George Akor
Graduate Student Researcher, Software Engineer
Building the future through research and innovation
About Me
Biography
I am a graduate student (MSc) in IT Convergence at the Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi-si, South Korea.
In my research, I focus on improving cyber reasoning systems on the task of spotting and repairing vulnerabilities in smart contracts and blockchain-based systems that use cryptography to prove the AI oracles ran correctly.
I am also a software engineer with experience in building web applications, writing and deploying smart contracts, training and deploying machine learning models, and automating tasks.
When I am not writing code or reading papers, I enjoy reading fiction and hitting the shooting range.
Competencies
Machine Learning & AI
Blockchain & Smart Contracts
Zero-Knowledge Cryptography
Software Engineering
Research & Analysis
CV Highlights
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MSc in IT Convergence
2024 - PresentKumoh National Institute of Technology
Focus on AI, Blockchain Security, and Zero-Knowledge Machine Learning
BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2016 - 2023Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Focus on embedded systems and control engineering
Experience
Graduate Student Researcher
October 2024 - PresentNetworked Systems Laboratory (NSL), Kumoh National Institute of Technology
Working on Purechain Blockchain, Purewallet offline transaction functionality for Bitcoin, and BridgeSync. Conducting graduate research on automated and trustless smart contract auditing using AI and blockchain.
Software Engineer (Freelance)
October 2021 - PresentRemote
Developing production-grade software solutions across web, blockchain, and data science domains. Specializing in full-stack web development (Next.js, React, TypeScript), smart contract engineering (Solidity, Foundry), MLOps pipelines (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Docker), and intelligent automation (LangChain, LLM agents).
Service Solutions Engineering Intern
December 2023 - October 2024Huawei Technologies Nigeria Co., Ltd.
Provided technical support for Huawei's telecommunication services, managed service projects ensuring on-time delivery, and prepared technical documentation while conducting knowledge-sharing sessions.
Research Papers
Published research and ongoing work in AI, blockchain security, and zero-knowledge cryptography
ProvAuditChain: Gas-Efficient Provenance for AI-Driven Smart Contract Audits
The 16th International Conference on Information Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC 2025)
A hybrid on-chain/off-chain framework that records immutable provenance of AI-driven audit reports on Layer 2 blockchain networks, achieving ~173,000 gas per audit (~$0.05 USD) with throughput of six audits per minute on Arbitrum Sepolia.
Generative Agents for Realistic Mobile Computing and User Behaviour Case
The 4th International Conference on Mobile • Military • Maritime IT Convergence
Explores using Large Language Models to simulate realistic human-like mobile interactions through generative agents with defined personas and goals, demonstrating more plausible, goal-oriented behavior compared to random-action baselines.
BridgeSync: A Digital Twin Framework for Secure and Intelligent Smart Bridge Monitoring
The 16th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks
A novel digital twin framework leveraging blockchain and edge computing for secure, real-time bridge monitoring with PureEdge for offline caching and PureChain for tamper-proof sensor data storage.
Small Language Model Resilience to AST-Based Obfuscation Attacks on Reentrancy Vulnerability Detection
KICS Summer Conference 2025
Investigates the impact of AST-based identifier renaming on reentrancy detection capabilities of 7B parameter SLMs, revealing significant variance in model robustness against obfuscation attacks in smart contract security analysis.
Blockchain-Enabled Lightweight Data Management in Smart Factories
KICS 2025 Winter Conference
Proposes a PureChain-enhanced smart factory IoT data management system with smart auto-miner features for lightweight devices, using IPFS for decentralized storage and smart contracts for access control.
Featured Projects
Selected projects showcasing my work in blockchain, AI, and full-stack development
Enterprise Multi-Tenant Analytics Platform
Architected and deployed a multi-tenant enterprise analytics dashboard using Next.js and React with Server Components for optimized data fetching. Built a secure, scalable Node.js/Express backend with robust Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) on PostgreSQL, ensuring strict data segregation and high availability through advanced caching strategies.
Upgradable DeFi Vault with Auditable CI/CD
Engineered an upgradable ERC-4626-compliant yield vault in Solidity using the UUPS proxy pattern for future contract flexibility. Managed the entire contract lifecycle through an enterprise-grade workflow using Foundry for comprehensive testing, with mandatory Slither static analysis integration into CI/CD pipeline, ensuring zero critical vulnerabilities.
LLM-Powered Customer Support Automation Agent
Developed and deployed an autonomous LLM agent using LangChain and PyTorch/TensorFlow models to handle complex, multi-step Tier-1 support requests. Built end-to-end MLOps pipelines leveraging MLflow and Docker/Kubernetes, implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for enterprise knowledge lookup with strict logging and guardrail mechanisms.
Get In Touch
I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your visions.
Contact Information
Location
Gumi-si, South Korea
Let's Collaborate
Whether you have a question, want to collaborate on a project, or just want to connect, feel free to reach out. I'll try my best to get back to you!
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