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> Endowed Chair for Blockchain Innovation, the University of Tokyo
We do research and development on blockchain technology to make a better future world.
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> About the organization
It is said that blockchain technology such as Bitcoin and Ethereum will bring great innovation to society in the near future. However, there are some challenges to apply it, such as the need for a flexible perspective that differs greatly from existing businesses/ICT and the lack of successful examples. In this laboratory, we will mainly focus on case studies of social implementation using blockchain, and also conduct research on blockchain technology, token/NFT price, and incentive design with an eye on application in specific cases.
This organization was established in November 2018, and entered its second term in February 2022.
In the second term the activities are more focused on research.
> Objectives
This endowed chair will work on three axes: "Social Implementation", "Research and Development", and "Human Development and Training";.
# Social implementation
> Support a blockchain related startup company.
> Consider the social implementation of cases using blockchain technology.
> Support a startup company with a new business model using blockchain.
> Make policy recommendations to the government from a social engineering perspective.
# Research and Development
> Conduct research for blockchain.
> We will examine the limitation and potential of blockchain applications, and conduct risk management.
> Conduct research on blockchain technology, token/NFT price, and incentive design.
# Human resource development and training
> We educate students who can be active in startup companies and start businesses.
> Educate students with a good balance between business and technology.
> Provide the best environment for entrepreneurial creation.
> Research
In this laboratory, we work on multiple research issues related to blockchain technology from the perspectives of computer science, cryptography, and economics.
Blockchain is an important foundational technology for systems that involve autonomous decentralized consensus building, and its applications range from executing more general-purpose programs on Ethereum to managing cultural content in NFTs. This field is expanding.
However, blockchain technology also has research issues that limit such possibilities. For example, privacy issues that arise from recording data transparently; scalability issues that result from processing data autonomously and decentrally; and the difficulty of guaranteeing the correctness of data recorded on the blockchain from outside sources, known as the oracle problem.
Interdisciplinary efforts are essential to solve these research issues. Currently, cryptographic technology called zero-knowledge proof is attracting attention for privacy and scalability issues; and economic incentive design for oracle issues. We also consider computer science issues such as computational complexity and communication costs.
We draw on diverse specialties to work collaboratively on multiple research issues including the mentioned above. Examples of our research so far include: whether cryptocurrency can be a currency for payments; price analysis using NFT and crypto-asset; applications to traceability using blockchains and zero-knowledge proofs; theoretical analysis of incentive design.
> staff
> Gento Mogi
Professor, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo.
> Nariaki Nishino
Professor, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo.
> Kyohei Shibano
Project researcher, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo.
> Kensuke Ito
Project researcher, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo.
> publications
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> publications
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Shibano, Kyohei, Ruxin Lin, and Gento Mogi. "Volatility reducing effect by introducing a price stabilization agent on cryptocurrencies trading." Proceedings of the 2020 The 2nd International Conference on Blockchain Technology. 2020.
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芝野恭平, 茂木源人. "安冨モデルを用いた暗号資産の通貨機能獲得に関する分析." 情報処理学会第83回全国大会 (2021).
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Ito, Kensuke, Kyohei Shibano, and Gento Mogi. "Predicting the Bubble of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): An Empirical Investigation." arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.12587 (2022).
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Shibano, Kyohei, and Gento Mogi. "An analysis of the acquisition of a monetary function by cryptocurrency using a multi-agent simulation model." Financial Innovation (2022).
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Suegami, Sora. "Cryptographic obfuscation for smart contracts: Trustless bitcoin bridge and more." Blockchain: Research and Applications (2022).
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Bukhary, Husam, Kyohei Shibano, and Gento Mogi. "High-Frequency Spillover Analysis of Cryptocurrency in the Exchange Listings." Proceedings of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Congress (B2C' 2022) (2022).
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Shibano, K., T. Nakajima, and G. Mogi. "Wood Traceability System using Blockchain and Zero-knowledge Proof." Proceedings of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Congress (B2C' 2022) (2022).
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Ito, Kensuke, "BE MORE CONCEPTUAL REGARDING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) AS ART", Leonard (2023).
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Okubo, Ikkou, Kensuke Ito, Kyohei Shibano, and Gento Mogi, "Non-fungible Token Bubble Prediction Using Extended Log-periodic Power Law Model", Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Blockchain and Internet of Things (BIoT 2023) (2023)
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Suegami, Sora, and Kyohei Shibano, "Contract Wallet Using Emails", Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2023) (2023)
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〒113-8656
Faculty of Engineering Bldg.3 2F #233
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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