Entries by Jackie Finn

The Importance of Unit Testing

VIA’s Ashley DaSilva, Team Leader, Product Development, was invited to lead a workshop on unit testing for McGill’s Computer Science Graduate Society. Ashley discussed the critical importance of software testing, why developers should embrace unit testing, and when and how to use mocking.

The 5 Game Changers that Made 2018 VIA’s Year

2018 was a blockbuster year for VIA, from product development to team growth, from press features to awards, and so much more. We are proud to share some of our highlights with you here, and we look forward to the year ahead!

Colin Gounden Presents at FERC Technical Conference

During his presentation, titled “AI for forecasting and resiliency in energy”, Colin discussed the issues that limit AI learning to improve grid resiliency. His presentation focused on how VIA’s application, Trusted Analytics Chain (TAC), addresses these four common AI training data issues.

Joe Babiec, Experienced Government Advisor and MIT Alumnus, Joins VIA’s Advisory Board

“Our blockchain-based technology, Trusted Analytics Chain (TAC), has seen growing interest across the US and in more than 10 countries in Europe and in Asia. Through conversations, we’ve realized that we have the opportunity to become the industry standard for secure and private data analysis, and we believe Joe is the right person to help us achieve that goal,” said Colin Gounden, CEO of VIA.

VIA Accepted into Top European Accelerator Program, Accelerace

VIA will participate in the Cleantech program for six to eight months. Through this program, Accelerace will assist in establishing a corporate presence in Denmark, introductions to leading European utilities (such as Enel), and mentorship from experienced Danish entrepreneurs, cleantech executives, and industry experts.

VIA Wins MITX Best Technology Innovation Concept Award

The award recognizes VIA’s blockchain-based application, Trusted Analytics Chain (TAC). VIA developed the application with its energy clients in mind: TAC establishes secure access to highly sensitive data, which is one of the biggest challenges to widespread AI implementation across the energy industry.

Rock Science: How Van Halen Invented Smart Contracts

Van Halen’s music defined a genre (and a generation), but their impact reaches much further than the music world. In fact, you could argue Van Halen’s reach extends even into the blockchain boom we’re seeing today. How so? Well, Van Halen sort of invented the smart contract.