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Francesco Pierangeli

Francesco Pierangeli
3
Research Papers
April 24, 2017

Computational Finance

Abstract Banks and investment funds are increasingly basing their competitiveness on the quality of their quantitative technology, including programming techniques, analytical methods, and applications such…
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Francesco Pierangeli
2
Research Papers
April 24, 2017

Reproduction, Aging, And Body Shape By Three-Dimensional Photonic Scanning In Thai Men And Women

Abstract Objectives: Aging and reproduction have been independently associated with body shape in women, with redistribution of body fat from lower to upper body regions.…
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Francesco Pierangeli
2
Research Papers
April 23, 2017

Body Shape By 3-D Photonic Scanning In Thai And UK Adults: Comparison Of National Sizing Surveys

Abstract Background: Body mass index (BMI) cut-offs associated with increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease differ between European and Asian populations, and among Asian…
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Francesco Pierangeli
2
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

Botcoin: Monetizing Stolen Cycles

Abstract At the current stratospheric value of Bitcoin, miners with access to significant computational horsepower are literally printing money. For example, the first operator of…
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Francesco Pierangeli
2
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

Algebraic MACs and Keyed-Verification Anonymous Credentials

Abstract We consider the problem of constructing anonymous credentials for use in a setting where the issuer of credentials is also the verifier, or more…
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Francesco Pierangeli
2
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

Privacy-Enhancing Overlays In Bitcoin

FinTech Abstract In this paper, we explore the role of privacy-enhancing over- lays in Bitcoin. To examine the effectiveness of different solutions, we first propose…
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Francesco Pierangeli
3
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

A Profitable Sub-Prime Loan: Obtaining The Advantages Of Composite-Order In Prime-Order Bilinear Groups

Abstract Composite-order bilinear groups provide many structural features that are useful for both con- structing cryptographic primitives and enabling security reductions. Despite these convenient fea-…
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Francesco Pierangeli
3
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies

Abstract Current cryptocurrencies, starting with Bitcoin, build a decentralized blockchain-based transaction ledger, main- tained through proofs-of-work that also serve to generate a monetary supply. Such…
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Francesco Pierangeli
3
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

Systemic Risk

Abstract The success of Bitcoin, a decentralized cryptographic currency, and the many alternative cryptocurrencies it has inspired has raised new research questions on the opportunities…
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Francesco Pierangeli
2
Research Papers
April 20, 2017

A Fistful Of Bitcoins: Characterizing Payments Among Men With No Names

Abstract Bitcoin is a purely online virtual currency, unbacked by either phys- ical commodities or sovereign obligation; instead, it relies on a combination of cryptographic…
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