The Sirius Research Group

The Sirius Research Group at the University of Waterloo studies the foundations and applications of distributed ledger (blockchain) technology. Our expertise spans:

• Systems (Networking and distributed systems; Distributed systems theory; Databases and data mining; Resource management)
• Security (Cryptography and cryptosystems; Post-quantum cryptography; Data privacy; Information security)
• Verification (Program analysis; Formal verification; Mathematical reasoning)

Our work explores the application of blockchains to:

• Energy (Transactive energy systems; EV transportation)
• Finance
• Accounting
• Health