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Composable Finance - Research Collaboration

Composable Finance is a Web3 company, working on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) solutions for the cross-chain domain. Recently, they announced a request for papers, and Burak Öz from sebis applied to the "Detecting Cross-Domain MEV Activity" topic and got accepted. The research will span six months, starting in April 2024.

Project page: Composable-Finance: Cross-Domain MEV Research


Software Campus Program

Dear TUM PhD students,
from 1 February until 17 March 2024, the Software Campus is again looking for new participants. In the program, computer scientists work together with a company on real-life applications and are funded by the BMBF with up to €115,000. In the process, they lead their own team, build up new knowledge on management and leadership in training courses, and are accompanied by experienced managers in mentoring. For more information visit www.softwarecampus.de or read about past and present projects at TUM https://softwarecampus.de/partner/technische-universitaet-muenchen/.
 
On 1 February 2024, 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., the Software Campus project team will inform about the upcoming application round and answer questions in an online event. In addition, representatives of some of the industry partners will be there to present their research focuses and get in touch with you, including Bosch, Celonis, DATEV, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Merck, Volkswagen, or ZEISS. Furthermore, current participants, alumni, and professors will be there for a short exchange. The link for the online info event will be published here: https://softwarecampus.de/info-event-2024/.


The Latest in DeFi Research (TLDR) Fellows Announced

Uniswap Foundation has committed 3,000,000 USD over 3 years to TL;DR, which promotes DeFi research through fellowships, conferences, and mentorship from industry experts. This year, they have received 107 applications and selected 10 fellows.

Burak Öz from sebis applied to "Block Bidding Economics on MEV-boost" topic and got accepted. He will conduct his research with the council and mentors from Flashbots and the Ethereum Foundation. The research will span six months and conclude with a closing conference in New York City, US, in May 2024.


TUM Blockchain Salon

On Thursday May 11 afternoon and Friday May 12 in the morning, at TUM Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), we are organizing a scientific event, entitled "Blockchain Salon", with participation by invitation. The event aims to foster cooperation among researchers, students, and industry from different areas. Session track topics range from privacy and security in blockchain technologies, over infrastructure challenges, to use-cases of industrial relevance.

You can find the preliminary schedule here: https://hedgedoc.net.in.tum.de/s/xDwzUxvFV In addition, there is a poster session running in parallel, presented by your fellow students.


Article on Ethereum's Merge to PoS published by Börse Stuttgart Digital Exchange

Börse Stuttgart Digital Exchange approached sebis to write articles on topics from the blockchain ecosystem for their academy blog. Burak Öz wrote an article on the future of Ethereum with Proof-of-Stake. You can read the article here: https://academy.bsdex.de/auf-dem-weg-in-die-zukunft-von-ethereum-mit-proof-of-stake