talks
Invited talks and presentations.
2026
A Taxonomy and Security Analysis of Rollup Architectures in Ethereum Blockchain
Mar. 2026 — RECSI 2026, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife (Spain)
Presenting a systematic taxonomy of Ethereum rollup architectures and their associated security threats.
2025
Scaling at a (Security) Cost: Unveiling the Security Assumptions Behind Today's Blockchain Layer 2 Scaling Solutions
Jun. 2025 — Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (Sweden)
Reviewing baseline L1 security assumptions and analysing the trade-offs introduced by Layer 2 solutions.
2024
Unmasking the Illusion: The Shortcomings of 'Zero-Knowledge' Rollups in Achieving Privacy
Oct. 2024 — RECSI 2024, León (Spain)
Exploring the privacy limitations of ZK-Rollups and why their name is misleading.
Zero-Knowledge for Privacy, Succinct for Scalability
Apr. 2024 — Privacy Reunion II, Barcelona (Spain)
Exploring the dual role of zero-knowledge proofs in blockchain: ZK for privacy and succinct proofs for scalability.
A Taxonomy of Security Analysis of Blockchain Layer 2 Scalability Solutions and Future Directions
Apr. 2024 — Web3 Family Conference 3, Barcelona (Spain)
A survey presenting a systematic taxonomy for analysing the security of Layer 2 scalability solutions.
Hands-on KZG Commitments and EIP-4844
Mar. 2024 — yAcademy Workshop, Online
A hands-on workshop on KZG polynomial commitments with a focus on their role in EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding), given on the same day the Dencun upgrade went live.
Security Analysis of Layer 1 and Layer 2 Extensions
Feb. 2024 — Ethereum Dev Barcelona Meetup, Barcelona (Spain)
Security considerations when building on or extending Ethereum's Layer 1 and its Layer 2 ecosystem.
2023
Reality and Adoption of Blockchain Technology
Aug. 2023 — Online
The real state of blockchain technology adoption — hype vs. reality, practical use cases, and maturity.
Hands-on Zero-Knowledge Basics - KZG Commitments
Jul. 2023 — ETHBarcelona 2023, Barcelona (Spain)
A hands-on workshop on the fundamentals of zero-knowledge proofs, focused on KZG polynomial commitments.
2022
A Comparison of Layer 2 Techniques for Scaling Blockchains
Oct. 2022 — RECSI 2022, Santander (Spain)
Reviews and compares Layer 2 off-chain scaling techniques, analysing usability, security, and cost properties.
A Comparison of Layer 2 Techniques for Scaling Blockchains (Preliminary Work)
Jul. 2022 — Advances in Blockchain Technologies (UPF)
Early presentation of ongoing research comparing Layer 2 blockchain scaling techniques.