Few women are present in the high directional blockchain projects. Indeed, the majority of CEO / CTO and team leaders in the sector are men. Nevertheless, "rare" does not mean non-existent! For this third interview , Journal du Coin had the privilege of speaking with Isabella Dell, a brilliant programmer, former system architect at Lisk , and current co-founder and CTO of a new blockchain project, IOV .
Hello Isabella, can you introduce yourself quickly - university, passions, interest in blockchains ?
My name is Isabella Dell, I studied at Northwest Missouri State University in the United States . I obtained a double specialization in Business Management and Management Information Systems, with a minor in Networking Operations.
I like to devote myself to electronic repair (pinball or arcade), old computing (Apple II / C / E / GS, Commodore 64/128, Amiga 400/500/600/2000, IBM compatible, and more) and MMORPG multiboxing (playing multiple characters / instances at the same time).
My interest in blockchain protocols began when I discovered Lisk during their ICO test cycle and subsequent test cycles. Today, I consider it a key to the future development of a decentralized system.
How did you get to know the world of blockchain, and more specifically, how did you enter the LISK project into such an important position?
I did a bit of research on Bitcoin very early when I was at university (2010), but I was not able to pursue them in depth because my studies took over. It was not until spring 2016 that I was able to dig deep. It was about the time of TheDAO (and its subsequent piracy). The DAO was really interesting for me because it seemed to me that the whole blockchain was starting to become easily available. Technology became useful beyond simply sending tokens.
When I entered Lisk's house they were doing their ICO. I was working for a hospital at the time, and I had free time, since I was only a consultant for the hospital on the design and maintenance of their health care systems. So, in my free time, I was doing community support, reading Lisk's code, and trying to understand its design principles. I created some of the first technology to back up and restore the Lisk blockchain to help the community keep their nodes synchronized during the forks. The Lisk team recognized all the skills I had and approached me with an offer I could not refuse. So I signed with them, and I managed the mainnet for several months until the release of v0.5.0
The world of blockchain is expanding with new daily projects. Do you think this is a fad, or that we are at the beginning of a revolution that will fundamentally change our ways of consuming, ultimately to arrive at a token economy?
I do not think the blockchain is just a fad, when it comes to provable data. I think that in some cases, the blockchain will not be useful, as for applications that do not need to be decentralized to be useful. It will be a bit like the dotcom boom and the recession that followed, where many companies changed their name to include ".com", or another name inspired by the Internet, and witnessed a large influx of capital. . The ecosystem of the blockchain will undergo an upheaval and projects with a real merit will remain.As for the beginning of a revolution, I think we are already there. Tokens will certainly influence the way we buy and interact with services. The underlying economy will be robust, but it will not replace government-issued currencies as long as they hold the power of issuance.
You are a former Lisk system architect, and currently co-founder and CTO of IOV. Can you tell us about your new project?
Another objective of the PCO is to provide guidelines for the implementation of atomic swaps, using hash time-locked contracts . The HTLCs will be able to exchange tokens between different channels in a secure way, without resorting to a sequestration service, such as an exchange platform.Of course, this new project is called Internet of Values or IOV for short. The project aims to achieve some goals. The primary goal is the creation of a Blockchain Communications Protocol (BCP) . PCO aims to resolve client-side interoperability by providing an abstraction layer that can be applied to an existing blockchain. This protocol will allow compatible portfolios to interface with any blockchain on which the protocol is implemented.
The next goal is to create a Blockchain Name Service, or BNS . The SNB aims to replicate existing DNS functions, but for blockchain systems. This will allow existing blockchains to register in the system for each search in BCP-enabled clients.
Finally, we plan to offer a client-side library named Web4, which will implement the BCP and BNS specifications. This library will provide a robust plug-in system to allow systems that have implemented PCO to interact with a single portfolio / vendor. Web4 is built for first-class security, ensuring that private and public key management is done in the safest possible way. The authorization engine will ensure that services can not access information you do not want to share. The transaction engine will integrate the transaction structure of any blockchain through built-in models.
Do you think that a simplification of the format of payment addresses will contribute to a mainstreamadoption of blockchain technology? Why is not this another cryptocurrency that would try to compete with Bitcoin?
The simplification of payments is one of the key aspects of the operation of our blockchain. It removes some of the major barriers to use, such as long addresses and human errors.
IOV does not seek to compete with Bitcoin at any level. PCO and SNB aim to complement existing systems by extending the protocols they implement. The IOV token itself aims to provide access and security to blockchain names and to allow the registration of new names. It is not designed to be treated as "money".
You are one of the few women co-founding blockchain project and / or CTO, you are a pioneer in the middle. Can you give advice to women who want to get into the world of blockchain?
Ladies, do not be afraid to contribute! If you like a project and want to get involved, go ahead and do it! Do not let your gender or gender identity keep you from getting involved.
I think that gender parity is vital to the proper functioning of any ecosystem. Women often have a unique perspective and approach to solving problems. It is essential to have as many perspectives and backgrounds as possible when dealing with complex issues, such as blockchain systems.
Who do you think is behind the pseudonym "Satoshi Nakamoto"? A group ? A person ? A woman ? Craig Wright?
I firmly believe that Hal Finney is one of the key figures behind Satoshi. This is not to say that Satoshi is not a figure created by a group of people, but that Finney is one of the many characters behind the icon.