KOMODO: Stress test complete – Paradigm fund
September marked the end of the second “Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technologies” course at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The course, taught by Dr. Sajib Datta, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Strategic Advisor for Komodo Platform, attracted 34 students over two semesters.
In the fall of 2018, Komodo announced an educational collaboration with the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). As part of the official relationship, first established by Dr. Sajib Datta from UTA and Komodo CSO Steve Lee, Komodo provided support for a course dedicated to blockchain technology, as well as funding for two senior design projects and scholarships for two undergraduate students and two graduate students for one academic year.
Now, one year later, Komodo is pleased to report that the year-long collaboration was a huge success. In the spring and summer semesters, Dr. Datta taught a course titled “Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Technology,” which focused on blockchain technology, in general, with a particular concentration on Komodo Platform. Blockchain was a new concept for most students, resulting in a challenging but very rewarding learning experience.
For the course’s final project, students developed dApps on Komodo, including a fiat gateway, various gambling and lottery apps, and an application to pay for parking spots with crypto. One of the students is applying his newly-acquired knowledge of blockchain for his PhD dissertation, which includes securing a supply chain against cyber attacks using blockchain technology.
September marked the end of the second “Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technologies” course at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The course, taught by Dr. Sajib Datta, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Strategic Advisor for Komodo Platform, attracted 34 students over two semesters.
In the fall of 2018, Komodo announced an educational collaboration with the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). As part of the official relationship, first established by Dr. Sajib Datta from UTA and Komodo CSO Steve Lee, Komodo provided support for a course dedicated to blockchain technology, as well as funding for two senior design projects and scholarships for two undergraduate students and two graduate students for one academic year.
Now, one year later, Komodo is pleased to report that the year-long collaboration was a huge success. In the spring and summer semesters, Dr. Datta taught a course titled “Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Technology,” which focused on blockchain technology, in general, with a particular concentration on Komodo Platform. Blockchain was a new concept for most students, resulting in a challenging but very rewarding learning experience.
For the course’s final project, students developed dApps on Komodo, including a fiat gateway, various gambling and lottery apps, and an application to pay for parking spots with crypto. One of the students is applying his newly-acquired knowledge of blockchain for his PhD dissertation, which includes securing a supply chain against cyber attacks using blockchain technology.
As part of the relationship between Komodo and UTA, Komodo was the title sponsor of the annual HackUTA, a hackathon for university students in the North Texas area held on 28–29 September. 331 students participated in total from the University of Texas, University of Houston, Texas A&M University, Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, and more. A great distribution of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, grad students and 2nd baccalaureate students attended the event.
The event was an excellent opportunity for any university student in the region to learn more about Komodo’s groundbreaking technology. The jury included Komodo CSO Steve Lee, and Kadan Stadelmann, the CTO of Komodo. Notable projects included RecyCoin, a Komodo-based Smart Chain encouraging and incentivizing recycling; an interactive command line wallet using lib-nSPV helping users to find the best NGOs to fund; and an alternative frontend to Komodo’s Antara Market Cap.
In this Ecosystem Spotlight post, the Komodo team showcased KMDLabs, a blockchain technology incubator, and testbed for developing Komodo-based Smart Chains and custom Antara modules.
Published at Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:09:45 +0000
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