Hard Fork @ Genesis DevCon – Demystifying Cryptography and Blockchains – Featuring Dr Satya Lokam

Cryptography is undoubtedly a complex and intriguing subject but today we demystify Cryptography and blockchains with an expert in the field of Theoretical Computer Science as he breaks down the part cryptography and blockchains play in enabling security, privacy and anonymity

On this episode of Hard Fork @ Genesis Devcon, we met Dr Satya Lokam , Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research Labs.

In today’s episode we explore:

- the reinvention of digital identity management
- the Societal impacts of the applications of cryptography
- viability of decentralised tech infrastructures in the public sector
- the importance of researching and future-proofing cryptographic technologies

We will look forward to feedback.

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About Genesis DevCon

Genesis DevCon - a research-oriented blockchain conference, was a gathering of over 850 blockchain experts and enthusiasts from all over the world. It was focused on enabling engineers, students and startup folk with a learning experience in blockchain technology. A wide range of experts from the academic and entrepreneurial fields joined us to conduct a series of tech talks, workshops, and panel discussions on the latest research, trends, and use cases.

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Hard Fork is India’s first TV Talk show dedicated to Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. With this show, we want to raise awareness, inspire learning, showcase achievements, discover innovations, provide advocacy, find solutions, and answer questions about Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. It is being aired on Amazon Fire TV and also simultaneously cast on YouTube and Facebook.

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About the Host
Shantanu is Blockchain and Cryptocurrency expert and entrepreneur with over 20 years of business management experience in various industries. He conducts workshops, seminars, education programs and round-table discussions on Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and related technologies. He has known and understood about Bitcoins from 2011, but really started deep diving into this field in 2016. He is a Certified Bitcoin Professional and has also completed a short course on Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia.

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