Research Interests
- Decentralized cryptographic currencies
Positions
| since 2022 | Software Engineer, Iknaio Cryptoasset Analytics GmbH, Vienna, Austria |
| 09/2017 – 09/2022 | Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 09/2008 – 06/2012 | Software Developer, Hypo Landesbank Vorarlberg, Bregenz, Austria |
Education
| 2017 – 2022 | Ph.D. studies in Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2015 – 2017 | M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2012 – 2015 | B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
Publications
- Makridis, C.A., Fröwis, M.A., Sridhar, K., and Böhme, R. The Rise of Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Evaluating the Role of Airdrops and Governance Tokens. Journal of Corporate Finance, 79, 102358 (April 2023). [Publisher]
- Fröwis, M. and Böhme, R. Detecting Privileged Parties on Ethereum. In A. Essex et al., ed., Financial Cryptography and Data Security. FC 2023 International Workshops. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 13953, Springer, Cham, 2023, pp. 470–488. [Publisher] [Preprint]
- Fröwis, M. and Böhme, R. Not All Code are Create2 Equal. In A. Matsuo et al., ed., Financial Cryptography and Data Security. FC 2022 International Workshops. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 13412, Springer, Cham, 2023, pp. 516–538. [Publisher] [Preprint] [Video]
- Fröwis, M., Gottschalk, T., Haslhofer, B., Rückert, C., and Pesch, P. Safeguarding the Evidential Value of Forensic Cryptocurrency Investigations. Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, (2020), 200902. [PDF]
- Fröwis, M. and Böhme, R. The Operational Cost of Ethereum Airdrops. In C. Pérez-Solà, G. Navarro-Arribas, A. Biryukov and Garcı́a-Alfaro Joaquı́n, eds., Data Privacy Management, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology (ESORICS 2019 Workshops). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 11737, Springer, 2019, pp. 255–270. [PDF]
- Fröwis, M., Fuchs, A., and Böhme, R. Detecting Token Systems on Ethereum. In I. Goldberg and T. Moore, eds., Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 11598, Springer, 2019, pp. 93–112. [PDF]
- Fröwis, M. and Böhme, R. In Code We Trust? Measuring the Control Flow Immutability of All Smart Contracts Deployed on Ethereum. In J. Garcia-Alfaro, G. Navarro-Arribas, H. Hartenstein and Herrera-Joancomartı́ Jordi, eds., Data Privacy Management, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, ESORICS 2017 International Workshops. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 10436, Springer, Cham, 2017, pp. 357–372. [PDF]