Leemon Baird, Prof. of Computer Science & Founder of Hedera Hashgraph, The Alternative To Blockchain

Dr. Leemon Baird is the inventor of the hashgraph distributed consensus algorithm, and is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Hedera. Hedera is the only public ledger that uses hashgraph consensus, a faster, more secure alternative to blockchain consensus mechanisms. Hashgraph works efficiently to verify transactions while ensuring the highest standard of security to prevent malicious attacks. Dr. Leemon Baird is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda openbusinesscouncil citiesabc YouTube Podcast Series.

Leemon Baird Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, academic background education...
2. Can you tell us the history and about Hedera Hashgraph company / companies, organisations and focus?
3. What is the difference between Hashgraph and most of the other blockchain solutions?
4. What is the difference between the public ledger of Hashgraph and other traditional blockchains?
5. You have some impressive network of global corporations and organisations using you that includes from the first fourteen Hedera Governing Council Members include: Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, DLA Piper, FIS (WorldPay), Google, IBM, LG, Magalu, Nomura, Swirlds, Tata Communications, University College London (UCL), and Wipro. Can you tell us about the ecosystem and some case studies?
6. One of your council partners DLA Piper is leveraging the Hedera Hashgraph to create a tokenization solution. Can you tell us some of what has been done in these areas, especially on related solutions like NFT and related?
7. Ethereum created a big community of developers that made it a massive platform and leading blockchain. How are you fostering your community?
8. Can you tell us about HBAR, the native cryptocurrency of the Hedera public network? How is HBARs used to power decentralized applications and protect the network from malicious actors?
9. Hedera will host an auction for two physical HBAR coins, represented by NFTs on the Hedera network, with all proceeds going to the Women’s Homeless Shelter in Dallas. Can you tell us about this?
10. Can you tell us about the sustainable marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) you have been working on? Special when it comes to the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS), will be leveraged to facilitate the creation of secure, public token sale applications with an unmatched degree of sustainability?
11. How do you see Society 5.0 - 4IR and all areas of digital transformation?
12. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?

Leemon Baird Biography

With over 20 years of technology and startup experience, Leemon Baird has held positions as a Professor of Computer Science at the US Air Force Academy and as a senior scientist in several labs. He has been the Co-Founder of several startups, including two identity-related startups, both of which were acquired. Leemon received his PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and has multiple patents and publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences in computer security, machine learning, and mathematics.

Currently, Dr. Leemon Baird is the inventor of the hashgraph distributed consensus algorithm, and is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Hedera.

Leemon Baird Links & Sources

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https://www.swirlds.com/about/
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/lee...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashgraph
https://hedera.com/about
https://blockchain.news/insight/heder...
https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/leem...
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/20...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauf...
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/in...