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Blockchain systems a more democratic option
Those wanting to learn more about the blockchain and its possibilities would be wise to follow Prof. Aggelos Kiayias.
The chair in Cyber Security and Privacy and director of the University of Edinburgh’s Blockchain Technology Laboratory, Prof. Kiayias is also the chief scientist at blockchain technology company IOHK.
Prof. Kiayias said he began to study cryptography in the late 1990s. His main focus with the blockchain are the consensus algorithms, which ensure ensuing blocks in the blockchain are the one true version while keeping others from damaging the system.
Two decades ago cryptography researchers were few in number, but thanks to the internet and recent history, more people are focusing on the space, he said.