Doctoral Research Project at Durham University

Hello everyone,
I am Ludovico Rella, and I am a Ph.D. researcher in Geography at Durham University, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council of the UK.

I write to you to ask, first, whether any of you would be available to be interviewed regarding the Interledger Protocol project. Second, I would like to know if there are people interested in the ILP in the UK and, if so, if you have plans to establish meetups and organizing events in the future. You can find more information about my project on this page: https://goo.gl/DRfbkT.

My research project wants to explore the political, social, and cultural impact on money digitization on payments and currencies, especially on how money is exchanged and ascribed value to, as well as how monetary spaces change as a consequence of the deployment of new payment infrastructures. The ILP is thus a unique case study for my research due to its revolutionary potential for interoperable, currency-agnostic payment systems. Hence, I would like to interview professionals involved in its implementation, as well as people who have been involved in this project since its inception, so as to capture how it changed and evolved over time. I would also be interested, for those of you who are involved in that company, to discuss Ripple and its products. These interviews will be no longer than 1 hour.

As per research standards in the social sciences, all interviews will be anonymized, all details covered by copyright will be protected, and no names of individuals and firms will be disclosed at any moment. Any of you who might be available in participating in the process will be free to give and withdraw consent at any time. You can find more information about the ethical guidelines here: https://goo.gl/jShrhE.

Let me know if you have any question related to this project, I am looking forward to getting in touch.

Thank you all in advance.
Sincerely,
Ludovico Rella
Ph.D. Researcher, Durham University

Contacts:
Email: ludovico.rella@durham.ac.uk<mailto:ludovico.rella@durham.ac.uk>
Phone: +447397134085
Skype: ludovicorella
Twitter: @ludovico_rella
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludovicorella/