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- Department of Computer Science of GSSI (Italy,
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)
- Research theme: specification and verification of smart contracts and
decentralized applications
- Application Deadline: August 28, 2023 1PM CEST
- Contacts: Maurizio Murgia (maurizio.mur...@gssi.it) and Emilio Tuosto
(emilio.tuo...@gssi.it)
- More details at
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The computer science department of the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI,
recently ranked the first computer science department in the Italian evaluation
exercise,
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) co-funds a PhD scholarship in the context of the Italian national PhD
program in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology.
Research theme:
Smart contracts are computer programs running on a blockchain platform. They
are usually employed to handle digital assets (cryptocurrencies, tokens,...),
and hence smart contracts bugs can (and have) lead to severe economical losses.
The aim of this PhD project is to develop new techniques for the design and
implementation of safe smart contracts and decentralised applications. We plan
to develop a formal model able to specify smart contracts behaviour at a high
level of abstraction. Such specifications can then be analysed for correctness
with standard techniques (model checking, static analysis,...). Compliance of
the model with the actual smart contract code can be verified through
type-checking or enforced through code-generation.
Perspective applicants can contact Maurizio Murgia
(maurizio.mur...@gssi.it) or Emilio Tuosto (emilio.tuo...@gssi.it).
Doctoral school:
The PhD School on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology is a new PhD
program jointly managed by several research institutions and with
administrative headquarters at the University of Camerino. The successful
candidate will join the computer science department of the Gran Sasso Science
Institute, recently ranked the first computer science department in the Italian
evaluation exercise
(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.anvur.it/attivita/vqr/vqr-2015-2019/rapporto-finale-anvur-e-rapporti-di-area/sezione-rapporti-di-area__;!!IBzWLUs!QBy-2LuTCGnQ4XOC9PmsAy5kfXbPN3nYGWSksigdBMfj8R_E3S8Pc9QD95w0XPTiP3hJsbbL4MbQzLHwQJgKJAnekyag_jwMaWvdMw$
).
Eligibility & application:
Candidate are eligible provided that they will be awarded an MSc degree by the
date of their enrolment in the PhD programme. Information and details about the
application process are available at
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Best Regards
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Emilio Tuosto
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Department of Computer Science
ORCID: 0000-0002-7032-3281
Viale F. Crispi, 7 - 67100 L'Aquila (Italy)
Office: Palazzo Mariani P1-N
Phone: +39 0862 428 0312
homepage ->
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