CNS Core: Small: Building Resilience into Blockchains

区块链和加密货币已经成为具有深远金融和社会影响的颠覆性技术。 这种情况使得更好地了解区块链运行的基础对等网络的动态和弹性变得势在必行。 为此，本项目研究新的测量方法，统计建模和设计方法，这些对等网络上的分布式共识。 该研究旨在让全球用户更广泛地参与其中，包括那些网络访问有限的用户，并支持区块链技术持续成功的关键去中心化和信任要素。区块链已经被大公司和小投资者所采用。 该项目有助于教育利益攸关方和公众了解这些技术的好处和风险。 同样，该项目寻求利用区块链的普及，通过本科生和高中生的创新参与来扩大对计算的参与。 该项目产生的方法有望使具有类似挑战的相邻研究领域受益，包括数据库和分布式计算社区。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

Blockchains and cryptocurrencies have emerged as disruptive technologies with profound financial and societal impact. This state of affairs makes it imperative to gain better understanding of the dynamics and resilience of the underlying peer-to-peer networks on which blockchains operate. To this end, this project researches novel measurement methodologies, statistical modeling, and design approaches for distributed consensus on these peer-to-peer networks. The research aims to empower a broader participation of users worldwide, including those with limited network access, and to support the decentralization and trust elements that are key to the continued success of blockchain technologies. Blockchains have seen soaring adoption by large corporations and small investors alike. This project contributes to educating stakeholders and the general public about the benefits and risks of these technologies. In a similar vein, the project seeks to leverage the popularity of blockchains to broaden participation in computing with innovative engagement of undergraduate and high school students. The methodologies produced by this project promise to benefit adjacent research areas with similar challenges, including within the databases and distributed computing communities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.