R&D

Kleros has a highly active research team specializing in cryptoeconomics, computer science, business, and law.

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Vision

Decentralization is key for neutral dispute resolution. Our research focuses on creating flexible, secure, and compliant protocols that are attack-resistant, efficient, and fair.

Our research draws upon ideas related to:

Mechanism design.

Fields that study voting and incentive systems, such as social choice theory and peer-prediction.

Blockchain identity tools such as Soulbound Tokens.

Fields that relate to the flow of information in crypto-economic systems, including zero-knowledge proofs schemes.

Aspects of blockchain consensus algorithms that relate to the security of decentralized justice systems, particularly around on-chain random number generation.

DAO governance optimization through the use of decentralized dispute resolution protocols.

Legal recognition and enforcement of decisions made through decentralized dispute resolution mechanisms.

Achieving regulatory equivalence with legal norms and procedures.

Publications

By Kleros Team Members

A Smart Contract Oracle for Approximating Real-World, Real Number Values

William George, Clément Lesaege

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Decentralised justice: reinventing arbitration for the digital age?

Sophie Nappert and Federico Ast.

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When Online Dispute Resolution Meets Blockchain: The Birth of Decentralized Justice

Federico Ast. and Bruno Deffains.

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By Third Parties

Challenges for Connecting Citizens and Smart Cities: ICT, E-Governance and Blockchain - Thays A. Oliviera, Miquel Oliver, Helena Ramalhinho, Sustainability - The Sustainable Development of Smart Cities through Digital Innovation (2020)

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Reliable Decentralized Oracle with Mechanisms for Verification and Disputation - Limao Ma ; Kosuke Kaneko ; Subodh Sharma ; Kouichi Sakurai, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (2019)

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Blockchain-mediated Licensing: Legal Engineering for Artist Empowerment - Charles Adjovu, and Ewa Fabian, LawArXiv (2020)

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Smart Contract and Dispute Resolution by Arbitration - Jong Kyu Han, Journal of Arbitration Studies (2020)

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Designing Online Dispute Resolution - Janet K. Martinez, Journal of Dispute Resolution, Issue 1 (2020)

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Conflict of Law and “Non-Law” Renovation of the Lex Mercatoria, Smart Contracts and Blockchain Arbitration - M.V. Mazhorina, Lex Russica (2019)

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