Michael Conrad Zargham
| Michael Conrad Zargham | |
|---|---|
| File:Mzargham.jpg Zargham in 2015 | |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Token Engineering, cadCAD, BlockScience |
| 🌐 Website | block |
Michael Conrad Zargham (born 23 March 1985) is an American complex systems scientist and entrepreneur who is best known as one of the founders of the discipline of Token Engineering and for the work on cryptocurrency simulations, which involved the creation of cadCAD and Generalized Dynamical Systems. Currently, he's the CEO of BlockScience and an visiting researcher at the Crypto-economics Institute - Vienna University of Economics and Business.. Additionaly, he's a principal investigator of the Metagovernance Project. [1][2] [3] [4] [5]
Early life[edit]
Zargham was born at Troy, NY. He attended the Hudson Valley Community College and graduated from the Dartmouth College with a BE on Engineering Science, being advised by Reza Olfati-Saber on Robotics. He then proceed to perform his MSE and PhD studies at University of Pennsylvania on Electrical and Systems Engineering, focusing on the technical domain of decentralized optimization and control, as well as network science applied to Operations Research while being advised by Ali Jadbabaie.[6] [7]
Career[edit]
Initially, Zargham worked on a variety of scientific and engineering jobs, from investigating composite materials on Starfire Systems to being a founder and CTO of LBRY, a decentralized peer-to-peer media distribution platform. Beginning on 2018, Zargham helped to create the Token Engineering field of study, which resulted on the creation of BlockScience, a R&D firm for applying the Token Engineering principles for designing sustainable decentralized cryptocurrencies. [8] [9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Baker, H; Nikbakht, Ehsan; Smith, Sean (2021). The Emerald Handbook of Blockchain for Business (1st ed.). Emerald Publishing Limited. pp. 121–140. ISBN 9781839821998. Search this book on
- ↑ Cordes, Richard (2020). "Transfer of EU user data to the United States halted". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "The Metagovernance Project". Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Aoaeh, Brian (2019). "Will auto companies bring blockchain into real-world supply chains first?". Freight Waves. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Ronstedt, Marlene (2020). ""What if somebody wants to climb Mount Everest?"". Streamr. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Zargham, Michael (2014). "Fast, Distributed Optimization Strategies for Resource Allocation in Networks". Penn Dissertations.
- ↑ Zargham, Michael (2018). "From Dartmouth with Love". Medium. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Manski, Sarah (2021). "A post-capitalist guide to the future: crypto-commoners only want the earth". Shareable. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "ODEM and the World Crypto Economic Forum (WCEF)". ODEM. 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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