About this role
Master's Thesis: Resilient Payment Infrastructure with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a digital form of central bank money that can enable secure digital payments. At Giesecke+Devrient, we are exploring how CBDC technology can help strengthen the resilience of public infrastructure.
Your Master’s Thesis will address the research question: How can CBDC-based payment solutions strengthen the resilience of public infrastructure?
You will identify potential use cases, select one promising scenario, develop a proof of concept and evaluate its performance under challenging connectivity conditions.
The thesis will be conducted jointly with the Chair of Network Architectures and Services at TUM.
Your tasks:
- Analyze current CBDC initiatives, including the digital euro
- Identify resilience-related challenges in today’s payment ecosystem
- Explore and evaluate CBDC use cases for public infrastructure
- Select one use case and develop a proof of concept
- Test the solution under unavailable, slow or intermittent network connectivity
- Analyze and document your findings
Your qualifications:
- Enrolled in a Master’s program in Computer Science or a related field at TUM
- Good programming skills
- Basic knowledge of cryptography and IT security
- Interest in digital currencies, payment technology and resilient systems
- Independent and analytical working style
- Knowledge of advanced cryptography, such as zero-knowledge proofs, is a plus
Your benefits:
- Work on a highly relevant and emerging technology
- Turn your research into a real-world prototype
- Benefit from joint supervision by experts from G+D and TUM
- Gain insights into real-world CBDC development
What we offer
A look behind the scenes
Contact
Antonia Kratzl
Location
Munich, DE
Business Sector
Giesecke+Devrient advance52 GmbH
Prinzregentenstr. 161
81677 Munich
Requisition ID
27994
Job Details
Job Title
Master's Thesis: Resilient Payment Infrastructure with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Career level
Bachelor/Master Thesis
Job Type
Parttime
We are an equal opportunity employer! We promote diversity in all its forms and create an inclusive work environment, free from prejudice, discrimination and harassment, in which all employees feel a sense of belonging. We warmly welcome all applications regardless of gender, age, race or ethnic origin, social and cultural background, religion, disability and sexual orientation.