Konstantin Tkachuk

About Konstantin Tkachuk

Konstantin Tkachuk: Blockchain Founder, Web3, AI and Economics Researcher, Security Consultant. Co-founder & CSO at Titan Network. Schwarzman Scholar '23.

Selected achievements

  • Co-founded Titan Network: decentralised cloud platform for enterprise scale.
  • Co-founded Future International Foundation: recommended for UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status by the UN Committee on NGOs (Feb 2026).
  • Outstanding Thesis Award, Tsinghua University (2023). "A Multistakeholder Analysis of the Blockchain Industry," supervised by Ronaldo Lemos.
  • SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, winning team, TUM Hyperloop (2019).

Current positions

Dec 2023 - Present
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Titan Network

Decentralised cloud platform for enterprise scale. I lead company strategy, fundraising, and go-to-market.

Jun 2020 - Present
Co-Founder & COO, Educational Opportunities & Growth, Future International Foundation

NYC-based 501(c)(3) on equal youth access to education, UN SDG alignment, and high-level engagement with United Nations institutions in New York, Geneva, and Vienna.

Jan 2022 - Present
Startup Advisor, Web3

Advising 10+ early-stage to Series B teams on business development, product, and Web3 fundraising across Filecoin, Ethereum, and Avalanche ecosystems. Notable engagements include FileMarket Labs and Collectif Labs (Lido dual-governance research).

Experience

Aug 2023 - Aug 2025
Advisor: BD and Tech, FileMarket

Decentralised infrastructure platform for data services in Web3.

Sep 2023 - May 2024
Sr. Advisor: Ethical Business Solutions Architect, WeUp

Social platform for individual and societal accountability.

Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
Fellow, THINC Fellowship, Beijing

Tencent's global leadership programme on technology, ethics, and humanity (50+ applicant countries, 2022 cohort).

Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Startup Operator, Ecosystem Collabs, Protocol Labs (YC S14)

Innovation network behind IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and the FVM; funds open-source Web3, AI, and frontier R&D.

Feb 2020 - May 2022
Researcher on Additive Manufacturing in Construction, TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass

TUM programme letting MSc students write their thesis on their own startup, 60+ students per year.

Oct 2020 - Sep 2021
Team Advisor, TUM Boring

TUM team competing in The Boring Company's Not-A-Boring Competition. Winning team.

Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
Domain Engineer, CONXAI, Munich

Construction-AI startup; later raised €3M (2022) and €5M (2023) with clients including Hilti, Kajima, and PERI.

Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
Startup Consultant (Erasmus+ Entrepreneurs Exchange), idea-re, Milan

EU Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs placement; Horizon 2020 fundraising for civil-engineering startups.

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
Research Assistant, Technical University of Munich

DFG-funded research on BIM, embedded energy, and AI in engineering. Academic foundation for later publications.

Dec 2018 - Nov 2019
Civil Engineer, TUM Hyperloop

TUM team competing in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. Designed and built the airtight concrete tube. Winning team, ~288 mph.

Education

2023
MMS, Management of Global Affairs, Tsinghua University (Schwarzman Scholars)
2022
MSc, Civil Engineering, Technical University of Munich
2020
Erasmus+ Exchange, Civil Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
2017
Exchange Semester, Civil Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing
2018
BSc (First-class Honours), Civil Engineering, Ural Federal University

Best Graduate of Ural Federal University 2018. Best Graduate of the Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture 2018.

Publications

Peer-reviewed research in various journals and conference proceedings on Internet Governance, AI, Civil engineering, and Sustainability. Full list on Google Scholar →

2023
Architectural Aspects of Organizational Culture Reconceptualization in Office Space Adaptation in the Context of the Pandemic

I.N. Maltseva, N.N. Kaganovich, K.A. Tkachuk. AIP Conference Proceedings 2701(1):020035

2022
Impact of the Pandemic on the Sustainable Development of Metropolitan Residential Complexes

I.N. Maltseva, E.S. Zhilyakova, K.A. Tkachuk. Proceedings of the 5th ICCATS, Springer International, pp. 365-374

2022
Office Spaces in Conditions of Environmental Problems of Cities

I.N. Maltseva, N.N. Kaganovich, K.A. Tkachuk. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1061(1):012007

2021
Problems and Solutions for Green Roofs

I.N. Maltseva, D.M. Shvalev, K.A. Tkachuk. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1066(1):012012

2020
Uncertainty Analysis of Embedded Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using BIM in Early Design Stages

P. Schneider-Marin, H. Harter, K. Tkachuk, W. Lang. Sustainability 12(7):2633, MDPI

2020
The Role of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Energy Management of a Smart City

I. Maltseva, K. Tkachuk. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 972(1):012018

2020
To the Problem of Organization and Design of Psychoneurological Complexes for Children in the Context of Modern Architecture

I.N. Maltseva, N.N. Kaganovich, K.A. Tkachuk. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 962(3):032082

2020
Mid-Rise Atrium Residential Houses: Domain of Comfort

I. Maltseva, N. Kaganovich, K. Tkachuk. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 728(1):012009

2019
Modern Models of Public-Communication Spaces of General Education Establishments within the Process of Social Adaptation of Students

I.N. Maltceva, N.N. Kaganovich, A.I. Redinkina, K.A. Tkachuk. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 481(1):012027

2018
The Benefits of Cooperation with Stakeholders in Implementation of Master Programme "Building Design for Sustainable Development"

I. Maltseva, V. Alekhin, K. Maltceva, K. Tkachuk, V. Bianco. EUCEET 2018 (4th International Conference on Civil Engineering Education), pp. 318-324

2018
Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Agent-Based Simulation of Emergency Evacuation from Buildings for Various Purpose

K. Tkachuk, X. Song, I. Maltseva. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 365(4):042064

2018
Design Without Thermal Bridges

I. Maltseva, A. Elokhov, K. Tkachuk, K. Maltceva. EDP Sciences

Awards & honours

  • Outstanding Thesis Award, Tsinghua University (2023)
  • Schwarzman Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 7th cohort (2022-2023). ~3,000 applicants globally, 150 selected (~5% acceptance rate), drawn from 32 countries and 106 universities.
  • THINC Fellowship, Tencent global leadership programme on technology and humanity (2022 cohort)
  • SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, winning team, TUM Hyperloop (2019)
  • Best Graduate of Ural Federal University, top 100 graduates (2018)
  • Best Graduate of Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ural Federal University (2018)
  • Student of the Year, "Scientific Breakthrough of the Year" (2017)

Contact

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