Blockchain technology has been around for a while now, and to the surprise of many, has not completely died. In this talk you will be given a foundation to identify if blockchains are relevant to what you're doing: It will give an overview of what this new(ish) technology can and cannot do, and detail what importance it has to the world, and likely doesn't have to your business.
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Speaker: Thomas Kerber, The University of Edinburgh Blockchain Technology Laboratory
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About the speaker
Thomas is a PhD student in cryptography at the University of Edinburgh, and part of its the Blockchain Technology lab, as well as a researcher for IOHK. He holds a BSC in computer science, also from the University of Edinburgh.
Thomas' research is primarily into the privacy of distributed protocols, in particular of smart contract systems.
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Refreshments and networking from 6.00pm.
This meeting will be preceded by the BCS Edinburgh Branch AGM at 6:15pm.
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About the organiser: This event is organised by the BCS Edinburgh Branch, find out more about the group at http://www.edinburgh.bcs.org/
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Things to note:
For overseas delegates who wish to attend the event please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters.
