Register here:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/429181

The IEEE Blockchain Forum is returning as part ofCanada Crypto Weekfor a second edition. The goal of this forum is to congregate researchers, academics, and engineers building blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and decentralized software applications.

Our theme for this year isSecuring Blockchain infrastructure for the Financial Services Industry.Since our last gathering, two ETF launches brought the crypto industry a mile or two closer to mass adoption. The ranks of institutional players such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Société Générale (socgen), and others keep growing. Beyond the realm of finance, enterprise blockchain has found its way to the technology stack of industry leaders as diverse as Toyota, L'Oréal, Visa, and Samsung to name few. Still, this technology is fairly new. For example, the Ethereum network (the world computer doted with a Turing-complete programming language) went live only 9 years ago, on July 30th, 2015. A lot more work is required for the technology to mature, particularly on the cybersecurity front. Although the public chains have proven reliable in securing assets, bridges and other smart contracts have proven to be less worthy of trust.

As blockchain technology becomes one of the key issues shaping the public discourse during the US presidential election, industry leaders will soon be faced by questions regarding quality of service, ethical use, and its level of security. This forum invites researchers and engineers to share their research and best practices to secure blockchain infrastructure for the core services our industry and our society rely upon, starting with the financial services.

Speakers include

• David Barreto, Developer Advocate at Starknet Foundation
• Keerthi Nelaturu, PhD, Technical Advisor at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Soosan Naderi Ph.D, Professor
• Zhiyang Chen, PhD student at University of Toronto
• Adit Patel, Co-founder of Blockscope
• Irene Katzela, CTO at Dandelion
• Marc Lijour, Financial Services Innovation at Exaion and Faculty at International Business University

Agenda to be shared shortly...