{"id":3043,"date":"2019-06-13T10:54:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T10:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/?page_id=3043"},"modified":"2019-09-02T10:04:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T10:04:46","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"SERVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"intro-text\">Enabling our students, partners, customers and society to learn about Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology is our mission. Therefore our service portfolio includes various topics in research and education. They vary in depth, scope and size. We invite you to get an idea of our services and to <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/contact\/\">get in touch with us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<a id='Research'><\/a><div class='container-fluid'><div class='row hslu-block'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-12 pl-0'><h2>Research<\/h2><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-12 pl-0'><div class='service-block'><div class='service-intro'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research in computer science has never been as exciting as it is today!  This is especially true for the Blockchain field. As a university, it is  our task to apply the latest findings from international research to  current problems in industry or business. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>Industrial Projects<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:html -->\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1.75em\">Our research is industry-oriented. Funding organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innosuisse.ch\">Innosuisse<\/a> support many of our projects financially. Small and medium-sized  companies can also benefit from our technical expertise and  interdisciplinary knowledge. Thus, research is also possible for SMEs.  We also work closely with the funding organisations in the region (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itz.ch\/\">ITZ<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zentralschweiz-innovativ.ch\/\">Zentralschweiz Innovativ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologieforumzug.ch\">tfz<\/a>).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1.25em\">Here are a few examples of our research projects together with industry:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/de-ch\/hochschule-luzern\/forschung\/projekte\/detail\/?pid=6392\">Environmental assessment and regulatory challenges of DLT solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dadfir3.ch\/\">DaDFiR3<\/a> - Blockchain for Regulation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardossier.ch\/\">Cardossier<\/a> \u2013 Managing the life cycle of a car with\u00a0blockchain technology <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/de-ch\/hochschule-luzern\/ueber-uns\/medien\/magazin\/archiv\/2018\/06\/20\/mein-quartier-die-energie-gemeinschaft\/\">Quartierstrom<\/a> \u2013 Pilot project for the energy trade of own consumption communities\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/de-ch\/hochschule-luzern\/ueber-uns\/medien\/medienmitteilungen\/2018\/08\/29\/e-voting-zug-resultate\/\">E-Voting Zug<\/a> \u2013 The first e-voting project based on Blockchain in Switzerland<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/div><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><\/div><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>International Research<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We use our international connections for scientific exchange at the highest level and for joint research activities. Some of our projects include the following:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts\/research\/projects\/detail\/?pid=6573\">Stateless Distributed Randomness Generation.<\/a> Collaboration with with Elisaweta Masserova (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), Sri AravindaKrishnan Thyagarajan (NTT Research, USA and U. Sydney, Australia), Pratik Soni (U. Utah, USA), Jo\u00e3o Ribeiro (NOVA LINCS &amp; NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal) and Mark Simkin (Ethereum Foundation).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts\/research\/projects\/detail\/?pid=6526\">Efficient Multi-Party Computation over Realistic Networks with Strong Security.<\/a> Collaboration with Yifan Song (TsingHua University, China).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts\/research\/projects\/detail\/?pid=6525\">Experimental Leakage-Resilient Quantum Secret Sharing.<\/a> Collaboration with the group of Davide Rusca and Hugo Zbinden (University of Vigo, Spain).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blockchain.uj.ac.za\/\">Blockchain for efficient supply chain management incorporating seamless cross-border payments.<\/a> Collaboration with U. Johannesburg, South Afrika. DSI-NRF\/\u00a0SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIRS INITIATIVE (SARChI) GRANT: SOUTH AFRICAN-SWISS BILATERAL RESEARCH CHAIR.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>We advise the EU on its blockchain activities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/de-ch\/hochschule-luzern\/forschung\/projekte\/detail\/?pid=4175\">EU Blockchain Observatory &amp; Forum<\/a> project.  <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/div><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><\/div><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>Master and Bachelor Theses<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:html -->\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1.75em\">Our students are introduced to scientific research at an early stage.\n Topics for bachelor theses can be submitted by external partners and \nfocus on practice-oriented aspects (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/de-ch\/informatik\/forschung\/formen-der-zusammenarbeit\/antrag-studierendenprojekt\/\">project submission form<\/a>).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1.75em\">Our Master students work closely in research projects and can learn how application-oriented research is carried out.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1em\">Here are some examples of student projects:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Lokkit \u2013 Revolutionary locker thanks to Blockchain <em>(honored with the National Siemens Excellence Award)<\/em><\/li><li>Auction house for energy trading \u2013 A blockchain-based implementation of energy trading in a neighbourhood<\/li><li>EthRed \u2013 An experimental platform for IoT based blockchain applications<\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/div><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a id='Bachelor'><\/a><div class='container-fluid'><div class='row hslu-block'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-12 pl-0'><h2>Bachelor<\/h2><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-12 pl-0'><div class='service-block'><div class='service-intro'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We offer our bachelor students in the study courses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/bachelor\/informatik\/\">Computer Science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/bachelor\/wirtschaftsinformatik\/\">Business Information Technology<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/bachelor\/information-and-cyber-security\/\">Information &amp; Cyber Security<\/a>  different specialization modules in the area of Blockchain. In addition, our students regularly carry out projects and bachelor theses  on exciting and business-related applications. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/master\/information-and-communication-technologies\/\">Master\u2019s programme (MSE)<\/a>, students work together with researchers on concrete research projects. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>Bachelor in Computer Science<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\nWith a bachelor\u2019s degree in Computer Science, students expand and further develop their basic technical skills and knowledge. In the last two semesters, they can also set their own focal point by choosing a major, thus ensuring the best possible prospects on the job market.\n\n<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><p class='serviceitem-link'><a href='https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/bachelor\/informatik\/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>More<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bachelor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor01.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor01-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>Bachelor in Information &#038; Cyber Security<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\nMegatrends such as digitalization, Industry 4.0 and the Internet of \nThings (IoT) are everywhere and specialists are in demand. The new \nbachelor\u2019s program teaches young professionals to develop and operate \nsecure IT infrastructures. The students also learn how to handle \nsensitive data and maintain product and process confidentiality.\n\n<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><p class='serviceitem-link'><a href='https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/bachelor\/information-and-cyber-security\/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>More<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bachelor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor02.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor02-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>Bachelor in Business Information Technology<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\nThe degree program combines business management, information technology \nand communication. In the last two semesters, students can also focus on\n a specific topic by choosing a major.\n\n<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><p class='serviceitem-link'><a href='https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/degree-programs\/bachelor\/wirtschaftsinformatik\/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>More<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bachelor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor03.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/bachelor03-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a id='Continuing_Education'><\/a><div class='container-fluid'><div class='row hslu-block'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-12 pl-0'><h2>Continuing Education<\/h2><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-12 pl-0'><div class='service-block'><div class='service-intro'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lifelong learning is not just a buzzword. With a technology as young as  Blockchain, it is especially important to stay on the ball. We support  you in this. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>Our Courses in the area of Blockchain<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1.75em\">With the first CAS on the topic of blockchain in Switzerland, we proved early on how important this topic is for continuing education. We have consistently expanded this offer. Today, we can look back with pride on a comprehensive range of further training courses. Among them are offers at management level as well as strongly technically oriented offers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\nIn addition, we offer comprehensive further training courses in all important areas of IT. \n\n<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><p class='serviceitem-link'><a href='https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/en\/lucerne-school-of-information-technology\/continuing-education\/#?filters=1621' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>More<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><\/div><\/div><div class='row serviceitem-block'><div class='col-12'><h5 class='serviceitem-title'>CAS Blockchain<\/h5><div class='serviceitem-text'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the CAS Blockchain the basics of the new digital world, the digital business models as well as the numerous possibilities (crypto currencies, smart contracts, etc.) regarding the Blockchain technology are mediated. Course participants will gain insight into best practices from existing blockchain platforms. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><p class='serviceitem-link'><a href='https:\/\/www.hslu.ch\/de-ch\/informatik\/weiterbildung\/digital-business-innovation\/cas-blockchain\/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>Read more in German<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='col-12 mb-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/casblockchain2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/casblockchain2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/casblockchain2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/casblockchain2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/blockchainlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/casblockchain2-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a id='PhD_Program'><\/a><div class='container-fluid'><div class='row hslu-block'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-12 pl-0'><h2>PhD Program<\/h2><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-12 pl-0'><div class='service-block'><div class='service-intro'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our studies do not end with a Master\u2019s degree. In cooperation with\n our national and international partner universities we offer the \npossibility of a PhD program. The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences\n and Arts offers a 70% permanent position. You are therefore financially\n secure. You can devote a large part of your working time to your \nspecific PhD topic and thus carry out high-quality and excellent \nresearch.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We also support you with publications and international lectures. Our  broad network to the actors in Crypto Valley and the international corephaenes offers you an easy start to a career in the field of  blockchain or smart contracts. The interdisciplinary exchange within the  framework of our doctoral student coloquiums promotes a view beyond the  boundaries of the subject.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a id='Workbench'><\/a><div class='container-fluid'><div class='row hslu-block'><div class='col-lg-3 col-md-12 pl-0'><h2>Workbench<\/h2><\/div><div class='col-lg-9 col-12 pl-0'><div class='service-block'><div class='service-intro'><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> The Blockchain Workbench is an interactive learning platform currently  under construction that helps you forge your blockchain skills.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<p class=\"serviceitem-link\" style=\"padding-top:0.25rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blockchainworkbench.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:html --><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enabling our students, partners, customers and society to learn about Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology is our mission. 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