Project summary

FrontierRegistry: is an on-chain publishing protocol for science and engineering research and data.

It is a user-friendly platform that allows researchers to publish their work on the blockchain, even if they have no prior Web3 or blockchain experience.

By publishing their work on the blockchain, academics, scientists, engineers, researchers and citizen scientists have an immutable date/ time stamp of their Intellectual Property. By publishing on the blockchain, researchers can simultaneously protect their IP while freely sharing the elements of their research they so choose in respect of Open Science and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles.

FrontierRegistry had its Alpha release in January 2023. Currently we are integrating AI capability into the research analysis frameworks to assist peer review analytics and other support mechanisms.

Landing Page: https://frontier-registry.carrd.co/

FrontierRegistry Alpha release was presented in March 2023 during the UNESCO working group on Open Science research infrastructure in Paris, France.

Project goals

BETA Release in Q4 2023.

For this BETA release we are seeking support funding for the ongoing build, refined UX/ UI, AI integrations, distribution and user adoption.

How will this funding be used?

This funding will be used primarily for the ongoing salaries for the Lead Dev and Project Manager. Ideally we can hire additional staff such as a deputy project manager and an assistant to the Lead Dev.

Marketing - for the Alpha release we have ongoing UX/UI feedback and iteration integrations. For the BETA release we anticipate a substantial distribution strategy that includes academic, government, enterprise and individual user outreach and licensing.

Salary for full-time Marketing Lead is priority.

What is your (team's) track record on similar projects?

The Creator/ Project Manager has led this project since February 2022. The Lead Dev joined the project in October 2022. Together we have built FrontierRegistry to its current ALPHA release.

The Lead Dev has a robust Github profile and is highly proficient in Solidity, RUST, React.js and more.

Project Manager also oversees government contracts as a project manager through her LLC which has a current subcontract with NASA.

How could this project be actively harmful?

If the AI is not integrated into the protocol with respect to data privacy and peer review guardrails then otherwise sensitive or proprietary data could be inadvertently made public.

What other funding is this person or project getting?

We have received grants from: Polygon Labs, Filecoin Foundation, Friends & Family, Gitcoin