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- 🚀 ETH jumped to $4,600 this morning, up 8.69% in 24h!
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#PI# #PI# #PI# #PI# #PI# Nicolas Kokkalis, here is his detailed introduction:
- Basic Information: Born in 1978 in Greece, he is a Greek-American computer scientist with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, as well as a master's degree in MS&E from Stanford, a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Crete.
- Academic Research: He is a professor of computer science and decentralized applications at Stanford University, with research interests that cover distributed systems, cryptography, and blockchain protocol design. He has published numerous scientific papers in various cutting-edge fields such as blockchain, cryptography, and distributed computing.
- Professional Experience: Formerly the Chief Technology Officer of StartX, guiding over 1,300 startups. He also co-founded Callinica, a health tech company that provides mobile solutions for doctors and healthcare professionals. Additionally, he has developed a social application with over 20 million users.
- Major Achievements: Participated in the early Bitcoin protocol optimization project in 2010, proposing the "lightweight node verification algorithm." Led the development of the "Stellar Consensus Protocol" in 2018, which was recognized by CoinDesk as one of the "Top Ten Blockchain Technology Innovations of the Decade." In 2019, led a team to launch a digital token network, attracting over 60 million users within three years. He also founded the Yola gaming platform and wrote a pioneering paper on Ethereum network smart contracts.
- Related projects: Launched in 2019, Pi Network is a mobile-first cryptocurrency project aimed at making mining accessible through smartphones, allowing cryptocurrencies to be more easily used by the average user, attracting a large user base globally.
- Academic Teaching: Taught one of the first courses on decentralized applications (DApps) at Stanford University. In 2018, launched the public course "Designing Decentralized Applications on Blockchain", which provided detailed content and invited many top guests from the blockchain industry.