Talks & Archive¶
A permanent repository of Project NANDA’s foundational presentation deck, technical keynote lectures from community summits, and core architectural figures.
Master Architecture Presentation¶
The core architectural overview of Project NANDA, detailing the transition from static web infrastructure to a decentralized Internet of AI Agents.
Selected Talks & Keynotes¶
Recorded keynote addresses, architectural deep dives, and expert panel sessions from Project NANDA summits, partner conferences, and academic workshops.
An in-depth introduction to the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol wire specification, JSON-RPC communication patterns, and how standardized agent messaging enables cross-platform autonomy.
The foundational vision for the Agentic Web: addressing the bottlenecks of DNS, certificate authorities, orchestration, and decentralized agent discovery at population scale.
Examining how the computing paradigm shifts when autonomous software agents transition from internal corporate networks into a global open economy with sovereign value exchange.
Exploring the challenges of routing, discovery, identity, and authentication in complex agent compositions, and how Model Context Protocol connects tools with agents.
Perspectives from decades of pioneering research on software agents, examining user agency, collaborative filtering, and the evolution toward decentralized agentic ecosystems.
Mathematical formulations and architectural requirements for peer-to-peer agent networks, zero-trust verification, and distributed consensus mechanisms.
An exploration of zero-knowledge proofs, split learning, multi-party computation, and confidential runtime environments for enterprise multi-agent networks.
Comparing biological neural organization with artificial multi-agent swarms, discussing modular specialization, state retention, and collective emergent problem-solving.
Operational safety guardrails, attestation tokens, and cryptographic parent-in-the-loop controls for autonomous consumer and educational agents.
Foundational Seminars & Prior Research¶
- Decentralized AI (YouTube) — MIT Media Lab technical lecture on federated learning topologies.
- No Peek Privacy (YouTube) — Exploring cryptographic data isolation and zero-exposure neural computation.
- Apple Workshop on Machine Learning for Health: Web3 and Decentralized AI (DecAI) — Private collaborative health models.
- Target AI Video (YouTube) — Architectural demo of directed multi-agent task execution.
Architecture Figures & Diagrams¶
Core protocols, logic flows, and infrastructure blueprints from Project NANDA foundational research.
The Paradigm Shift: Web of Content vs. Internet of Agents
Comparing the reactive, human-mediated Traditional Web (DNS, URLs, browser clients) with the proactive, autonomous, and stateful Internet of AI Agents.
Lifecycle Management: Domain vs. Agent Registration
The parallel architectural processes of traditional web domain registration (Registrars, DNS root) vs. decentralized agent discovery, AgentFacts publishing, and live endpoint resolution.
NANDA Index & AgentFacts System Architecture
The three-layer discovery stack: Lean Index Anchor Tier (≤120 bytes), AgentFacts Metadata Tier (signed JSON-LD), and Dynamic Resolution Layer with adaptive load-balancing.
Resolution Protocol & Dual-Path Lookup
Step-by-step cryptographic handshake and dual-path resolution routing through PrimaryFactsURL (direct) and PrivateFactsURL (anonymous/zero-knowledge).
Enterprise Infrastructure Transformation
Transitioning from legacy enterprise stacks (Firewalls, Reverse Proxies, WAF, CDN) to Agentic Zero-Trust Architectures (ZTAA) with A2A, MCP, and authenticated mesh gateways.
Applied Product Operations Workflow
Real-world operational scenario illustrating how Product Operations agents autonomously coordinate tasks, invoke MCP tool servers, and exchange data via A2A protocols.
Recursive Resolution & Namespace Intermediates
Detailed mechanics of the NANDA Adaptive Resolver performing recursive hierarchical resolution across federated namespace authorities and corporate registries.
Connection Negotiation & Capability Verification
The negotiation protocol between discovered agents: verifying signed credentials, agreeing upon encryption ciphers, negotiating payment terms, and establishing runtime sessions.
Architectural Principles of the Agentic Web
Core foundational tenets: protocol neutrality, separation of identity and metadata, privacy by design, open federation, and consensus-driven standards.