Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01046, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Leung, Victor (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project provides the first opportunity for Prof. Victor Leung's research group at UBC to collaborate with_x000D_
RightMesh, a startup focusing on offering a novel wireless data service in heterogeneous mobile ad hoc_x000D_
networks. At RightMesh, scientists and engineers have created a new technology platform and protocols for_x000D_
connecting users in an ad hoc wireless mesh network, and in so doing, creating new connectivity options to_x000D_
billions of unconnected users around the world. With RightMesh, the devices people already carry around_x000D_
every day form the infrastructure. The key principle is that the RightMesh network is self-forming, self-healing,_x000D_
and self-regulating. It runs on devices most of the world already uses and can easily afford. No additional_x000D_
hardware or infrastructure is required. A decentralized mobile mesh networking platform, powered by_x000D_
blockchain technology and tokenization, can put the power of connectivity back into the hands of the people._x000D_
The collaborative research leverages the experience of the UBC team on ad hoc networks, device-to-device_x000D_
communications, network security and blockchain technology in the development of a payment channel system_x000D_
to enable payment transactions in support of people sharing information or network resources over ad hoc_x000D_
networks. The project is divided into two tasks: (1) bidirectional payment channel design for multiple parties,_x000D_
and (2) architecture design for offline payment with payment channel. This project enables an initial_x000D_
collaborative research engagement between RightMesh and UBC with the intention of developing a long-term_x000D_
partnership to advance Canadian technologies for blockchain and the micropayment of cryptocurrency, which_x000D_
will potentially attract substantial investments and provide many employment opportunities for highly skilled_x000D_
workers over the next decade., program purpose french : This project provides the first opportunity for Prof. Victor Leung's research group at UBC to collaborate with_x000D_
RightMesh, a startup focusing on offering a novel wireless data service in heterogeneous mobile ad hoc_x000D_
networks. At RightMesh, scientists and engineers have created a new technology platform and protocols for_x000D_
connecting users in an ad hoc wireless mesh network, and in so doing, creating new connectivity options to_x000D_
billions of unconnected users around the world. With RightMesh, the devices people already carry around_x000D_
every day form the infrastructure. The key principle is that the RightMesh network is self-forming, self-healing,_x000D_
and self-regulating. It runs on devices most of the world already uses and can easily afford. No additional_x000D_
hardware or infrastructure is required. A decentralized mobile mesh networking platform, powered by_x000D_
blockchain technology and tokenization, can put the power of connectivity back into the hands of the people._x000D_
The collaborative research leverages the experience of the UBC team on ad hoc networks, device-to-device_x000D_
communications, network security and blockchain technology in the development of a payment channel system_x000D_
to enable payment transactions in support of people sharing information or network resources over ad hoc_x000D_
networks. The project is divided into two tasks: (1) bidirectional payment channel design for multiple parties,_x000D_
and (2) architecture design for offline payment with payment channel. This project enables an initial_x000D_
collaborative research engagement between RightMesh and UBC with the intention of developing a long-term_x000D_
partnership to advance Canadian technologies for blockchain and the micropayment of cryptocurrency, which_x000D_
will potentially attract substantial investments and provide many employment opportunities for highly skilled_x000D_
workers over the next decade., agreement title english : Scalable Blockchain for Offline Payments over Bidirectional Channels, agreement title french : Scalable Blockchain for Offline Payments over Bidirectional Channels, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada