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Silvio Micali

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Silvio Micali has received his Laurea in Mathematics from the University of Rome, and his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Since 1983, he has been on the faculty of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT.


Silvio’s research interests are cryptography, zero knowledge, pseudo-random generation, Byzantine agreement, secure protocols, mechanism design, and distributed ledgers.


Silvio is the recipient of the Turing Award (in computer science), the Gödel Prize (in theoretical computer science), and the RSA prize (in cryptography). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Academia dei Lincei.


Silvio is the founder of Algorand Inc. Algorand is a new foundational blockchain, developed from totally new principles, that simultaneously guarantees true decentralization, scalability, and security.

Courses

Digital Business

Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application

Business Analytics

Digital Business & IT

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application
Self-Paced Online

STARTING

Jan 28–Mar 17, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

STARTING

Jan 28–Mar 17, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

Apr 8–May 26, 2026

Online

6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,850

STARTING

Apr 8–May 26, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

Jun 17–Aug 4, 2026

Online

6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,850

STARTING

Jun 17–Aug 4, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

Aug 26–Oct 13, 2026

Online

6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,850

STARTING

Aug 26–Oct 13, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

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Digital Business

Blockchain and Crypto Applications: From Decentralized Finance to Web 3

Digital Business & IT

Entrepreneurship

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Blockchain and Crypto Applications: From Decentralized Finance to Web 3
Self-Paced Online

STARTING

Mar 4–May 5, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

8 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

STARTING

Mar 4–May 5, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

8 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

Jun 24–Aug 25, 2026

Online

8 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,850

STARTING

Jun 24–Aug 25, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

8 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

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