Our research assistant Pascal Winkler has received the Dies Academicus Award for his master’s thesis. Congratulations!

Each year, the University of Duisburg-Essen honors its top graduates with the Dies Academicus Award. This year, our research assistant Pascal Winkler is among the most successful graduates in the category of best master's theses.

Pascal wrote his master’s thesis in our department under the supervision of Jens-Rene Giesen. The title of his thesis is Mitigating Cross-Chain Bridge Attacks in DeFi Applications. His thesis contributes to strengthening the security infrastructure of decentralized finance (DeFi). By developing advanced strategies to combat attacks on cross-chain bridges, his work significantly enhances the integrity and stability of DeFi ecosystems. In particular, the thesis introduces an innovative development framework for securing cross-chain bridges, which developers can easily adopt. This approach not only boosts investor confidence but also increases the resilience of the entire decentralized financial landscape—an area of growing importance for the financial industry.

Pascal will now explore this topic further in his doctoral studies. We wish him great success in his research journey through the world of smart contracts and blockchain.

More information about Pascal’s research can be found on our website [here].