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Ilia Shirobokov

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Head of Blockchain at ADI Foundation
📍 Limassol, Cyprus

As Head of Blockchain at ADI Foundation, Ilia Shirobokov is a product-minded protocol leader with deep expertise in cryptography and scaling solutions. He has led research teams in designing complex systems like zkSharding and Ethereum L2 ecosystems. He holds a Masters degree from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.

Beyond his deep technical work, Ilia values efficient and direct communication in professional settings. He appears to have an interest in international travel, having recently sought recommendations for a trip to Malaysia. He is open to new career opportunities in engineering and product leadership.

He was a foundational member of =nil; Foundation, joining when it was four people and helping it scale to over 60.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of Blockchain
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Limassol, Cyprus
Personality Overview

How Ilia shows up

People-Oriented
Persuader
Pragmatic

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Priorities

Topics Ilia cares about

ZK Technology
A cryptography researcher by background, he has led the design of innovative zero-knowledge infrastructure, including zkBridges and decentralized prover networks.
Protocol Architecture
Led the architecture for zkSharding, a novel sharded zkRollup, and owned the technical direction for ADI Chain, an Ethereum L2 ecosystem for institutions.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Head of Blockchain
ADI Foundation
11-2024 - 8-2025
Product Director
=nil; Foundation
11-2023 - 11-2024
Head of Architecture
=nil; Foundation
7-2022 - 11-2023
Head of Protocol Team / Product Owner
=nil; Foundation
3-2020 - 7-2022
Cryptography Researcher / Cryptography Engineer
=nil; Foundation
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Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2019
Master's degree
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

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