Chain of Custody Gateway

[Stofl-Ltd]

Project: Distributed Chain of Custody

Elevator Pitch: Maritime claims can be astronomical (£Billions) and the ensuing investigation and arbitration can last years, costing time/money (IUMI Stats 2019). Against this backdrop, a low-power/long-range chain-of-custody network is negligible, providing low cost data for early-warning capabilities, expediting route-cause investigations, mitigating losses and improving claim efficiency.

Verifying the location and condition of assets during storage and transportation is a critical concern for global trade. Asset Owners, Insurers and Logistics providers are blind at many stages of an assets journey and connectivity gaps in remote areas makes it near impossible to provide real time data. This translates into inefficient routing, mistakes, lack of information for decision making and an increase risk for fraud or malicious acts.With multiple interested parties involved at every stage of the supply chain, there are multiple trails of evidence and disagreements about which document is correct when they don’t align.

Stofl’s Proof-of-Custody (PoC) is an improvement of the Proof-of-Location (PoL) protocol which only provide stationary coverage. By installing Static PoC LoRaWAN Gateways with verifiable GPS locations within ports and other industrial hubs, these can be used to verify the arrival and departure of Transit PoC Gateways installed on ships, trains, trucks and other industrial assets which can be further verified through LoRaWAN satellite coverage and publicly available information on (for example) ship locations (marinetraffic.com) where the data can be fed into a blockchain oracle and used to secure the network when out of range of a static network.

Stofl has received approval for $800k of UK Government Grant funding for further development of the PoC solution. Whilst we have secured UK Government Grant funding, the conditions are such that we need to find match funding to the tune of £175k in order for the project to begin. The Grant is also only paid in arrears quarterly which is certainly of great help, but insufficient at this stage.

Total fiat/hnt ask: £175000

Team or Project website: https://www.stofl.net/

Prototype Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS9Mxu7dBNs

Key applicants: Stofl (Lead) - Stofl serves to facilitate the transition into the decentralised data centric world where blockchain technology forms the fundamental backbone of this new tokenized economy. Stofl was founded on the basis of mutual cooperation, with values that aim to foster sustainable growth as well as rapid adoption of technology where it is most needed in order to improve our world.

Imperial College London (Collaborator) - Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Consistently rated amongst the world's best universities, Imperial is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collaboration across disciplines. Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges.

From Stofl’s Team: Albert Gardiner (Project Manager) - Executive with 7 years leadership and project management experience in wireless technology and telecom infrastructure companies. Steven Huang (Technical Lead) - Extensive experience in hardware/firmware (ARM), mobile apps and desktop application development. Experienced in C++, Python, JavaScript and ReactJS. Computer Science MSc. Pankhuri Bansal (IoT and Blockchain Lead) - Led blockchain innovation at JP Morgan and is Digital Technology Expert for UN, leading technical development of IoT standards. MSc in IoT & Entrepreneurship. PhD in AI/ML. Roshan Chainani (Blockchain Developer) - Seasoned software engineer, entrepreneur and investor with focus on cryptocurrency/blockchain ecosystems. Physics MSc from UCL and Computing Science MSc from Imperial. Kaleb Tuck (Full-Stack Developer) - Experienced full-stack developer with extensive skills in software development and embedded systems. MSc in Advanced Software Technology, Imperial. Extensive experience in C/C++, Python, JavaScript and SQL. Stephanie Price (Mechanical Engineer) - Experienced Mechanical Engineer and Software Developer, previously working as CAD & Quality Engineer at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Experience in SolidWorks C#/C++, MATLAB and VBA. Shane Fleming (Hardware Lead) - Engineer with world-leading expertise in Embedded Electronics, Reconfigurable Electronics and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays. MEng in Electronic & Information Engineering and PhD in Reconfigurable Computing from Imperial. Flemming Mouridsen (Business Development and Exploitation) - 15 years professional experience in maritime container and oil/gas industries overseeing multifaceted operations in dynamic environments, with particular interest solving complex logistics/transportation problems.

From Imperial College London’s Team: William Knottenbelt (Senior Blockchain Researcher) - Professor of Applied Quantitative Analysis at Department of Computing at Imperial and Director of Imperial College's Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering. Post Doctorate Research Assistant - Selected from William Knottenbelt's extensive academic network.

Subcontractors: Linxdot - Hardware Prototyping - Hardware supplier producing Stofl's Mobile Custody Gateway components.

Advisors: Mishcon de Reya - Leading UK based law firm. Thales - Heavy Industry partner lending their assets and resources.

Project Details: Commercialisation and Route-to-Market: Stofl team will leverage its extensive network within logistics/shipping (DSV Logistics/DHL/Maersk), maritime insurance (AXA/EON/MTD) and assurance/certification (Saybolt/Intertek) to ensure rapid adoption/exploitation. Potential Pilot to launch with Thales on successful Innovate funding with nonconfidential project findings used by Stofl and Imperial to promote platform, raise awareness and demand in key insurance markets. Targeting insurers looking to mitigate risk and leverage early warning system relating to storage and transportation of dangerous goods.

Work Packages: WP1: Project Management. Lead: Albert Gardiner. Days: 159. Cost: £81,326. WP2: IP, Exploitation & Dissemination. Lead: Flemming Mouridsen. Days: 117. Cost: £128,199. WP3: Research. Lead: Steven Huang. Days: 164. Cost: £54,187. WP4: Core Platform Development. Lead: Steven Huang. Days: 184. Cost: £65,454. WP5: Tracking Device Development. Lead: Shane Fleming. Days: 325. Cost: £110,958. WP6: Blockchain Backbone Development. Lead: Pankhuri Bansal. Days: 263. Cost: £90,949. WP7: Mobile Custody Gateway Development. Lead: Shane Fleming. Days: 232. Cost: £80,945. WP8: UI and Dashboard Development. Lead: Steven Huang. Days: 168. Cost: £59,940. WP9: Integration and Testing. Lead: Steven Huang. Days: 328. Cost: £111,926.

Deliverables: D1: Functional & Technical Specification D2: Research Report D3: Core Platform Prototype D4: Tracking Device Prototype D5: Blockchain Backbone Prototype D6: Mobile Custody Gateway Prototype D7: UI Prototype D8: Integrated Prototype D9: Exploitation Plan D10: User Testing Report

Roadmap: Milestones: M1: Functional & Technical Specification Complete (Jun 2022). M2: Tracking Device Prototype Complete (Oct 2022). M3: Blockchain Backbone Prototype Complete (Nov 2022). M4: Mobile Custody Gateway Prototype Complete (Jan 2023). M5: Integrated Prototype Complete (May 2023). M6: User Testing Complete (Aug 2023).

[ClarissaDeWi]

Hello @Stofl-Ltd 👋 Thanks for submitting a proposal. Our team is reaching out via email to share next steps.

[Stofl-Ltd]

Hi Clarissa

Many thanks for your email below!

We look forward to hearing from your team regarding next steps.

Sincerely, /Flemming

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