Hello, Polakdot Family. You may remember us, at the beginning of the year we launched an educational proposal that received rich feedback from the entire Polakdot community in its different media.
Since then we have continued exploring the ecosystem and we have spoken with actors in the ecosystem to improve and pivot our initiative and now we have embodied it as a professional research, with an allied research center and 2 experts in technological development, and we have also added a factor that is in trend: Artificial intelligence.
📌 If you want to see the complete proposal in a document, with all the links and graphic material, visit this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MikliyX_XDuipVsCQztzpTLl8PiupVvYII1rSMuvVYA/edit?tab=t.0
📌 If you want to see our past proposal, visit this link:
https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/2663
The Open Web Academy organization has carried out educational activities focused on the creation of new blockchain solutions that allow the ecosystem to grow.
Throughout the life of the organization, it has been noted for carrying out offline and in-person activities to increase blockchain software developers, through workshops, courses, hackathons and educational content. Open Web Academy has managed to incorporate more than 3K participants.
Open Web Academy is characterized by being a chain-agonistic organization, which has led us to experiment with protocols such as Ethereum, BNB Chain, ICP, Optimism, Arbitrum and Vara Network, as well as NEAR Protocol where we have had our greatest impact, generating educational plans directly for the NEAR foundation and the "NEAR Dev Hub" developer circle. Some of the most relevant activities that validate our methods are:
Our team sees Polkadot as the ideal platform to develop our blockchain solutions. We are attracted by its interoperability, scalability, and the flexibility that Substrate offers to create custom blockchains tailored to our needs. We also value its inclusive approach, which makes the process easier for us thanks to pre-configured tools, accessible documentation, and an active community willing to collaborate. With the support of initiatives such as Web3 Foundation Grants and the educational resources available, we feel that Polkadot allows us to innovate and develop projects at a lower cost and with greater efficiency.
At Open Web Academy, we are proud to have Mexican Collective (https://x.com/PolkadotMexico_) , Community on Polkadot, as a key ally. Together, we work to promote blockchain education and innovation, focusing on empowering individuals and organizations to leverage the potential of Polkadot's ecosystem.
Our team includes:
Ph. D Ansel Rodríguez González: 20 years of experience in applied technologies. Researcher member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico. Conducts research in the areas of data analysis and artificial intelligence. Specialized in machine learning and pattern recognition. +37 papers on AI and data mining. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dsoodion/details/experience/
Eric Estrada: Project manager, 15 years of experience in leading big tech projects and education lead in Open Web Academy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-fernando-estrada-gonzalez-32028153/ https://x.com/EricEstrada84
Ph. D Luz Margarita Saucedo: Consultant and specialist in the design of online training spaces and in the field of Web 3, 23 years in design and delivery of university education. Education leader at ICP Mexico and NEAR Hispano https://www.linkedin.com/in/luz-margarita-saucedo-monarque-11309123/ https://x.com/luzmargaritas
Zaida Nieto: engineer in business management, web3 enthusiast, social media manager, and communications lead in Open Web Academy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaida-nieto-b2259625a/ https://x.com/freyjxh
Alan Estrada: Business developer and co-founder of web 3.0 projects at NEAR, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Vara network. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alannetwork/ https://x.com/alannetwork_
Irving Cancino: IT engineer,Technology teacher, Google Lv2 Professor and technological project coordinator at Open Web Academy https://www.linkedin.com/in/irving-cancino/ https://x.com/_Irvinggg
Yair Nava: Backend developer with experience in RUST and Solidity, mentor of technical workshops https://www.linkedin.com/in/irving-yair-nava-hern%C3%A1ndez-5973b7225/ https://x.com/IrvingYairNava1
Luis Daniel Mendez: Front end developer, expert in Blockchain Operating System, developer using Vara Network and technical content creator about web3 https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-daniel-mendez-castellanos-5b1418254/ https://x.com/syi2166
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The growing demand for AI infrastructure requires robust, scalable, and secure systems, but many traditional solutions come with high costs, centralization risks, and vulnerabilities in data management. Blockchains offer a decentralized and transparent alternative for handling storage, processing, and data validation in AI, but not all chains are suitable for these tasks. Researching and comparing blockchains helps identify those with the best performance, interoperability, and sustainability, ensuring that AI infrastructure remains efficient, reliable, and resilient to failures or manipulation.
Research on the Efficiency of AI Models on the Polkadot Blockchain
Open Web Academy has established an agreement with the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE), one of the leading research centers in Mexico, to collaborate on the creation of educational content related to artificial intelligence and the development of scientific research in this field. As part of this alliance, the proposal includes the creation of a scientific paper titled "Computational Efficiency of AI Models on the Polkadot Blockchain", which aims to compare the execution of artificial intelligence models on and off the blockchain, evaluating costs and processing times.
Thanks to this collaboration, we have the participation of highly qualified experts and mentors, ensuring both the quality of the course and the rigor of the study, providing a practical and innovative approach to AI and blockchain.
Participants will learn to develop, test, and deploy smart contracts on the Rootstock network, leveraging its compatibility with Ethereum and its security aligned with Bitcoin. Through a hands-on session, they will explore the protocol's tools for executing and securing smart contracts in an on-chain environment. Ideal for developers looking to specialize in building decentralized solutions on Rootstock.
The Open Web Academy team has already analyzed the educational content that Polkadot offers for AI development. Currently, our development team is testing and experimenting with its technology to explore how AI models can be integrated into Polkadot's ecosystem. We believe it is essential to align our content with existing resources to train more Spanish-speaking professionals, covering both foundational and advanced topics on AI deployment, optimization, and security within the Polkadot network.
Fullstack developers, solidity developers, general devs, university students and IT professionals and experts developers
| Tasks | Hours required |
|---|---|
| Operations and management | 90 |
| Research on the Efficiency of AI Models on the Polkadot Blockchain | 510 |
| Workshop Lectures Design | 20 |
| Run 4x Workshop Instruction | 20 |
| Office Hours | 20 |
| Analysis of final results, evaluation of participants and reports | 18 |
| Total Hours | 678 |
(25 USD/hour)
Grand total: $16,950.00 USD
In this section you can see the times established for this proposal
Open Web Academy is an educational organization that focuses on creating new blockchain solutions and growing the ecosystem. They have worked with various protocols and have had a significant impact on the NEAR Protocol, creating educational plans for the NEAR foundation and the "NEAR Dev Hub" developer circle. Now, they are proposing a new initiative focused on Polkadot, a platform they believe is ideal for developing blockchain solutions due to its interoperability, scalability, and flexibility.
The proposal includes creating a scientific paper about the performance of implementing AI on the Polkadot blockchain, conducting research and literature reviews, defining a theoretical framework, designing and developing experiments, executing and collecting data, analyzing and discussing results, and writing and publishing the paper. They also plan to run a Polkadot Workshop four times, focusing on smart contract development, auditing, creating AI agents on Polkadot, and exploring its governance.
The target audience for this proposal includes fullstack developers, solidity developers, general devs, university students, and IT professionals. The key performance indicators (KPIs) include 25 example deployments of participants to testnet, 5 participant projects launching to mainnet, 30 participants in each workshop, 15 office hour sessions, and the publication of a scientific paper by a SNI level 3 researcher in Mexico.
The budget for this proposal is $16,950.00 USD, with a total of 678 hours required for completion. The timeline for the proposal can be found in a Gantt Diagram linked in the original post.
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