Optimist Profile: Yoav Weiss
Does this nomination represent an individual or organization: Individual
Please link to any contributions that demonstrate you meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the Security Council Charter:
I’ve been researching Optimism security since its inception, found and reported vulnerabilities in the fault proofs implementation in 2021 and remained involved since. I’ve been a member of the Optimism security council since it was formed, and participated in preceding discussions to help establish its procedures.
Technical competency
As a security researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, L2 security is one of my core competencies. I found and reported vulnerabilities in rollups, including Optimism (linked above). As a current member of the Optimism security council I’m familiar with the procedures involved and I participated in every upgrade since the council was formed.
Reputation
Ethereum Foundation researcher and long time contributor to the Ethereum ecosystem, mostly known for my account abstraction work (ERC-4337 and beyond) and my security research. I’m a security council member in projects such as Optimism, Arbitrum, zkSync and more.
Geographic diversity
To my knowledge, no other Security Council participant lives in my country.
Diversity of interests
To my knowledge, no other Security Council participant is associated with the Ethereum Foundation. In addition I participate in the council as an individual. The Ethereum Foundation does not participate in security councils.
Alignment
As a long time Ethereum contributor I am strongly aligned with its core values. I am involved in the L2 ecosystem, including Optimism and other rollups. As part of my role at the EF I am one of the initiators of RollCall and the RIP process - an effort to improve collaboration and standardization among rollups.
Please disclose any anticipated conflicts of interest:
I’m a security council member in other rollups and a top 25 delegate at Arbitrum. I do not view it as a conflict of interest because I serve the Ethereum ecosystem rather than any particular L2.
Please verify that you have no conflicts of interest:
- I have no conflicts of interest
Please verify that you understand you may be removed from this role via the Representative Removal proposal type in the Operating Manual
- I understand
Please verify that you understand that election is subject to successful completion of a Foundation screen which may include KYC/AML, sanctions screening, and a requirement to sign a standard contract:
- I understand
Please verify that you are able to commit ~5 active hours / month to fulfill the Member Responsibilities. Please note that there is an “on-call” aspect to this role that is not fully encompassed in the active hours estimate:
- I am able to commit ~5 active hours per month to Security Council operations