Java on the Blockchain
Track
Trends & Future
Date and time
Tuesday, 08. May 2018., 15:00
Room
Hall B
Duration
30'
By the definition, blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger used to record immutable transactions in a distributed way across many computers, by using consensus algorithms and smart contracts. Today, it seems that everyone is talking about the blockchain, but mostly because of cryptocurrencies and ICOs. However, there is much more than rise and fall of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more than 1500 others. In the last few years, we are witnessing a whole new world of private and public blockchain business implementations for various domains and purposes, including financial, government, insurance, healthcare, IoT, and many other services, that we don't know that much about. On the other hand, there is a whole new set of development tools and techniques that we have to be aware of if we want to participate in that world. In this session, we are going to explain some of those, mostly related to Java and similar technologies. You can hear more about different consensus algorithms, smart contracts, dapps, and implementation tricks, but also how to start dealing with the most common libraries and frameworks like Web3J, HyperLedger Fabric, Solidity, BitcoinJ, and others.
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About speaker
Branko Mihaljević, author
Branko Mihaljević is educator, consultant, manager, and entrepreneur, dealing with Java since 1996 and with Java EE platform since 2000. After twelve years of teaching at UNIZG's FER, where he received dipl. ing. (MSc), DSM, mr. sc., and dr. sc. (Ph.D.), a few years at Algebra and VERN', as well as seven years as a co-owner and CTO of a development company, he is currently a senior lecturer at RIT Croatia and leading his software consulting company. He gained experience as a consultant, software architect, project manager, development lead, and researcher on various projects in financial, telecom, traffic, public health, and satellite systems sectors. He is the author of numerous scientific and professional papers, conference presentations, and popular Java-related articles. He worked on many research and professional projects, as well as delivered various university courses and professional workshops, and authored many educational materials. He is the president of Croatian Java User Association (HUJAK).
Martin Žagar, coauthor
Martin Žagar received EMBA (Cotrugli Business School, 2016), PhD in Computer Science (UNIZG, FER, 2009), University Postgraduate Specialist of Eco-engineering in Forestry (UNIZG, FKIT, 2006), and Diploma in Study of Management (UNIZG, FER, 2005). He is Senior Research Associate in Computing, currently working at RIT Croatia. His interests include multimedia computer architectures and telemedicine. He has participated in several domestic and international scientific projects, and he is Program and/or Technical Chair of several conferences related to e-Health, m-Health, IT Systems, Security, and Smart Cards. He received many awards, including Vera Johanides award in 2012, Roberto Giannini award for 2010/11, silver plaque Josip Lončar for outstanding PhD dissertation and Josip Lončar award for extraordinary student success. He is a member of IEEE, AASCIT, HiPEAC, Croatian Academy of Engineering, and HUJAK.
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