Decentralized Systems Courses and Certifications

The Cyber Academy

Introduction to IOTA - A Feeless Cryptocurrency, Serguei Popov, University of Campinas

Learn about IOTA, a unique cryptocurrency using a tangled ledger system, exploring its consensus rules, advantages, challenges, and advanced properties like quantum cryptography.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TheIACR

Zero Knowledge and Forward Secrecy

Explore zero-knowledge proofs, forward secrecy, and their applications in cryptography. Learn about proof systems, aggregation, and practical implementations in decentralized systems and internet security.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ChariotSolutions

Blockchain Explained and Applied to Industrial IoT

Explore blockchain's impact on Industrial IoT, from understanding basics to applying it in your organization. Learn about decentralization, smart contracts, and the future of connected devices.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

a16z

The Future of the Internet: Evolution, Innovation, and Decentralization

Explore the future of the internet with Chris Dixon and Jonah Peretti, discussing evolving trends, decentralized networks, blockchain, and the potential for a community-owned web in this insightful conversation.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

A Decentralized Blockchain with High Throughput and Fast Confirmation

Explore a novel blockchain system with high throughput and fast confirmation, featuring an optimistic consensus protocol and adaptive weight mechanism to enhance scalability and security.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Kaspersky

Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Relevance of Security Facts and Myths to Industrial Control

Explore blockchain's impact on industrial control, debunking myths and examining security implications for smart contracts and decentralized systems.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

nullcon

CXO Panel Web3 - The Great Debate

Expert panel discussion on Web3's future, featuring insights from leaders at Trail of Bits, Brave Software, and Ledger. Explores potential impacts, challenges, and opportunities in the evolving blockchain and cryptocurrency landscape.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

IEEE

A Decentralized and Encrypted National Gun Registry

Explore innovative approaches to gun registration using decentralized and encrypted technologies, addressing privacy concerns and enhancing data security.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

IEEE

On the Security of Two-Round Multi-Signatures

Analyzes security flaws in two-round multi-signature schemes, presents attacks, and proposes mBCJ as a secure alternative for large-scale collaborative signing applications.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

IEEE

SNARKBlock - Federated Anonymous Blocklisting from Hidden Common Input Aggregate Proofs

Explore federated anonymous blocklisting using hidden common input aggregate proofs, enhancing privacy and security in distributed systems.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

IEEE

Scalable Bias-Resistant Distributed Randomness

Explore scalable protocols for generating unbiased public randomness in distributed systems, focusing on RandHound and RandHerd's innovative approaches to ensure integrity and efficiency.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

The Skip Ratchet

Innovative cryptographic ratchet for decentralized environments, combining hierarchical hashing and skip lists. Enables efficient key agreement, synchronization, and backward secrecy in local-first deployments.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Blockchain of Things and Large Scale Deployments - BoF Session

Explore blockchain's potential in IoT, discussing decentralized trust, device control, and secure data transfer for constrained devices. Covers distributed ledgers, zero-knowledge proofs, and scaling solutions.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Beyond the Monkeys - Chaos Engineering on the Cloud

Explore chaos engineering in cloud environments, focusing on decentralized approaches, experiment design, and practical implementation strategies for improved system resilience.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Creating the Social Spatial Web - Open Code Collective and Ethereal Engine

Explore the future of AR, social Web XR, and open-source tools for creating immersive 3D spaces. Learn about Ethereal Engine and building scalable, decentralized Spatial Web communities.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video