Henry Wang
Builder and researcher
Hong Kong / UK
Background
Engineer with 10+ years of experience building distributed systems across Web3, AI infrastructure, and healthcare data.
PhD in Computer Science. I move comfortably between research and production, optimizing for learning speed, system clarity, and real-world impact over titles or polish.
Recipient of UK Global Talent (2021).
Expertise
AI
- Agentic Systems
- LLM Orchestration
Visualization
- Data Visualization
- Interactive Systems
Systems
- Protocol Design
- Data Pipelines
Delivery
- Production Delivery
- Research Translation
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
- Shipped the RSS3 VSL, an Optimism-based L2 blockchain scaling to over $100M peak TVL
- Shipped the RSS3 DSL, a decentralized data indexing and transformation network; onboarded Google as a node operator
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- Redesigned system architecture and reduced infra cost by ~40% while improving reliability
- Iterated on protocol design, data availability, and fault tolerance under real network constraints
Web3 Development Lead
- Published the RSS3 Whitepaper, clarifying system invariants and tradeoffs
- Led the redesign of the RSS3 Protocol
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- Led the design and development of backend services
- Introduced Agile methodologies to boost team efficiency
Research Associate
- Researched visualization and signal extraction from electronic health records
- Built tooling that surfaced clinically relevant anomalies missed by standard workflows
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- Collaborated with NHS Wales on a federated NLP platform handling sensitive data at scale
Research Associate
- Electronic health record research with applied NLP and visualization on clinical data
- Named researcher on multiple EPSRC grants with combined funding of more than £1M
Data Infra Developer
- Collaborated with NHS to anonymize, securely store, and distribute Electronic Health Records
- Founding member of a federated NLP & NLQ platform for SAIL Databank (opens in a new tab)
Geospatial Developer
- Implemented the public transport routing module for onemap.gov.sg (opens in a new tab) via ESRI API & Google Maps API
Education
PhD, Computer Science
Thesis: Visualization of Electronic Health Records
MSc, Computer Science
With Distinction. Dissertation: Smart City Visualization
Bachelor of Nothing
I skipped my bachelor's degree
Volunteer
Visualization Expert
Designed and developed data visualization solutions to support scientific modelling teams at Scottish COVID-19 Response Consortium
Full Stack Developer
Developed a full-stack web app to digitize and streamline the charity's warehouse stock, delivery, and volunteer schedule management
“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”