Shankara focuses on blockchain security audits spanning multiple verticals, with principal emphasis on creating Picus, Veridise’s tool for verifying ZK determinism.

He possesses robust expertise in program analysis, verification, and synthesis, having pursued academic research in zero knowledge proofs, fuzzing, and file systems (crash consistency bugs), among other areas. He demonstrates deep knowledge of zkVMs and SMT solving.

Beyond his academic achievements, Shankara contributes years of software engineering expertise gained from the medical device and travel sectors. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.Sc. from Columbia University, and a B.S. from the University of Chicago.

At Veridise, Shankara operates as a lead ZK auditor, possessing substantial experience auditing top tier protocols within the ZK domain.