Keynote presentation at the SAP Higher Ed Dutch User group HERUG.nl. Topic of presentation: Blockchain for higher ed

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Rob Jonkers
November 2018
Blockchain for Higher Education
The KU Leuven POC & more

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BREAKING
NEWS

4. BLOCKCHAIN
?

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1. VAN GEHOORD?
2. PRIVE?
3. TOEGEPAST?

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Cryptocurrency
encryption techniques are
used to verify the transfer
of funds; operating
independently of
a (central) bank.
Distributed ledger consensus
of replicated, shared digital data
spread across multiple sites,
countries, or institutions. No
central administrator or centralized
data storage.
Architectural concept
that enables the
decentralized, secure,
direct, digital transfer of
values and assets.
Bitcoin Blockchain
Distributed Ledger
Technology
What is Blockchain?

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ICTS10
Transactie tussen A en B
cryptografisch versleuteld (private
/public key)
Databank van transacties
decentraal
Blok gevalideerd via proof of
work (cryptografische puzzel) en
concensus
Blokken cryptografisch
gelinkt
Blockchain technology

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43LhSUUGTQ

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14. STELLING:
DOOR BLOCKCHAIN
WORDT DE STUDENT
EIGENAAR VAN ZIJN
SIS & LMS DATA

15. BLOCKCHAIN
& HIGHER ED

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‘Business’ trends transforming the Higher Education industry
Reinvented Credentials
Building digital credentialing
ecosystems with equivalent potential
to diplomas and certificates
Analytics Everywhere
Essential (predictive) analytics
extending into every aspect of the
student lifecycle
Personalization
‘Customers’ expect a personalized
experience at campus supported by
their day-by-day used technology

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▪ PREVENT FRAUD
▪ OWNERSHIP STUDENT
▪ TRUST
▪ EFFICIENCY
▪ LOWERING COSTS
Why Blockchain for Higher Ed & Research

21. POC
KU LEUVEN

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The Intelligent ‘Enterprise’ (University!)
1
2
3
Intelligent Suite
Intelligent Technologies
Digital Platform
THEINTELLIGENT‘ENTERPRISE’
Features 3 KEY COMPONENTS:
AI/ML | IoT | Analytics | Blockchain
Customer
(Student)
Experience
Asset
Management &
IOT
Digital Core Campus Staff
Engagement
Network & Spend
Management
Intelligent Technologies
Digital
Platform
Data
Management
Cloud
Platform
Intelligent Suite

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Building the Future of Enterprise Technology

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What does ICN do?
Strategic Customer Engagements & Showcases
Commercialization
& Adoption
Get Inspired&
DevelopIdeas
Technology Exploration
Academic Partnerships
Local Ecosystems
Intrapreneurship Program
Explore Campaigns
Customer Feedback
TechnologyPlatforms
& EngineeringConcepts
SAP Leonardo
SAP S/4 HANA
SAP C/4 HANA
Human Computer Interaction
Programming Languages &
Software Engineering
Data Management &
Blockchain
Computing Paradigms
Security & Privacy
Machine Learning
Inspire ScaleEngineer

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BENEFITS
• End-to-end
innovation
experience
• Can be basis for
further
cooperation/
development
Product/ Solution
Technology
Know-how
Technology &
Infrastructure
Engineering
Excellence
Co-Innovation
Agreement
PROBLEM / CHALLENGE
Proof-of-Concept /
Pilot
INNOVATION FRAMEWORK OUTCOME
Customer Co-Innovation
Solve Emerging Business Challenges with New Technologies
Duration 3-6 months
Co-Innovation
Partner
Domain
Expertise
Continuous
feedback
Real
Data

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TrueRec POC by SAP
A credential issuing and verification
solution leveraging Blockchain
➢ Prevent Fraud
➢ Move away from non
value added work.
➢ Full control over their
credentials & Data.
➢ Single place to collect
and manage credentials.
➢ Instant verification.
Record Holder

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High-level architecture
Issuing University
Mobile app TrueRec Client
TrueRec on SAP Cloud Platform
Ethereum mainnet
Web browser
StudentVerifier
issuereceiveshareread
Ethereum testnet

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ICTS29
Ethereum – open blockchain netwerk

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The student logs on to the portal/launchpad and requests via a custom build self-service to send
their achieved diploma to their TrueRec app:
Step 1: Student gets diploma and make a specific request

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Step 2: TrueRec client on a KU Leuven unix machine
Required to generate a crypto graphical hash code of the diploma on the basis of
a private key. This will ensure that identity of the issuer (KUL) is guaranteed
Encryption
Private key KU Leuven Digital Signature
Gateway for Diploma and metadata
Hash-function
TrueRec application in
SAP Cloud Platform

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Trx
Step 3: TrueRec application in SAP Cloud Platform
TrueRec application in SAP Cloud Platform is responsible for the communication
with the blockchain network (ethereum), the student and the verifier
TrueRec app student
Blockchain
Confirmation to student that
digital signature of diploma is
put on the blockchain
Specific .TrueRec file created with
diploma and information about the
blockchain transaction
Transaction put in block
Block is mined -> one winner
Block is validated by all other nodes
Confirmation send to student

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Step 4: TrueRec application in cloud foundry – mails to students

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Step 5: Student uploads certificate in TrueRec app

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TrueRec application
SAP Cloud Platform
TrueRec app student
Diploma temporarelystoredin the
cloud for use in the verification
website
Mail with unique link to verification
website(temporarelyactive) is send
to verifier
Step 6: Certificate forward to external verifier

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Step 7: Verification completed

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Current use case:
▪ Credential issuing for selected set of alumni students (internal ICTS)
Potential extension of POC:
▪ Credential issuing for:
▪ All alumni students
▪ Selected group of graduates
Potential other use cases:
▪ List of grades at end of semester (or study)
▪ Competencies earned (credits?)
▪ Smart Contracts (staff?, students (housing, meal plan etc?)
▪ Social Learning and Badges on the BC (LMS involved?)
▪ Tuition Fee payment in bitcoin…
▪ Food for discussion!
Use Cases & Extension for POC

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▪ Build a (on a private/permission based blockchain) consortium on the basis of:
▪ Mutual solution usage: example SAP Student Lifecycle Management
▪ Sharing country/region: Belgium, Benelux, Northern-Europe?
▪ Sharing SAP technology in a certain region: SAP Universities in Benelux/UKI/etc
▪ In collaboration with a central authority. E.g. Ministry of Education, National Student Service body (e.g.
Dutch DUO) of the country
▪ Consortium out of mixed ‘education’ kind of institutes and technologies: SuccessFactors Learning,
Universities, Examination & Test Institutions, MOOC’s, etc.
How to make it a success? Consortiums!
Discussion / Ideation / Food-for-thought

39. STELLING:
BLOCKCHAIN GAAT
GROTE INVLOED
HEBBEN OP IT BINNEN
DE UNIVERSITEIT
WAT VIND JIJ?

40. BLOCKCHAIN
USE CASES

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▪ LEARNING MATERIAL USAGE
▪ REGISTRATION RESEARCH PUBLICATION
▪ REGISTRATION RESEARCH ASSETS
▪ EQUIVALENCY AGREEMENT
▪ RESEARCH FUNDING & DONATIONS
▪ TRACK COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS
▪ STUDENT PERSONAL ‘LEDGER’ (PP)
▪ TRACK ATTENDANCE
And more use cases….

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So why blockchain?
▪ Embrace / Learn new Technology and be ready for the
future
▪ Trust / value challenge with diploma’s
▪ Requirements to share trusted data national &
international with many stakeholders
▪ Dealing with next-gen student ‘consumer’ who wants to
own their data
▪ Transformation challenges to next-gen online learning

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Our Vision
For Blockchain-enabled Enterprise/University Processes
Blockchain
Service

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Test-drive the Blockchain?

48. STELLINGEN:
▪ DOOR BLOCKCHAIN WORDT DE
STUDENT EIGENAAR VAN ZIJN SIS &
LMS DATA
▪ BLOCKCHAIN GAAT GROTE INVLOED
HEBBEN OP IT BINNEN DE
UNIVERSITEIT
WAT VIND JIJ?

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50. Rob Jonkers
SAP Higher Education & Research

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