FREE Blockchain Tech In-depth Workshops @UCL Centre of Blockchain Technology- DoraHacks Hackathon Prelude!

Dorahacks is a global hacker community focusing on cutting-edge technologies. Weorganized100+ hackathonsaround the globe, witnessed the birth of3000+ projectsand connected300000+ hackers, in AI, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, Aerospace Engineering, and Rocket Science.In 2018 we’re branching out to global hubs including San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Seoul, Boston, Berlin, Oslo and major cities in China.

DoraHacks

Founded in 2014, DoraHacks has organized 100+ hackathons around the globe, witnessed the birth of 3000+ projects and connected 300000+ hackers, in cutting-edge technology industries including AI, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, Aerospace Engineering, and Rocket Science. We just did a blockchain hackathon in Boston, collaborating with MIT, Harvard, Columbia and 15 other schools, onboarding hackers from Fidelity Investment, Amazon, Coinweb, etc. As part of our Global Blockchain Hack Series, from Sept to Nov we are going to 8 different cities all over the world to hold blockchain hackathons, at Boston, Berlin, Bangalore, Oxford, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, and San Francisco.
 
For this upcoming blockchain&finance hackathon at Oxford, we are collaborating with leading academic institute Oxford, UCL, KCL, Imperial, LSE, as well as influential global blockchain projects including Huobi(leading cryptocurrency exchange), Block72(resourceful blockchain Incubator in US and Asia ), TrueChain (decentralized blockchain community), ShineChain(blockchain &amp; insurance company),etc.
It is a FREE event with FREE food and drinks. We are also offering FREE workshop sessions with CTOs, blockchain architects and experienced developers before and during the hackathon, therefore NO blockchain background is needed, the hackathon is open to people who either want to know blockchain or are passionate about blockchain. On top of them, to reward people's hard work and enthusiasm, we also provide a prize pool of $10,000 for all hackers distributed based on the votes.
RSVP here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dorahacks-hackathonoxfordfree-food-and-drinksblockchainfinance-hack-tickets-49277072049?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Understanding the background of UK hackers, we are offering a blockchain workshop meetup on Oct 13th (Sat) to promote blockchain education. We would love to invite tech expert from Huobi Wallet, Truechain, UCL Centre of Blockchain Technology and more experts(TBA) to give Blockchain technology workshops! RSVP now!
－－－ Workshop Introduction1－－－
Name: Aaron de Miranda Colaço 
Title: Blockchain Consultant | Founder The Sobit Company 
Bio: Aaron works with large corporations as well as startups to build new products using blockchain technology as well as integrate blockchain into existing systems.
Topic: Configuring and setting up a permissioned network
Abstract: This talk will cover setting up a permissioned network using Parity and configuring it based on different permission levels. It will also touch upon the performance and the advantages &amp; disadvantages of using such a network for your business. 
Time: ~20-25 mins 
*Hands on! Bring your laptop and get ready:)!
－－－ Workshop Introduction2－－－
Name：Truechain Research Team
Topic:Generality hard: A fundamentally ASIC resistant mining principle
Time: ~20-25 mins 
 
－－－Workshop Introduction 3－－－
Name：Ray Xia
Title：Huobi UK Tech Lead
Bio：Ray completed his studies in Computer Science with Bachelor degree from the University of Nottingham and Master degree from University College London. Ray started his software engineer career in Royal Bank of Scotland working on bond and derivative trading system. Ray then joined Goldman Sachs to continue building his experience in trading system and big data analysis. Ray’s next role was to develop a backend system of Blockchain.info which is a pioneer company in blockchain applications. Ray has since been actively participating in the crypto industry and recently joined Huobi’s UK branch to lead the technology development and exchange launch. 
Topic: From Digital Wallet to Custodian Exchange: A Brief Introduction to Crypto Asset Storage
Abstract: This session will start with an introduction to digital wallet technology used in the industry from a technical perspective. Then it briefly explains custodian solution which is widely applied in crypto exchanges and traditional financial institution. Finally, it will discuss how crypto asset storage is shaping the modern trading world.
 
See you @UCL on Oct 13 :)!

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