Blockchain: protocols, applications, and transactions analysis (Special Issue)

Damiano Di Francesco Maesa

PDRA working on distributed ledgers for 5G

I have received both his master degree (cum laude) and Ph.D in computer science from the University of Pisa. I am specialised on Bitcoin cryptocurrency analysis and blockchain technology novel applications, on which subject I have published on conference proceedings and international journals. I have held several guest lectures and seminars to spread awareness on blockchain technology. I have been an academic guest at the “Research Group for Distributed Computing (DISCO)” at ETH Zürich and a Research Affiliate of the Italian National Research Institute (CNR). I currently am a visiting Research Associate at the computer lab of the university of Cambridge, College Research Associate at Clare College in Cambridge and Reasearch Associate at Kings College London.