# 3rd Edition of the TUM Blockchain&Cybersecurity Salon
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## Aims
* Exploring core technologies for security, scalability, and privacy in Blockchain systems
* Discussing applications and solutions with requirements met by these core technologies, and to which extent these technologies provide value
* Exchange on methods for assessment of P2P layer, smart-contract security, and cryptographic innovations
* Extend to intersection of classical Cybersecurity solutions and Distributed Systems
* Bridge academia, industry, and students and introduce recent topics from various layers of the Blockchain stack and Cybersecurity
## Topical Scope
* Individual layers of Blockchain Protocols spanning hardware, peer-to-peer network, consensus, execution layers, applications, and ecosystems
* Innovative scalability and privacy technologies, such as zero knowledge proofs or Trusted Execution Environments
* Cybersecurity solutions for AI, Access Management, Identity solutions, ...
* Design, verification, and implementation of smart contracts logic
* Methods and tools for performance assessment
* Overview of possible optimization solutions and their applicability to blockchain solutions
* Applications and use-cases in Web3.0 and Blockchain Technologies and open challenges
## Organisation by the Technical University of Munich
* Chair: Georg Carle
* Organizing committee chairs: Kilian Glas, Filip Rezabek, and Nina Schwanke
## Venue
* 27 and 28 May 2025
* TUM-IAS Institute of Advance Studies
* Lichtenbergstraße 2a, 85748 Garching bei München
* also online (Hybrid Event)
## Tools
* There will be a Zoom session for each day of the Blockchain&Cybersecurity Salon.
* Zoom Meeting-ID and Link will be provided here before the start of the event
## Preliminary Program
## Tuesday 27.5.2024
### Get together - 08:30 - 09:00 CEST
### Session 1 - 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
#### Topic: Privacy and Security in the Blockchain Technologies
##### Session Chair: Georg Carle
* Welcome and Introduction: Georg Carle (TUM)
* Daniel Hugenroth (University of Cambridge): Sloth: Key Stretching and Deniable Encryption using Secure Elements on Smartphones
* Marti Gorny (NP Labs): Programmable Privacy: Are we Stuck?
* Jan Gorzny (Zircuit): Adding AIs to Sequencers
### Session 2 - 11:00 - 12:30 CEST
#### Topic: P2P Decentralizion & MEV
##### Session Chair: TBD
* Lucianna Kiffer (IMDEA Networks Institute): Talk in the direction of P2P decentralization
* Burak Öz (TUM/Flashbots): Talk about MEV and its impact centralization in Blockchains
* Krzysztof Gogol (UZH): MEV on L2s: Revert Transaction Analysis and Implications
### Session 3 - 12:30 - 13:45 CEST
#### Poster Madness
#### Presentation of posters during the break
##### Session Chair: TBD
### Session 4 - 13:45 - 15:00 CEST
#### Topic: Trust Considerations in Decentralized Systems & Scaling Solutions
##### Session Chair: TBD
* Christof Ferreira Torrest (INESC-ID&STI Lisbon): Talk about Cross-chain security and trust assumption
* Kilian Glas (TUM): Talk about overlay networks for data availability sampling
* Talks about:
- Decentralized ZK networks
### Session 5 - 15:05 - 15:45 CEST
#### Panel Discussions
Topics might include:
- Education of Blockchain and Cybersecurity
- Challenges of Cybersecurity in the industry
- New types threats
- Developers profession
### Coffee Break
### Session 6 - 16:15 - 17:30 CEST
#### Blockchain Optimization and Interoperability Approaches
##### Session Chair: TBD
* Dionysis Zindros (Common Prefix): Pod: An Optimal-Latency, Censorship-Free, and Accountable Generalized Consensus Layer
* Yann Vonlanthen (ETH Zurich): Mangrove: Fast and Parallelizable State Replication for Blockchains
* Andreas Penzkofer (Movement Labs): The Modular Thesis of Movement
### Session 7 - 17:45 - 18:30 CEST
#### Panel Discussions
- Topics similar to Session 5
### Closing of the 1st Day
## Wednesday 28.5.2024
### Get together - 08:30 - 09:00 CEST
### Session 8 - 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
#### Topic: New Trends in Cybersecurity
##### Session Chair: Georg Carle
* Welcome and Introduction: Georg Carle (TUM)
* Ingo Weber (TUM/Fraunhofer): CAKE, MARTSIA, and TEEs: Fine-Grained Data Sharing in Blockchain Applications and Business Processes
* Lars Hupel (G+D): A Conceptual Model for Point-of-Sale Payment with Retail CBDC
* Stefan Genchev (TUM): Talk about eID solutions
### Session 9 - 11:00 - 12:30 CEST
#### Topic: Blockchain Infrastructure & Network Challenges
##### Session Chair: TBD
* Filip Rezabek (TUM): Talk about Trusted Execution Environments and Threshold Cryptography
* Jan Lauinger (Zircuit): Talk about L2 Rollups Security
* Talks about:
* P2P networking
* Privacy solutions
### Session 10 - 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
#### Panel Discussions
* Topics might include
* Synergies between industry and academia
* Web3.0 education
* VCs and their perspective
### Session 11 - 14:00 - 15:30 CEST
#### Decentralized Identities, Business Logic, and Governance
##### Session Chair: TBD
* Fabian Stiehle (TUM): Talk about intersection of Business processes and blockchain
* Johnnatan Messias (MPI-SWS): Fairness in Token Allocation: Mitigating Voting Power Concentration in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
* Felix Hoops (TUM): CRSet: Non-Interactive Verifiable Credential Revocation with Metadata Privacy for Issuers and Everyone Else
### Wrap-up of the Blockchain&Cybersecurity Salon
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## Poster Sessions
The Blockchain&Cybersecurity Salon will be accompanied by a poster session of TUM students, research associates, and student clubs.
## Speakers overview
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| <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Jan-Lauinger-QuantstampZircuit"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/b737b69c-20f6-4e31-b27f-81546fde02f1.jpg" alt="Jan Lauinger"> </a> </div> **Jan Lauinger** <br /> Researcher <br /> *Quantstamp* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Dionysis-Zindros-Common-Prefix"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/c261e4fa-e7df-4779-bc83-08eea70374fb.png" alt="Dionysis Zindros"> </a> </div> **Dionysis Zindros** <br /> Co-founder/Researcher <br /> *Common Prefix* | <div class="crop"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/9870b77a-110d-4f35-ac4c-d96acfe25ed3.png" alt="Ingo Weber"> </a> </div> **Ingo Weber** <br /> Professor <br /> *TUM/Fraunhofer* |
| <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Lucianna-Kiffer-IMDEA-Networks-Institute"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/0d587b98-eefd-4b87-9fd0-5127f58674f8.png" alt="Lucianna Kiffer"> </a> </div> **Lucianna Kiffer** <br /> Assistant Professor <br /> *IMDEA Networks Institute* | <div class="crop-4"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Felix-Hoops-Technical-University-of-Munich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/cbdb81d9-0c13-4214-978c-b54e79ea487a.png" alt="Felix Hoops"> </a> </div> **Felix Hoops** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *TUM* | <div class="crop-4"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Kilian-Glas-Technical-University-of-Munich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/6131a83a-cb80-4737-9219-d89d00195125.png" alt="Kilian Glas"> </a> </div> **Kilian Glas** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *TUM* |
| <div class="crop-4"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Last-Hupel-GieseckeDevrient"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/04f1a4de-b0e9-477f-bae9-0f9f52d47fbb.jpg"> alt="Lars Hupel"> </a> </div> **Lars Hupel** <br /> Chief Evangelist, CBDC <br /> *Giesecke+Devrient* | <div class="crop-4"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/#Krzysztof-Gogol-University-of-Zurich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/fed38513-4f2c-4527-832c-dfa8fa9279f3.png"> alt="Krzysztof Gogol"> </a> </div> **Krzysztof Gogol** <br /> Researcher <br /> *University of Zurich* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Christof-Ferreira-Torres-INESC-ID-amp-Instituto-Superior-T%C3%A9cnico-University-of-Lisbon"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/fb4eb103-aff8-4615-bdb6-a39f651b0669.png"> alt="Christof Ferreira Torres"> </a> </div> **Christof Ferreira Torres** <br /> Associate Professor <br /> *Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon* |
| <div class="crop-4"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/#Johnnatan-Messias-Max-Planck-Institute-for-Software-Systems-MPI-SWS"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/7497b20d-c289-4181-a2bb-fbf59100a174.png"> alt="Johnnatan Messias"> </a> </div> **Johnnatan Messias** <br /> Researcher <br /> *MPI for Software Systems* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Filip-Rezabek-Technical-University-of-Munich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/a829406e-b619-47fe-9c66-51067803f157.png"> alt="Filip Rezabek"> </a> </div> **Filip Rezabek** <br /> Researcher Associate <br /> *TUM* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Marti-Gorny-NP-Labs"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/33a90f6d-1a3c-4320-a7ae-1d301b931899.png"> alt="Marti Gorny"> </a> </div> **Marti Gorny** <br /> Founder <br /> *NP Labs* |
| <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Stefan-Genchev-Technical-University-of-Munich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/ae9aa458-e5b2-40f5-b120-e5d5498ef3a0.png"> alt="Stefan Genchev"> </a> </div> **Stefan Genchev** <br /> Researcher Associate <br /> *TUM* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Fabian-Stiehle-Technical-University-of-Munich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/4b2c3d74-5a4d-44bc-a8fd-70f2ee564b49.png" alt="Fabian Stiehle"> </a> </div> **Fabian Stiehle** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *TUM* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Burak-%C3%96z-Technical-University-of-Munich-amp-Flashbots"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/359b9b12-7f52-4154-8e13-87af1e3f6be3.png"> alt="Burak Öz"> </a> </div> **Burak Öz** <br /> Researcher Associate/Researcher <br /> *TUM/Flashbots* |
| <div class="crop-4"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Yann-Vonlanthen-ETH-Zurich"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/1589560c-0179-4cc7-884c-f5413e953d49.png" alt="Yann Vonlanthen"> </a> </div> **Yann Vonlanthen** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *ETH Zurich* | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Daniel-Hugenroth-University-of-Cambridge"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/402960dc-bf82-4104-a75e-812c5c012675.jpg" alt="Daniel Hugenroth"> </a> </div> **Daniel Hugenroth** <br /> Post-Doc Researcher <br /> *University of Cambridge* |<div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Andreas-Penzkofer-Movement-Labs"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/2870b463-35cf-42f9-92fe-09bcd3cd4411.png" alt="Andreas Penzkofer"> </a> </div> **Andreas Penzkofer** <br /> Research Engineer <br /> *Movement Labs* |
| | <div class="crop"> <a href="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/qCYv69nKu#Jan-Gorzny-Zircuit"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/0a67a94a-f66f-4135-aa93-2fac60ebe6da.png" alt="Jan Gorzny"> </a> </div> **Jan Gorzny** <br /> Co-Founder <br /> *Zircuit* | |
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## Organizing committee
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| <div class="crop-4"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/5d174de7-2507-4aff-8882-e79bca962390.png" alt="Georg Carle"> </div> **Georg Carle** <br /> Professor of NET <br /> *TUM* |<div class="crop-4"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/6131a83a-cb80-4737-9219-d89d00195125.png" alt="Kilian Glas"> </div> **Kilian Glas** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *TUM* | <div class="crop"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/a829406e-b619-47fe-9c66-51067803f157.png" alt="Filip Rezabek"> </div> **Filip Rezabek** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *TUM* |
| |<div class="crop"> <img src="https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/uploads/9dbbfcd1-1bce-49a4-bd85-3cf45750d19f.png" alt="Nina Schwanke"> </div> **Nina Schwanke** <br /> Research Associate <br /> *TUM*
## Registration
* Of note, the number of spots for on-site participations are limited.
* Registration form for audience: [Google form](https://forms.gle/ipsaFxYbEor8WE2o6)
* Speakers use seperate form provided by the organizational team.
## Venue - Institute of Advanced Studies, Garching Campus of TUM
Address: Lichtenbergstraße 2 a, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
* 27&28 May - Faculty club, fourth floor, posters on the fourth floor
## Transport
* Subway U6 - Garching Forschungszentrum
* Possible to arrive with a car - free parking on
* https://goo.gl/maps/xYCkBZeuAETk3Xez6
* For other inqueries contact the Organizing committee chairs