Professor Aggelos Kiayias FRSE, Input Output (IO)’s chief scientist, chair in cybersecurity and privacy, and director of the Blockchain Technology Laboratory at the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded the 2024 BCS Lovelace Medal.

This award recognizes his transformative contributions to the theory and practice of cybersecurity and cryptography, with his work leading to new…

Input | Output (IO) was founded on the promise of being a catalyst for change—to transform global systems for everyone, everywhere, and to champion products that are built ethically from the outset. Since our early days in 2017, these principles have remained constant. Through hard lessons, trials, triumphs, and everything in between, we’ve embraced the guiding principle that…

The previous blog post discussed formal methods and their role in blockchain development.

Building on the importance of formal methods, Input | Output (IO) demonstrates their practical application through real-world examples. By integrating these techniques into the development process, IO ensures robust, high-assurance systems that drive innovation in blockchain technology.

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Reliability, security, and efficiency are crucial factors when dealing with complex and fast-evolving decentralized systems such as blockchains.

At Input | Output (IO), formal methods are a cornerstone in achieving these goals. With a rigorous mathematical approach, IO addresses challenges unique to blockchain development – such as unpredictable network conditions, the security…

A brief history of Doom

Few names resonate with the gaming community as much as the almighty Doom. An instant classic in its own right, it is no exaggeration to say that there was a before/after Doom in the context of gaming history, and more specifically, in the game's decisive and lasting influence on the first-person shooter (FPS) genre.

Released in an episodic format in 199…