Chances and Risks of Cryptos (Bitcoins, …) in an industrial environment

• When: Start anytime. Applications are open! • How to apply: Send us an e-mail (at the end of this page) with your CV and a grade report and a tentative research idea (research question, data, and methods, possible outcomes with a tentative outline all in word as *.docx)

• 💡 Background
• 🦾Who We Are
• 🎯 Goals
• 🧠 Topics of Interest
• 🎓 Profile
• 📄 Requirements to any Work
• 📬 How to Apply

💡 Background

• iwis (www.iwis.com) is a family-owned company in Munich.
• More than 3.200 employees generate approx.. 720 Mio. € turnover.
• iwis is successfully active as global automotive supplier with more than 20 locations around the world.
• Each iwis division is market leader in its business.

1. iwis mobility systems makes chains and timing drives for the automotive industry. Furthermore, complex mobility systems with integrated electronics, gears and e-motors will be produced in the future.
2. iwis antriebssysteme manufactures precision roller chains and conveyor chains for industrial applications, including machine and plant engineering, packaging and printing, the food industry and conveyor technology. iwis antriebssysteme also supplies roller chains, chains for agricultural machinery, special chains, leaf chains, flat top chains and modular chains, sprockets and accessories.
3. iwis mechatronics is specialized in manufacturing high-quality, high-precision plastic/metal compounds using single-component and multi-component technology and complex hybrid parts and assemblies in highly-automated production facilities. Components and complete solutions are manufactured for the automotive industry and the renewable energy sector as well as for fields as diverse as sanitaryware, electronic engineering, electrical engineering, white goods and medical engineering. Moreover, iwis mechatronics is active in the fields of high-precision stamping and bending technology, in particular in the area of electrical connection technology, press-fit technology, IDC insulation displacement connectors and PCA contact technology. High-precision stamped and bended parts as well as shielded housings for various industries are also produced.

🦾Who We Are

🎯 Goals

• identify the chances and risks of Cryptos at iwis.
• What is the best way to work with Cryptos in an industrial environment?
• How to establish Cryptos, NFTs, … at iwis?

🧠 Topics of Interest

• Bitcoin, Ethereum
• Solana, Optimism, Arbitrum, Polkadot, ChainLink, ….
• Science in all-new areas
• Blockchain technology

🎓 Profile

• Reliable and self-driven
• Enthusiasm for Cryptocurrencies and emerging technologies
• Ability to do sophisticated internet, desk research, and connect with practitioners
• Passionate to learn more about the future and do research with impact

📄 Requirements to any Work

• Infograph - visually represent some of your work (find examples here)
• Slide Deck - summarize your research and possibly present it
• Extract most important sequences from podcasts, videos, and other media
• 3-4 Tweets about the most important findings and summarizing the topic
• optional: Medium Article - let people outside the university know about your research and start your personal brand

📬 How to Apply