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║   ALISON (ALLY) HAIRE  ·  Technical Product Lead  ·  AI Infrastructure      ║
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Engineer → Founder → AI Product Leader

Built distributed compute infrastructure from smart contract to GPU node. Now finding the next hard problem in AI agents and automation.

Mechatronics engineer and computer scientist who writes software, ships products, and thinks about AI systems from the hardware layer up — not the API surface down.

Founded Lilypad Network — a permissionless distributed AI compute marketplace — and took it from a single Filecoin smart contract proof-of-concept to thousands of active GPU nodes running real AI workloads globally, before open-sourcing the full codebase in late 2025.

Previously led Developer Experience for the Filecoin Virtual Machine launch at Protocol Labs, and Developer Advocacy across ANZ at IBM. Co-authored a published arXiv paper on GPU computation validation in trustless networks.

Now writing, building AI tools and pipelines, and looking for the next hard problem.

2023–2025  ████████████████  CEO & Founder · Lilypad Network
2022–2023  ████████████      Senior DevRel Engineer & PM (FVM) · Filecoin Foundation / Protocol Labs
2020–2022  ████████          Lead Developer Advocate, Hybrid Cloud · IBM
2019–2022  ████████          Senior Software Engineer · University of Sydney × Australian Air Force [classified]
2018–2019  ██████            Software Engineer & Consultant · Accenture Australia

Permissionless distributed AI compute — a three-sided marketplace for GPU providers, AI module creators, and developers. Shipped the full infrastructure stack: serverless inference pipelines, verifiable off-chain compute, job orchestration, containerised model deployment, and a Module Marketplace running Stable Diffusion, Ollama LLMs, protein folding models, and multi-step agent pipelines.

Distributed Systems AI Inference Smart Contracts Solidity Docker Python TypeScript Go

The first AI-generated art platform paying on-chain royalties to artists. Combined Filecoin Virtual Machine smart contracts and Bacalhau distributed compute for a full on-chain payment pipeline from image generation to royalty settlement.

📰 SiliconANGLE · Filecoin Foundation · HackerNoon Top Story

TypeScript Solidity FVM Bacalhau Stable Diffusion React

Creating an NFT on the Filecoin Virtual Machine with Bacalhau Stable Diffusion. The technical origin of Waterlily.ai and Lilypad v0.

TypeScript Solidity FEVM NFT Bacalhau

Multichain NFT contract supporting ERC-1155 and ERC-721 with on-the-fly background generation. A reference implementation for developers building on Filecoin.

JavaScript Solidity Multichain ERC-721 ERC-1155

Next.js + React frontend tracking Solidity contract events on BSC, Kovan & Polygon using Moralis LiveQuery. Built for a live tutorial at BrisJS.

JavaScript React Moralis Solidity Web3 Multichain

Solidity raffle contract with Chainlink VRF randomness and Chainlink Keepers automation.

JavaScript Solidity Chainlink Smart Contracts

📌 Note on GitHub coverage: A significant body of Lilypad work lives in the Lilypad-Tech organisation. Additional Protocol Labs-era work is in the Bacalhau and Filecoin Foundation orgs. Some forks and workshop repos below may be imports from external work not yet fully attributed — in progress.

Validation of GPU Computation in Decentralized, Trustless Networks Boniardi, Bishop, Haire — arXiv:2501.05374 — January 2025

Proposes novel probabilistic frameworks for establishing computational integrity for non-deterministic GPU workloads on trustless networks. Addresses limitations of exact recomputation, TEEs, and FHE with a binary reference model and a trust-free ternary consensus framework.

30+ indexed talks. Recent highlights:

• SmartCon Barcelona — Lilypad Network
• ETH DevConnect Istanbul — Baklava Calibration Testnet launch (live on stage)
• Filecoin Unleashed Paris — distributed compute and FVM
• Open D/I Summit — decentralised AI infrastructure
• ETHGlobal Workshop — AI Art NFTs on FEVM with Bacalhau Stable Diffusion · YouTube

BE (Mechatronics) / BCompSci (Honours)  ·  University of Wollongong  ·  2012–2017
  → New Colombo Plan Scholarship — Robotics, China

BA (partial) — Philosophy, Politics, French  ·  Australian National University  ·  1999–2001
  → French: Professional Working Proficiency

🔧 This profile is being audited and updated. 84 repos currently — many are workshop demos, tutorials from IBM/Protocol Labs eras, and hackathon starters. Key production work lives in Lilypad-Tech. Pinned repos above reflect the most representative public work. Forks from external orgs being imported. Watch this space.

I'm Ally!

I'm a coder, engineer and tech enthusiast who believes in the benefits technology can bring to everyday life. I'm passionate about the intersection between creativity, technology and culture & society and our opportunity to change the everyday lives of people and our planet through technology, innovation and cooperation. I’m also passionate about sharing my experience and helping build a supportive and inclusive tech community and passing on what I’ve learned from being part of the amazing tech and business ecosystem and working closely with developers and open source communities around the world.

Coming from a strong background in technology consultancy, research & development, I have scoped and delivered projects of all sizes, budgets and timelines. I'm experienced in hands-on small business and startup operations, and applying technology to solve real world business problems by building scalable and feasible solutions.

I previously owned and operated a successful café before going on to complete degrees in Mechatronics Engineering and Computer Science in 2017. Whilst studying, I co-founded a startup after winning a hackathon and worked through the iAccelarate business incubator to build out our solution. Throughout my studies, I worked as a freelance developer building websites and mobile applications (react + react-native/android) for clients and managing requirements and needs.

I have since worked on enterprise-level technologies at Accenture Australia, primarily focused on full stack development, deployment and integration of our teams flagship AIOps product to high value clients and Fortune 500 companies. I also worked to develop the software for a novel ML and IOT surveillance system in a joint collaboration between the Defence Department and University of Sydney Physics Department

I also worked as a Developer Advocate and success lead for IBM where I focused on building out the APAC IBM Developer community through technical workshops and blogs, hackathons, client and partner engagements, appearances at conferences and other engagements.

I now work on the building blocks of the open web, helping to build and engage the developer community at the Filecoin Foundation - the world's largest distributed storage network designed to store humanity's most important information.

In my free time, you’ll find me learning french (Je m'intéresse beaucoup à la langue et à la culture françaises), out getting some well needed exercise or exploring some new tech (with some good tunes) !

Filecoin & IPFS: All 2022 Presentations, Talks & topics

Tech Innovations that will change our future (writeup from a live workshop): Blogpost

IBM Developer Meetups ANZ (organiser): YouTube

AusIOT Meetups 2020 & 2021 (co-organiser): YouTube

APIDays Jakarta Conference - Cloud Native & OpenShift (live): YouTube

TechJam Podcast - we geek out on all things tech: Podcast

IBM Call For Code Hackathon ANZ 2021 (organiser): Blogpost

IBM Call For Code Hackathon ANZ 2020 (co-organiser): BlogPost

BlockParty - react & web3 for Solidity Contracts (live at BrisJS): YouTube

Innovation in Blockchain(live snyk stream): YouTube

Build a react native app with Watson chatbot and map on IBM Cloud (live): YouTube

Getting Mobile with React-Native in 10 (ok 20) minutes (live): YouTube

Using Moralis LiveQuery for a react web3 DApp: YouTube

ArtHack Hackathon - Techonology in Art (live): YouTube

IBM Call For Code Hackathon ANZ (organiser): Videos

Learn ReactJS in 2020 - Resources: Blogpost

FIIT Collective Podcast: Find out more about my story and advocacy for women in STEM

Accenture Australia Post: See more on my transition from my cafe to uni to Accenture

iAccelerate Startup Post: Find out about my startup journey

TechJam Podcast: Listen to me chat with fellow advocates on various tech topics!

Email: alihaire900@gmail.com (IKR - all that devving and I haven't set up a website and email!! :P)

Socials: LinkedIn | Twitter

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (MECHATRONICS) / BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE – University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

2012 - 2017

  +	High Distinction average in Computer Science – received Distinction. 
  
  +	Credit to Distinction average in Engineering - received Honours

BACHELOR OF ARTS – Australian National University, A.C.T. Australia

1999 - 2001

+	Majors: Philosophy, Politics, Anthropology, French

IBM – Developer Advocate & Client Success Lead, Pre-sales, PM

April 2020 - Jan 2022

+	Organise and run external events (virtual/hybrid), Global/local Hackathons and Meetups throughout the APAC region

+	Develop and run workshops for clients, partners and community on IBM technology, Design Thinking and Innovation & Culture

+	Work closely with clients and partners to solve technical challenges, run enablement session and other developer workshop engagements 

+	Assisted with developing and building out the IBM developer community within region

+	Company message delivery via socials media management, appearances and audience resonances methods	

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY – Senior Software Engineer

Nov 2019 - Nov 2021

+	Full stack developer utilizing node, graphQL, reactjs, mapbox, mongodb, devops, d3 to create a front and back end product from scratch matching the needs of the defence force. Including security, devops, and UX design and architecture decisions.

+	In charge of the security of assets belonging to the team

ACCENTURE AUSTRALIA – Technical Architect & Solutions Engineer

Jan 2018 - Nov 2019

+	Full stack developer primarily focused on front end development using technology including html, css, sass, reactjs, styled-components, material-ui, express,       nodejs, mongodb, splunk and development, integration & testing tools such as Jest, Docker and CICD pipelines (Jenkins & AWS).

+	Working with teams and clients to develop products for business and deliver value and automation tools

+	Delivering customized, automated business solutions to clients across the globe by leveraging our unique product range

+	Developing POC products derived from client needs to deliver further value to our clients and rich features to our products

+	Leading boot camps (hiring hackathons run over 4 days) and mentoring students to develop a solution-based MV. Products include a Flutter app with a Splunk            backend, and a react native app – screenshots can be made available on request.

+ Mentoring Blockchain Hackathon

LITTLE ELF LAUNDRY CO-FOUNDER – hosted at iAccelerate startup incubator, Wollongong, Australia

2017

+	Founded a startup company and acted as the CTO for a 1-year period.

+	Developed a startup idea from conception to incubation including economic and marketing, legal and development decisions.

+	Managed the overall architecture for the website and mobile product including conceptualizing the high level architecture, making smart technology stack            decisions, designing the UI and UX, and consideration of hosting and development needs to suit economic environment and longevity of product.

+	Utilised the latest technology to develop a website and mobile app from initial concept including react, react native, mongodb backend, express, node, aws,         cryptography libraries and best practice authorization methods – this code is available for viewing on my GitHub

FREELANCE FULL STACK DEVELOPER

2016-2021

+	Founded and run a freelance web and mobile development business.

+	Worked with clients to deliver solutions utilising the latest technologies to give longevity and ease of maintenance.

+	Project include:

    + Re-architecturing and modernising a financial app into react native (previously built in ios and phoneGap) that worked with the client’s current backend API and upgraded the features of their current app
    
    + Building websites in reactjs and deploying to AWS. 
    
    + Re-architecturing and modernising a financial app into react native (previously built in ios and phoneGap) that worked with the client’s current backend API and upgraded the features of their current app building a website for another clients brand new product in react and hosting it on AWS. 
    
    + Design, fullstack development and management of a novel indigenous community project aimed at connecting remote community businesses, including training and management of a small team of university developers
    
    + Design, fullstack development and management of a document template project, including training and management of a small team of university developers

ENGINEERING & STEM TUTOR – University of Wollongong, Australia

+	Teaching & tutoring students in a technical and practical Engineering subjects

+	Responsible for student engagement & understanding of the material

+	Preparing materials for assessment & classes

+	Marking assessment items

PROPRIETOR & OWNER – Ally’s Premier Café, Port Macquarie, Australia

2003 - 2010

+	Successfully ran a small business with up to 10 staff members for 7 years

+	Leadership, problem solving, management 

+	HR and PR skills including Team building & Business networking

+	Staff & small business management including basic accounting

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My first day coding.... XD