MEGA – ACE

The Multi-disciplinary Educational Global Alliance for Algorand Centre of Excellence (MEGA-ACE) is an inspiring academic endeavour composed of 17 institutions across 6 continents, forming a powerhouse of multi-disciplinary blockchain research and education. Based at Purdue University (US), it includes academics and researchers from Cornell University, UCLA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Texas A&M, Bar Ilan University, Reichman University, Stealth, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, Ecole Polytechnique France, National Technical University Athens, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, University of Buenos Aires, CoinFabrik, Australia National University, and the University of Nairobi.

MEGA-ACE aims to transform the blockchain landscape. Motivated by concrete problems, it targets the construction of end-to-end solutions, from foundational theory right through to applications. The ACE combines multidisciplinary approaches, from economics and social choice to cryptography and blockchain architectures.

The strength of MEGA-ACE’s approach lies in its ability to bring large numbers of globally and academically diverse research teams together. Inclusion, diversity, and equity are key themes. MEGA-ACE’s project areas will support it to become:

A driving force in blockchain research and a forum for the exchange of ideas in the field
A centre for training students including in countries that currently do not provide such training
An enabler for mobility for personnel (seniorjunior and students) within the MEGA-ACE network
A contributor to the Algorand ecosystem via targeted applications and community fostering

MEGA-ACE by design will have a global footprint, which will enable it to focus on diversity and inclusion. Coordinated and led by Purdue, MEGA-ACE involves 9 countries in 5 continents. 28 senior investigators from 7 scientific areas, and dozens of graduate students and postdocs of every gender, color, race, and ethnicity; an ambitious interdisciplinary research agenda with blockchain problems, which only a team like ours can tackle; research-driven applications for end-to-end solutions in the Algorand ecosystem that address infrastructure problems in our partner’s local communities (Argentina, Greece, India, Kenya, Mexico); a teaching agenda aiming to touch millions of students in the whole globe with multi-lingual material; and over 30 collaborative events (workshops, schools, hackathons, blockchain days) that promise to seed blockchain research in all our partner’s institutes.

9 countries
28 senior investigators
7 scientific areas
dozens of graduate students and ph.ds

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Supporting Organizations

Cornell University

Ecole Polytechnique

Universidad de Buenos Aires

University of Nairobi

STEALTH SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES COMMERCIAL (SSTC)

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCLA)

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