Research Interests

• Design and analysis of efficient data structures for blockchain.

• Improvements on consensus protocol in terms of efficiency, security and scalability.

• Heuristics for analyzing blockchain data.

• Design and analysis of efficient online algorithms decision making in financial computing.

• Design applications suitable for blockchain technology.

Publications

1. A new era of blockchain-powered decentralized finance (DeFi)-a review - Saulo Dos Santos, Japjeet Singh, Ruppa K Thulasiram, Shahin Kamali, Louis Sirico, Lisa Loud - IEEE COMPSAC 2022

2. Candidate Set Formation Policy for Mining Pool - Saulo dos Santos; Shahin Kamali; Ruppa K. Thulasiram - In proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Blockchain 2020

3. An Efficient Miner Strategy for Selecting Cryptocurrency Transactions - Saulo dos Santos; Chukwuka Chukwuocha; Shahin Kamali; Ruppa K. Thulasiram - In proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Blockchain 2019. 

4. Validating pairwise transactions on cryptocurrencies: a novel heuristics and network simulation - Saulo dos Santos; Muskan Vinayak; Ruppa K. Thulasiram; Parimala Thulasiram; Shahin Kamali - Journal of Banking and Financial Technology 2019. 

5. Design and Implementation of Financial Smart Contract Services on Blockchain - Muskan Vinayak; Saulo dos Santos; Ruppa K. Thulasiram; Parimala Thulasiraman;  Srimantoorao S. Appadoo. In proceedings of the 10th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON) 2019.

6. A Novel Heuristics for Validating Pairwise Transactions on Cryptocurrencies - Saulo dos Santos; Daniyal Khowaja; Muskan Vinayak; Ruppa K. Thulasiram; Parimala Thulasiraman - In proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Blockchain 2018.

7. Analyzing Financial Smart Contracts for Blockchain - Muskan Vinayak; HarAmritPal Panesar; Saulo dos Santos; Ruppa K. Thulasiram; Parimala Thulasiraman; Srimantarao S. Appadoo - In proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Blockchain 2018.

8. Muskan Vinayak; Saulos dos Santos; Ruppa K. Thulasiram; Parimala Thulasiraman; Srimantarao S. Appadoo - Managing Cryptocurrency Transactions with Blockchain Technology: A Status Survey - In proceedings of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) International Conference 2018.

Scientific Talks

• Candidate Set Formation Policy for Mining Pool - IEEE International Conference on Blockchain 2019  (July 2019)

• A Novel Heuristics for Validating Pairwise Transactions on Cryptocurrencies - IEEE International Conference on Blockchain 2018  (August 2018)

Award / Grants

• University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) - University of Manitoba

• GETS (Graduate Enhancement of Tri-Council Stipends) - University of Manitoba

• International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship (IGSES) - University of Manitoba

• MPS Internal Funding Program (MIFP) - MPS

• Fully Government Founded Undergraduate Degree - Federal University of Parana

References

Shahin Kamali

Ruppa K. Thulasiram