Alex Smirnov is Co-founder & Project Lead at deBridge Finance, IT expert, entrepreneur, and blockchain enthusiast with a background in software development, system design, and computer modeling. Alex led the research and development in several tech companies, has written eight scientific articles, and has spoken at numerous international conferences. He is a Ph.D. candidate and holds a Masters degree in Mechanics and Mathematics from Moscow State University. Now Alex is fully focused on DeFi and works on the development of cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol called deBridge.