Prof. Cong WANG

Biography

• Professor in Department of Computer Science at City University of Hong Kong
• Founding Member of the Young Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong
• Current research interests include data and network security, blockchain and decentralized applications, and privacy-enhancing technologies
• RFS project — to build a full-functional and encrypted database to maintain data confidentiality throughout the data lifecycle, and explore the design space in depth to develop practically more secure, efficient and functional encrypted databases
• Awards and Honours:
  • RGC Research Fellow (2021)
  • Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2021)
  • IEEE INFOCOM Test of Time Paper Award (2020)