Brain to Board with UFF Professor Antonio Rocha | S3 EP10
Welcome to "I Build, Therefore I am," Series 3 - Brain to Board! Be set for a podcast ride where we dig deep into the nuts and bolts of Web3 through engaging technical discussions. This series brings Web3 architectures to life using a whiteboard teaching style to make even the most complex designs easy to relate with.
In this episode, Joao, our Lead Developer Advocate and Bruno Maia, Ecosystem Growth Lead at Cartesi, sit down with UFF Professor Antonio Rocha, to chat about his journey of bringing Cartesi into college courses and mentoring students to build real-world solutions.
Discover how Professor Rocha and his students are driving Cartesi adoption in Brazil, including a public transport project backed by local government, an Electric Bike dApp, and an API enabling Cartesi Rollups to run on the Brazil Blockchain Network. You'll also hear about the Web3 courses with Cartesi modules coming to RNP’s partner institutions and AI algorithms run by students on the Cartesi Machine.
Get a glimpse into their other exciting work on GT-Padlock such as an experiment running a Machine Unlearning Cartesi Rollup Application on Hyperledger Besu. This session offers a unique perspective on academic collaboration in the Web3 space - you don’t want to miss it!
Chapters:
00:00 Prof. Guto’s Journey: From CS Professor to Blockchain Research
03:55 Discovering Cartesi During the 2020 Lockdown
06:02 Course Framework: Blockchain Theory → Cartesi Labs
09:20 Hands-On Modules: Docker, Linux & Smart-Contract Basics
11:30 Early Student Projects: From Solidity Pain to Cartesi Ease
12:50 Program Expansion: New Brazilian Universities Join
14:45 Distance-Learning & “Hacker-Do-Bem” Developer Track
15:50 Padlock Project – Privacy-Preserving ML on Layer-2
18:42 Deliverable 1: Cartesi Deployed on Brazil’s Federal Chain (bZAP)
20:55 Deliverable 2: ML “Un-Learning” Libraries on Cartesi Machine
22:25 Deliverable 3: Prototype dApp Pipeline (Bike & Bus)
23:45 Smart-City Vision & Token Incentive Preview
38:47 Demo 1 – E-Bike Sharing: Tokens, Carbon Credits & Energy Rewards
42:20 Demo 2 – Smart-Bus System: Real-Time Tracking & SLA Audits
45:45 Municipality of Niteroi & ML-Based Routing
50:00 Nationwide Developer Programs & Future Plans
51:31 Quick-Fire Session with Prof. Guto
54:20 Closing Remarks – Keep Building & Pioneering Web3
About UFF (Fluminense Federal University):
The Fluminense Federal University (UFF) is a leading Brazilian public university based in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Founded in 1960 and renamed in 1965, it ranks among Brazil's top institutions - 17th nationally and in the top 25 in Latin America. UFF is also the third largest federal university in the country.
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About Cartesi:
Cartesi is a powerful modular blockchain protocol that supercharges the Web3 space. Cartesi equips developers with access to a full Linux environment through its native virtual machine and high-performance rollups designed to support next-generation dApps.
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