MAS+ Workshop: Advances in Distributed Ledger – Technology, Cases and Code

Maximilian Klöckner

3D printing is expected to provide immense opportunities for business model innovation. Simultaneously, more distributed manufacturing networks pose new risks related to the management of intellectual property and data security. Blockchain technologies hold the potential to address these issues and to work as a safeguarding layer to help firms leverage the business model opportunities of 3D printing.

Akaki Mamageishvili

Blockchain governance is a wide research area that covers a variety of disciplines. Due to its novelty, however, it is mostly unex-plored. We model blockchain users as rational players and their interactions as a game. This approach helps us analyse the dynamics of current developments and design more efficient governance rules.

 

Jens Jelitto

We have developed several blockchain-based solutions leveraging the benefits of blockchain technology, which include the provision of a distributed “single source of truth” as well as the immutability and irrefutability of the data captured on a blockchain. A blockchain-for-supply-chain solution will be presented that was developed for the pharmaceutical industry to enable the tracking and tracing capabilities that are now often legally required to minimize counterfeiting and product diversion for serialised pharma products.
 

Björn Tackmann

Blockchain first served as the basis for a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, and many other blockchain-based platforms have subsequently been built with a similar promise: minimising and dis-tributing trust. But where, in whom, and for what reason do we still have to trust? In this talk, I will approach this question from a technical perspective, describing the high-level architecture of blockchain platforms as well as common ways of accessing them.
 

Phillip Dettwiler, Silvan Andermatt

Commodities are at the centre of our daily life, although we do not always notice this. We aim to raise awareness of the importance of the mining industry and the challenges it faces, to facilitate an understanding of how DLT and tokenisation can address these challenges, and to empower you to recognise the options for trading digital assets on a DLT-based marketplace. You will follow the process of an issuer’s definition of the token requirements for a tailormade token and will come to appreciate the need for interdisciplinary tokenisation competences. The lecture will conclude with a glimpse into platform and project requirements, which we hope will awaken your interest in the intersection between the financial, DLT and commodities industries.
 

Dan Tedesco

In this workshop, we will explore the potential for blockchain gaming, critically examining “play-to-earn” concepts and considering alternative models for fun and sustainable games. We will also get hands-on experience by re-creating and fixing an exploit from Wolf Game’s original smart contract.
 

Amit Verma

What is (and isn’t) a DAO? Why do DAOs matter? How do DAOs fit into web3, crypto, the creator economy, the future of work, and many other areas? In this session, we will discuss these topics while referencing some popular DAOs, and also get hands-on experience creating, deploying and interacting with a DAO that mints NFTs to achieve a particular goal. Participants will receive boilerplate DAO and NFT contracts that they will customise and deploy on a blockchain test network.
 

Samuel Martinet

This workshop aims to give participants hands-on experience with blockchain technology and empower them to think about future use cases. Together, we will specify a contract for difference and plan our development. With a bit of Github code, we will assemble the code blocks and fix things together. Finally, we will test and play with the contract and discuss outcomes and opportunities in DeFi.
 

Phillip Dettwiler, Silvan Andermatt

Commodities trading is a cornerstone of society as we know it. We will apply the knowledge gained in the lecture on Wednesday to an exemplary use case. We begin by analysing the whitepaper of tokenised gold in groups and then facilitating presentations to the class by a few group representatives. After creating a wallet and gaining insight into the fundamentals of Ethereum and ERC, you will create your own token representing real-world metal. The token can then be transacted with classmates and the transactions looked up on the blockchain.
 

Severin Siffert

This workshop will show how the DFINITY Foundation’s research can be practically applied to power a fully decentralised application development stack colloquially known as Web 3.0. Come learn how you can write an app that offers enhanced security on a decentralised and trustless network while maintaining performant reads and writes for users. You will learn about serving web content on a Certified Asset smart contract; anonymous authentication without usernames or passwords, using Internet Identity; and access control strategies for anonymous users.