Episode #3

Faculty Insight conversation with Alexander Fred-Ojala on Blockchain, Data Science, and AI. Alex is an International Instructor from Sweden who is the former Research Director of the SCET Data Lab and co-Founder of the SCET Blockchain Lab. He helped create the DataX Framework and our popular DataX course.   

00:49 - Introduction  of Alex

03:00 - What's exciting in SCET Blockchain Challenge Lab

03:59 - Blockchain Use Cases

04:29 - Blockchain's Killer Application

06:05 - Commercial Application of Blockchain - Walmart & IBM Case

08:25 - Blockchain Scalability Issues

09:45 - Pruning the Merkle Tree

10:55 - What's exciting in SCET Data Lab

11:20 - Revolutionizing Global Telecommunications Network

13:21 - Natural Language Processing & Understanding 

15:19 - Contextual Understanding, Dude!

16:32 - Next big technology opportunity for entrepreneurs

17:22 - Destroying businesses

18:24 - ICO Scams

19:56 - Monetization paths for Blockchain startups

21:25 - Value layer versus ledger

22:06 - The Web 3.0 - We own our data

23:15 - What we have in blockchain now that we didn't have in the past

24:29 - Doubts of blockchain

25:25 - The tipping point of blockchain - Angry Birds

27:15 - Decentralized applications

28:43 - Trust in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and money

32:05 - Adoption inflection point 

35:31 - Blockchain alternatives

36:51 - Satoshi Nakamoto & blockchain precursors

38:19 - Work shifts with AI 

41:10 - Value transition

44:03 - What should students do on campus

44:50 - Programs for professionals

46:29 - Fun!