About
Nicolò Vallarano is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Zurich, actively collaborating with Professor Claudio Tessone on blockchain technologies and decentralized finance (DeFi). His work bridges statistical mechanics of networks and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs), focusing on network structure analysis and consensus protocols in blockchain systems.
Research Interests:
- Statistical Mechanics of Networks
- Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)
- Consensus Protocols
- Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
- Bitcoin Transaction Network Modeling
- Exponential Random Graph Models (ERGM)
Publications demonstrate expertise in applying network science to blockchain systems, analyzing network topology, price dynamics, and consensus mechanisms in IOTA and Bitcoin. Current work focuses on modeling consensus protocols and classifying cryptocurrency economic states with the Blockchain Observatory.
Collaborations include the Blockchain Observatory and Professor Claudio Tessone's research group, with extensive contributions to conferences like Complex Networks, CCS, and Middleware.
