Vineet Nair

About Vineet Nair

At Finternet, I lead engineering and systems design for a new financial interoperability layer — a trust fabric that connects banks, fintechs, and blockchain ecosystems. I oversee the end-to-end architecture, development, and deployment of the Finternet infrastructure, ensuring that assets, payments, and digital identities move seamlessly across networks. Working closely with the Chief Architect, I translate Finternet’s scientific vision into robust, scalable systems - spanning digital identity, tokenized deposits, and cross-border settlement. I also engage with ecosystem partners, financial institutions, and policy bodies to align technical design with emerging standards in digital finance and programmable money.Previously, I was the Chief Scientist at Arithmic Labs, where I led a team at the intersection of cryptography, AI and decentralised systems. My work zkVMs, proof systems, and agentic AI platforms. I have published 20+ papers in venues such as CCS, ICML, JMLR, among others. At Arithmic, I helped design a Jolt-based zkVM and a full ZK stack (STARKs, PLONK, SPARTAN), a Layer 2 blockchain rollup using Tendermint, and AI systems, including a multi-modal RAG database and an agentic portfolio management platform. I am passionate about transforming research into production-grade systems that have real-world impact.

Experience

1. Principal Scientist

   Finternet

   Oct 2025 — Present

   At Finternet, I lead engineering and systems design for a new financial interoperability layer — a trust fabric that connects banks, fintechs, and blockchain ecosystems.I oversee the end-to-end architecture, development, and deployment of the Finternet infrastructure, ensuring that assets, payments, and digital identities move seamlessly across networks. Working closely with the Chief Architect, I translate Finternet’s scientific vision into robust, scalable systems - spanning digital identity, tokenized deposits, and cross-border settlement.I also engage with ecosystem partners, financial institutions, and policy bodies to align technical design with emerging standards in digital finance and programmable money.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

  2009 — 2013

• Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  2013 — 2015

• Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science

  2015 — 2019