Blockchain@UBC is leading the following research programs and projects in collaboration with our industry, community and academic partners.
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Digital Identity Card for the Downtown Eastside
This initiative, in partnership with the UBC i-Lab, will explore the use of blockchain technology in securing digital identity for the homeless population in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver.
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Secure Smart Contracts
This project explores the kinds of risks that are materializing in smart contract development and deployment with a view to developing principles and practices for secure smart contract design and development.
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Fast P2P Networking for Blockchain
Content about the project Project Team: Chen Feng, Yuwei Guo
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Quantum-Safe Blockchain
This research project will create blockchain systems against quantum attacks based on Dr. Feng’s previous research on lattices and quantum security.
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Theoretical Foundation of Blockchain Consensus Protocols
This project will develop a unified theoretical framework that allows us to compare and study the benefits and drawbacks of various blockchain protocols in a systematic way.
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Data Sovereignty for Indigenous Sovereignty
The project will facilitate the development of a sovereign data resource management platform for First Nation communities in BC.
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GigaBlock Testnet
This research project, in partnership with Bitcoin Unlimited, sets up a global network of Bitcoin mining nodes configured to accept blocks of up to one thousand times larger than the current block size of 1GB.
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Strategy and Legitimation in Blockchain Innovations and Multisided Markets
This Mitacs funded research project, in partnership with 6Sensmatic, one of Blockchain@UBC’s industry partners, explores two critical strategic challenges for firms seeking to develop and commercialize blockchain applications.
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BC Land Title & Survey Authority (LTSA) Digital ID Design Challenge (DIAC)
The BC Land Titles and Survey Authority (LTSA), working with the Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) and IdentityNorth (IDN), seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the possible application of blockchain technology to land transaction recording and would like Blockchain@UBC to help it explore these issues through planning and delivery of a virtual design challenge.
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Blockchain for Record-keeping in Supply Chain Management
Understanding Contextual and Technical Considerations through an Archival Science Lens
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Blockchain Terminology Database
Developing a database of key blockchain technology terms to articulate and understand the relationship between those terms, to clarify the meaning of those terms, and to promote consistent use of the terms.
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Blockchain for Recordkeeping: Help or Hype
This knowledge synthesis will investigate writings in a variety of media showing the potential impact of blockchain technology for use in recordkeeping.
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Records in the “Chain”
This research project focuses on blockchain technology as one component of investigating the broader research question “How can emerging technologies be leveraged to benefit Canadians?” As an emerging technology, there is no universally agreed definition of the blockchain, but it is…