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Talmai Oliveira

  • Adjunct Lecturer
Academic Division: Operations and Information Management
Dr. Talmai Oliveira is an innovator, scientist, teacher, entrepreneur, and systems architect, who has spent over 20 years specializing in data privacy and large-scale distributed systems. Currently a Lead Principal Software Engineer at Akamai, and Adjunct Staff at Babson. Previously Director of Engineering at Super Studios developing new blockchain-enabled games, technologies and NFT trading platforms. Before that, was a tech lead at Akamai building a blockchain payment network capable of 1M tx/s at latencies of less than 2s each.

Expert in wireless networking and fault-tolerant distributed computer systems, including data-driven services and IoT applications. 10+ years experience in software development, architecture, applied research and managing & scaling small to medium start-up teams. Solid track record of execution and strong leadership to deliver high-quality products, harness team strengths and maximize productivity.

Compelling communicator and negotiator with both tech and non-tech audiences. Has led engineering for international research groups and startups. Passionate about IP generation, with multiple patents. Fluent in English and Portuguese. Brazilian and American citizen

Academic Degrees

  • Ph D, University of Cincinnati
  • MS, Federal University of Bahia
  • BS, Federal University of Bahia

Academic Interest / Expertise

Passionate about communication, culture, and building thriving, globally connected teams. Excited about developing transformational digital innovations based on decentralized ownership, byzantine distributed networks, advanced analytics, and user insights. Deeply involved with blockchain consensus protocols and high-rate message propagation, as well as out-of-the-box web3 applications. Excels at designing large-scale, highly complex systems with an exceptional talent for driving end-to-end system architecture with multiple stakeholders.

Courses

  • Degree Courses 2025

    • OIM 3560 BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES

  • Degree Courses 2024

    • OIM 3560 BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Presentations

  • Connecting campus Blockchain Clubs, University Professors & Corporate leaders Oliveira, T. University & Corporate Blockchain Series, Suffolk University Sawyer Business School (2024)
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