CMU researchers are focusing on three main themes of blockchain research.
Cryptoeconomics: Cryptography, Consensus, and Verification
- The initiative's cryptyoeconomics research focuses on economics, incentives and security, scalability of distributed ledgers, cryptography and privacy.
Researchers
Fraser Brown Assistant Professor Software and Societal Systems
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Giulia Fanti Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science Department
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Aayush Jain Assistant Professor Computer Science Department
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Bryan Parno Associate Professor Computer Science Department, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Elaine Shi Associate Professor Computer Science Department, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Wenting Zhang Assistant Professor Computer Science Department
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Applications and Implementations
- The initiative's applications and implementations research focuses on algorithmic stablecoins, automated market makers, CBDC, payments networks for inclusive growth, formal verification, and programming for blockchains.
Researchers
Seth Goldstein Associate Professor Computer Science Department
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Martin Saint Director of Academics CMU-Africa
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Ariel Zetlin-Jones Assistant Professor Tepper School of Business
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Jonathan Aldrich Professor Software and Societal Systems
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Dave Anderson Professor Computer Science Department
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Tim Brown Professor CMU-Africa, Engineering and Public Policy, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Karl Crary Associate Professor Computer Science Department
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Sauvik Das Assistant Professor Human Computer Interaction Institute
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Hanan Hibshi Assistant Teaching Professor Information Networking Institute
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Jan Hoffmann Assistant Professor Computer Science Department
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Jason Hong Professor Human Computer Interaction Institute
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Aayush Jain Assistant Professor Computer Science Department
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Soummya Kar Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Hyong Kim Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Edith Luhanga Research Fellow CMU-Africa
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Michael McCarthy Associate Teaching Professor Information Systems
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Brad Myers Professor Human Computer Interaction Institute
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Jema Ndibwile Assistant Teaching Professor CMU-Africa
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Bryan Parno Associate Professor Computer Science Department, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Corina Pasareanu Principal Systems Scientist CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
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Patrick Tague Associate Teaching Professor Information Networking Institute
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Joshua Sunshine Assistant Professor Software and Societal Systems
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Riad Wahby Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Osman Yagan Research Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Cryptocurrencies, Tokenized Assets, and Policy
- The initiative's cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and policy research focuses on centralized and decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, asset tokenization and credentials, and blockchain governance and regulation.
Researchers
Nicolas Christin Professor Engineering and Public Policy, Software and Societal Systems
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Bryan Routledge Associate Professor Tepper School of Business
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Ramayya Krishnan Dean Heinz College
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Lars-Alexander Kuehn Associate Professor Tepper School of Business
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Param Singh Professor Tepper School of Business
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