The Columbia-Ethereum Research Center for Blockchain Protocol Design
Advised by The Ethereum Foundation
About
Community FundThe Columbia-Ethereum Research Center for Blockchain Protocol Design supports research and education to advance the development and understanding of blockchain protocols and their applications. The Center's activities include:
1. Research grants: Much of the center's funds will be used to fund research carried out by Columbia faculty, students, and their collaborators. Proposals from all areas relevant to the infrastructure layer of blockchain protocols are welcome, including the science, engineering, and economics of the networking, consensus, and execution layers of the blockchain stack.
2. Postdoctoral fellowships: Several postdoctoral fellows will be supported by center. In addition to performing their own fundamental research, the postdoctoral fellows will serve as mentors to supported PhD students, contribute to the review of research proposals, and assist in the organization of events.
3. PhD student fellowships: The center will support a number of Columbia graduate students, providing them the flexibility to focus on research projects relevant to the center's mission. The center's director and postdoctoral fellows will assist in the mentorship of supported PhD students.
4. Industry researcher-in-residence program: Industry researchers will have the opportunity to spend time in residence at Columbia, collaborating with Columbia students and faculty on high-impact and practically relevant research problems.
5. Columbia Cryptoeconomics Workshop (CCE): The center will assume responsibility for the annual Columbia Cryptoeconomics Workshop (founded in 2022), which typically hosts around 200 researchers for a two-day public event and 75 core participants for a third day of private working groups.
6. Summer school: An education-focused workshop will be run each summer, offering lectures and structured activities to provide background information on blockchain-relevant topics.
7. Research seminar: The center will collaborate with Center for Digital Finance and Technologies (directed by Agostino Capponi) and the Briger Family Digital Finance Lab (directed by Ciamac Moallemi) to host regular research seminars throughout the school year.
Gifts to Columbia University are fully tax-deductible (EIN 13-5598093).
1. Research grants: Much of the center's funds will be used to fund research carried out by Columbia faculty, students, and their collaborators. Proposals from all areas relevant to the infrastructure layer of blockchain protocols are welcome, including the science, engineering, and economics of the networking, consensus, and execution layers of the blockchain stack.
2. Postdoctoral fellowships: Several postdoctoral fellows will be supported by center. In addition to performing their own fundamental research, the postdoctoral fellows will serve as mentors to supported PhD students, contribute to the review of research proposals, and assist in the organization of events.
3. PhD student fellowships: The center will support a number of Columbia graduate students, providing them the flexibility to focus on research projects relevant to the center's mission. The center's director and postdoctoral fellows will assist in the mentorship of supported PhD students.
4. Industry researcher-in-residence program: Industry researchers will have the opportunity to spend time in residence at Columbia, collaborating with Columbia students and faculty on high-impact and practically relevant research problems.
5. Columbia Cryptoeconomics Workshop (CCE): The center will assume responsibility for the annual Columbia Cryptoeconomics Workshop (founded in 2022), which typically hosts around 200 researchers for a two-day public event and 75 core participants for a third day of private working groups.
6. Summer school: An education-focused workshop will be run each summer, offering lectures and structured activities to provide background information on blockchain-relevant topics.
7. Research seminar: The center will collaborate with Center for Digital Finance and Technologies (directed by Agostino Capponi) and the Briger Family Digital Finance Lab (directed by Ciamac Moallemi) to host regular research seminars throughout the school year.
Gifts to Columbia University are fully tax-deductible (EIN 13-5598093).
Activity
$459.85Total Balance
$500,000.00 granted
$0.00 grants in progress