Verifiable Compute on Filecoin Onchain Cloud: Compute-Over-Data for AI & Web3 Frontiers"

​Session Structure & Agenda (60-90 minutes)

1. ​Quick Recap & FOC Overview (10 min)

   • ​Recap storage basics from previous session.

   • ​Introduce FOC as the evolution: From decentralized storage → full programmable cloud (verifiable storage via PDP/Warm Storage, retrieval via Beam, payments via Filecoin Pay, all on FVM).

   • ​Highlight 2026 roadmap: Early verifiable compute, onchain replication/repair, multi-chain integrations, and AI/DePIN focus.

2. ​Core Technical Deep-Dive: Compute-Over-Data Concepts (20-30 min)

   • ​Explain compute-over-data paradigm: Process data without moving it off Filecoin (reduce costs, enhance privacy/verifiability).

   • ​Key building blocks:

     • ​FVM smart contracts (Solidity/Rust) for orchestrating compute jobs (e.g., trigger offchain compute via oracles, post proofs onchain).

     • ​Integration patterns: Store data → Use CIDs in FVM contracts → Run compute (e.g., via partnered high-perf layers like Monad) → Verify results onchain.

     • ​Verifiable aspects: Onchain attestations for computation outcomes, automated Filecoin Pay settlement on proof.

   • ​Hackathon-relevant examples:

     • ​AI/AGI: Verifiable inference on Filecoin-stored models/datasets (e.g., agent grounding with proven data access).

     • ​Crypto Economics: Onchain simulations or risk models with verifiable inputs/outputs.

     • ​General: Decentralized compute marketplaces for labeling, simulations, or BCI data processing.

3. ​Hands-On / Live Demo (15-25 min)

   • ​Starter: Use Synapse SDK to interact with FOC services (e.g., store data, set up a simple FVM contract that references a CID and simulates a compute trigger).

   • ​Code walkthrough: JS/Python snippet to deploy a basic FVM actor that could orchestrate compute (e.g., mock proof submission for settlement).

   • ​Tools: Filecoin docs (docs.filecoin.cloud), Synapse SDK, Remix for FVM, or web3.storage + FVM testnet.

   • ​Encourage live following: Attendees upload a small dataset, then sketch a compute flow.

4. ​Hackathon Integration & Next Steps (10-15 min)

   • ​How to incorporate into PL Genesis projects: Boost feasibility/impact scores by adding verifiable compute for frontiers.

   • ​Team support: Office hours, cross-country pairing for compute experts (e.g., AI devs in Kenya/South Africa).

   • ​Q&A + poll: What compute use case excites you most?" to plan future sessions.