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Department of Informatics - Communication Systems Group

Ahmad Abtahi

 

 Contact Information:

Universität Zürich
Institut für Informatik (IFI), TBD
Binzmühlestrasse 11
CH-8050 Zürich

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  • E-Mail: abtahi@ifi.uzh.ch

 

Short Bio:

Seyed Ahmadreza (Ahmad) Abtahi is an external PhD student in the Communication Systems Group at the University of Zurich. He holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and a master's degree in Financial Management. He began his doctoral studies in 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Burkhard Stiller and the co-supervision of Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hens. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and their applications in financial and digital systems.

Research Interests:

  • Artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning for algorithmic trading
  • Cryptocurrency derivatives
  • Market inefficiencies and arbitrage
  • Blockchain and decentralized applications

Publications:

  1. A. Abtahi, R. Abtahi, B. Rodrigues, and B. Stiller. “Sending Social Media Posts from Crypto Wallets: A Simple Blockchain-Based Solution for Connecting Web3 Pioneers to Web2 Audiences.” Proceedings of ChainScience 2023, Boston, MA, USA. Full paper. arXiv:2307.03277v2. https://arxiv.org/html/2307.03277v2/
  2. A. Abtahi, R. Abtahi, B. Rodrigues, and B. Stiller. “Demo: DappTweet, A Solution to Use Twitter/X from a MetaMask Wallet.” Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Blockchain Research and Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS 2025). Demo paper.
  3. A. Abtahi, R. Abtahi, and B. Stiller. “Detecting Tradable Put-Call Parity Breaks in Crypto Options: A High-Frequency Bid-Ask Study on Delta Exchange.” In 2026 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC), pp. 1-5, June 2026. Short paper.
  4. R. Abtahi, A. Abtahi, and B. Stiller. “Toward a Taxonomy of Cryptocurrency Arbitrage Strategies.” In 2026 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC), pp. 1-7, June 2026. Full paper.
  5. R. Abtahi, A. Abtahi, S. A. Abtahi, and B. Stiller. “Semantic Coherence Auditing in Decentralized Prediction Markets Networks: A Conceptual Framework.” PolyETHReS: Ethereum Research Symposium at ETHPrague, Prague, Czech Republic, May 8-10, 2026. Full paper.

Open Thesis:

Please check here to see list of open thesis (BA,MA,MP,... ). If you are interested to work on a project in the list mentioned above or any other project related to my research area feel free to contact me.