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The BDLT offers various types of theses, including Bachelor Theses, Master Theses, Master Projects, and Independent Studies. When you begin a thesis with BDLT, you will work under the supervision of the group chair, Professor Claudio J. Tessone. Additionally, a co-supervisor will be assigned to you as your primary contact person.

The list below provides the titles, types, and designated co-supervisors for each thesis. Please choose the thesis topic that interests you and reach out to the corresponding co-supervisor for further information.

If your desired topic is not currently listed, please feel free to reach out to any BDLT member for an informal meeting. They might have new ideas that are not yet included in the list or may be open to considering your own suggestions.

 
Abbreviations utilized below read as follows:
  • BA: Bachelor Thesis
  • MA: Master Thesis
  • IS:  Independent Study
  • MAP: Master Project

Notes

Each type of thesis work (BA, IS, MAP, or MA) must adhere to its own set of structural and content requirements. This ensures that the resulting thesis meets a high standard of quality when presented in written form, showcasing the student's effort, input, and dedication. 

Open Theses

Title Level

Responsible

Co-Supervisor

Agent-based modeling of Tendermint consensus protocol MA/MAP Dr. Matija Piškorec
Security of Aggregation Layers across Rollups MA/MAP

Krzysztof Gogol

AI Agents for Decentralized Finance MA/MAP Krzysztof Gogol
Token Engineering for decentralized autonomous organization BA/MA/MAP

Dr. Mark C. Ballandies

Quantifying Collective Intelligence in Decentralized AI BA/MA/MAP Dr. Mark C. Ballandies
AI-in-Weather-and-Tokenomics-II--Exploring-Explainable-AI-for-Data-Valuation MA/MAP Dr. Mark C. Ballandies
Simulation of Opinion and Voting Dynamics in Decentralized Governance MA/MAP Dr. Mark C. Ballandies
Detecting Inconsistencies Between DAO Proposals and Codes MA/MAP Guangyao Li
Empirical Analysis of DAO Governance Participation MA/MAP Guangyao Li
Designing DAOs for Governance in Smart Ecosystems: A Design Science Research Approach BA/MA Parminder Kaur Makode
Analysing the Governance and Coordination Properties of DAOs Managing Physical Assets MA Parminder Kaur Makode
Behavior-Based Address Clustering in Account-Based Blockchains MA Syed Muhammad Yasir
A Reproducible Polygon Dataset for Address Clustering MA Syed Muhammad Yasir
Blockchain-based Airspace Reservation System BA/MA Qianyu Liu
A Generalized Pipeline for Blockchain Data ETL MAP Tao Yan
Asset Quality and On-chain Liquidity Risk of Real World Asset (RWA) MA/BA Tao Yan
Detecting Cross-Chain Transactions and Anomalies on EVM-Compatible MAP Tao Yan
Stablecoin Supply, Liquidity, and Safe-Haven Role MA Tao Yan
Blockchain Forensic Toolkits and Applications MAP Tao Yan
Cryptocurrency Portfolio Strategies with Machine Learning MA Yu Zhang
A Taxonomy of Proof-of-Stake Consensus Mechanisms: Classification, Security, and Economic Implications MA

Dr. Sheng Nan Li

Incentive Design for Enhancing the Performance of Bitcoin SV’s Overlay Network MA Dr. Sheng Nan Li
Large transactions in Bitcoin BA/MA Benjamin Kraner
Valuation and Risk in Restaking Networks BA/MA Benjamin Kraner
Ethereum Issuance and Liquid Staking (Monetary Policy) BA/MA Benjamin Kraner
Agent-Based Modeling of Proposer-Builder Separation in Ethereum BA/MA

Benjamin Kraner

From Peripheral to Core: Emergence of Supernodes During a Potential 51% Attack on Monero MAP

Yu Gao

 

 

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