Hello! My name is Nikil Nair I am currently a senior from Portland majoring in Computer Science at Oregon State University. What first got me interested in computers and programming in general, was the ability to build something from the ground up with little to no costs. As someone who enjoyed legos as a kid, programming and software engineering gave me a similar feeling. Now however, instead of designing castles I now design software that I hope one day can impact the lives of thousands of people. I currently have a job as a Python Developer and am always striving to learn new technologies and tools. In the future, I hope to be a full stack developer with the ability to work and develop blockchain technologies and smart contracts. Decentralized currencies are the future of finance, and the security and immutability of the blockchain helps prevent most malicious and malefic acts that centralized fiat currencies are prone to. This is the reason I want my senior capstone project to be in blockchain engineering. While I don’t know a whole lot about the development of blockchains as of now, I am eager to learn the necessary concepts and tools through the lifecycle of this project!
