In July 2018, RIAT researcher Andrew Newman announced at the Gray Area Festival that the institute now refers to itself as the RIAT Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics[10][11] although it is still legally named Research Institute for Arts and Technology.[12] Since then the institute has predominantly focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency research, joining a consortium of Austrian research institutions to establish the Austrian Blockchain Center.[13][14] In November 2018 the Austrian Blockchain Center received €20 million in funding from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency[15] and is described as the world's largest blockchain competence center.[16] RIAT leads the research area Data Science Methods for Blockchain Analytics & Predictions in partnership with the Austrian Institute of Technology.[13]
RIAT runs an artist-in-residence program with the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna that focuses on research practices at the intersection of arts and technology.[17] The residency program started in 2005 through 5uper.net[18] and continued in 2012 with Artistic Bokeh.[19] In 2016 the residency program was expanded through a new partnership between the Research Institute for Arts and Technology and the Museumsquartier.[17] In 2017, RIAT shifted the focus of the residency program to inviting artists, researchers and developers working in cryptoeconomics.[20][21]
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