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TE Academy presents the Token Engineering Research Symposium (TERSE 2026), a dedicated academic forum hosted in collaboration with EthCC, European's largest Ethereum Conference..
TERSE aims to foster thoughtful, educational, and non-promotional discussions on the emergence of token engineering and cryptoeconomics as a formal discipline. Rooted in the Ethereum ecosystem, the TERSE symposium connects academic researchers and crypto practitioners, designed to spark dialogue between theory and practice.
Token Engineering Research Symposium
TERSE 2026
at EthCC[9] in Cannes/FR, Palais des Festivals
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Apply to speak: https://ethcc.io/forms/speakers
PLEASE NOTE:
Apply for Track "31 March 2026: TERSE (Token Engineering Research Symposium Emergence)", and don't forget to include a link to your paper in the description of your presentation!
Applications close on February 20, 2026.
The Program
We invite submissions for academic, research-focused talks.
Contributions may span protocol design, mechanism and incentive design, modeling and analysis, implementation and validation, as well as their intersections with legal, organizational, and business contexts.
Token Engineering is understood here as a systems discipline that integrates economic theory, protocol architecture, data analytics, software engineering, and legal engineering into coherent design and evaluation methodologies.
From protocols, we derive mechanisms, and around these mechanisms, we construct incentive systems to guide emergent behavior toward desired properties such as robustness, fairness, and sustainability. We encourage submissions that explore, formalize, or demonstrate this integrative process, whether through analytical models, simulation and empirical studies, implementation case studies, or cross-disciplinary frameworks.
We welcome both:
- Published research that contributes to the peer-reviewed body of literature.
- Novel work-in-progress that meets an equivalent standard of academic rigor and clarity.
Scope (non-exhaustive):
- Protocol and mechanism design in decentralized systems
- Incentive and market design for emergent coordination
- Verification, validation, and simulation of tokenized systems
- Economic security and governance architectures
- Integrations of legal, technical, and economic systems
- Empirical or analytical studies of tokenized ecosystems
Apply to speak: https://ethcc.io/forms/speakers
PLEASE NOTE:
Apply for Track "31 March 2026: TERSE (Token Engineering Research Symposium Emergence)", and don't forget to include a link to your paper in the description of your presentation!
Applications close on February 20, 2026.
All proposals will be formally reviewed by the Token Engineering Academy based on academic merit. This is a non-marketing forum dedicated to clarity, rigor, and advancing the peer-reviewed body of knowledge in Token Engineering.
Conference Committee
Steering Committee
From left to right:
Kris Paruch — Token Engineer & Cryptoeconomist, Token Engineering Labs; Chairperson, IEEE Blockchain Austria
Robert Koschig — Head of Economics, 1kx Crypto Investments
Angela Kreitenweis — Head of Governance at NEAR House of Stake; Founder, TE Academy; Governance Researcher at GovXS; Editorial Board, Recerts Journal of Mechanism Design for Public Goods
Mark Richardson — PhD University of Melbourne; Project Lead, Bancor Protocol
Mark Ballandies – Postdoc at the UZH Blockchain Center, Co-founder at WiHi Association, Co-founder and Tokenomics at onocoy
FAQs
Why Participate?
- Present your research at the largest Ethereum Conference in Europe with 6.5K+ attendees.
- Discuss your ideas directly with crypto-native practitioners who build and test real-world systems, a rare opportunity for academic researchers.
- Build connections that can support future collaborations, research impact, and potential funding opportunities from industry and ecosystem partners.
- Join a rigorously reviewed program focused on research quality and integrity rather than marketing or product promotion.
- Your work will be peer-reviewed and published, with authors and reviewers publicly credited.
Who Should Apply?
We welcome both:
- Published research that advances the academic body of knowledge in token engineering
- Novel work-in-progress that demonstrates equivalent academic rigor and clarity
Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Protocol and mechanism design in decentralized systems
- Incentive and market design for emergent coordination
- Verification, validation, and simulation of tokenized systems
- Economic security and governance architectures
- Integrations of legal, technical, and economic systems
- Empirical or analytical studies of tokenized ecosystems
Application Instructions
Please apply by completing the regular EthCC speaker application form.
Link: https://ethcc.io/forms/speakers
Step-by-step:
- Select the track: “31 March 2026: TERSE (Token Engineering Research Symposium – Emergence)”.
- Provide an abstract in the talk description field, and include a link to your paper.
- List 2–3 proposed peer reviewers (they will be credited in the proceedings) in the talk description field.
- Submit before 20 February 2026 (closing date).
What Happens After I Apply?
- The TERSE team will review applications continuously via our internal evaluation tool.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to begin peer review.
- Reviewers will receive instructions, deadlines, and full access to the paper/materials.
- Once peer review is complete, we will notify accepted and rejected speakers.
- Accepted speakers will receive an official invitation from EthCC.
- At the event: you will present your work at the TERSE session and network with other researchers and EthCC attendees.
- Post-event: your paper will be published with author & reviewer credits; licensing agreements will be arranged depending on prior publication status.
Important Notes
- This is a non-marketing forum. The emphasis is on research, clarity and academic contribution, not promotion.
- Travel and accommodation are not covered by EthCC/TERSE. Speakers receive a free conference ticket.
- Final, binding confirmation of your speaking slot will come only via the official EthCC email invitation.
We look forward to receiving your submission and potentially welcoming you to the TERSE stage at EthCC. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
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