Omid Bodaghi

Omid Bodaghi is a Research Engineer at LayerZero Labs since June 2025, previously serving as a Security Researcher at Nethermind where contributions included the implementation of LaBRADOR, a lattice-based proof system, and co-development of the Poseidon hash function. Prior experience includes roles as a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of Calgary, where research focused on post-quantum verifiable random functions and hash-based signature schemes, alongside teaching various computer science courses. Earlier, Omid was a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of Tehran, working on edge cloud simulation and instructing on multiple computer engineering topics. Omid holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Tehran.