Lecturer Profile |
Prof. Chunming Rong is co-chair of IEEE Blockchain Initiative, the chair of IEEE Cloud Computing, the chair of IEEE CS STC on Blockchain, and the steering chair of IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (TCC). At work, he is the head of the ICT innovation centre CIPSI at the University of Stavanger (UiS) and is also an adjunct Senior Scientist leading Big-Data at the IRIS research institute in Norway. In 2017, he co-founded two start-ups Dataunitor.com and bitYoga.com. He was the vice president of CSA Norway Chapter (2016-2017). His research work focuses on data science, cloud computing, security and privacy. He is an IEEE senior member and is honoured as member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA) since 2011. He has extensive contact network and projects in both the industry and academic. He is also founder and Steering Chair of IEEE CloudCom conference and workshop series. He is the steering chair and associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (TCC), and co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Cloud Computing (ISSN: 2192-113X) by Springer. His patent on cloud security is recently awarded in USA and Canada, then acquired by a security software company in Norway. Prof. Rong has extensive experience in managing large-scale R&D projects funded by both industry and funding agencies, both in Norway and EU. |
Lecture Abstract |
Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) have recently emerged into the mainstream, demonstrating the advantages of decentralization, disintermediation, anonymity and censorship resistance, especially in relation with the financial sector. Blockchain technologies, through recent development, have not only enabled simple transactions, but also complex computation on a network where parties are geographically distant or have no particular trust in each other to interact and exchange value and information on a fully distributed basis with fewer to non-existent central intermediaries. Many popular applications are cloud related. These advances are now not just limited to the financial sector, but also new internet applications can harness these building blocks to empower users to take control of their online footprint, such as in healthcare, social media and other digital services. The IEEE Blockchain Initiative shall become the gathering place for academic researchers, practitioners and business innovators alike, where they may meet and work together to embrace, promote and enhance blockchain technologies and their applications. |
