Scholar
Yann Vonlanthen
Google Scholar ID: UpEwNUgAAAAJ
ETH Zurich
Citations & Impact
Citations
245
H-index
6
i10-index
5
Publications
14
Co-authors
6
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 1. Paper “Kudzu: Fast and Simple High-Throughput BFT” accepted at DISC 2025.
- 2. Paper “Optimistic MEV in Ethereum Layer 2s: Why Blockspace Is Always in Demand” accepted at AFT’25.
- 3. Paper “Recommender Systems for Democracy” accepted at IJCAI 2025 and IC2S2 2025.
- 4. Paper “Deanonymizing Ethereum Validators: The P2P Network Has a Privacy Issue” accepted at USENIX Security 2025.
- 5. Paper “Banyan: Fast Rotating Leader BFT” presented at Middleware’24 and received the Best Paper Award.
Research Experience
- Conducting research at the Distributed Computing Group at ETH Zurich.
Education
- Ph.D. student at ETH Zurich, advised by Prof. Roger Wattenhofer, specializing in distributed computing.
Background
- Research interests span the theoretical and practical aspects of blockchains, distributed systems, and digital democracy. Aims to design and build fast and scalable decentralized systems, for instance by introducing fast paths, reducing the need for consensus, or enabling parallelization across all protocol levels. Also enjoys exploring the security of existing systems, including network security, consensus protocols, and application-level security (DAOs, VAAs, etc.). Excited about proof-of-personhood and the potential benefits of building decentralized systems with built-in Sybil resistance.
Miscellany
- Enjoys gardening and participating in a variety of sports in his free time.
