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Hasshi Sudler Presents Case before United States Congress June 7, 2023
One June 7, Chief Executive of Teserex, Hasshi Sudler, testified before the U.S. Congress, Committee on Energy and Commerce. The hearing was on blockchain technology and its various use-cases. In particular, Sudler covered certain aspects of blockchain satellites, how they support national security, and provide resilience to a constellation network.
Stress-testing a space-based blockchain November 16, 2021
SpaceNews interviewed Hasshi Sudler, Villanova adjunct professor and CEO of the Internet Think Tank, to learn more about future blockchain constellations. Villanova University researchers are conducting a series of experiments that could help define future blockchain constellations. Researchers from Villanova's College of Engineering programmed a singleboard computer to serve as a node for the Ethereum Private blockchain on a cubesat scheduled to be launched in December with the educational nonprofit Teachers in Space on Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. Once in orbit, Villanova researchers led by Hasshi Sudler, adjunct professor of engineering, will test the ability of the blockchain node to process transactions. As a follow-on experiment, the researcher team plans to launch three satellites to test transactions between blockchain nodes as well as between satellites and the ground stations.
Newly released book, BLOCKCHAIN IMPACT! with contributing chapter by Hasshi Sudler, is now on sale June 20, 2021
BLOCKCHAIN IMPACT!, for which Hasshi Sudler is a contributing author, spans the emergence and growth of blockchain technology into the various use-cases blockchains are applied. This is a milestone publication giving readers a snapshot of how far blockchain has come and where it is headed. Sudler's contributing chapter focuses on two blockchain innovations. The first is the new space economy where blockchain is providing the essential infrastructure for secure, immutable and distrubuted transactions in space. The second is an innovation of automated contact tracing for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases using blockchain technology. Both provide insight into some of the most emerging fields of blockchain use.
Engineering Researchers to Test First Private Blockchain in Space to Validate Blockchain Technology for Inter-Satellite Transactions April 21, 2021
Researchers from the Villanova University College of Engineering will test the first private blockchain in space to validate blockchain technology for inter-satellite transactions, ushering in the future of space commerce. The tests will be conducted by Adjunct Professor of Engineering Hasshi Sudler and graduate student, Alejandro Gomez. This will be the first Villanova experiment launched into space; it will also be the first test of a recent consensus protocol known as Proof of Authority, a means of confirming transactions through the use of several validator nodes that store data, securing the blockchain network. Satellite transactions over the blockchain will be a way to securely request, transfer and pay for data between satellites. "Similar to a postal delivery, the receiver signs for the package to confirm receipt. Blockchain transactions do the same but with the added security of making sure many people witness the fact that you signed for a package, received it, and paid for it. Because the group forms a consensus around this exchange, there is no need for a single trusted third party (TTP) to oversee the validity of the exchanges. The blockchain allows two satellites to reliably complete data transactions without communicating with a ground station to supervise these inter-satellite exchanges," explains Sudler.
Blockchain Satellites -- The Future of Space Commerce October 28, 2020
Villanova University's College of Engineering will test a private blockchain in space to validate blockchain technology for inter-satellite transactions. This will be one of the first tests of a private blockchain used in space satellites. It will also be one of the first tests of a recent consensus protocol known as Proof of Authority, a means of confirming transactions through the use of several validator nodes securing the blockchain network. The tests will be conducted by adjunct professor, Hasshi Sudler, and graduate student, Alejandro Gomez. To launch the blockchain into space, Villanova University is collaborating with Teachers in Space, Inc., a non-profit organization that developed the "Serenity" educational CubeSat satellite and secured a flight on Firefly Aerospace's Alpha launch vehicle. The two stage rocket is scheduled to lift off from the Vandenberg Airforce Base in California in 2021.
Villanova University to Send Private Ethereum Blockchain Into Space to Test Inter-Satellite Communication October 21, 2020
Villanova University's College of Engineering is sending a private Ethereum blockchain into space to test whether distributed ledger technology (DLT) can help satellites exchange data. Working in collaboration with the non-profit Teachers in Space, Villanova's engineering school secured a flight for its blockchain on a Firefly Aerospace rocket slated for launch on Nov. 20 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket will carry a "Serenity" satellite that will include Villanova's private blockchain mounted on a Raspberry Pi, a credit card-sized single board computer. Hasshi Sudler, an adjunct professor at Villanova who is leading this project, said the large number of communications and other types of satellites that are already in space brought into focus how blockchain technology could help this sector. Currently, there are almost 2,800 man-made satellites orbiting Earth, 1,425 of which belong to the U.S., according to data collected by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
E-Crypto News Talks To Hasshi Sudler On Space Blockchains October 8, 2020
Hasshi Sudler, Chairman & CEO Internet Think Tank Inc. and Adjunct Professor at the Villanova University College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his team will on November 20 be launching the world's first private blockchain outside the Earth's atmosphere from California's Vandeberg Airbase. The great thing about the event is that history will be made before, during, and after the event. Not much is known yet about performing blockchains outside earth. It presents a chance to understand how blockchain technology will work in space and possibly one day could be an essential part of space exploration. The possibilities are endless. E-Crypto News reached out to Hasshi Sudler on this and other blockchain-related issues. Here is what he had to say.