UIC held a blockchain seminar where experts and scholars discussed the development and application of blockchain technology and innovation breakthroughs on 21 December.
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of UIC, Prof Tang Tao, welcomed experts and scholars from Beijing, Shandong, Macao, Zhuhai and other places. He said that UIC has a strong interest in blockchain technology development, hoping that this seminar could bring together insightful ideas.
President Tang Tao welcomes the experts in blockchain technology field
Prof Chen Zhong of the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science of Peking University (PKU) and director of the PKU's Blockchain Research Centre, and Dr Tan Jian, Founder and CEO of Aletheia Information Technology, were the keynote speakers. Both of them talked about the development and significant issues of blockchain technology.
Prof Chen Zhong
Prof Chen Zhong introduced the development and innovation direction of blockchain technology from the concept, policy interpretation, application scenarios and future development directions of blockchain, and focused on applying blockchain technology in finance, poverty alleviation, the application of public welfare and other regulatory fields. He said that the next decade would be a period of the significant development of the blockchain. In addition to going online and to the cloud, it will also be on the chain. Facing the opportunities and challenges in the future, we need to be aware of changes ahead of time, respond actively and seek changes.
Dr Tan Jian shared innovative attempts to integrate blockchain applications. Dr Tan Jian believes that blockchain technology is a technology that builds the infrastructure of integrity in an environment that lacks a foundation of trust. He introduced blockchain technology in the entity economy, digital economy, people's livelihood, smart cities, government services and other fields. He pointed out that blockchain technology requires breakthroughs in performance, security, availability and scalability.
Dr Tan Jian
During the discussion session, President Tang and the guests discussed the application of blockchain. Experts put forward suggestions on the innovative development of blockchain in Zhuhai. Dr Tan Jian proposed the idea of building a new type of industrial park relying on universities. He mentioned that UIC's financial technology resources could be combined with Hengqin's development to contribute to Zhuhai's blockchain construction.
To contribute to scientific research, product application and talent cultivation in blockchain, UIC has established the UIC Zhuhai Blockchain Technology Research Centre together with WingChain, a technological leader in the blockchain field. It will research developing the blockchain's underlying technology, the application ecology and mechanism of the blockchain, the region-based technology, etc.
UIC Zhuhai Blockchain Technology Research Centre
Group photo
Also attending the seminar included Vice President of Macau University of Science and Technology, Lin Zhijun; Director of Financial Services Bureau of Hengqin New Area, Chi Tenghui; General Manager of WingChain's Academician Workstation, Li Mintao; Deputy Director of Shandong Blockchain Finance Key Laboratory, Shen Wanfang; UIC's Vice President (Academic), Dean of Division of Science and Technology, Prof Huang Huaxiong; Vice President (Research and Development), Dean of Graduate School, Director of Research Development and Knowledge Transfer Office, Prof Jia Weijia; Dean of Division of Business and Management, Prof Liu Wenbin; and Researcher of UIC Zhuhai Blockchain Technology Research Centre, Deng Qi.
From MPRO
Photographer: Zhang Fan, DBM
Editors: Samuel Burgess, Deen He, Covee Wang
