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Gavin Wood (computer scientist)

Gavin Wood (computer scientist)

Gavin James Wood is an English computer scientist, co-founder of Ethereum, and creator of Polkadot and Kusama.

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Gavin Wood coded up the alpha release of Ethereum, wrote the Ethereum Yellow Paper, invented the Solidity language, and founded the blockchain protocol — Polkadot. He holds a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Systems/Software Engineering from the University of York. He also holds a PhD in Music Visualisation for Human Computer Interfacing from the University of York.

Dr. Gavin Wood - The Journey to Web3

History

In 2013, he served as CTO at OxLegal. In 2015, Gavin co-established Grid Singularity, a venture facilitating an Internet-based decentralized energy data management and exchange platform. He is the president and founder of the Web3 Foundation, which nurtures and stewards technologies and applications in the fields of decentralized web software protocols. He is the founder and lead developer of Parity Technologies a United Kingdom based company with the mission to enable businesses and organizations capitalize on blockchain

At the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, Dr. Gavin was focusing on the computer visualization of music. By the end of 2013, the British programmer met Jonny Bitcoin and Vitalik Buterin. Jonny hoped Wood’s coding experience would assist Buterin change Ethereum from a white paper to a completely functional blockchain. Wood joined Buterin in Miami to write the PoC-1 of Ethereum and present it in the North American Bitcoin Conference in January 2014. Six months after the conference, the founders met in Zug, Switzerland to officially establish Ethereum. During that time, Dr. Wood was putting down the groundwork of the smart contract language Solidity, writing down a formal specification of the blockchain protocol, the Yellow Paper, and working on other similar blockchain-based infrastructures. Two years in his position as chief technology officer of Ethereum, Dr. Wood and Ethereum alumna Dr. Jutta Steiner founded Parity Technologies to develop core blockchain infrastructure for Ethereum and other Web 3.0 networks.

In 2016, Parity Technologies was known as EthCore. At Parity, Wood ideated different projects to innovate the decentralized application landscape that ranged from Ethereum client, Parity Ethereum, to DIY blockchain frameworks like Substrate, a flexible tech stack that enables users to build their own blockchain from scratch. Wood continued his decentralized internet vision with Ewald Hesse, Dr. Ana Trbovich, and three other blockchain pioneers in co-founding Grid Singularity. He also has been involved in decentralized asset management for different blockchains with MelonPort AG, in 2016. Dr. Wood founded the Web3 Foundation and Web3 Foundation has supported research into the Whisper protocol—which Dr. Wood conceived in 2014—that promises to allow private distributed messaging in the future Web 3.0. The Web3 Foundation launched the “canary network” Kusama that allows developers to explore the finer intricacies of Polkadot in an economic environment before launching their tech on mainnet.

Gavin Wood | TEDxVienna

Timeline

2017
Gavin Wood establishes Web3 Foundation
October 2015
Gavin Wood co-establishes Grid Singularity
2015
Gavin Wood establishes Parity Technologies
2005
Gavin Wood receives a PhD in Music Visualisation for Human Computer Interfacing from the University of York
2002
Gavin Wood receives a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Systems/Software Engineering from the University of York
1998
Gavin Wood graduates from Lancaster Royal Grammar School
April 1980
Gavin Wood was born in Lancaster.

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Ethereum Founder - Gavin Wood

https://askonline.ru/gevin-vud-biografiya/

Web

July 28, 2018

Gavin Wood: Great Interview. Polkadot, Kusama, Parachains, Ethereum 2.0. - Cryptor

https://www.block-chain24.com/youtube-blogs/cryptor/gevin-vud-bolshoe-intervyu-polkadot-kusama-paracheyny-efirium-20

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May 11, 2021

Polkadot Behind the Code, Episode 1: The Idea, featuring Gavin Wood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcOKXAOh4Xw

Web

May 26, 2020

Polkadot Network

https://polkadot.network/gavin-wood/

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References

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Person
Person

Person attributes

Birthdate
April 1980
Birthplace
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster, Lancashire
Nationality
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Founder of
Parity
Parity
Polkadot (cryptocurrency)
Polkadot (cryptocurrency)
Web3 Foundation
Web3 Foundation
Kusama (KSM)
Kusama (KSM)
Orchid Labs
Orchid Labs
CEO of
Kusama (KSM)
Kusama (KSM)
CTO of
‌
OxLegal
Creator of
Victoria VR
Victoria VR
KardiaChain
KardiaChain
Known for
Ethereum, Polkadot, Kusama
Location
Switzerland
Switzerland
Educated at
University of York
University of York
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Occupation
Computer scientist
Computer scientist

Other attributes

Former CEO of
Ethereum
Ethereum
Parity
Parity
Email Address
gavin@parity.io
Cryptocurrency Symbol
DOT
Birth Name
Gavin James Wood
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Blockchain
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
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