Pappu Kumar is a passionate computer scientist with a solid academic background and a focus on emerging technologies. He holds a B.Tech and M.Tech in Computer Science from the esteemed University of Delhi and NIT Jaipur. He is pursuing his PhD in Computer Science at the Blockchain Research Lab (BRL) of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras under the guidance of Professor John Augustine. His research interests are designing and implementing peer-to-peer systems, blockchains, and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) for large-scale applications. He is currently focusing on developing DLTs that match the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) scale. He is also actively looking for and developing solutions leveraging blockchain technology. Pappu’s deep passion for computer science fuels his research, particularly his fascination with the potential of Blockchain to revolutionize various fields.