Like many other technologies, Blockchain is becoming very important, companies and institutions have implemented it in different solutions, so that they can benefit from Blockchain’s decentralization, traceability and security.

According to a study by Forbes, from January 2020 until now, the demand for experts in this sector has increased by 40.33%, only in March the offers for remote work related to cryptocurrency increased by 42.86%. The companies that apply Blockchain reduce their costs by reducing the number of intermediaries, and the data provided is immutable, which allows for greater security in transactions or negotiations.

In that regard, it is a good time for companies that did not contemplate the use of Blockchain, to start designing strategies for the implementation of this technology. Likewise, experts in the field have great opportunities to apply for interesting positions in important multinational companies, such as IBM, Cisco, Deloitte, Facebook or Accenture, just to name a few.

In coordination with the BISITE Research Group, the University of Salamanca offers training to professionals who wish to specialize in an area of high demand. During the Master in Blockchain and Smart Contracts, students will learn about the technologies and computational models used in the framework of Smart Contracts, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain.

You can get a 25% discount if you are one of the first 5 to enrol in our mixed mode Master’s Programme in Blockchain!

 

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Posted by Juan M. Corchado

Juan Manuel Corchado (15 May 1971, Salamanca, Spain) is Professor at the University of Salamanca. He has been Vice-Rector for Research from 2013 to 2017 and Director of the Science Park of the University of Salamanca. Elected as Dean of the Faculty of Science twice, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Salamanca and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. He leads the renowned BISITE (Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems and Educational Technology) Research Group, created in 2000. Director of the IoT Digital Innovation Hub and President of the AIR Institute, J. M. Corchado is also Visiting Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology since January 2015, Visiting Professor at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and Member of the Advisory Group on Online Terrorist Propaganda of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (EUROPOL). J. M. Corchado has been president of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, and academic coordinator of the University Institute for Research in Art and Animation Technology at the University of Salamanca, as well as researcher at the Universities of Paisley (UK), Vigo (Spain) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK). He currently combines all his activity with the direction of Master programmes in Security, Digital Animation, Mobile Telephony, Information Systems Management, Internet of Things, Social Media, 3D Design and Printing, Blockchain, Z System, Industry 4.0, Agile Project Management, and Smart Cities & Intelligent Buildings, at the University of Salamanca and his work as editor-in-chief of the journals ADCAIJ (Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal), OJCST (Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology) or Electronics MDPI (Computer Science & Engineering section). J. M. Corchado mainly works on projects related to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, IoT, Fog Computing, Edge Computing, Smart Cities, Smart Grids and Sentiment Analysis. He has recently been included in the board of trustees of the AstraZeneca Foundation, along with other health professionals and researchers recognised for bringing scientific knowledge closer to society.