Practical Tutorial

Principles of Blockchain

The tutorial will cover the basic concepts of the Blockchain as well as its types, elements, advantages and disadvantages. At the end of this tutorial, the attendee will be able to implement a small application that will allow him/her to decide the best applications of this technology technology.

Bio

Rocío Aldeco-Pérez, Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, is a researcher specializing in Cryptography and Security. She currently serves as a full-time associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the School of Engineering at UNAM, where she also holds the position of Department Head.

Dr. Aldeco-Pérez is passionate about research and teaching. Her research interests encompass critical areas such as information privacy, decentralized and distributed cryptographic protocols, as well as the development of secure applications using blockchain technology. Throughout her career, she has led numerous research and consulting projects in these domains, supervised academic theses, and made significant contributions to scholarly publications.

In addition to her academic activities, Dr. Aldeco-Pérez is a member of the Mexican Academy of Computing and served on the executive committee of ACM-W North America. She is actively involved in initiatives like “Women in STEM, Future Leaders” and “Women in Computing,” which aim to promote the participation of girls and women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).