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A focused research effort on cybersecurity for web3, cryptocurrencies, and related blockchain technologies.

News

New Recent work on crawling and analyzing onion services at scale was accepted at ACM ARES 2023.
Our 2022 Summer Internship Program is now open. Apply now to work on a DeFi Robo-Advisor!
Recent work on analyzing EOSIO smart contracts was accepted at USENIX Security 2021.
The 3rd CIBR Workshop will be held on Aug 28, 2021 at QCRI.
Recent work on investigating MMM Ponzi scheme on Bitcoin was accepted at ACM Asia CCS 2020.
Recent work on deanonymizing Tor hidden service users was accepted at Elsevier Computers & Security.
Recent work on investigating MMM Ponzi scheme on Bitcoin was covered by Captain Altcoin, Cripto Noticias, and others.
Recent work on building a tagging system for blockchain analysis was accepted at IFIP SEC 2019.
Yazan gave a presentation to the folks at PeckShield about ongoing CIBR research.
The 2nd CIBR Workshop will be held on Jan 29, 2019 at QCRI.
The 1st CIBR Workshop will be held on Nov 25, 2018 at QCRI.
Yazan gave a presentation to teachers of the American School of Doha about blockchain technology.
Recent work on building a tagging system for blockchain analysis was covered by Bitcoin.com, Government Europa, and others.
Husam and Yazan gave a presentation to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission about deanonymizing Tor hidden service users.
Recent work on deanonymizing Tor hidden service users was covered by WIRED, New Scientist, and others.
Yazan gave a presentation at the 6th Katara Tech Forum about blockchain technology.
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People

Yazan Boshmaf (lead)
Cybersecurity, QCRI
Ting Yu
Cybersecurity, QCRI

Aref Al Tamimi
NCSRL & Cybersecurity, QCRI

Alumni

Yury Zhauniarovich
Assistant Professor, TU Delft
Ahmed Al Saadi
R&D Engineer, QEERI
Saravanan Thirumuruganathan
Freelance ML Researcher
Sajitha Liyanage
Freelance Software Engineer

Hasan Al Jawaheri
Software Engineer, Amazon
Isuranga Perera
M.Sc. Student, Texas A&M
Mashael Al Sabah
Cybersecurity, QCRI
Husam Al Jawaheri
Software Engineer, UBS

Research

Our research is focused on cybersecurity problems in web3, cryptocurrencies, and related blockchain technologies. We work with our partners on research projects that support the thriving blockchain ecosystem in Qatar and abroad.

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Contact

We are always looking for feedback and opportunities to collaborate. We strive to have a positive impact with real-world applications of our research.

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Cybersecurity Initiative for Blockchain Research

News

People

Yazan Boshmaf (lead)

Ting Yu

Aref Al Tamimi

Alumni

Yury Zhauniarovich

Ahmed Al Saadi

Saravanan Thirumuruganathan

Sajitha Liyanage

Hasan Al Jawaheri

Isuranga Perera

Mashael Al Sabah

Husam Al Jawaheri

Research

Contact

Partners

Qatar National Research Fund

Qatar Ministry of Interior

Qatar Central Bank

Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority