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# Atomic Swap Technical Foundation
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Dr. Sri Aravinda Krishnan Thyagarajan is our advisor. He is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, with prior affiliations at Carnegie Mellon and Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, is a lead author and key researcher in the field of atomic swaps and blockchain interoperability. His work has focused on improving the security, privacy, and practicality of these protocols, specifically in areas like:
* Developing secure exchange protocols in the absence of time-outs on one or both blockchains (LightSwap).
* Creating formal verification methods for atomic swap protocols.
* Addressing potential vulnerabilities such as "griefing" and user-miner collusion attacks.
Our Atomic Swap is a practical implementation from Dr.Sri's research on Atomic Swap. We take pride in our technical foundation in creating truly universal and practical cross-chain asset exchanges.
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