This event taught the students about a very rapidly evolving technology called Blockchain. Blockchain is a secure technology. It is built on the foundations of cryptography and inherently protects modification of data. Blockchain is evolving into a more mainstream technology, and the market for the technology is growing swiftly. The main focus of this event revolved around the importance of Blockchain and various sectors playing a role in security of data, emphasising on the role of government and measures taken by the government Towards security of data.
Objective
This event was focused towards beginners and acted as a gateway for college students to get started in the field of blockchain technology, understand its workings and at the same time also focused on the involvement of government bodies in this new emerging technology. The host also made it a point to explain about the various security concerns associated with blockchain, and how we can be prepared for the future within this new domain.
Event Details
This event’s speaker was Dr. Rahul Johari. Rahul Johari is teaching at University School of Information and Communication Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIP), Dwarka, Delhi, India. He is the Head of the Software Development Cell and Head and Founder of the Security, Wireless, IoT Network Group of Engineering and Research Lab (SWINGER) and the ACM@USICT Student Chapter. Rahul is a Microsoft/Google Certified Professional and ODEM certified Blockchain Faculty. He was named Best Teacher/Researcher at GGSIP for the academic year 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. He holds four international patents. Five of his research papers have been adjudged as “Best Research paper” at international conferences. The event started with a brief introduction about Blockchain given by the speaker, its use cases and role of government in security, measures taken to increase security by using blockchain technology. Thereafter he explained a Java code demonstrating how to hash a credit card number using MD5 message digest. He also informed about the founder and history associated with this technology. He briefly explained about the three pillars of Blockchain technology which is Decentralization, Transparency and Immutability. By not limiting to the aim of his talk, he also gave the students an insight about what a blockchain contains and how it connects with the other blocks. He also provided an opportunity for Students to create blocks parallely with the speaker in virtual labs. Almost 120 students were fortunate enough to benefit from the insights offered by the speaker regarding this fascinating topic. The event concluded with a Q&A session.
Conclusion
This event was a collaborative team effort of all the students and teachers of ACM Student Chapter of I²IT. All the students worked very hard and endlessly to conduct this event. Also, along with the students, all the teachers worked persistently, helping and guiding the students at every step. Truly this event was an example of great teamwork, unparalleled determination, and beautiful execution.