报告题目：Dos and Don’ts in Blockchain Research and Development
报告人 ： 赵文兵教授
报告时间：2023年12月26日(星期二)14:00-16:00
报告地点：信息科技大楼A103会议室
主持人 ： 付章杰教授
Abstract
The goal of this talk is to clarify common misconceptions regarding the blockchain technology, and pointing out some worrisome practices in the field of blockchain technology. First, a brief introduction of the blockchain technology is presented, highlighting its design principle, nuts and bolts, and the most fundamental innovation of the technology. Next, a key concept regarding data immutability is elaborated. In particular, it is a mistake to equate blockchain to data immutability. Data immutability can only be achieved in large-scale public blockchains where the cost becomes an insurmountable barrier for any attempt to change the data recorded in the blockchain. The third topic is the differences between public, private, and consortium blockchains. The last topic is about blockchain consensus, where proof-of-work and proof-of-stake algorithms will be discussed.
Bio
Dr. Zhao is a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cleveland State University. He got his BS and MS degrees from the Physics Department in Peking University. He earned his Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and the author of the research monograph titled “From Traditional Fault Tolerance to Blockchain.” Dr. Zhao’s research spans from dependable distributed systems, human centered smart systems, and engineering education. His research has been funded by the US NSF, US Department of Education, US Department of Transportation, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Ohio Department of Higher Education, the Ohio Development Services Agency, and Woodruff Foundation. He has delivered more than 10 keynotes, tutorials, public talks and demonstrations in various conferences, industry and academic venues. Dr. Zhao is an associate editor for IEEE Access, MDPI Computers, and PeerJ Computer Science, and a member of the editorial board of several international journals, including Applied System Innovation, Internal Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, and International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies. He is currently an IEEE Senior Member and serves as the treasurer of the IEEE Cleveland Section.
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