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Blockchanging the world - An overview of the blockchain academic landscape
The document outlines the blockchain academic landscape and initiatives such as ICO Advisory Group, which focuses on providing consultancy for blockchain startups. It highlights various fields of academic research related to blockchain technology, digital currencies, and their impact on industries, alongside notable academic institutions like MIT and Stanford involved in blockchain studies. Additionally, it encourages involvement in the field through learning and building startups while emphasizing the importance of due diligence in blockchain projects.
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- 2. Who am I Sebastian Cochinescu •PhD Candidate on blockchain technologies @ University of Bucharest • Associate Professor @ University of Bucharest • Founder @ ICO Advisory Group • 20+ years experience in tech, media and entrepreneurship Let’s Start
- 3. Who we are ICO Advisory Group –icoadvisory.group • The mission of our advisory board is to provide advice and consultancy services to blockchain startups in order to create successful Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or Token Generating Events (TGEs) / Token Distribution Events (TDEs).
- 4. Fields of interest andacademic research topics Identity management Privacy Know your customer Governance Voting Accountability Tracing product origins Real estate contracts Goods and services contracts Micropayments Intellectual Property rights management Data ownership management Royalties Virtual id’s Medical databases Internet of Things Artificial Intelligence Biochemistry Cybersecurity Anonymity and privacy issues and measures to enhance them New applications using or built on top of blockchains Atomic Swapping Big Data and blockchain technology Cryptography, scripting/smart contract language etc. Case studies (e.g., of adoption, attacks, forks, etc.) Consensus protocols for blockchains Cryptocurrency adoption and economic impacts Decentralized Applications (Exchanges, Mining Pools, Trading Platforms) Economics and game theory of mining Forensics and monitoring Formal Verification of Blockchain Protocols, Smart Contracts Fraud detection and financial crime prevention Identity, Identification and trust in blockchain systems Intermediates in different industries and their future Internet of things (IoT) and blockchain technology Off-chain payment/state channels Peer-to- peer networks Permissioned and permissionless blockchains Privacy and anonymity-enhancing technologies Proof-of-work, -stake, -burn, and virtual mining Real-world measurements and metrics Scalability and scalable services for blockchain systems Smart Contract Programming Languages and VM's Transaction graph analysis Usability and user studies Security of Blockchain Protocols Mediation changes in cultural industries
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- 12. Get involved Join the academic endeavor by learning, researching and contributing to this field and maybe you’ll change or upgrade the status quo Learn more Getto action Build a blockchain startup and remember that an ICO is not a MVP validator. Change the world Get informed Do your due diligence before investing time or money into blockchain related projects And stay safe What’s next for youRemember, this is just the starting point of a revolution.
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