Here in the Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering, we have had (and continue to have) the pleasure of supervising a large number of extremely talented group and individual project students working across a range of topics related to virtual currencies and blockchain technology.

You can read more about some of their work below.

Visualising the Bitcoin Blockchain

Visualisation of Bitcoin Memory PoolMSc (Computing Science) student Dan McGinn has carried out an investigation into the visualisation of Bitcoin transactions  for his individual project, uncovering a wealth of interesting transaction structures.

Gradbase

Runner up, 1st Imperial/EF Bitcoin Prize Fund

A group of third year Computing project students (Cedric Colle, Alberto de Capitani, Kenneth Lindroos, Andrej Maris, Tomas Virgl and Kacper Zylka) has designed a way to embed and verify academic qualifications in the Bitcoin blockchain.

Gradbase features custom QR codes which can be embedded in CVs for instant verification by employers and a Chrome Browser extension for Linkedin integration.

Find out more about Gradbase.

EquityBits

Winner, 1st Imperial/EF Bitcoin Prize Fund

Electrical and Electronic Engineering student Fu Yong Quah has devised a way to manage and verify the share certificates of private companies in the Bitcoin blockchain.

Bitcoin Betting Exchange

Runner up, 2nd Imperial/EF Bitcoin Prize Fund and Winner, Best Final Year Project Presentation

For his final year project, MEng Computing student Joshua Lind designed and developed an anonymous, yet accountable and auditable Bitcoin-based betting exchange with full functionality operating on the Bitcoin test net.

Visit the Bitcoin Betting Exchange website.

B-Till

Winner, 2nd Imperial/EF Bitcoin Prize Fund

B-Till Location-aware Bitcoin-based payment service

A group of MSc (Computing Science) students (Leila Sweidan, Adam Kent, Dan McGinn, Andrew Paine, Daniel Middlecote, Luke Parsons) has created a location-aware Bitcoin-based payments service which avoids queueing in pubs and restaurants.

You just sit down and use the B-Till app to order and pay for your food/drink and it will be brought to you at your table!

Modelling and simulation of the limit order book of a virtual currency exchange

Limit Order BookMSc (Computing Science) student Adam Pinckard has created a simulation model of the operation of the limit order book underlying a virtual currency exchange.

Contact us

Prof William Knottenbelt
Centre Director
Email: w.knottenbelt@imperial.ac.uk

Dr Ying-Ying Hsieh
Associate Centre Director
Email: y.hsieh@imperial.ac.uk

Room E363 ACE Extension

South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ

Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8331

Cryptocurrencies: Overcoming Barriers to Trust and Adoption [PDF, 6Mb]