Ganesha Upadhyaya

Ganesha Upadhyaya is a seasoned professional in the blockchain and computer science fields, currently serving as a Senior Research Engineer at Celestia Labs since November 2022, where the focus is on developing the first modular blockchain network. Prior to this role, Ganesha held positions at Harmony as both Lead Engineer and Research Engineer from October 2019 to October 2022, specializing in scalable and secure decentralized blockchain technologies. Experience also includes roles as Senior Staff Researcher and Staff Engineer at FutureWei Technologies from July 2017 to September 2019, and as a Graduate Student at Iowa State University, culminating in a Ph.D. in Computer Science (2010-2017). Early career contributions include a Software Developer position at SAP Labs and an SDE Intern role at Amazon.com, where notable projects involved server unavailability analysis and developing an Adapter Framework for business applications. Ganesha earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Iowa State University and a Bachelor of Engineering from RV College of Engineering.