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Gianluca Miscione

University College Dublin (on Sabbatical Leave at the University of Zürich IMRG, DSI, BCC)

email: gianluca...@uzh.ch

office: 2.D.12 Binzmühlestrasse 14

CH-8050 Zürich, Switzerland

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• Three PhD positions at University College Dublin :: blockchains for renewable energy - 1 Update

Three PhD positions at University College Dublin :: blockchains for renewable energy

Paul Cuffe <paul....@ucd.ie>: Nov 20 04:12PM *Hate *climate change? *Love *renewable energy? *Suspect *that blockchains are the sort of weirdo outsider innovation that just might utterly disrupt the energy industry, but you're not quite sure precisely how?   I have secured funding for three PhD positions on the topic of "*using blockchains to facilitate renewable power generation*" This project will explore three main ideas:   - the tokenisation of energy - smart contracts to provide bespoke financial instruments for renewables developers - harnessing prediction markets to enhance foresight over variable renewables   I am looking for smart, enthusiastic candidates with backgrounds in engineering, finance, economics or computer science. An interest in blockchains and crytpocurrency would be an advantage, though that is not to say that you must be a naive true believer. Our goal here is to articulate whether blockchains can help to decarbonise energy systems, and if so, how they can do so. To do this, I want candidates who can get properly excited about the strange new possibilities of blockchain technology, without believing all the hype that surrounds this topic.   I don't want this to be incremental, colour-by-numbers research. I don't have the answers already in mind. Creativity will, therefore, be essential. Comfort zones may have to be left. Weird programming languages for writing smart contracts will probably have to be learned. You might even have to spend four years explaining to your friends that, no, Bitcoin isn't the only cryptocurrency, and, yes, blockchain has uses that aren't sketchy or illegal.   Interested candidates should apply to paul....@ucd.ie with:   - An up-to-date CV - A provokative question about one of the three topics above - Anything else that evidences their technical creativity   Fees will be covered and there will be a tax-free stipend of €18,500 for four years.   Dr. Paul Cuffe,   Assistant Professor, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin   ☎ +353 1 716 1732 📱 +353 87 784 3796 📌 upgrading.echo.plates <https://map.what3words.com/upgrading.echo.plates>