IEEE Blockchain

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Alex Norta, head of the IEEE Finland Blockchain Group about his early theoretical research and how it relates to today's blockchains and decentralized autonomous organizations or DAOs.

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Kevin Werbach, author of "The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust", to discuss the dynamics of trust as they relate to smart contracts, regulatory issues, and contract law.

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Jeremy Clark, Associate Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, about his research associated with central bank digital currencies or CBDCs. Jeremy breaks down his stakeholder analysis and shares practical information on the intricacies of privacy as it relates to stakeholders in

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Christine Fahey, IEEE Blockchain's regional lead for the Americas local blockchain groups and Executive Director and co-founder of the non-profit organization Blockchain901. Christine provides insights on blockchain's potential and the importance of community building to advance the technology space.

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Dr. Chris Elsden, Chancellor’s Fellow in Service Design in the Institute for Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Elsden discusses the role of design as it relates to blockchain and how it can shed light on utilizing decentralized technologies in tangible, safe, and ethical ways.

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Julie Frizzo-Barker. Julie Frizzo-Barker recently completed her PhD at Simon Fraser University's School of Communication, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Her dissertation investigated the social shaping of blockchain through interviews and participant observations with women working in the space. She is currently a lead

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Victoria Lemieux, Associate Professor of Archival Science at the School of Information and lead of the Blockchain research cluster, Blockchain@UBC at the University of British Columbia. Her research is focused on risk to the availability of trustworthy records, in particular blockchain.

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Dr. Paul Dylan-Ennis, an Assistant Professor of Business at University College Dublin. His research focuses on the social, cultural, and political dimensions of crypto, especially within the Ethereum ecosystem. Dr. Dylan-Ennis is a thought leader in the web3 and DeFi space and has published extensively on topics r

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, Gün Sirer, Founder of Avalanche Protocol, explores the risks and rewards of moving from academia to entrepreneurship and shares his views on how blockchain can support credential management. He also discusses the science of distributed and applied systems and how new technologies are impacting governance and change management

In this episode of the IEEE Blockchain Podcast Series, we speak with Lana Swartz, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Her work focuses on money and new media technologies. She is the editor of Paid: Tales of Dongles, Checks, and Other Money Stuff (MIT Press, 2017) and the author of New Money: How Payment Became Social Media (Yale