// All portfolio data lives here so sections stay readable. const DATA = { name: "Thirumurugan Sivalingam", short: "Thiru", role: "Prev. Lead DevRel @ Metis Foundation", tagline: "Building the developer surface of onchain AI. Speaker, contributor, and DevRel for the open web.", location: "Global · available everywhere", email: "0xthiru8@gmail.com", stats: [ { v: "25+", k: "Hackathons won" }, { v: "30+", k: "Workshops hosted" }, { v: "15", k: "Countries" }, { v: "9", k: "Chains shipped on" }, { v: "4", k: "Years in web3" }, ], experience: [ { when: "Jun 2025 – May 2026", role: "Developer Relations Lead", org: "Metis Foundation", kind: "Full-time", bullets: [ "Led DevRel across Hyperion (execution), LazAI (AI app layer), and Metis Andromeda (settlement).", "Ran HyperHack end-to-end: engagement, mentorship, winner evaluation.", "Authored guides for x402 payments and DAT; presented ERC-8028 at EIP Summit.", "Drove a 35% lift in developer onboarding via SDK docs and incentive design.", ], }, { when: "Apr 2024 – May 2025", role: "Lead Developer", org: "Winks", kind: "Full-time", bullets: [ "Shipped Twitter mini apps for Ava Labs, Starknet, Base, OKX.", "Built partnerships with Ava Labs, 0x, Soneium, Velvet Capital.", ], }, { when: "Aug 2023 – Mar 2024", role: "Developer Relations", org: "ZkSpin", kind: "Full-time", bullets: [ "Authored SDK documentation for game development, improved DX.", "Repped at international blockchain gaming events; 5+ chain partnerships.", ], }, { when: "Jan 2022 – May 2023", role: "Founding Developer", org: "Gryffindors", kind: "Founding", bullets: [ "Built dApps and onchain game smart contracts across chains.", "Stack: Next.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Solidity.", ], }, ], contrib: ["Starknet", "Okto", "ORA"], projects: [ { name: "Saasuke SDK", tag: "Dev tooling", blurb: "TypeScript-to-Cairo transpiler. Compile, deploy, test Starknet contracts straight from TS.", stack: ["TypeScript", "Cairo", "Starknet"], link: "https://www.npmjs.com/package/saasuke", year: "2024", photo: "npm", }, { name: "進撃 Shingeki", tag: "Dev tooling", blurb: "Agents that always move forward.", stack: ["TypeScript", "0G", "Python"], link: "https://www.npmjs.com/package/shingeki", live: "https://shingeki-sigma.vercel.app/", repo: "https://github.com/Thirumurugan7/Shingeki", year: "2026", photo: "projects/shingeki.png", }, { name: "Starkshoot", tag: "Onchain gaming", blurb: "Multiplayer onchain shooting game on Starknet. Backed by a Starknet Foundation seed grant.", stack: ["Cairo", "Starknet", "Unity"], link: "https://www.starkshoot.xyz/", year: "2024", photo: "projects/starkshoot.png", }, { name: "Whale.fun 🐋", tag: "Launchpad", blurb: "A decentralized platform for creating and trading meme tokens with bonding curves, battle arenas, and community features.", stack: ["Solidity", "Next.js", "0G"], link: "https://www.whaledot.fun/", repo: "https://github.com/Thirumurugan7/Whale.fun", year: "2025", photo: "projects/whalefun.png", }, ], speaking: [ { kind: "Keynote", where: "EIP Summit", flag: "🇦🇷", when: "2025", title: "ERC-8028: A new account standard", photo: "gallery/EIP summit.png", }, { kind: "Talk", where: "DevConnect Buenos Aires", flag: "🇦🇷", when: "2025", title: "x402: Payments for the agentic web", photo: "gallery/devconargentianstage.jpg", }, { kind: "Panel", where: "India Blockchain Week", flag: "🇮🇳", when: "2025", title: "AI Infra Onchain: Compute, data & coordination", photo: "gallery/Indian Blockchain week.jpeg", }, { kind: "Workshop", where: "LazAI Workshop - IBW Side Event", flag: "🇮🇳", when: "2025", title: "Building on Hyperion: execution layer 101", photo: "gallery/Lazai Workshop In India Bangalore.jpeg", }, // { // kind: "Talk", // where: "Starknet Hacker House", // flag: "🇸🇬", // when: "2024", // title: "Saasuke: TS to Cairo, frictionless", // photo: "gallery/ethsingapore.jpeg", // }, { kind: "Workshop", where: "ETHIndia Hackathon Mentor", flag: "🇮🇳", when: "2025", title: "Shipping production dApps on a deadline", photo: "gallery/EthIndia2025.png", }, { kind: "Panel", where: "Applied AI Summit ", flag: "🇭🇰", when: "2026", title: "DevRel in the agent era", photo: "gallery/Applied AI summit hongkong.jpeg", }, { kind: "Workshop", where: "Eigenlayer Workshop", flag: "🇮🇳", when: "2025", title: "Onchain games with ZK proofs", photo: "gallery/Eigenlayer workshop.png", }, { kind: "Talk", where: "Devcon Closing Keynote", flag: "🇦🇷", when: "2025", title: "From hackathon to grant: playbook", photo: "gallery/devcon argentina.jpeg", }, ], skills: { Languages: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Solidity", "Cairo", "Rust", "Python"], Frontend: ["React", "Vite", "Next.js"], Backend: ["Node.js", "Express", "NestJS"], Database: ["MongoDB", "Postgres"], "AI agents": ["ELIZA", "Base Agent Kit", "Alith", "GOAT", "Crew AI"], DevRel: ["Tech writing", "Workshops", "Community", "Ambassadors", "Partnerships"], }, chains: [ "Ethereum", "Polygon", "Avalanche", "Starknet", "Sui", "Aptos", "Mina", "Aleo", "ICP", "Monad", "Metis", ], communities: [ "Starknet", "Stellar", "Base", "Farcaster", "Avalanche", "Metis", "Polygon", "Okto", "ORA", "Sui", ], watch: [ { ytId: "RaeBZiE0rDA", title: "ERCs in Focus — ERC-8028: AI Assets On-Chain with Data Anchoring Token (DAT)", where: "ECH Institute · EIP Summit", tag: "keynote", featured: true, }, { ytId: "8aI1PRPNnhY", title: "AthenaX Live: From Web2 to Web3 — Thiru's Journey", where: "AthenaX", tag: "talk", }, { ytId: "ghLg089MNDc", title: "Intro to LazAI & DAT", where: "Metis", tag: "workshop", }, { ytId: "zhw9ooKmdCo", title: "Building with LazAI API", where: "LazAI", tag: "workshop", }, { ytId: "EBlzhRlkAbg", title: "Building DAT Marketplace", where: "LazAI", tag: "workshop", }, { ytId: "ch5DtKLx16g", title: "Building a Multi-Agent Orchestrator on LazAI using Alith", where: "LazAI", tag: "workshop", }, { ytId: "D-SkywT4xso", title: "Web3 Solidity Tutorial with Integration", where: "Thiru Murugan", tag: "tutorial", }, { ytId: "pN6FTOULvH8", title: "Starknet Tutorial", where: "Thiru Murugan", tag: "tutorial", }, { xUrl: "https://x.com/reet_batra/status/1920495575696331161", title: "Saasuke: TypeScript-to-Cairo Transpiler Demo", where: "Starknet Community", tag: "demo", }, ], buzz: [ { who: "Metis🌿", handle: "MetisL2", verified: true, url: "https://x.com/MetisL2/status/1989651985436672246", body: "While others fill the air with noise, Thiru moves with intent. @EFDevcon will feel the presence of a true builder who drives Metis DevRel forward with resolve. 💙🌿", when: "Nov 2025", }, { who: "Quantic", handle: "0xQuantic", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/0xQuantic/status/1991663356332114148", body: "Many people don't know it, but @0xThiru has won more than 20 hackathons and supported dozens of workshops and bootcamps to train Web3 developers. I recommended him for a job at Metis and LazAI after seeing his PoW.", when: "Nov 2025", }, { who: "LazAI Network", handle: "LazAINetwork", verified: true, url: "https://x.com/LazAINetwork/status/1998372844263079967", body: "Last week we hosted the LazAI Summit: ERC-8028 Workshop during India Blockchain Week. @0xThiru led a full session on ERC-8028, DATs, and minting via the Alith SDK.", when: "Dec 2025", }, { who: "GOAT Network", handle: "GOATNetwork", verified: true, url: "https://x.com/GOATNetwork/status/2033535355480092758", body: "Chennai brought the energy 🇮🇳 The third @openclaw Hack: 75+ hackers, 33 project submissions, 20 team demos. Big thanks to @0xThiru and our partners @MetisL2 & @LazAINetwork.", when: "Mar 2026", }, { who: "LazAI Network", handle: "LazAINetwork", verified: true, url: "https://x.com/LazAINetwork/status/2047157385056354573", body: "A big thank you to @0xThiru for an insightful LazTalk Ep.9. From Claude Mythos to decentralized AI infrastructure — a timely conversation on the future of AI.", when: "Apr 2026", }, { who: "Harsh Gupta", handle: "Harshweb3india", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/Harshweb3india/status/2035060433745584461", body: "If @0xThiru is backing this, then @MetisL2 is definitely cooking something big 🦍 The hackathon hype is REAL 🔥 Next stop: Toronto 🇨🇦 — 20+ builders already in!", when: "Mar 2026", }, { who: "Avii", handle: "AviiWeb3", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/AviiWeb3/status/2015795677603967238", body: "A follow from @0xThiru — the face of last year's Devconnect 🇦🇷 The love he gets from the Ethereum community is honestly unreal. Big times ahead.", when: "Jan 2026", }, { who: "Pavel Sinelnikov", handle: "pavel_sinel", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/pavel_sinel/status/2055584005773259050", body: "It was a blast to work with you! It's hard to find people technical, welcoming, and with great agency that are in it for the long-term. Hope to see you in Mumbai for Devcon!", when: "May 2026", }, { who: "Udhaykumar (Ø,G)", handle: "udhaykumarbala", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/udhaykumarbala/status/2046200351486001530", body: "Excited to be speaking at LazTalk Ep.9 🔥 Diving deep into Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos & future of AI infra. Huge thanks to host @0xThiru!", when: "Apr 2026", }, { who: "Scrapegoat 🐐", handle: "Scrapegoat2", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/Scrapegoat2/status/2055012099865354712", body: "Thank you for your service to the ecosystem. Hopefully you'll remain a $metis believer no matter where you go :)", when: "May 2026", }, { who: "Harsh Gupta", handle: "Harshweb3india", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/Harshweb3india/status/1996545052194271733", body: "Great catching up with @0xThiru at the @LazAINetwork event! Full of sharp insights, real conversations, and next-level vision for how #AI x #Web3 will shape the future.", when: "Dec 2025", }, { who: "Abdul Maajid", handle: "AbdulMaajidz", verified: false, url: "https://x.com/AbdulMaajidz/status/2058134109667668278", body: "The Pizza party was lit 🔥 Thank you for the amazing tradition @0xThiru @Pizza_DAO @MadrasDAO — what a night!", when: "May 2026", }, ], gallery: [ { src: "gallery/EIP summit.png", label: "EIP Summit", city: "Buenos Aires" }, { src: "gallery/devconargentianstage.jpg", label: "DevConnect · Stage", city: "Buenos Aires" }, { src: "gallery/EthIndia2025.png", label: "ETH India 2025", city: "Bangalore" }, { src: "gallery/edconjapan.jpeg", label: "EdCon", city: "Japan" }, { src: "gallery/DevConEFpodcast.jpeg", label: "DevConnect EF Podcast", city: "Buenos Aires" }, { src: "gallery/Applied AI summit hongkong.jpeg", label: "Applied AI Summit", city: "Hong Kong" }, { src: "gallery/devcon argentina.jpeg", label: "DevCon", city: "Argentina" }, { src: "gallery/Indian Blockchain week.jpeg", label: "India Blockchain Week", city: "Bangalore" }, { src: "gallery/Eigenlayer workshop.png", label: "Eigenlayer Workshop", city: "" }, { src: "gallery/Lazai Workshop In India Bangalore.jpeg", label: "LazAI Workshop", city: "Bangalore" }, { src: "gallery/ethsingapore.jpeg", label: "ETH Singapore", city: "Singapore" }, { src: "gallery/Ethtaipel.jpeg", label: "ETH Taipei", city: "Taiwan" }, { src: "gallery/pizzadao event 2025 .jpeg", label: "PizzaDAO", city: "2025" }, { src: "gallery/unfold BLR.jpeg", label: "Unfold", city: "Bangalore" }, { src: "gallery/pizzadao event chennai 2026.JPG", label: "PizzaDAO Chennai", city: "2026" }, ], socials: [ { id: "x", label: "@0xthiru", href: "https://x.com/0xthiru" }, { id: "linkedin", label: "Thirumurugan", href: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/thirumurugan-sivalingam-935464218" }, { id: "github", label: "Thirumurugan7", href: "https://github.com/Thirumurugan7" }, { id: "youtube", label: "@thirumurugan-pk2sy", href: "https://youtube.com/@thirumurugan-pk2sy" }, { id: "hashnode", label: "@thirumurugan7", href: "https://hashnode.com/@thirumurugan7" }, { id: "mail", label: "0xthiru8@gmail.com", href: "mailto:0xthiru8@gmail.com" }, ], }; window.DATA = DATA;