talks

Invited talks and presentations.

2026

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Reality and Adoption of Blockchain Technology

Aug. 2023 — Online

The real state of blockchain technology adoption — hype vs. reality, practical use cases, and maturity.

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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

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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.

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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.