Event

Tech Alpharetta – 2022 Workshop Series: Detecting Illicit Transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain

August 24, 2022

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Alpharetta, GA and Virtually

Join us for a free lunch and learn as  Arjuna Chala, Sr. Director of Emerging Technology, HPCC Systems, presents Detecting Illicit Transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain

This presentation will share the progress of current research that investigates the block data stored on the blockchain, to help detect when bitcoins are being used for racketeering, trafficking, and/or other illicit purposes.

About our speaker:
Arjuna Chala is Sr. Director Emerging Technology for the HPCC Systems® platform at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions (LNRS). With almost 20 years of experience in software design, Arjuna leads the development and delivery of next generation big data capabilities including creating tools around exploratory data analysis, machine learning, IoT, cloud services integration and data intelligence.  Arjuna is passionate about using Big Data technology innovation to bring measurable advancements to the industries that LNRS serves.

Dedicated to development excellence, Arjuna served as a key member of the team to bring the HPCC Systems platform to the open-source community.  In his work with HPCC Systems community leaders and system integrator partners, Arjuna’s efforts have contributed to the spread of HPCC Systems technology into the enterprise domestically as well as the international markets of China, Brazil, Europe and India.  

Arjuna has a BS in Computer Science from RVCE, Bangalore University.