Tivas Gupta

Tivas Gupta is a Senior Research Engineer at Consensys, working in the Special Mechanisms Group.3 His research focuses on MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) and auction dynamics within the Ethereum ecosystem.3

Gupta's academic background includes studies in Mechanism Design, Game Theory, and Auction Empirics.4 He has contributed to several research papers in these areas, with a particular emphasis on blockchain technology and its economic implications.

One of Gupta's notable works is a paper titled "The centralizing effects of private order flow on proposer-builder separation," which he co-authored with Mallesh M. Pai and Max Resnick.12 This research examines how private order flow auctions in Ethereum's Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS) system can lead to centralization advantages for integrated builder-searchers.2

At Consensys, Gupta collaborates with other researchers like Max Resnick, who is the Head of Research in the Special Mechanisms Group.1 Their work contributes to understanding and improving the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly in areas related to transaction processing and blockchain economics.

Gupta's LinkedIn username is indeed tivasgupta, as mentioned in the query.3