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Built on peer-reviewed research.

A selection of our scientific publications from our time as doctoral researchers at WU Vienna, created in cooperation with Penn State University (USA) and the National Institute of Informatics (Japan), among others.

01 — AI safety and ethics
Fostering AI Alignment Through Blockchain, Proof of Personhood and Zero Knowledge Proofs →

This extended journal article develops an AI safeguarding system in which AI rules are stored as immutable smart contracts on a blockchain, governed via proof of personhood. The proposed architecture integrates zero-knowledge proofs (zk-STARKs) for privacy protection and post-quantum-secure identity verification, and introduces the concept of an AI protection shield.

Is Blockchain the Future of AI Alignment? Developing a Framework and a Research Agenda Based on a Systematic Literature Review →
In cooperation with Penn State University (USA)

This article closes a gap in the literature by systematically examining how blockchain technology can be used to overcome existing limitations in AI ethics, and proposes a framework that improves the robustness, public trust and ethical conformity of AI systems.

Towards Blockchain-based AI Alignment Using a Proof of Personhood Consensus Mechanism →

This article proposes writing AI rules into a blockchain that can only be updated by humans using a proof-of-personhood consensus mechanism combined with identity mechanisms and biometric features. It also presents a theoretical formulation of this approach and discusses its relevance for society.

Society Protect – Developing A Voting Mechanism for Blockchain-based AI Alignment →
In cooperation with Penn State University (USA)

This article introduces and simulates a new mechanism for anonymous voting on AI rules. It uses blockchain technology to protect the voting process from malicious actors and to ensure that a majority of trustworthy humans keeps control of the AI and has a say in its regulation.

Protecting Human Investors with Blockchain-based Circuit Breakers →

This article proposes a blockchain-based protection mechanism to shield human market participants from financial losses in "sell-the-news" events potentially triggered by AI-generated fake news. Simulations show that integrating blockchain, oracles and sentiment analysis significantly reduces losses for human market participants compared to AI-based ones.

02 — Drone systems (Advanced Air Mobility)
Efficient Privacy-Preserving Verification of UAV Telemetry Enabling a Resilient Decentralized Advanced Air Mobility System →
In cooperation with the National Institute of Informatics (Japan)

This article proposes a technical architecture for the secure and confidential verification of drone/UAV telemetry using hash-based methods, Merkle trees and blockchain-based smart contracts, enabling a resilient and transparent decentralised AAM system.

Designing a Requirements-Driven Tokenomic Mechanism for Advanced Air Mobility Systems: A Simulation-Based Evaluation →
In cooperation with the National Institute of Informatics (Japan)

Building on earlier work on privacy-preserving UAV telemetry verification, this article proposes a token-based incentive and coordination mechanism for decentralised Advanced Air Mobility. Simulations confirm how tokenomics can ensure safety, transparency, efficiency, fairness, scalability and resilience.

03 — Blockchain interoperability and tokenomics
Optimizing Token Distribution in Reward Schemes: A Simulation-Based Case Study
Presented in 2024 at the IEEE 6th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA)
The Role of Blockchain Interoperability for a Sustainable Metaverse: A Research Agenda
Presented in 2024 at the IEEE 6th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA)
Comparison Framework for Blockchain Interoperability Implementations
Presented in 2022 at the International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA)
Poster paper: Towards a comparison framework for blockchain interoperability implementations
Presented in 2022 at the IEEE Crosschain Workshop (ICBC-CROSS)

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