Uzair Javaid is the co-founder and CEO of Betterdata. He has a PhD in Privacy Engineering and one of his projects involved breaking down the encryption of Ethereum blockchain. He has been cited over 400 times with 15 publications. He has been designing data security and privacy techniques for the past 5 years and was able to hack 670 user wallets on the Ethereum blockchain. Previously, he was with Merkle Science as a Software Engineer and Business Development Associate. Uzair realised encryption has its vulnerabilities and there must be better alternatives. He then started to explore data privacy with AI and started Betterdata in early 2021 with his co-founder and CTO Kevin Yee. He also mentors graduate students in Singapore, competes in e-gaming competitions, and collaborates with leading universities in Singapore and the US to push the boundaries of privacy engineering.
