# 🌟 EPF-5 | Week 0 🌟

## 👋 Introduction

Hello everyone, my name is **Hamid**.

I am the co-author of **[EIP-7503](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7503)**, which proposes native privacy for EVM-based chains, and the author of the **[Private Proof of Solvency](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.13900)** paper. Currently, I work as a software engineer at **txFusion**, focusing on the zkSync Era node implementation.

For the past six months, I have been deeply exploring core Ethereum details to prepare myself for contributing to the Ethereum ecosystem. I am passionate about becoming a core developer. Having participated in the EPF study group, I am now excited to officially start my journey in the EPF program and contribute to the Ethereum community.

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## 📝 Week 0 Update

During this week, I have primarily been exploring different ideas and open problems. I have a keen interest in working on **privacy** and **censorship resistance**-related ideas. Additionally, I find the **Reth** codebase fascinating and plan to use it or contribute to it during the program.

Initially, I planned to implement **EIP-7503** in the Reth client, but I decided to explore other EIPs and community preferences to ensure a meaningful contribution. I aim to **finalize my project idea** by the second week of the program.

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### 🔍 Areas of Interest
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#### 🔐 Censorship Resistance
I am exploring the **proposer-builder separation** and various **MEV models** to enhance censorship resistance.

#### 🛡️ Privacy
I am examining new **ZKP protocols** and approaches. One idea I am brainstorming involves **address-native contracts** (similar to **Bitcoin Merklized Abstraction Tree**) for the Ethereum ecosystem. This kind of infrastructure can help design new privacy approaches. This idea is still in the brainstorming stage, and I will share more details in the coming weeks.

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I am looking forward to the weeks ahead.

**Until next time! 🚀**