Alexander Skidanov

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Alexander Skidanov is a prominent entrepreneur and software engineer best known as the Co-Founder and CEO of NEAR Protocol, a decentralized application platform built on a sharded blockchain. Details: • Organization: NEAR Protocol • Location: United States • Education: Master's degree, in Computer Science fromIzhevsk State Technical University (ISTU) • Skills: Software Engineering and Distributed System Experience: • Co-Founder at Pagoda from Jun 2017 - Present • Director Of Engineering at MemSQL from Aug 2013 - Jul 2016 • Senior Software Developer at MemSQL from May 2011 - Jul 2013 • Software Developer at Microsoft from Oct 2009 - Apr 2011 FAQ's 1.What are the projects handled by Alexander? Advanced algorithms class at the University of Washington. 2. When did Alexander co-found the Near Protocol? Alex co-founded Near Protocol in 2017 alongside Illia Polosukhin Originally called "Near.ai"