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This online summer school program will give you a complete immersion into the topic of blockchain from world-leading experts and practitioners in the field.
For a full understanding of Blockchain, with all its implications and potential for application in practice, it is absolutely crucial to look at it from a multidisciplinary perspective. This is exactly what the UZH Blockchain Center offers during the three weeks of this course: you will understand the three key pillars of blockchain systems, namely the technology, the economics and the legal aspects behind it. Building on this, we will then explore other fields of application, such as forensics and data analytics.
But most importantly, the program is highly interactive, with both theory and hands-on practice sessions offered by blockchain experts from Switzerland, Austria, China, Germany, U.S.A, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom!
Course Director: Prof. Dr Claudio J. Tessone
July 5th to 24th, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the course takes place online
Online course
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Industry contributors
Neo
Neo is an open-source, community driven platform that is leveraging the intrinsic advantages of blockchain technology to realize the optimized digital world of the future
IOST
IOST is an ultra-fast, decentralised blockchain network based on the next-generation consensus algorithm “Proof of Believability” (PoB)
Web3 Foundation
WEB3 nurtures and stewards cutting-edge technologies and applications in the fields of cryptographically-powered decentralised software protocols.
Polkadot
Polkadot is a sharded protocol that enables blockchain networks to operate together seamlessly.
Cardano Foundation
Cardano Foundation is an independent body based in Switzerland with core responsibilities to help oversee and supervise the development of Cardano and its ecosystem.
Libra
Libra, a simple global payment system and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people.
Ripple
RippleNet offers the most advanced blockchain technology for global payments—making it easy for financial institutions to reach a trusted, growing network of 300+ providers across 40+ countries and six continents.
IOTA
IOTA powering the future of Internet of Things through the tangle, with zero fees microtransactions and data integrity for machines
IBM
IBM Blockchain is more than technology. It’s a movement to help you redefine your most important business relationships through trust, transparency and newfound collaboration.
Hyperledger
Hyperledger Fabric is an open source framework originated under the IBM Blockchain Platform. It is a flexible blockchain framework that is changing the business world.
3D AG
3D AG, Switzerland is specialized in the field of micro and nanotechnology and in custom-made high-security holography. One of the core competences 3D AG provides, are physical and digital brand protection products and services for various industries.
Flovtec
Flovtec is a Swiss quantitative investment firm with the purpose to unlock digital assets by providing liquidity.
Academia Speakers
Prof. Dr Burkhard Stiller
University of Zurich
Blockchain Technology
Prof. Dr Thorsten Hens
University of Zurich
Financial Markets
Prof. Dr Marco dell’Erba
University of Zurich
Regulation
Prof. Dr Gerhard Schwabe
University of Zurich
Business Models
Prof. Dr Christian Ewerhart
University of Zurich
Oracles and BlockchainEconomics
Prof. Dr Claudio J. Tessone
University of Zurich
Blockchain Analytics
Dr Liudmila Zavolokina
University of Zurich
Business Models
Sheng-Nan Li
University of Zurich
Strategic mining
Florian Spychiger
University of Zurich
Incentive design
Francesco de Collibus
University of Zurich
Crypto-communities
Dr Paolo Tasca
Executive Director of UCL CBT, University College London
Asset Tokenisation
Prof Dr.Sooyong Park
Sogang University, Seoul
IoT Blockchains
Prof. Dr Gianluca Miscione
University College Dublin
Governance of Blockchain Platforms
Dr Michael Zargham
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
Cryptoeconomics
Prof. Dr Arthur Gervais
CEO & Co-Founder Liquidity. Network, Assistant Professor at Imperial College London
Second layer networks
Dr Christian Decker
Core Tech Engineer at Blockstream
Lightning Network
Bruno Rodrigues
University of Zurich
Blockchain Basics, Blockchain Platforms
Eder Scheid
University of Zurich
Blockchain Basics, Blockchain Platforms
Dr Marcus Manfred Dapp
ETH Zurich
Token Design
Dr Daniele Dell’Aglio
University of Zurich
Smart Contracts
Dr Alfred Früh
University of Zurich
Data Protection
Christian Killer
University of Zurich
e-Voting
Matthias Tarazsiewicz
Research Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics
Challenges and Limitations
Industry Speakers
Steven Liu
Neo: Technologist
Lili Zhao
Neo: Director Eco Growth
Dr Guilherme Machado
Neo Developer
Yannan (Terrence) Wang
IOST：CTO, Co-founder
Bill Laboon
Web3-Polkadot: Technical Education Lead
Alfonso Cevallos
Web3-Polkadot: Blockchain Researcher
Hinrich Pfeifer
Cardano Foundation: General Secretary
Domino Burki
Cardano Foundation: Council Member
Pascal Allot
IBM-Hyperledger: Innovation Ecosystem Director
Pierre Kauffmann
IBM-Hyperledger: Blockchain Leader IBM Switzerland
Justin Ehrenhofer
Monero: Community Contributor
Dahlia Malkhi
Libra: Lead Maintainer
Khaled Yassin
Flovtec: Quantitative Analyst
Warren Paul Anderson
Ripple: Head of Developer Relations
Oliver Kay
3D AG: Director Sales & Business Development
Dr. Michele Nati
IOTA Foundation: Lead Tech Analyst and Personal Data Lead
Programme
Sponsors
Neo
Web3 Foundation
IOST
Cardano Foundation
