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Benedikt Bünz

Applied Cryptography Blockchain Consensus Protocols Game Theory In Blockchain Blockchain Scalability Solutions
New York University Department of Computer Science

About

–My main research focusses on the science of blockchains using tools from applied cryptography, game theory and consensus. I get most excited about problems that both require novel theoretical insights and also have real-world applications. –I am an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at NYU Courant –I am a cofounder and chief scientist of Espresso Systems.

Research Performance Summary

51
Total Papers
6590
Total Citations
23
H-Index
2015-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Provisions: Privacy-preserving proofs of solvency for bitcoin exchanges

Year: 2015

Citations: 142

Venue: Proceedings of the 22nd ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications

Latest Recorded Paper

WillowFold: Secure Aggregation with a Lightweight Committee

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: Cryptology ePrint Archive

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
1
2025
16
2024
4
2023
7
2022
2
2021
3
2020
7
2019
1
2018
4
2017
2
2015
4

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 27
Journal 1
Book 2

Top Coauthors

Bünz Boneh Fisch

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 17
Citations 83
Avg. Citations / Paper 4.9
H-Index 5

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 23
Citations 2335
Avg. Citations / Paper 101.5
H-Index 16

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 11
Citations 4172
Avg. Citations / Paper 379.3
H-Index 9

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

bb@nyu.edu

Detected Research Keywords

Verifiable Delay Functions Learning Sat Solver Sat Solver Single Solver Single Bit Zether Privacy Smart Proof Carrying Data Core Selecting Payment Selecting Payment Rules Computing Bayes Nash Bayes Nash Equilibria