Dr. Dagher of Computer Science Department of Boise State University

Digital currencies enable transactions that are electronically authorized, cleared and settled.
After decades of research and several failed business ventures attempting to establish a 
digital currency, Bitcoin--a secure and distributed protocol using a public ledger called 
blockchain--was proposed and deployed in 2009. While still in its infancy, Bitcoin has 
achieved unprecedented success, enjoying a multi-billion dollar market capitalization and 
deployment by large retailers. In this presentation, we first explain how the Bitcoin protocol
 works, including secure transactions, public ledger, proof of work and distributed consensus. 
Next, we discuss the potential impact of blockchain technology on society, including the 
transformation of the financial industry, and the potential impact on other type of businesses 
and government services. 

Biography:

Dr. Gaby Dagher is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Boise 
State University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Department of Computer 
Science and Software Engineering at Concordia University, his Master of Applied Science in 
Information Systems Security from Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering 
(CIISE), and his Bachelor of Computer Science from Concordia University. His research 
interests are in Cyber-security, with emphasis on information security and privacy, applied 
cryptography, data mining, digital currencies and cloud computing.
 

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Dr. Dagher of Computer Science Department of Boise State University

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