DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION:

FROM AI AND IOT TO CLOUD,

BLOCKCHAIN, AND
CYBERSECURITY

The digital frontier is vast. Immerse yourself

in the Big 5 Technologies that are shifting
our economic landscape.
 OVERVIEW

A digital revolution is underway. Technology

permeates every aspect of our society:
communication, education, medicine,
transportation, farming, and manufacturing.
Cryptocurrencies are disrupting banking
systems. Hyperconnectivity—through
communication systems, sensors, wearables,
and smart devices—has blurred the boundary
between the physical and digital worlds.

Professionals who understand the implications

of new technology, and more importantly how
to leverage it, can help their companies
connect to customers and stakeholders with
efficiency and precision, creating new
International Data
opportunities and staying ahead of Corporation (IDC)
competition. Digital platforms offer
fundamental improvements to traditional
predicts global spending on
business models, can transform entire technologies and services
industries, and are key drivers of growth. Web
based enterprises that leverage digital
enabling digital transformation
infrastructure can enter markets quickly and will reach $2.1 trillion by
move with agility in the new digital economy. 2021—double that of 2016,
In a rapidly expanding digital marketplace, the start of the forecast
how can we stay on top of such rapid—and
sometimes radical—change? How can we
period.
position our organizations to take advantage
of these new technologies? How can we track
and combat the security threats facing all of us
as we are swept forward into the future?

The Digital Transformation: From AI and IoT to

Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity online
program will cut through the jargon, the
misinformation, and the hype to give
participants a hands-on, interactive tour of the
five biggest technologies transforming our
economic landscape.

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 WHO IS THIS
PROGRAM FOR
This online program provides a hands-on, interactive tour of the five key technologies transforming
industry and commerce. Professionals in traditional companies as well as entrepreneurs seeking to
harness the opportunities afforded by new technologies, will learn about the five biggest drivers of
change: Blockchain, Cloud, AI, IoT, and Cybersecurity, instilling confidence to navigate the digital
frontier.

This is a very hands-on program; you will learn by doing and this includes some basic coding.

Participants come from a wide range of industries and roles:

Managing Director, IT Services Electrical Engineer

Project Manager, Telecom. Head of Finance, Banking

Managing Principal, Consulting Global Client Lead, Media

Sales Lead, IT Services Operations Manager, IT Services

Sr. Director, Digital Svs. Head of IT Architecture

PARTICIPANT
TESTIMONIALS
"I went from knowing almost nothing about
Blockchain to having a solid understanding
and even trading ether."
-Sr. Technical Safety Engineer, Energy Sector

"The videos, the practical assignments,

the help of the tutor - I enjoyed all of it!"
-Head of Finance, Banking Sector

"It made me do new things. In other words,

it forced me to think and learn better."
-VP, IT Services

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 YOUR
LEARNING JOURNEY
This online program takes you through the fundamentals of digital technologies that are transforming
our world today. Led by MIT faculty at the forefront of data science, participants will learn the history
and application of the five most transformative technologies: blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI),
cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and cybersecurity.

VIDEO LECTURES DEMONSTRATIONS

AND DISCUSSIONS AND INTERACTIVE
ASSIGNMENTS
Each module
includes a series of Demonstrations and
video lectures by online exercises
MIT faculty, accompany each
accompanied by module. These serve
more informal to illustrate key
discussions on concepts, such as
select topics. blockchain creation,
password fallibility,
understanding
algorithms, and cloud
infrastructure.

PEER DISCUSSION LIVE Q&A SESSIONS

GROUPS
Live webinars with
Discussion boards MIT faculty provide
are an integral part opportunity for
of each module and additional instruction
provide a forum as well as Q&A
where participants sessions for the
can interact, share group.
ideas, and ask
questions.

Note: MIT Professional Education reserves the right to change the curriculum and delivery of the program to
improve the participant experience.

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 APPLICATION
EXERCISES
MIT's motto of "Mens et Manus"—or Minds and Hands—fully applies to this program. You will learn
by doing. Here are some examples:

Use the MetaMask plugin to conduct Create your own webpage on a custom
transactions with Ether, a cryptocurrency domain and set up the Cloud server

Deploy a simple contract to the Etherium Demonstration of how machine learning

blockchain
Create a repository in GitHub, a platform for
managing software development
algorithms can help make decisions
involving incomplete and complex data
Discussion of how IoT can be applied to the
supply chain

INDUSTRY
EXAMPLES
Digital transformation has touched nearly every corner of modern life. Industries used to illustrate
concepts in this online program include:

BANKING MEDICAL
Will cryptocurrencies Explore how the
and blockchain Internet of Things
technology help can control global
prevent bank crises supply chains and
and defaults? detect counterfeit
drugs.

ENTREPRENEURIAL MANUFACTURING
VENTURES
How will machine
How has Everything learning and
as a Service (EaaS) blockchain
revolutionized the technology influence
startup and how can supply chain
traditional enterprises management?
compete?

EDUCATION CYBERSECURITY
Will machine learning Watch a demonstration
and AI change the on how cybercriminals
way we learn and crack passwords and
teach language? learn how you can
protect yourself.

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 PROGRAM
MODULES
Module 1: Blockchain Foundations
Explore the history and evolution of
blockchain, as well as the fundamentals of its
structure.
Distributed ledgers, public keys, and hash
functions
Synchronous vs. asynchronous computing
Mining and consensus
Transactions vs. contracts
Industry influence of Bitcoin and Ethereum
Module 3: Cloud
Learn about the inoperability issues that
paved the way for cloud solutions, cloud
computing structure, and implementation.
Basics of the Cloud mode
Services and shared resources
Containers and virtual machines
Mobility and scalability
Microservices
Serverless functions
Everything as a Service (EaaS)
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Module 2: Blockchain Applications
Explore the applications of blockchain beyond
cryptocurrency and how the evolution of smart
contracts expanded its possibilities to include
any industry or function.
Legal contracts
Financial inclusion
Identity ownership and control
Initial coin offerings
Decentralized autonomous organizations
Autonomous cities
Module 4: Artificial Intelligence and
the Future of Work
Learn the impact of AI implementation on
multiple industries and focus on how AI
impacts labor and the working economy.
Changing labor force
Language translation
Evolution of learning
Human augmentation
Defense and cybersecurity
Data science teams
 Module 5: The Internet of Things Module 6: Cybersecurity

Explore how the unprecedented expansion of
IoT devices enable innovation in areas such
as manufacturing and health care.
Connections and interoperability
Data collection and management
Process manufacturing
Privacy and security concerns
Explore how industries struggle to keep pace
with the rapidly changing landscape of
cyberattack methods as well as how to develop
impervious security strategies.
Password hacking
Browser privacy
VPNs
IoT security risks

Cyber-attack patterns

Finding talent

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 PROGRAM
FACULTY
Dr. John Williams holds a BA in Physics
from Oxford University, an MS in Physics
from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Numerical
Methods from University of Wales,
Swansea. His research focuses on the
application of large-scale computation to
problems in Cyber-Physical security and
energy studies. He is director of MIT’s
Geospatial Data Center and from
2006-2012, he was Director of the MIT
Auto-ID Laboratory, which invented the
Internet of Things.

He is author or co-author of over 200 journal

and conference papers, as well as the book,
RFID Technology and Applications.
Alongside Bill Gates and Larry Ellison, he
was named as one of the 50 most powerful
people in Computer Networks.

DR. JOHN R. WILLIAMS He consults to companies including

Professor of Information Engineering and
Director of MIT’s Geospatial Data Center
Accenture, Schlumberger, SAP Research,
Microsoft Research, Digital Steam Inc.,
Kajima Corp., Rockwell Hanford, Sandia
National Laboratories, Dept. Homeland
Security National Infrastructure Simulation
and Analysis Center, US Bureau of Mines,
Motorola, Phillip-Morris Inc., Ford Motor
Company, Exxon Production Research,
Mobil, Shell, Gulf Canada, and ARAMCO.

His international collaborations include

Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology and PolyU Hong Kong, Imperial
College of Science and Technology-UK,
Malaysia University of Science and
Technology (MUST) and Masdar Institute of
Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi.) He
organized the first Cyber-Physical Security
Conference in 2011 in the UK and along
with Dr. Sanchez, he runs the MIT Applied
Cyber Security Professional Education
summer course.

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DR. ABEL SANCHEZ
Research Scientist and Executive
Director of MIT’s Geospatial Data Center
Dr. Abel Sanchez holds a Ph.D. from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT). He is the Executive Director of MIT’s
Geospatial Data Center, architect of “The
Internet of Things” global network, and
architect of data analytics platforms for
SAP, Ford, Johnson & Johnson, Accenture,
Shell, Exxon Mobil, and Altria. In cyber
security, Dr. Sanchez architected impact
analysis of large-scale cyber-attacks
designing Cyber Ranges for the
Department of Defense (DOD).
In password security, Dr. Sanchez led the
design of a password firewall (negative
authentication) for the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity
(IARPA) agency. In machine learning,
addressing fraud detection, Dr. Sanchez
designed a situational awareness
framework that exploits different
perspectives of the same data and assigns
risk scores to entities for Accenture.
He led the design of a global data
infrastructure simulator, modeling
follow-the-sun engineering, to evaluate the
impact of competing architectures on the
performance, availability, and reliability of
the system for Ford Motor Company. He
has been involved in developing e-learning
software for Microsoft via their I-Campus
Program and with establishing the
Accenture Technology Academy, an online
resource for over 200,000 employees. He
has 10 years of experience with learning
management systems and has made
deployments in America, Asia, and Europe.
He teaches MIT courses on cybersecurity,
engineering computation, and data science
and has produced over 150 educational
videos.
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 CERTIFICATE

Get recognized! Upon successful completion of the program, MIT Professional Education grants a
certificate of completion to participants. This program is scored as a pass or no-pass; participants
must receive 80 percent to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.

Participants will be awarded 3.6 continuing education units towards professional development.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Your Name

S A M has successfully completed the online program

Digital Transformation
From AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity
(3.6 Continuing Education Units Awarded)

Dr. John R. Williams Dr. Abel Sanchez Bhaskar Pant

Professor of Information Research Scientist and Executive Director
Engineering and Director of MIT's Executive Director of MIT's MIT Professional Education
Geospatial Data Center Geospatial Data Center

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ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MIT Professional Education Fire Hydrant Award

It is part of the MIT culture for students and faculty to immerse themselves in their studies and
research. Attending MIT is often likened to "drinking from a fire hose" of information. For those
participants who display extraordinary efforts in exhibiting that MIT ethos and demonstrate
leadership by going above and beyond in their program participation, they’ll be considered to receive
the coveted MIT Professional Education Fire Hydrant Award. This award can be displayed in
professional bios, such as on LinkedIn. Decisions are made by MIT faculty and the program team
based on active participation and behaviors that exemplify leadership and contribution to the overall
program experience for the cohort.

Fire Hydrant Award

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"drinking from the fire hose" and program participation in

Digital Transformation
From AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity

Dr. John R. Williams Dr. Abel Sanchez Bhaskar Pant

Professor of Information Research Scientist and Executive Director
Engineering and Director of MIT's Executive Director of MIT's MIT Professional Education
Geospatial Data Center Geospatial Data Center

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 DURATION 6 weeks, online
excluding orientation
4-6 hours/week

PROGRAM FEES $2,300

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