# Wesley Smith

> Working on decentralized identity and privacy technologies. PhD, Computer Science.

Location: Rochester, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/wesleysmith

Software engineer working on global decentralized identity and privacy standards.

Dissertation topic: rigorous mathematical models of the interactions between algorithm and program level behavior and modern memory hierarchies.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Digital Bazaar, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Present

### Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant @ University of Rochester
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023

### Project Assistant @ University of Rochester
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
Research assistant - working with formal and precise mathematical definitions of concepts in locality theory. Contributed to two manuscripts awaiting publication.

### Machine Learning Intern @ University of Rochester
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Research intern tasked with implementing generative adversarial networks (GANs) to generate cross-modal representations of musical performances.

### Summer Research Intern @ Rochester Institute of Technology
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Laboratory for Multiwavelength Astrophysics. Spectral data reduction and analysis


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Computer Science
University of Rochester
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023

### Master's degree in Computer Science
University of Rochester
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021

### BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science
The University of Edinburgh
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019

### NYS Regents Diploma - Advanced Designation in Math and Science
Brighton High School
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wesley-smith-24973a12b

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Last updated: 2026-04-01