Arcblock Forge: A Framework To Build Reusable Interconnected

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Arcblock Forge: A Framework To Build Reusable Interconnected Blockchains and Decentralized Applications For Research and Proof of Concepts

Speaker: Robert Mao and Tian Chen, ArcBlock
Time: 2:30--3:30pm, Friday, August 23, 2019
Location: EOW (Engineering Office Wing) 430 https://www.uvic.ca/home/about/campus-i ... ps/eow.php
Free and open to the public (parking info: https://www.uvic.ca/home/about/campus-i ... /index.php)

Abstract:
Even though blockchain technologies and decentralized applications have seen significant adoption over the past few years, there are still a lot of unknowns about this new technology. Today, creating a viable project using a custom blockchain network or decentralized application requires technical expertise and researchers have many difficult decisions to make before they can begin their research. This talk will give a demonstration of how today’s researches and students are able to use the Forge Blockchain Application Framework to begin researching blockchain and building prototypes without having to start from scratch each time.

Robert Mao (Founder & CEO): Robert is an industry thought leader in the blockchain industry and has been covered widely by global news media, including TechCrunch, CNN, USA Today, and other outlets. He was introduced to Bitcoin in 2009 and have been researching and experimenting with blockchain technology since 2013. He is a regular speaker about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology at events around the world. Prior to ArcBlock, Robert worked for Microsoft Research's Future Social Experiences (FUSE) labs, a research center focusing on social computing and machine learning. Robert Mao has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed academic conference papers, journal articles, and publications, and also owns several patents.

Matt McKinney (Director): Matt has more than 15 years of business development and marketing experience. Before joining ArcBlock, Matt worked at Expression where he was responsible for building a next-generation cloud development framework and was an executive at a leading infrastructure and cloud hosting services company managing diverse product, business, and marketing teams. Matt’s expertise covers a wide range of requirements including infrastructure and cloud services from leaders like Azure, AWS, IBM, as well as deep expertise around corporate governance and compliance successfully leading his company through annual ISO and SSAE audits.

Tian Chen (Vice President of Engineering): Tian Chen has over fifteen years of experience working in the software industry. Prior to ArcBlock, Tian Chen was the former Vice President of Research and Development for Tubi TV San Francisco Ventures and helped lead Tubi TV’s Research and Development Team helping to grow the business dozens of times over during his tenure. Since 2014, Tian Chen has written almost 400 technical articles, many of which have been recommended by leading technology blogs and outlets.

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ArcBlock Forge
A Framework to Build Reusable Interconnected Blockchains & Decentralized Apps

Tyr Chen, VP Engineering, ArcBlock

Agenda
Blockchain intro: How trust is achieved? (10 min)
A quick tour of Bitcoin and Ethereum (10 min)
Forge framework: why and how (30 min)

Resources
Bitcoin paper https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
Ethereum white paper https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper
Forge Docs https://docs.arcblock.io/
arcblock.io https://www.arcblock.io/en/
ABT wallet https://abtwallet.io/en/
ABT network https://www.abtnetwork.io/en/