Giulia Scaffino

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4since 2021 · last 2025
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Security and privacy · 3 · 2 first-author · 3 since 2021Applied, interdisciplinary, general and emerging computing · 1 · 1 since 2021
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2025 Blink: An Optimal Proof of Proof-of-Work
Lukas Aumayr, Zeta Avarikioti, Matteo Maffei, Giulia Scaffino, Dionysis Zindros
FC (2)4
2025 Alba: The Dawn of Scalable Bridges for Blockchains
Giulia Scaffino, Lukas Aumayr, Mahsa Bastankhah, Zeta Avarikioti, Matteo Maffei
NDSS1
2024 Cross-Blockchain Communication Using Oracles With an Off-Chain Aggregation Mechanism Based on zk-SNARKs
abstract
The closed architecture of prevailing blockchain systems renders the usage of this technology mostly infeasible for a wide range of real-world problems. Most blockchains trap users and applications in their isolated space without the possibility of cooperating or switching to other blockchains. Therefore, blockchains need additional mechanisms for seamless communication and arbitrary data exchange between each other and external systems. Unfortunately, current approaches for cross-blockchain communication are resource-intensive or require additional blockchains or tailored solutions depending on the applied consensus mechanisms of the connected blockchains. Therefore, we propose an oracle with an off-chain aggregation mechanism based on Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-interactive Arguments of Knowledge (zk-SNARKs) to facilitate cross-blockchain communication. The oracle queries data from another blockchain and applies a rollup-like mechanism to move state and computation off-chain. The zkOracle contract only expects the transferred data, an updated state root, and proof of the correct execution of the aggregation mechanism. The proposed solution only requires constant 378 kgas to submit data on the Ethereum blockchain and is primarily independent of the underlying technology of the queried blockchains.
Michael Sober, Giulia Scaffino, Stefan Schulte 0002
Distributed Ledger Technol. Res. Pract.2
2023 Glimpse: On-Demand PoW Light Client with Constant-Size Storage for DeFi
Giulia Scaffino, Lukas Aumayr, Zeta Avarikioti, Matteo Maffei
USENIX Security Symposium1