Cardano Foundation Expands its Academic Research With The Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich

A three-year collaboration will revolve around their mutual ambition of advancing high-level academic research on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) 

Zurich, Switzerland — 5th April 2022 — The Cardano Foundation, the non-profit organization and custodian of the Cardano blockchain, and one of the leading research universities in Europe, the Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich (UZH BCC). The organizations are joining forces for three years to explore the development of blockchain research initiatives and education.

The Cardano Foundation aims to establish a research collaboration with the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (BDLT) Group at the University of Zurich. Additionally, it is geared towards two main objectives: contributing to the expertise of the BDLT Group and the continuous development of Cardano. 

Focus on consensus protocol

The BDLT Group will provide the Cardano Foundation with important tools to aid the development and governance of Cardano, focusing on the incentives behind the consensus protocol, and an extensive study of the economic activities on the platform. The research will explore different angles around the core questions surrounding Cardano as a secure, scalable, and decentralized system. 

The collaboration will explore a variety of topics:

Cardano Foundation’s CEO, Frederik Gregaard said: 

Largest academic initiative in Switzerland

The UZH BCC started in 2017 and has grown out to be the largest academic initiative in the space in Switzerland. It advocates for a multidisciplinary approach to blockchain research and education. Promoted to Competence Center at the university, it's home to 20 professors across the business, economics, finance, informatics, law, and mathematics fields, with expertise ranging from agent-based modelling, network and data sciences, systems design, to quantitative finance. 

The Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Group is at its core, with a focus on blockchain analytics, consensus, and crypto-economics. 

Prof. Dr Claudio J. Tessone welcomed the collaboration: