How UC Berkeley Uses Decentralized Storage for Neutrino Research Data

Seal's verifiable decentralized cloud storage provides researchers with secure, affordable, and geographically distributed data storage to protect their groundbreaking work.

Web3 can be thought of as the next iteration of the internet using a collection of technologies such as blockchain and data science. One core tenet is decentralization, which allows for more privacy and data ownership for users. Thus, Web3 cloud storage, or decentralized storage,  aims to decentralize data, maintaining no central authority or single point of failure, leading to better outcomes for data protection.

Challenges in Custodial Record Storage

Decentralized cloud storage is a perfect solution for storing large research data sets. By switching from resource-intensive tape storage systems to Web3 decentralized cloud storage, your data is stored more affordably and securely. At Seal Storage, we store data across six cities, three countries, and two continents. These large data sets can be stored on Seal’s decentralized platform for many years - with the option to secure indefinite storage for your important data. This geographic decentralization means there is no single point of failure. Because Seal uses Filecoin as its underlying network, data integrity is verified daily through consensus mechanisms.

Blockchain Technology for Data Storage

UC Berkeley Underground Physics Group employed Seal’s decentralized cloud storage for neutrino physics research data to support the development of novel detection technology. Led by Berkeley Professor Gabriel Orebi Gann, the group’s neutrino detector will address fundamental mysteries about the nature and formation of our universe. The detectors create massive amounts of important and unique data, so Berkeley saw four major benefits of using Seal’s decentralized cloud storage: immutability, geographic decentralization, verifiability, and affordability. Read the full press release here.

Blockchain Architecture 

Berkeley Professor Gabriel Orebi Gann and Researcher Tanner Kaptanoglu shared the following four benefits they saw in decentralized cloud storage:

• Immutability: Berkeley’s research involves neutrino rare event search, which means that every data point must be immutable. When you store your research data with Seal, our decentralized cloud storage platform ensures your data will remain secure and unchanged.
• Geographic Decentralization: Berkeley collaborates with universities around the world, so having the data stored in multiple locations gives researchers peace of mind. They aren’t relying on one central location to protect their data.
• Verifiability: Since every data point could be valuable, Berkeley researchers are grateful to have a source of truth made possible by decentralization. Berkeley researchers appreciated knowing that they can always be sure their data is not being corrupted.
• Affordability: The unique block rewards structure of the Filecoin networks allows Seal to offer decentralized cloud storage at an affordable price - thousands less than centralized data storage options. This allows Berkeley’s neutrino research data to grow without constraints.
  
  

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