PinnedAlex BerkeinMIT MEDIA LABCrypto Voting & U.S. Elections: RealityOn the security of blockchain, internet, and end-to-end verifiable voting systems.38 min read·Jan 22, 2020----
Alex BerkeinMIT MEDIA LABPrivate Delivery NetworksA 2030 survey and analysis of systems that address privacy and wealth inequality in e-commerce and delivery networks.22 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Alex BerkeContact Tracing Technologies: Methods and Trade-offsAn overview of existing contact tracing technologies, along with different methods and trade-offs to consider when building new ones.29 min read·Apr 29, 2020----
Alex BerkeinMIT MEDIA LABCrypto Voting & U.S. Elections: (Science Fiction) Short Stories From Potential FuturesThese stories consider two potential futures for U.S. democracy, branching from our present. One is dystopian, the other utopian.15 min read·Jan 22, 2020--1--1
Alex BerkeinThe Celo BlogArbitrage and Winning a Cryptocurrency Trading Competition at MITThere are numerous cryptocurrencies and crypto assets, and a variety of markets on which they are exchanged. Arbitrage opportunities arise…18 min read·Feb 18, 2019--1--1
Alex BerkeinMIT MEDIA LABA Future-Forward Proposal for a System of Streets and Autonomous VehiclesThis post was contributed to the MIT Media Lab’s website as research…21 min read·Jan 10, 2019--1--1
Alex BerkeRunning While TravelingA habit that I did not fail throughout my time in Southeast Asia, is running every morning. Always the same distance, only less if my…2 min read·Jan 2, 2017----
Alex BerkeTravelogue 12/12: Explosives and Tea PartiesLast night: I was speaking to the owner of the homestay I was in about dinner. A BOOM went off in the surrounding mountains.4 min read·Jan 2, 2017----
Alex BerkeMistaken as a Man in CambodiaI’m commonly mistaken as a man in Cambodia. Tuk-tuk drivers that want me as their next fare amend their sentences as they call out to me…1 min read·Jan 1, 2017----