Lukas Aumayr

Lukas Aumayr.

PhD student based in Vienna, researching security & privacy with focus on
cryptocurrencies, blockchain, scalability, offchain protocols.

Ethusiasm for neural networks and data science; passionate about
DeFi, crypto/stock price analysis, VR and computer graphics

Projects

2019: cryptoAI

Automated trading using neural network based forecasting of cryptocurrency prices; utilzing LSTM & CNN, started as part of master thesis, written with Python, Tensorflow, Keras

Automated trading using neural network based forecasting of cryptocurrency prices; utilzing LSTM & CNN
2018: Blockchain Crowdfunding

Distributed crowdfunding platform using a blockchain based cryptocurrency as payments. Cryptocurrency implemented in Java, platform using space-based computing (SBC)

Distributed crowdfunding platform using a blockchain based cryptocurrency as payments
2017: notv.today

Website to track movies & tv shows in a watch list; get reviews, release dates as well as recommendations based on a graph database
2017: Banking App

Distributed multi-platform App for simulating online banking and SEPA transactions
2016: Android Geolocation

Locating nearest cell towers, showing them on map, calculating position by triangulation, manual selection of cell tower, Android app
2016: VR Avatar Control 2016: VR Avatar Control for HTC Vive

Character system for capturing and translating arm movements from the HTC Vive controller to an in-game avatar in the context of VR skydiving
2015: 3D Scanning

Depth cam measurements, scene stitching, face reconstruction
2015: Watchthrough

Desktop application for tracking movies and tv shows, written in Java
2015: Jeopardy

Quiz game responsive web application
2014: Island Defense

Standalone remake of the Warcraft III mod "Island Defense", using Unreal Engine 4
2011: 3D Brain Img Process. 2011: 3D Brain Image Processing

Batch 3D image processing tool for analyzing brains of fruit flies
2011: Roll Baneling Roll

Starcraft II mod, top down platformer, written in the scripting language Galaxy
2009: Tauren Survivors

Warcraft III mod, tag game, written in the scripting language JASS

Publications

Blitz: Secure Multi-Hop Payments Without Two-Phase Commits

Bitcoin-Compatible Virtual Channels

Generalized Channels from Limited Blockchain Scripts and Adaptor Signatures

Sleepy Channels: Bitcoin-Compatible Bi-directional Payment Channels without Watchtowers

Thora: Atomic And Privacy-Preserving Multi-Channel Updates

Breaking and Fixing Virtual Channels: Domino Attack and Donner

Glimpse: On-Demand, Cross-Chain Communication for Efficient DeFi Applications on Bitcoin-based Blockchains

Projects

2019: cryptoAI

2018: Blockchain Crowdfunding

2017: notv.today

2017: Banking App

2016: Android Geolocation

2016: VR Avatar Control 2016: VR Avatar Control for HTC Vive

2015: 3D Scanning

2015: Watchthrough

2015: Jeopardy

2014: Island Defense

2011: 3D Brain Img Process. 2011: 3D Brain Image Processing

2011: Roll Baneling Roll

2009: Tauren Survivors

Work experience

04/2018 - 03/2019: SecPriv

04/2018 - 03/2019: ifs

07 - 09/2015: Zeiss 07/2015 - 09/2015: Carl Zeiss AG

10/2012 - 06/2013: ASB 10/2012 - 06/2013: Samariterbund

08/2011: VRVis

07/2010: Egger

Education

from 09/2019: PhD 09/2019 - now: PhD

until 06/2019: MSc 10/2016 - 06/2019: Master of Science (Dipl.-Ing.)

until 09/2016: BSc 10/2013 - 09/2016: Bachelor of Science

until 06/2012: School 09/2008 - 06/2012: High School

Cryptocurrencies

Security & Privacy

Machine learning

Software Engineering

Financial Analysis

VR and 3D computer graphics