[Online] Mastering Blockchain: An Introduction

A 3-hour explanatory tour of the blockchain organism.

Created and led by Ivy League professors and industry experts, this course is geared toward non-IT professionals working in consulting, finance and business, as well as engineering professionals interested in developing and researching blockchain-based products. No prior exposure to blockchain or technical knowledge is required.

***Please RSVP via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mastering-blockchain-an-introduction-tickets-100006825106

This event will be held virtually via Zoom due to the COVID-19 situation. required password to join the meeting will only be sent after registration on eventbrite.***

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Learning Objectives:

• Understand what blockchain is, how it works, and why it is revolutionary.
• Gain insights into key concepts of blockchain technology such as mining, hashing, proof-of-work, and the double-spend problem.
• Comprehend design principles and challenges for blockchain technology.

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Schedule:

6:00pm – 9:00pm | Interactive Online Lecture
9:00pm – 9:30pm | Q&A; Open Discussion

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Syllabus:

• Blockchain Jargon Explained
• A deeper dive into the Bitcoin and Ethereum
• Structural technologies behind a Blockchain Network (consensus, PoW, PoS, etc)
• Enterprise Blockchain (IBM Hyperledger, etc)
• Overview of Blockchain Applications (ICO, STO, Facebook Libra, JPM coin, IoT, smart grid, supply chain, etc)

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About the Speaker:
Chong Li, PHD (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chongli727/).

Dr. Li is an expert in the field of AI and blockchain technology. He is a co-founder of NTLabs, a blockchain and AI-focused research lab, and also an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching graduate-level courses such as blockchain, reinforcement learning and convex optimization. Dr. Li holds more than 200 patents. He’s also the author of the book “Reinforcement Learning for Cyber-physical Systems” (Taylor & Francis CRC press).

In addition to publishing papers on top-ranking academic journals, including Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, IEEE Communications Magazine, Automatica, etc., he serves as a reviewer and technical program committee for most prestigious journals and conferences in communications and control societies as well. Dr. Li is a grant reviewer for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is an IEEE senior member.

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Mastering Blockchain is a series of education programs that presented by Nakamoto & Turing Labs. N&T Labs is a New York City-based research lab engaged in scientific and engineering research, education and consulting in the fields of blockchain and AI technologies. Learn more about us at: https://www.ntlabs.io/