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Shumo Chu Profile

Shumo Chu is an industry-leading cryptographer with experience designing and creating blockchain protocols. He is leading the Manta Team and Manta Protocol which utilizes the latest zero-knowledge technology to ensure privacy on the blockchain.

Shumo Chu is an established expert commentator in the fields of blockchain, decentralization, trustless systems, and zero-knowledge proofs. Shumo Chu is a leader at the forefront of the blockchain industry serving as an expert and advisor on the Zprize, which is a consortium of leading zero knowledge experts pushing innovation in the zero knowledge space.

Current Work

Core ContributorManta Network

Previous Work

Assistant ProfessorUC Santa Barbara
Jul 2020 – Dec 2021
System ResearcherAlgorand
Aug 2019 – Jun 2020

Education

University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy – PhD, Computer Science
2013 – 2019
Wuhan UniversityBS, Software Engineering
2005 – 2009
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026