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Headline: Developer deep dive on Sharding and Scilla Smart Contracts by Zilliqa
Abstract:
Scalability is currently the name of the game at the moment. Zilliqa’s Head of Research Dr Amrit Kumar will take us on a technical deep dive on their platform with a focus on Sharding and will also take a closer look at their smart contract capability (Scilla).
Scalability is arguably the most pressing problem faced by blockchains today. Popular blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum can only handle around 10 transactions/s which are a far cry from the 2,000 transactions/s which payment systems like Visa handle on average. Furthermore, decentralized applications (dApps) that run on blockchains are pushing the underlying protocols to their limit at a point where, a single popular dApp (e.g., CryptoKitties) can clog the entire network.
One of the most advocated solutions to the scalability problem is the idea of sharding. In this talk, Dr Amrit Kumar will present Zilliqa — the first blockchain with sharding built into it. Sharding in Zilliqa follows a divide and conquer approach, where the network gets divided into smaller groups each capable of processing transactions in parallel. In the most recent trial run, Zilliqa demonstrated a capacity of 2,488 transactions per second with 3,600 nodes.
Zilliqa also will have its own smart contract language Scilla, an intermediate-level language for verified smart contracts. This new approach provides a clean separation between the communication aspect of smart contracts on a blockchain, and the programming component which is amenable to formal verification. Using Scilla, it will be able to prevent issues like the DAO at the language level.
Bio of speaker:
Dr Amrit Kumar is a Research Fellow (aka a post-doctoral researcher) at the National University of Singapore. He holds a PhD from Université Grenoble-Alpes, France and was hosted at Inria’s Grenoble center. Prior to his PhD, he obtained an Engineer’s diploma from Ecole Polytechnique, France, where he studied Computer Science and Mathematics. His research interests broadly span security, privacy and applied cryptography.
Further info available on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zilliqa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zilliqa/
Bio of our lead Q&A:
Mustafa Al-Bassam is a PhD researcher at the Information Security Research Group of the Department of Computer Science at University College London, where his research interests include the intersections of peer-to-peer systems, distributed ledgers and information security. He is also an advisor to Cognosec, an information security services company.
Schedule:
18:30 – 19:00 Registration & Networking
19:00 – 19:15 Intro from The Blockchain Connector & King’s College London Blockchain Society
19:15 – 19:30 Lightning intro from the audience. We are providing an opportunity to our audience to present for two minutes. The topic must focus around a blockchain based product/platform you are building. Please inquire by sending an email to antonio@theblockchainconnector.com
19:30 – 20:30 Main presentation by Dr Amrit Kumar
20:30 – 21:00 Q&A with Dr Amrit Kumar led by Mustafa Al-Bassam
21:00 onwards – Networking drinks at a nearby pub to catch up with the speakers, event organizing team and fellow members of our developer community.
Location: King’s College London. The exact location to be confirmed. Please make sure you register with a valid email address for further updates.
EVENT ORGANIZER
This event is brought to you by The Blockchain Connector and King’s College London Blockchain Society.
The King’s College London Blockchain Society (KCL Blockchain) aims to provide students a means to engage with the London Blockchain community. We do this by organising events, producing research and curating London blockchain events. We are always looking to collaborate with interested parties to bring students and industry members together to advance our knowledge in Blockchain. For enquiries, please email us at junyong@kclblockchain.com
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Antonio Sabado is the founder of The Blockchain Connector, a training and recruitment company focusing entirely on Blockchain technology. If you are hiring or looking for your next job opportunity in the blockchain space, please get in touch. Antonio has 10+ years experience working closely with global Investment Banks placing and managing highly skilled eTrading Technology professionals. Antonio has an extensive network, ranging from mid to senior level technology and business professionals across various sectors. He is an organiser of several Blockchain focused events in London aimed at software developers and business users.
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