What is a Blockchain ? What AI people should know about Blockchain ?

Talk given by prof. Ivan Kotuliak (FIIT, STUBA Slovakia) - talk will be held in Slovak with English slides

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Abstract :

The main goal of the seminar is to provide a basics in Blockchain Technology based in Blocks chaining and distributing allocation of information. Blockchain technology is applied as database in specific applications, where is crucially important to identify record existence or its non-existence. The prove of non-existence of record is a strong part of this technology. This fact makes a Blockchain very transparent type of database. Beside a technology principles I will mention also Blockchain application cases. Digital currency will be mentioned only in the minor way.

Cieľom semináru je poslucháčov zoznámiť s technológiou blockchain, založenej na zreťazení blokov a bezpečnom a distribuovanom uložení informácií. Technológia Blockchain sa používa hlavne ako náhrada databázy v špecifických aplikáciách, kde je dôležité určiť aj existenciu záznamu, ale aj jeho neexistenciu. Práve dôkaz neexistencie je silnou stránkou technológie. Zo svojej povahy následne ide mimoriadne transparentný typ databázy. Seminár sa okrem vysvetlenia blockchain venuje prípadom použitia v aplikáciách. Digitálne meny sú spomínané iba okrajovo.

CV AJ:
Prof. Ivan Kotuliak is dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies. He is full professor in Applied Informatics at Slovak University of Technology. He is also Slovak representant for „Information for All“ program Slovak commission of UNESCO and Slovak expert within European Blockchain Forum (EC).

His research activities lastly focused on Blockchain and its application into public and also private activities to enhance governance. Previous orientation and successful research projects included network performance, including NGN architecture, wireless and mobile networking, VoIP systems and Future Internet. He has been author and co-author of more than sixty scientific papers and leads and participates on several international and national research projects.