Web3 Scholars Conference
November 4, 2023 | Cyberport, Hong Kong
The Web3 Scholars Conference primarily focuses on technical and organizational innovations within the blockchain ecosystem, including but not limited to security, MEV, cryptography, crypto-economics, DAOs, and organizational studies. We aim to drive the development of the Web3 industry and enhance collaboration and exchange among industry scholars, researchers, and practitioners.
Speakers
Program
09:10 – 09:30
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The Hon Duncan Chiu, HKSAR Legislative Council Member (Technology and Innovation)
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Prof. Christopher Yu-hang CHAO, Board Member of Cyberport and Vice President (Research and Innovation) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Session 1: Cryptography
09:30 – 10:15
The Role of Cryptography in Blockchain Technology [video]
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Man Ho Allen AU, Full Professor at the Department of Computing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10:15 – 10:40
Research on Web3 Standardization [video]
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Ming Li, Chair of IEEE Computer Society Blockchain And Distributed Ledger Standards Committee
10:40 - 11:00
Recursive SNARKs: Incremental Verifiable Computation and Folding Scheme [video]
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Shang Gao, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
11:00 - 11:15
Break
Session 2: Crypto-economics
11:15 - 11:45
BlindHub: Bitcoin-Compatible Privacy-Preserving Payment Channel Hubs Supporting Variable Amounts [video]
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John Yuen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hong Kong
11:45 - 12:15
Blockchain Extractable Value: How dark is the forest (V2) [video]
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Liyi Zhou, Imperial College London and Co-Founder of Decentralized Intelligence AG
12:15 - 12:45
Robust (Decentralized) Oracle Design [video]
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Leifu Zhang, Assistant Professor in the Thrust of Financial Technology at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ))
12:45 - 13:30
Lunch
Session 3: Security
13:30 - 14:00
Web3 Auditing Through Users' Eyes: Awareness of Security [video]
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Ye Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management at the University of Macau
14:30 - 15:00
Detecting Blockchain (E)VM Flaws [video]
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Yajin Zhou, Professor of Zhejiang University and CEO of BlockSec
15:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:00
AML Challenges & Solutions in the Web3 Ecosystem [video]
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Qifu Zhong, Partner & Product Lead of SlowMist
16:00 - 16:20
Enhancing Smart Contract Security Analysis [video]
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Zihao Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
16:20 - 16:40
Unmasking Role-Play Attack Strategies in Exploiting Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Systems [video]
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Weilin Li, University of Science and Technology of China
Session 4: Web3 Futures
16:40 - 17:30
Web3 Futures: Academics and the Asian Opportunity [video]
Moderator
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Audrey Tang, Founder of DRK Lab
Panellists
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Roland Sun, General Counsel of Fenbushi Capital
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Yi Tang, Principal, Qiming Venture Partners
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Gavin Wang, Managing Partner at SNZ Capital
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Jian Wang, Head of Amber Labs
venue
CyberArena, 2 / F, Arcade (Cyberport Shopping Mall), 100 Cyberport Road, Central and Western, Hong Kong
