Retain Bryan Chen at rank 4

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Evidence for Retention

Retention at Rank 4

Report Date Date of submission (2025/06/11)
Submitted by Bryan Chen

Member details

  • Matrix username: @xlchen:matrix.org
  • Polkadot address: 14DsLzVyTUTDMm2eP3czwPbH53KgqnQRp3CJJZS9GR7yxGDP
  • Current rank: 4
  • Date of initial induction: Seeding
  • Date of last report: 2024/12/09
  • Area(s) of Expertise/Interest: XCM, Frame, Runtime, Testing, JAM, Tooling

Reporting period

  • Start date: 2025-01-14
  • End date: 2025-07-13

Argument

During this reporting period, I led a team to create the JAM client Boka, focusing our efforts on the PVM recompiler and the guaranteeing process as defined in the JAM graypaper.

Simultaneously, I architected and guided the first release of PVQ, defining its modular interfaces and delivering a full end-to-end demonstration. This work creates a foundation to be able to define standardized interfaces for client to access onchain data. Then we can build chain-abstraction layers and make multi-chain applications easier to build and maintain. As part of the demo, we will create a multi-chain Swap UI showcasing this.

To ensure these components remain robust, I have continuously maintained the polkadot-ecosystem-tests suite—reviewing community pull requests, resolving issues, and updating test scenarios to reflect the latest runtime and XCM changes—and overseen upkeep of Chopsticks to guarantee local multi-chain environments mirror production behavior. These infrastructure contributions accelerate CI workflows today and smooth the path for seamless network upgrades and onboarding of new builders tomorrow.

Finally, I actively participate in peer review across Polkadot-SDK and related repositories—providing detailed feedback on pull requests, issues, and RFCs—and engage in JAM working-group discussions on Matrix and Discord.

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