Keynotes
DEX liquidity analysis of stablecoins during the SVB crisis
Abstract
How can we create technologies to help us reflect on and potentially change our behavior, as well as improve our health and overall wellbeing both at work and at home? In this talk, I will briefly describe the last several years of work our research team has been doing in this area. We have developed wearable technology to help families manage tense situations with their children, mobile phone-based applications for handling stress and depression, as well as automatic stress sensing systems plus interventions to help users just in time. The overarching goal in all of this research is to develop intelligent systems that work with and adapt to the user so that they can maximize their personal health goals and improve their wellbeing.
Carlo Campajola
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Financial Analytics at University College London
Andrea Vitaletti
Associate Professor of Computer Science at Sapienza University of Rome
Beyond the chain: synergies between on-chain and off-chain worlds
Andrea Vitaletti, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Sapienza University of Rome. His research focuses on designing systems for collecting, analyzing, and managing data in distributed networks, with a strong emphasis on decentralized governance. His work spans the Internet of Things (IoT), Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Federated Machine Learning, and Verifiable Computation, areas in which he also teaches at Sapienza, alongside courses in Digital Entrepreneurship. Prof. Vitaletti is particularly interested in the trade-offs between data utility and privacy, as well as the balance between individual and collective interests in digital ecosystems. He has contributed to several European research projects, including serving as principal investigator and coordinator of the FET Open project PLEASED. In addition to his academic work, he has successfully transferred research to market through the co-founding of two spin-offs: WLAB (acquired in 2016) and WSENSE (which he left in 2019). More on https://andreavitaletti.github.io/
Abstract
As blockchain technology matures, the divide between on-chain and off-chain systems is evolving into a dynamic space of collaboration and innovation. The keynote explores the growing synergies between decentralized, trustless environments and the rich, data-intensive off-chain world. We will examine how hybrid architectures are enabling new use cases by bridging smart contracts with real-world data and processes. Topics include oracle networks and succinct zero-knowledge proofs (zk-proofs) for off-chain computation. While these technologies hold great promise real-world adoption, particularly of zk systems, still faces challenges in performance, tooling, and developer accessibility. By highlighting practical examples and emerging patterns, this talk offers a forward-looking perspective on how combining on-chain integrity, transparency, and incentive mechanisms with off-chain flexibility and computational power can reshape digital trust and enable scalable, real-world blockchain applications.
