Funding & Teaching

Research Funding

Empirical Network Analysis of Blockchain Ledger (ENABLE)
ongoing
Establishing a methodological foundation for applying graph-based network analysis in context of blockchain economics to generate new empirical insights into reputation systems in DeFi, decentralized social networks, and on-chain marketing strategies.
Cooperation between Goethe University (Prof. Dr. Oliver Hinz) and National Taiwan University (Prof. Dr. Chih-Ping Wei).
Funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Digital Assets & Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
ongoing
Investigating the market micro structure of centralized and decentralized exchanges for digital assets.
Funded by efl – The Data Science Institute.
Web3 Cybersecurity Risks
ongoing
Evaluation and Measurement of Web3 Cybersecurity Risks.
Funded by Frankfurter Institut für Risikomanagement und Regulierung (FIRM e.V.).
PERISCOPE: Privacy-Friendly Platform Business Models
ended
Project results: websites.fraunhofer.de/periscope-projekt
Our main contribution: Recommender System for Privacy-Friendly Platform Business Model
Funded by German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

From Transaction Graphs to Credit Risk: Network Structures and Liquidation Dynamics in DeFiMaster
Tokenized Reputation in Blockchain-Based Social NetworksMaster
Tokenization in Finance: Exploring the Transformative Impact of Tokenization on Financial InstrumentsMaster
Understanding Mobile Crypto Users: User Profiles, Usage Patterns and Adoption DecisionsMaster
User Adoption Models for Token-Based Multiplayer Crypto GamesMaster
Consumer Preferences for Privacy-Friendly Platform Business ModelsMaster
A Taxonomy of Privacy-Friendly Platform Business Models – The Case of Digital Labor PlatformsMaster
Evolution von Plattformgeschäftsmodellen für die Kryptoökonomie - Unterschiede zu traditionellen PlattformgeschäftsmodellenBachelor
Empirical Investigation of Crypto Network Evolution on the Basis of Consolidated Crypto Network DataBachelor
Crypto Currency Returns - An Application of Machine Learning MethodsBachelor

Course on "Blockchain Business Models" as part of the Master in Blockchain for Business at Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages (FABIZ), Bucharest, Romania2026
Lecture on "Decentralized Markets" as part of the course "Digital Business"summer semester 2025, winter semester 2025/2026
Social Network Analysissummer semester 2026