Viki Val

experimental crypto & ai wizard ✨

About me

Hi, I'm Viki. I build open-source software and study how blockchains and AI agents can work together. With a strong foundation in software engineering, I'm driven to make decentralized systems practical and accessible.

I've spent years leading and shipping products across multiple ecosystems, coordinating communities of contributors, and turning research into real applications.

I maintain open-source projects, publish in academic journals, and compete in hackathons. I enjoy the full cycle from idea to implementation.

Most of my work is in TypeScript, Rust, and Solidity. I like non-trivial problems and finding the most practical solution.

If you are working on something interesting, I'd like to hear about it.

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Work experience

Co-founder

2020 — 2025

KodaDot

Vue/Nuxt, Cloudflare workers, Solidity, Substrate & Rust

Software Developer

2019 — 2021

United Technologies

Full-stack React, Spring, React Native, Nuxt.js

Co-founder

2019 — 2020

vue-polkadot

Reimplemented polkadot.js.org into Vue

Frontend Developer

2017 — 2019

CN Group

React / Angular

Education

Phd. in Applied Informatics

2021 - now

STU FIIT

Thesis: Internet of Value

Ing. in Software Engineering

2019 - 2021

STU FIIT

Thesis: Universal asset sharing on blockchain

Bc. in Informatics

2016 - 2019

STU FIIT

Thesis: Blockchain-based car-sharing platform

Hackhatons

3rd in Mina Category

2024

zkKrakow (zkPass)

1st in Polkadot Category

2024

ETH Denver (Uniframe)

Hackathon Prize from Taiko

2023

ETH Prague (Quire)

1st in NFT Category

2022

Polkadot: North America (KodaDot: Moonsama)

Grants

Polkadot native POAP app

2024-2025

Polkadot Treasury

Decentralized onchain NFT Indexer

2023-2025

Web3 Foundation

PolkadotJS utilities in Vue

2019-2020

Web3 Foundation

Publications

Protocol for Unifying Cross-chain Liquidity

2024

Frontiers in Blockchain

Cross-Chain Payments on Blockchain Networks

2024

Symposium on Applied Computing

Interlinked Transactions for Apartment Bookings

2024

International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications

Cross-Chain NFT Sharing on Polkadot

2024

Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services

Proxy Staking Accounts Based on NFTs

2024

IEEE ICBC

Enhancing XCMP Interoperability

2023

IEEE ICBC

ParaSpell XCM SDK for Polkadot

2023

International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications

Sharing Fungible Assets Across Polkadot

2022

International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy

Blockchain Based Car-Sharing Platform

2019

International Symposium ELMAR

Tech Skills

Backend Development

TypeScript (Serverless, NestJS), Rust (WASM, Axum), Java (Spring)

Frontend Development

TypeScript (Next.js, Nuxt, Tailwind)

Mobile Development

React Native for cross-platform applications

Blockchain Development

Rust (Substrate, ink!), Solidity (OZ, Solady, Uniswap v4), Mina (Protokit)

Software Engineering Tools

Foundry, Hardhat, The Graph, SQD.dev

Soft Skills

Leadership and Team Management

Leading 130+ OSS contributors at KodaDot

Problem-Solving

Analyze, research, and bring innovative solutions in blockchain

Communication

Fostered productive relationships with clients and team members

First-Mover

Exploring and adopting new technologies and frameworks

Education and Mentorship

Shared knowledge as a lecturer and meetup organizer