The Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences uses the Waves Enterprise blockchain for remote voting – Bits Media

Mathematical Institute named after V.. AND. Steklov Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) uses the electronic voting service WE.Vote, created by the developers of Waves Enterprise, for remote voting.

Given the tense situation in the country due to the pandemic, this year Higher Attestation Commission (WAK) under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation updated the requirements for scientific and educational organizations. According to the new rules, all members of dissertation councils, those who are unwilling or unable to physically attend meetings, can vote remotely.

Mathematical Institute named after V.. AND. Steklova (MIAN) considers, that it is advisable to use blockchain to conduct remote voting and award academic degrees. After analyzing many services, Steklov Mathematical Institute chose the WE.Vote platform, operating on the basis of this technology. Now voting by dissertation councils of the institute is carried out remotely using WE.Vote and fully complies with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission.

“We are interested in using a safe and technological solution. From a mathematical point of view, WE.Vote is a complex tool, but at the same time it is convenient and easy to use. Besides, We were pleasantly surprised by the speed of his work", — said Vitaly Atapin, head of the department of postgraduate and doctoral studies at the Steklov Mathematical Institute.

The institute named the preservation of voting confidentiality and the ability to transparently track information as the main advantages of the WE.Vote service. The immutability of data in the blockchain also plays an important role, because it gives a guarantee, that the votes of the participants are taken into account and not falsified.

“Thanks to the WE.Vote service, It will become easier for scientific organizations to comply with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission. Besides, With the help of blockchain, voting will be carried out much faster. Researchers will not have to be distracted from scientific work by administrative tasks, which take a lot of time", — added Artem Kalikhov, product director at Waves Enterprise.

In April last year, the Waves Enterprise platform was included in the unified register of Russian software. This expanded the project’s capabilities to implement its solutions in the public and private sectors.