Bitcoin was the first major application of blockchain technology, revolutionizing the concept of digital currency and giving rise to a decentralized financial ecosystem. However, the true potential of blockchain goes far beyond cryptocurrencies. With the advancement of Web 3.0, decentralization, smart contracts, decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and new economic models are transforming entire industries, bringing greater autonomy, privacy and security to users and businesses.
But what are the challenges that are preventing mass adoption? How can organizations and individuals benefit from this digital revolution without ignoring the risks? In this webinar, we will explore the foundations of Bitcoin and its supporting infrastructure, analyze the key innovations of Blockchain, and discuss the future of the decentralized Internet.
Main topics:
- Bitcoin and its supporting infrastructure: What is Bitcoin and how does the Blockchain work and why is it so secure?
- Blockchain beyond Bitcoin: New paradigms and innovative applications.
➡ Web 3.0: How decentralization and privacy are redefining the Internet.
➡ Smart Contracts: New opportunities and real-world use cases.
➡ Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): New business models.
- Challenges of mass adoption: What is stopping Blockchain from reaching its full potential?
- Opportunities and risks for companies and users: How to navigate this new ecosystem?
speakers
Mario Marques da Silva
Mário Marques da Silva is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Department of Engineering and Computer Sciences at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. He is also a Researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações, in Lisbon, Portugal and senior member of IEEE. He received his B.Sc in Electrical Engineering in 1992, and the M.Sc and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computers Engineering (Telecommunications), respectively in 1999 and 2005, both from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon.
Between 2005 and 2008 he was with NATO Air Command Control & Management Agency (NACMA) in Brussels (Belgium), where he was responsible for the implementation of the deployable communications of the new Air Command and Control System Program. He has been involved in multiple computer networks and telecommunications projects, namely research projects on 5G and 6G, as well as on Internet of Things, Cybersecurity and Blockchain. Mário Marques da Silva is also a Cisco certified CCNA instructor.
He is the author of five books for the North American publisher CRC Press: Multimedia Communications and Networking; Transmission Techniques for Emergent Multicast and Broadcast Systems; Transmission Techniques for 4G Systems; MIMO Processing for 4G and Beyond: Fundamentals and Evolution and Cable and Wireless Networks: Theory & Practice. . He is also the author of a patent and several book chapters. Additionally, he is the author of several dozen articles in international journals and conferences, a member of the IEEE and AFCEA, and a reviewer for several scientific journals and international IEEE conferences. Finally, he has chaired many conference sessions and has served on the organizing committee of relevant EURASIP and IEEE conferences.