Algorand Centres of Excellence (ACE)
Following a rigorous selection process, 10 multidisciplinary teams from top universities and research institutions from around the world qualify for the five-year programme.
ACE Locations
ACE Centres
Carnegie Mellon University
ACE-CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) is an international, cross-campus collaboration between CMU, United States, and CMU-Africa in Kigali, Rwanda. Research foci include security, economics and usability, while education focuses on curriculum development for improving blockchain literacy and community outreach.
Monash University
Focused on sustainability in the Pacific Region, ACE-SIP brings together nine teams working towards advancing blockchain know-how across informatics, education, and community.
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NTU Singapore
ACE-NTU, the Algorand Centre of Excellence at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, focuses on education and research for advancing blockchain development and adoption in Singapore, ASEAN countries, and beyond.
Purdue University
MEGA-ACE (Multi-disciplinary Educational Global Alliance for Algorand Centre of Excellence) is a comprehensive academic endeavour composed of 17 institutions across 6 continents, forming a powerhouse of multi-disciplinary blockchain research and education.
TU München
ACE-SUPPRA (Security, Usability, Performance, and Privacy Research on Algorand) is an initiative from the Blockchain Research Cluster of Technical University of Munich (TUM) that brings together a network of interdisciplinary research groups to advance technical, economic and social aspects of blockchain technology and their applicability to the Algorand ecosystem.
UC Berkeley
A collaboration between the Berkeley Centre for Responsible Decentralised Intelligence (RDI) and UCL (University College London) create the Berkeley RDI - University College London Algorand Centre of Excellence (BRUCL).
Università Roma Tre
ACE-BRAIN (Blockchain Regulation And INnovation) is a collaboration between Roma Tre University, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, European University Institute, and Fondazione Ugo Bordoni. Its mission includes promoting blockchain technology as a pillar of the future EU Single Market, and as a foundation for a more democratic, resilient, and sustainable society in Europe and beyond.
University of Cape Town
The ACE-FI (Algorand Centre of Excellence for Fintech Innovation) at the University of Cape Town leads rigorous research into digital currencies and blockchain-based finance fostering technological innovation and education in this space.
University of Florida
Based at the University of Florida, and in collaboration with the University of Belgrade, ACE-W3's mission is to advance education and innovation in blockchain and Web3 applications, in particular those facilitated by Algorand's technology and its community.
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Yale University
ACE-PAVE (Privacy, Accountability, Verification, and Economics of Blockchain systems), a US-Switzerland collaboration between Yale, Columbia, CCNY and EPFL, brings together researchers and educators in cryptography, economics and law to advance science and community outreach in the blockchain space.
What Our Investigators Say
I am thrilled to start working with my talented colleagues from Yale, Columbia, CCNY, EPFL, and CertiK on advancing the objectives of PAVE, Yale’s Algorand Center of Excellence. We are grateful to the Algorand Foundation for providing support for a 5-year research, education and outreach program, and are excited to collaborate with them.
It was the cryptographic and distributed computing community that created the technology on which blockchains are based: digital signatures, proofs of work, zero knowledge proofs, Byzantine agreement, pseudo random functions, secret sharing, you name it. I applaud the Algorand Foundation for going back to the roots and supporting this kind of research. The academic grants are going to stellar teams that will help grow the diverse and inclusive global community of blockchain researchers and educators.
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With the help of the ACE programme my team at IIT Madras and I are not only able to pursue our research, but we are also able to develop courses and create blockchain learning opportunities for students together with our colleagues from across the globe. The ACE programme will benefit the academic blockchain landscape tremendously.
The University of Cape Town is proud to be part of the global ACE programme network. With the help of the ACE program our Financial Innovation Hub is not only able to support local student talent with bursaries to pursue their graduate studies, but we can also build our accelerator program, develop blockchain education courses and much more.
ACE Organisations
Africa
Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Rwanda
University of Cape Town, South Africa
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Asia
Bar llan University, Israel
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
IIT Bombay, India
IIT Madras, India
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Reichman University, Israel
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Europe
Ecole Polytechnique France, France
EPFL, Switzerland
UCL (University College London), UK
National Technical University Athens, Greece
Technische Universität München, Germany
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Università Roma Tre, Italy
University of Belgrade, Serbia
North America
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
City College New York, United States
Columbia University, United States
Cornell University, United States
Purdue University, United States
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
Stealth, United States
Texas A&M, United States
UC Berkeley, United States
UCLA, United States
University of Florida, United States
Yale University, United States
Oceania
Australia National University, Australia
ClimateWorks Australia, Australia
Monash University, Australia
Oceania Cyber Security Centre, Australia
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
University of Queensland, Australia
University of Sydney, Australia
University of Fiji, Fiji
University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Latin America
CoinFabrik, Argentina
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Events
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Featured
04 APR 2023
MEGA ACE Hackathon
Argentina, Kenya, Europe, United States
The hackathon will feature two tracks: Open Innovation and Technical Challenges, offering a wide range of opportunities for participants to showcase their creativity and Algorand expertise.
MEGA-ACE Hackathon Webinar
CoinFabrik
Join us on March 30, 2023 for our MEGA-ACE Hackathon Info Webinar. Meet the hack organizers, learn how you can participate and ask your burning questions about this global hackathon organized by the MEGA-ACE team.
30 MAR 2023 | 08:30
Blockchain Bootcamp 2023
University of Belgrade
The ACE-W3 Blockchain Bootcamp 2023 is a unique opportunity for all students to learn about the application of blockchain in different e-business ecosystems and gain experience in coding with the newest blockchain technologies.
02 MAR 2023 - 31 MAR 2023
University of Belgrade
MEGA-ACE Hackathon Workshop: How to start in Algorand using Algokit
Purdue University
Welcome to this first technical training session, road to MEGA-ACE Hack. This time we’ll see how to onboard and start developing on Algorand in a few minutes using Alogkit, our one-stop tool for Algorand development.
31st March 2023
Online
MEGA-ACE Hackathon Workshop: Beaker, the framework to create Algorand Smart
Purdue University
Welcome back to our technical training sessions, road to MEGA-ACE Hack! This time we’ll learn about Beaker, the top-star python framework to create Algorand Smart Contracts in an intuitive way.
6th April 2023
Online
Derecho: Privacy Pools with Proof-Carrying Disclosures
Yale University
Research Talk by Josh Beal, ACE PhD student from the Yale Applied Cryptography Laboratory, on privacy pools, Tornado Cash and the novel application Derecho.
13 APR 2022 | 12:00 pm EST
Blockchain Day 2023 at Bar-Ilan University
The Blockchain Day is organized as part of the MEGA-ACE center, supported by the Algorand Foundation through the Algorand Centers of Excellence (ACE) Program.
19 APR 2023
Faculty of Engineering, Building 1102, room 22
1st ACE Symposium on Privacy, Accountability, Verification, and Economics
This is a one-day event of talks and discussion. It is also part of the activities organized by the ACE-PAVE center, a Yale/Columbia/CUNY/EPFL/Certik center supported by the Algorand Foundation.
21 APR 2023
Yale University, William L. Harkness Hall, Room 207
W3 Algorand Hackathon 2023 - W3AH’23
University of Belgrade
The W3 Algorand Hackathon 2023 – W3AH’23 is a chance for students to create innovative Web3 projects based on blockchain technologies and the development of smart contracts on the Algorand platform.
27 APR 2023
University of Belgrade
Berkeley RDI ZKP / Web3 Hackathon
University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
This ZKP / Web3 Hackathon, hosted by Algorand Foundation ACE Berkeley RDI aims to bring together all students, researchers, and practitioners to build and showcase their work in ZKP, grow the ZKP community, and advance ZKP technology.
02 MAY 2023
Virtual and in-person
CMU Secure Blockchain Summit
Carnegie Mellon University's Secure Blockchain Summit will bring together experts from academia and industry to discuss the future of blockchain research, technology, and applications.
8-9 MAY 2023
MEGA-ACE Summer School in Greece
National Technical University of Athens
The summer school is sponsored by the Algorand Foundation through the MEGA-ACE project of the Algorand Centers of Excellence programme.
21 MAY 2023 - 26 May 2023
Spetses Island, Greece
Blockchain and the EU Single Market: what future?
European University Institute (EUI)
The Policy Dialogue will address the latest advancements in blockchain technology, its potential for shaping future EU policies, and novel regulatory approaches.
09 JUN 2023
Buontalenti - Casino Mediceo
News and Updates
Supporting blockchain innovation and research globally
Algorand Foundation is proud to support 10 ACE teams from all around the world. Partnering with top universities and vital non-profits, the ACE programme will help raise and nurture diverse, courageous generations of blockchain natives who can create, build, manage and innovate across all geographies.
The research, education and community-driven ACE programme brings us closer to the vision for an inclusive ecosystem that provides an opportunity for everyone to harness the the potential of an equitable and truly borderless economy.
The ACE programme is a global network of blockchain and cryptocurrency research and education centres that advances collaborative, multidisciplinary, and cutting-edge knowledge and technology.
Research
The ACE programme’s mission is to advance interdisciplinary science and technology in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Subjects can range from the theoretical understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrency, to new applications and use cases, to topics specific to the Algorand protocol and tools.
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Standards
The ACE programme encourages applied research and education leading to the development of experimental and novel blockchain applications to advance interoperability and standards in the space, accelerate innovation and create sustainable, positive impact.
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Education
Algorand Foundation values inclusive education and diverse community engagement. Curriculum offerings focus on many aspects of the blockchain and cryptocurrency space such as software and application development, protocol design, economics, social impact, regulatory or public sector policy, and more.
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Ecosystem and Community
The ACE programme embraces community building. Courses aim to plan to build, nourish and advocate for a community that is engaged with blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation, and invested in driving the technology for the general good.
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Social Impact
ACE programs address concrete scientific, economic and societal challenges and find actionable and sustainable solutions in line with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) and Algorand Foundation’s vision for a thriving, global borderless economy.
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Diversity and Inclusion
ACE project teams represent the organisation’s community with its diverse backgrounds and experiences. collaboration plan and define commitments to build a diverse team, support an inclusive work environment and help create a workforce of professional blockchain innovators and implementers.
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Innovation
ACE course modules use the Algorand platform for training purposes (e.g. homework, student projects, collaborative design and engineering experiences) as well as innovation in the use of Algorand technology and its applications.
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ACE Resources
