Sat (Wik) P.

Protocol and Research Engineer

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Amstelveen, Netherlands

Experience

Nov 2024 - Sep 2025
11 months

Protocol and Research Engineer

Botanix Labs

  • Developed and integrated EVM sidechain for Bitcoin chain, utilizing technologies such as Reth, CometBFT, bitcoind and FROST signatures.
  • Researched and implemented secure fund transfer protocols between multisig federations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align protocol research with production-grade engineering.
  • Used SledDB for all database operations.
Jan 2024 - Nov 2025
1 year 11 months
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rust Developer

Bitonic B.V

  • Developed back-end systems for trading services using Rust.
  • Integrated ZeroMQ and RPC to facilitate transaction and block notifications for Bitcoin nodes.
  • Identified and implemented enhancements to optimize the trading engine's performance.
  • Performed database operations with PostgresSQL and Oracle DB.
Aug 2019 - Oct 2023
4 years 3 months
Delft, Netherlands

PhD Researcher, Distributed Systems Group

TU Delft

  • Conduct research on anonymity and incentives in the Lightning Network, examining graph and game theory applications in multi-hop payments.
  • Built simulators of Lightning using Python to mimic multi-hop payments and do statistical analyses.
  • Published research papers at leading conferences and developed simulators to model multi-hop payments in the Lightning Network.
  • Served as a teaching assistant for courses on Distributed Algorithms and Blockchain Design, which included delivering lectures and supervising lab sessions.
  • Supervised undergraduate and graduate students during their thesis projects.
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
2 years 1 month
Hyderabad, India

Associate Engineer

Qualcomm

  • Contributed to the Modem Software team, primarily working with WCDMA technology.
  • Diagnosed and resolved software bugs, enhancing system performance through targeted optimizations.
  • Developed and implemented algorithms for efficient SIM camping, improving connectivity and user experience.
  • Used Python and C++ for programming.

Summary

Protocol and Research Engineer with expertise in blockchain, distributed systems, and Rust development. At Botanix Labs,contributed to launching an EVM-compatible Bitcoin sidechain using Reth, CometBFT, and FROST signatures. Previouslyat Bitonic, optimized trading services and real-time Bitcoin node integrations. PhD researcher at TU Delft with peer-reviewedwork on anonymity and incentives in the Lightning Network. Skilled at bridging research and engineering to deliver secure,scalable systems.

Skills

  • Rust
  • Payment Networks
  • Blockchain
  • Ci Workflow
  • Distributed Systems
  • Python

Languages

English
Advanced
Dutch
Advanced

Education

Jul 2012 - Jun 2017

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Bachelor of Engineering · Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Pilani, India

Jul 2012 - Jun 2017

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Master of Science · Mathematics · Pilani, India

Certifications & licenses

Advanced Certification in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

International Institute of Information Technology

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