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About the Series

Blockchain technology is starting to emerge as a genuine disruptive force in finance, business and many other areas. Applications have grown beyond cryptocurrencies to smart-contracts, distributed ledgers, online voting, insurance, and the healthcare supply chain to name a few. Some believe that there is tremendous potential for blockchain technologies to usher in an era of unprecedented trust and transparency, but there still exist fundamental questions that need to be answered.

This seminar series seeks to assemble mathematicians, statistician, computer scientists, and other research scientists as well as industry experts to discuss the current breakthroughs and research challenges in areas that underpin blockchain technology.

Speaker

Manav Gupta - IBM

Talk Abstract

This talk will provide HyperLedger Fabric 101 including the overview of the Architecture, Network Consensus, Channels and Ordering Service, Components, Network Setup, Endorsement Policies and Membership Services.

Speaker Bio

Manav Gupta is the CTO Cloud for IBM Canada, and an IBM Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor. Manav has authored several books in the areas of Service Management, Big Data, Cloud Computing, and Blockchain. He recently published 'Blockchain for the Enterprise'.