01-30, 16:45–17:05 (Europe/Zurich), Sepolia Stage
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are revolutionizing governance by leveraging blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) to enable decentralized decision-making. Prominent in areas like decentralized finance (DeFi), venture capital, and digital art, DAOs offer transparent, democratic resource management. However, their diverse structures and associated challenges remain underexplored, necessitating a comprehensive taxonomy to systematically categorize and analyze their attributes.
This research aims to develop a DAO taxonomy that classifies DAOs based on their models, operational frameworks, and technological attributes. The taxonomy will capture key characteristics such as governance structures, community engagement, incentive mechanisms, and use cases providing a structured framework for evaluating DAOs' opportunities and limitations.
Parminder Kaur Makode, PhD student at the University of Zurich and Lukas Küng, PhD Student at University of Nicosia and Research Assistant at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, will be presenting a part of their collaborative SNF Project "Decentralised Decision Making in DAOs".
Parminder Kaur Makode is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Informatics and a Research Associate at the UZH Blockchain Center since September 2022. She holds a Bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science from India. Her research interests include Blockchain-based applications, exploring DAOs, incentivization, and token economics.
Lukas Küng is a PhD Student at the University of Nicosia and a scientific assistant at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. His current research focuses on the impact of DAOs on business values for Web3.