Internet Governance; and the Blockchain, particularly for humanitarian and social uses. Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Satish has been an advocate of social uses of cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain, particularly for financial inclusion, grant transfers, identity management, traceability and governance. He started working with Bitcoin in March 2013, and is currently working with platforms such as Ethereum, Fabric, Sawtooth and IOTA. He has been a speaker on social applications of crypto in multiple forums including IGF 2017, IGF 2018 and schools on Internet Governance. He is in favor of a progressive cryptocurrency policy for India, one that would benefit end-users as well as the IT Developers and the industry. He has co-authored one of the earliest papers on Central bank digital currency (CBDCs) in the Indian context in June 2021. Computer Society of India (CSI) and IEEE Satish Babu was the President of the Computer Society of India (CSI), assuming office for a year from 1 April 2012. Prior to this, he was elected the Vice President and President-elect for 2011–12. He chaired the Special Interest Group on FOSS (SIG-FOSS) of CSI during 2008–15. In 2014, he was elevated as a Golden Jubilee Fellow of CSI. Satish Babu was the President of the South-East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC ) during 2012, representing CSI. SEARCC is a regional grouping of national computer societies in Asia-Pacific, with seven full members (Australia, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan) and six observer states. He was the Chair of IEEE Kerala Section during 2011 & 2012, and held several international positions in IEEE Computer Society, including Member, 2012 Nominations Committee and the R10 (Asia-Pacific) Co-ordinator of Geographic Operations. In 2014, he headed the Awards and Recognitions Committee (ARC) of the MGAB of IEEE Computer Society. He was declared as a Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society in 2011. In November 2013, Satish was awarded the IEEE MGA Achievement Award "...for continuous efforts in member engagement and development by promoting humanitarian technologies and fostering collaboration between the IEEE Computer Society and the Computer Society of India." As the Chair of the first Chapter in the country, he was instrumental in bringing the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) to India. In 2016, he is leading the SSIT team in organizing its flagship conference, ISTAS 2016, in Trivandrum, India, in October 2016. Satish served on the IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC)