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William Sanders 14 posts

I love exploration and discovery of mathematics research, and I am excited to work on the fascinating problems facing the IOTA Foundation. Besides the intellectual challenges ahead, I look forward to studying questions with great societal benefits. I believe that my journey from pure to applied math should be an exciting one.

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IOTA Research Status Update September 2021

William Sanders Sep 9, 2021

We are pleased to share the following update from our research groups. The department remains focused on improving the IOTA 2.0 protocol implementation on the DevNet. This month, our update introduces two new groups: the Consensus Group and…

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IOTA Research Symposium 2021

William Sanders Aug 23, 2021

Sharing insights into the latest developments in IOTA researchTL;DR: The IOTA Research Department recently hosted several of our academic partners for a symposium. The two-day event featured presentations from both external academics…

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The IOTA Foundation Participated in UZH Blockchain Center Summer School

William Sanders Aug 3, 2021

TL;DR: In the latest collaboration between the IOTA Foundation and the academic community, two IOTA experts presented to students at the University of Zurich’s Blockchain Center Summer School, where two students also received grants…

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Improvements to the IOTA 2.0 Consensus Mechanism

William Sanders Jul 29, 2021

TL;DR: We describe what we learned from the IOTA 2.0 DevNet, focusing on the consensus mechanism. We explain how we can improve the protocol by streamlining the FPC voting process via a mechanism we call On Tangle FPC on a set (OTFPC). …

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IOTA Research Status Update July 2021

William Sanders Jul 8, 2021

Following the excitement of the DevNet release at the beginning of June, our team has somewhat returned to our normal cadence, with work continuing on finalizing specifications, continuing to optimize certain aspects of the protocol such as…

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