehta
Audit & assurance · Chartered accountant
Milestone verification, budget realism, and financial reporting standards for grant programs.
- Fifteen years auditing grant-funded programmes
- Designed a milestone-evidence checklist used by three funding bodies
Has audited two ecosystem vendors; recuses on those proposals. Full disclosure - link placeholder
DeFi / Market Structure
Mira Halvorsen
Liquidity & incentive design · Independent quant
Models incentive programmes and liquidity effects, including the ways they fail quietly.
- Built market-making infrastructure for two exchanges
- Publishes open post-mortems of incentive programmes
Holds positions in several assets; discloses per engagement. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Cybersecurity
Tomáš Vrba
Smart-contract & key security · Security consultancy
Threat models scripts, treasury custody arrangements, and multi-signature designs.
- Led over forty smart-contract audits
- Wrote the DSC key-hygiene reference for DReps
Commercial audit clients listed in the public disclosure record. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Legal / Compliance
Claire Dubois
Constitutional & comparative law · University faculty
Comparative constitutional design, with a focus on amendment and guardrail mechanisms.
- Faculty researcher in comparative constitutional law
- Advised two civic assemblies on amendment procedure
No commercial ecosystem engagements. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Product / Delivery
Amara Nwosu
Delivery realism & scoping · Independent consultant
Pressure-tests roadmaps, staffing plans, and whether a proposed timeline can survive contact with reality.
- Shipped products across three regulated industries
- Reviews scope and staffing assumptions for grant applicants
Disclosure refresh pending - engagements paused until updated. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Growth / Marketing
Jonas Berg
Adoption claims & measurement · Independent
Examines growth claims in proposals and whether the proposed metrics could ever prove them.
- Ten years running measurement for consumer platforms
- Built the attribution rubric used in DSC proposal reviews
No retainers with ecosystem marketing agencies. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Data Science
Priya Raman
On-chain analysis & statistics · Independent analyst
Checks whether the numbers in a proposal support the claim being made with them.
- Built open dashboards for stake and treasury flows
- Teaches the Data & Evidence Academy track
Is also a registered DRep; recuses from her own analysis requests. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Infrastructure
Diego Ferreira
Node operations & resilience · Stake pool operator
Operational impact of parameter and protocol changes on operators and relay infrastructure.
- Operates infrastructure across four regions
- Runs load tests against proposed parameter sets
Operates a stake pool; discloses on operator-affecting actions. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Open-source Governance
Hannah Oyelaran
Foundation & community governance · Governance researcher
Compares how other open-source ecosystems handle funding, conflict, and contributor disputes.
- Studied governance in eleven open-source foundations
- Advised two foundations on conflict-of-interest policy
Grant-funded research; funders listed publicly. Full disclosure - link placeholder
Protocol Engineering
Wei Lin
Ledger internals & upgrades · Independent
Explains hard-fork mechanics and upgrade risk in language a non-engineer can act on.
- Contributor to ledger tooling and test suites
- Writes plain-language upgrade briefings
Currently on sabbatical; not accepting requests. Full disclosure - link placeholder
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