Dr. Corey Petty started his blockchain focused research around 2012 as a personal hobby while doing his PhD candidacy at Texas Tech University in Computational Chemical Physics. He then went on to co-found The Bitcoin Podcast Network and still serves as a host on Hashing It Out. Corey entered the data science/blockchain security industry for a few years attempting to fix vulnerabilities in ICS/SCADA networks before transitioning to Status as Chief Security Officer. Now he works on infrastructure