Tutorials at ADCOM 2017

Title: Introduction to Blockchains

Abstract

Blockchain is a new disruptive technology for distributed consensus. It is expected to transform the way we do banking, contracts, manufacturing, etc. In this tutorial, we will discuss fundamentals of blockchains and how it works. Several use cases in financial services, trading, cross-country transactions, supply chain management, healthcare and Internet of Things will be presented.

This tutorial is conducted by Dr. Sushmita Ruj, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata