William Law

William Law

Pursuing Optimism Systems Enjoyer MEV Seeker

Hi! I'm interested in building performant blockchain infrastructure.

Currently, I’m working on blockchain protocols and exploring the different design tradeoffs that are made to reach high performance. I’m also very excited by the compelling use cases that blockchains will bring and the eventual upgrade of the internet to being onchain.

I’m also a fourth-year student at the University of Waterloo studying Computer Science with a concentration in distributed systems. I have experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed protocols, and database systems.

Hi! I'm interested in building performant blockchain infrastructure.

Currently, I’m working on blockchain protocols and exploring the different design tradeoffs that are made to reach high performance. I’m also very excited by the compelling use cases that blockchains will bring and the eventual upgrade of the internet to being onchain.

I’m also a fourth-year student at the University of Waterloo studying Computer Science with a concentration in distributed systems. I have experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed protocols, and database systems.

Education

Education

A selected list of the coursework I have completed in my undergraduate studies. This mainly consists of courses related to systems engineering and entrepreneurship.

Technical Coursework

Technical Coursework

Fall 2024

Human Computer Interaction

CS 449

Application Development

CS 346

Fall 2023

Database Systems

CS 348

Computer Networks

CS 456

Winter 2023

Operating Systems

CS 350

Algorithms

CS 341

Statistics

STAT 231

Spring 2022

Compilers

CS 241

Data Structures

CS 240

Combinatorics and Graph Theory

MATH 239

Fall 2021

Object-Oriented Programming

CS 246

Probability

STAT 230

Fall 2020

Functional Programming

CS 135

Human Computer Interaction

CS 449

Fall 2024

Application Development

CS 346

Fall 2024

Database Systems

CS 348

Fall 2023

Computer Networks

CS 456

Fall 2023

Operating Systems

CS 350

Winter 2023

Algorithms

CS 341

Winter 2023

Statistics

STAT 231

Winter 2023

Compilers

CS 241

Spring 2022

Data Structures

CS 240

Spring 2022

Combinatorics and Graph Theory

MATH 239

Spring 2022

Object-Oriented Programming

CS 246

Fall 2021

Probability

STAT 230

Fall 2021

Functional Programming

CS 135

Fall 2020

Entrepreneurship Coursework

Essentials of Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution

BET 340

Fall 2023

Marketing Foundations for Early-stage Ventures

BET 400

Winter 2023

Customer Experience Design

BET 350

Fall 2022

Entrepreneurial Strategy

BET 320

Spring 2022

Entrepreneurship Coursework

Fall 2023

Essentials of Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution BET 340

Winter 2023

Marketing Foundations for Early-stage Ventures BET 400

Fall 2022

Customer Experience Design

BET 350

Spring 2022

Entrepreneurial Strategy

BET 320

Research Interests

Research Interests

Large-scale cloud infrastructure

Databases

Operating Systems (scheduling, concurrency)

User Experience

Awards

Awards

ETHGlobal Bangkok Zircuit Best Telegram App 2nd Place

Presidential’s Research Award

Presidential’s Scholarship of Distinction

Presidential’s International Experience Award

1517 Medici Grantee

Updated: December 2024