On 30th September 2020, the Blockchain Technology Lab hosted, “Advances in Blockchain Technology Scotland”, a half-day webinar event organised in partnership with the Bayes Centre. The event showcased the world-class research on blockchain technology taking place at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK.
The BTL is led by Prof Aggelos Kiayias, Chair of Cyber Security and Privacy at the University of Edinburgh. In his role at the BTL, considered to be the most influential blockchain laboratory in the UK in terms of basic research, Prof Kiayias leads a team of researchers studying all aspects of blockchain and distributed ledger technology and collaborates widely within the University, nationally and internationally on advancing the state of the art in the area.
During the webinar, members of the University of Edinburgh blockchain research community presented their research in areas of security, privacy, regulation, design and programming. We were also very pleased to have two keynote talks: the first by Charles Hoskinson, founder of R&D company IOHK through which the BTL was founded in 2017. Charles discussed his work alongside Prof Kiayias, notably the vast undertaking of the Cardano system. Our second keynote, Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist at FedEx, led a blockchain in industry session, during which each company offered a unique perspective on use of the technology. The speakers answered questions from event attendees at scheduled points throughout the afternoon and there was a networking session to close.
ABT-Scotland attracted over 260 registrations and 150 attendees.
To download a PDF of the agenda, click here
To watch a recording of the webinar, click the video below.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to all the speakers, organisers, webinar and funding support for making this event a success.
Speakers
Mirjam Wester – Senior Project Manager & Researcher, Blockchain Technology Lab, University of Edinburgh/IOHK
Michael Rovatsos – Director of Bayes & Deputy VP of Research in AI, University of Edinburgh
Aggelos Kiayias – Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy & Director of the Blockchain Technology Lab, University of Edinburgh
Markulf Kohlweiss – Senior Lecturer in Security and Privacy & Deputy Director of the Blockchain Technology Lab, University of Edinburgh
Emilios Avgouleas – Chair in Banking Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
Philip Wadler – Chair of Theoretical Computer Science, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Chris Speed – Chair in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Ahmed El-Rayis – Business Development Manager, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Aikaterini-Panagiota Stouka – PhD student, University of Edinburgh
Orfeas Litos – PhD student, University of Edinburgh
Dimitris Karakostas – PhD student, University of Edinburgh
Thomas Kerber – PhD student, University of Edinburgh
Charles Hoskinson (Keynote 1) – CEO and Founder of IOHK
Dale Chrystie (Keynote 2) – Business Fellow and Blockchain Strategist at FedEx
Evangelos Pappas – CEO at Ocyan
Paul Roach – CTO at Zumo
Dinis Guarda – CEO and Founder of Ztudium
Duncan Johnston-Watt – CEO and Co-Founder of BTP
Organisers
Gareth Beedham – Senior Administrative Secretary (BTL) & PA to Prof Aggelos Kiayias, University of Edinburgh
Ahmed El-Rayis – Business Development Manager, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Ronnie Johnston – Events and Communications Manager, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Iain Muheim – Secretary & Administrator, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Craig Skeldon – Business Development Manager, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Lee Wilson – Director of Innovation Partnerships, Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh
Webinar support
Andy Ashton – Webinar Experts
Lev Cribb – Webinar Experts
Catriona Elliot – Webinar Experts
Thom Gornall – Webinar Experts
David Harrison – Webinar Experts
Funding support
Jim Ashe – Director of Commercialisation & Industry Engagement, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Gnanadev
It is a very good session. Thanks to https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ for uploading such a great piece of content.
It talked about carbon footprint, it’s proof of work.
Mining tools of bitcoin, its centralization tendency.
Blockchain and Zero-knowledge, De-fi, and sustainability and inclusion, Smart Contract languages, Blockchain by design, Opportunities to collaborate with BTM, and much more.
Thanks to the team, which took so much pain to create, curate, and publish this video for all of us.