Blockchain in Kyoto 2020
Program ver. 7. (17/02/2020)
February 27 (Thu) and 28 (Fri), 2020
International Science Innovation Building, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
February 27 (Thu)
9:50-10:00

Opening: Yuichi Ikeda (Kyoto University)

10:00-10:50

Keynote: Sagar Sarbai (Ripple)“Enabling an Internet of Value through Digital Assets”
Session 1

Yoshi Fujiwara (University of Hyogo)

10:50-11:40

Invited 1: Yoshiharu Akahane (NTT DATA)“Application of Blockchain Technology in Trade Industry”
11:40-12:00

General 1: Tsuyoshi Hirayama (IBM)“Financial and technical analysis of Security Token Platform”
12:00-13:00

LunchSession 2

Hideaki Aoyama (Kyoto University)

13:00-13:50

Invited 2: Chinedum K. Umachi (PG&E)“Insights into Exploring Blockchain within a Utility”
13:50-14:10

General 2: Yuji Aruka (Chuo University)“The rise of smart contract and its complex impacts on the digitalecosystem”
14:10-14:30

General 3: Ken Naganuma (Hitachi)“Secure Key-management Technology for Blockchain using
Biometrics Information”
14:30-14:50

General 4: Yuki Kondo (Hitachi)“Design Patterns for Smart Contracts in Hyperledger Fabric”
14:50-15:10

Coffee BreakSession 3

Emi Yoshikawa (Ripple)

15:20-16:10

Pannel Session: Emi Yoshikawa (Ripple)“Women in Blockchain ~ driving diversity and inclusion to build athriving industry ecosystem”
Nat Sakimura (OpenID Foundation)
Sachiko Yoshihama (IBM Japan)
Yokiko Nishimura (Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association)
Kristina Yasuda (InternetBar.org)
16:10-16:30

General 5: Takuya Sakamoto (Fujitsu Laboratories)“Privacy Protection for Self-Sovereign Identity with Fine Grained
Zero Knowledge Proof”
16:30-16:50

General 6: Daisuke Sato (Kyoto University)“Structural analysis of XRP blockchain: A network scientificperspective”
18:30- BanquetKYOTO GARDEN PALACE
605 Tatsumaecho, Shimochojamachi-agaru, Karasuma-dori,
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone : +81-75-411-0111(Bus will depart from the main gate of Yoshida campus of Kyoto
University at 18:10)

February 28 (Fri)
Session 4

Hidetoshi Takeda (Kyoto University)

9:20-9:40

General 8: Lukas Pichl (International Christian University)“Ether cryptocurrency: time series analysis of exchange rates andtriangular arbitrage”
9:40-10:30

Invited 3: Motonobu Matsuo (Financial Services Agency)“Crypto assets, blockchain and financial regulation: Overview ofNew Legislation of Crypto Assets and Governance of Blockchain”
10:30-10:50

Coffee BreakSession 5

Hideaki Aoyama (Kyoto University)

10:50-11:40

Invited 4: Yuzo Kano (bitFlyer, Inc.)“How the Blockchain Revolution Will Lead Social Changes:

bitFlyer Blockchain’s Initiatives”
11:40-12:00

General 9: Patrick Ocheja (Kyoto University)“Blockchain of Learning Logs (BOLL): Connecting Distributed
Learning Records Through the Blockchain”
12:00-12:20

General 10: Zachary Sorenson (Waseda Business School)“Two Speculative Uses of Blockchain Considering The Economicsof The Structure of Production”
12:20-13:20

Lunch

Session 6Yoshi Fujiwara (University of Hyogo)

13:20-14:10

Invited 5: Shuji Kobayakawa (Meiji University)“Role of Central Banks in the Blockchain Economy”
14:10-15:00

Invited 6: Kazumasa Miyazawa (Soramitsu, Co., Ltd)“World’s First Blockchain Central Bank Digital Currency inCambodia”
15:00-15:20

General 11: Irena Vodenska (Boston University)“Transfer Learning Methodology for Bitcoin Price Prediction Basedon Financial Micro-blogs”
15:20-15:40

Coffee BreakSession 7

Yuichi Ikeda (Kyoto University)

15:40-16:00

General 12: Jun Furuse (DaiLambda)“SCaml: a high-level programming language for Tezos smart
contracts”
16:00-16:20

General 13: Masanori Yamanaka (Nihon University)“Price fluctuation of cryptocurrencies”
16:20-16:30

Closing: Naoyuki Iwashita (Kyoto University)