she/her/hers
Lucianna Kiffer is a PhD student in the Algorithms and Networks program at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, advised by Professors Alan Mislove and Rajmohan Rajaraman. A native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Lucianna earned her bachelor’s degree in both mathematics and computer science from Tulane University.
Lucianna’s research areas include Algorithms and Theory and Systems and Networks. She is a member of the Social Networks Group. Lucianna has an interest in peer-to-peer networks and is currently working on a project that utilizes blockchain technology.
Professor Rajaraman, Professor Mislove and I have begun a project exploring Ethereum; a blockchain-based decentralized virtual machine. At this point in the research we are generally looking into scalability concerns involving Ethereum’s network, measurement based questions about the network, and generally what can be built on the Ethereum network and networks like it.
The goal of my thesis is to better model and reason about how blockchain protocols are being used and evolve, how they can scale, and to help build a foundation for the rigorous analysis needed in this new and fast evolving area.
I would like to work on a solution to one of the scalability concerns of blockchain networks/technologies.
One of the most interesting aspects of distributed networks for me is the amount of information of the overall network that can be propagated through minimal communication and/or in scenarios where no trust is assumed between parties in the network.
I am interested in pursuing research in academia.
I was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and moved to the U.S. when I was 8. I have spent the subsequent years living around the country from Colorado to California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland and now Massachusetts.
she/her/hers
Lucianna Kiffer is a PhD student in the Algorithms and Networks program at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, advised by Professors Alan Mislove and Rajmohan Rajaraman. A native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Lucianna earned her bachelor’s degree in both mathematics and computer science from Tulane University.
Lucianna’s research areas include Algorithms and Theory and Systems and Networks. She is a member of the Social Networks Group. Lucianna has an interest in peer-to-peer networks and is currently working on a project that utilizes blockchain technology.
Professor Rajaraman, Professor Mislove and I have begun a project exploring Ethereum; a blockchain-based decentralized virtual machine. At this point in the research we are generally looking into scalability concerns involving Ethereum’s network, measurement based questions about the network, and generally what can be built on the Ethereum network and networks like it.
The goal of my thesis is to better model and reason about how blockchain protocols are being used and evolve, how they can scale, and to help build a foundation for the rigorous analysis needed in this new and fast evolving area.
I would like to work on a solution to one of the scalability concerns of blockchain networks/technologies.
One of the most interesting aspects of distributed networks for me is the amount of information of the overall network that can be propagated through minimal communication and/or in scenarios where no trust is assumed between parties in the network.
I am interested in pursuing research in academia.
I was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and moved to the U.S. when I was 8. I have spent the subsequent years living around the country from Colorado to California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland and now Massachusetts.
