Workshop on ‘Understanding Blockchain’

Workshop on ‘Understanding Blockchain’
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Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) and International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), held the fourth workshop on “Understanding Blockchain” as part of the ‘TechSeries@HYSEA’ at IIIT Hyderabad on Thursday. 

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) and International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), held the fourth workshop on “Understanding Blockchain” as part of the ‘TechSeries@HYSEA’ at IIIT Hyderabad on Thursday.

The workshop was conducted under the guidance of organising chair Prof Ramesh Loganathan Professor Co-Innovation, IIIT Hyderabad (formerly, MD Progress Software India and President of HYSEA). The objective of the workshop was to understand how the block chain technology worked and its potential uses, in the B2B & B2C scenario. The workshop also aimed to encourage faculty members and students of IIIT-H in developing research interest in the area.

Kishore Seshagiri, EVP and head of Block Chain Center of Excellence, Broadridge India, referred to Blockchain as being ‘Multiple copies of a giant spreadsheet’ and also highlighted the three fundamental building blocks of Blockchain Technology. Prof Kannan Srinathan, IIIT Hyderabad presented ‘Research Trends in Blockchain’ and spoke at length about the basic Blockchain Technology, Crypto.

The event saw participation from over 150 industry &individuals from the industry who represented 60 companies from the IT ecosystem in Hyderabad. The participants expressed that the talks and sessions were very useful for them in improving domain knowledge and providing research direction.

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