Emmanuel Awosika *

Selected work

I'm a technical writer and researcher with over four years of experience writing on technical subjects for developer, enterprise, and general audiences. My work spans technical writing, research, and long-form editorial content for technology companies, research organizations, and independent publications.

This page features a selection of my work, updated regularly.

Cydonia Media

Cydonia Media is a digital media project exploring interesting ideas in science, engineering, technology, and industry. As editorial operations lead, I oversee the research, writing, editing, publication, and distribution of content for World of Systems, Daedalus, and Dazzling Machines.

Selected work

  1. Why Are Electric Vehicles So Heavy? 
  2. A (Very) Short Introduction to the Alignment Problem 
  3. How the Barcode Was Invented 
  4. The Small Car Is Disappearing 

IEEE

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world's largest technical professional organization. I co-authored a paper presented at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain in Copenhagen, researching fair transaction ordering policies and cryptoeconomic mechanism design as tools for reducing MEV on rollup networks.

Selected work

  1. Quantifying Fairness Granularity as a Fair Ordering Policy to Reduce MEV on Rollups 

Rialo (Subzero Labs)

Rialo is a blockchain platform developed by Subzero Labs to support applications that integrate with real-world systems. As a technical writer, I worked with engineers and researchers to translate technical developments into accessible articles covering distributed systems, cryptography, and blockchain infrastructure.

Selected work

  1. Rialo Foundations I: Double Marginalization in Crypto 
  2. Rialo Foundations II: Supermodularity and Blockchain Integration 
  3. Supermodularity and System Welfare: The Economics of Integration 
  4. Building Native Privacy for Real-World Blockchain Adoption 
  5. A Visual Guide to Concurrency Control 

ConsenSys

Consensys is a blockchain software company developing products and infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem. As a technical content writer, I produced technical explainers, educational articles, and developer-focused content for products including MetaMask, Infura, Linea, and Diligence.

Selected work

  1. Account Abstraction: Past, Present, Future 
  2. Charting the Web3 Security Landscape 
  3. Why Your Web3 Project Needs a Bug Bounty Program 
  4. Diligence Security Tooling Guide: What to Use and When (whitepaper) 

Lagrange Labs

Lagrange Labs develops cryptographic proving infrastructure. As a freelance technical writer, I wrote articles explaining zero-knowledge cryptography, interoperability, shared security, and protocol design.

Selected work

  1. Interoperability For Modular Blockchains: The Lagrange Thesis 
  2. Harnessing Shared Security For Secure Cross-Chain Interoperability 

Halborn

Halborn is a cybersecurity company specializing in security assessments and auditing. As a cybersecurity ghostwriter, I produced thought-leadership articles covering software security, vulnerability management, incident response, and bug bounty programs.

Selected work

  1. How to Create a Security Incident Plan 
  2. Best Practices for Secure DeFi Governance 
  3. Vulnerability Disclosure Programs vs Bug Bounties: Which Should You Choose? 
  4. What Is a Bug Bounty Program?