Qing YANG received his B.E. degree (advanced class) from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Ph.D. degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, respectively. He is currently a tenure-track associate professor in the College of Electronics and Information Engineering and also principal researcher in the Blockchain Technology Research Center in Shenzhen University. Qing’s research interests include blockchain technology, intelligent energy, and wireless networking. He prefers system implementation than mathematical modeling. He is now looking for both academic and industrial collaborations in the area of blockchain and smart energy.

Personal Website [EN]: https://q-yang.github.io/

[1]2006-2010, Huazhong University of Science, B.E.

[2]2010-2015, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ph.D.

[1]High-performance consensus algorithm design and implementation: parallel, asynchronous, high-throughput byzantine fault-tolerant consensus algorithms and simulation of large-scale blockchain systems.

[2]Smart contract and its applications: smart contract functionality expansion, decentralized rule engines, blockchain gaming.

[3]Decentralized energy systems: blockchain system for smart grids, decentralized energy management algorithms and system implementation.

[1]Q. Yang, H. Wang∗, “Blockchain-Empowered Socially Optimal Transactive Energy System: Framework and Implementation”, IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics, 2021.

[2]Q. Yang, X. Li, H. Yao, J. Fang, K. Tan, W. Hu, J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, “BigStation: Enabling Scalable Real-Time Signal Processing in Large MU-MIMO Systems”, ACM SIGCOMM ’13, Aug. 2013.

[3]Bo Fang, D. Zhao, T. Wang, H. Wang, S. Zhang, Q. Yang, “Reputation-Based Streamlet: An Enhanced BFT Consensus Algorithm for Improved Performance and Scalability”, IEEE ICPADS’23, Dec. 2023.

[4]Q. Yang, H. Wang∗, X. Wu, T. Wang, S. Zhang, N. Liu, “Secure Blockchain Platform for Industrial IoT with Trusted Computing Hardware”, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 2021.

[5]Q. Yang, H. Wang∗, “Privacy-Preserving Transactive Energy Management for IoT-aided Smart Homes via Blockchain”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021.

[6]T. Wang, C. Zhao, Q. Yang, S. Zhang∗, S.C. Liew, “Ethna: Analyzing the Underlying Peer-to-Peer Network of Ethereum Blockchain”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 2021.

[7]Q. Yang, H. Wang∗, T. Wang, S. Zhang, X. Wu, H. Wang, “Blockchain-Based Decentralized Energy Management Platform for Residential Distributed Energy Resources in a Virtual Power Plant”, Applied Energy, 2021.

[8]Q. Yang, H. Wang∗, “Distributed Energy Trading Management for Renewable Prosumers with HVAC and Energy Storage”, Energy Reports, 2021.

[1]National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program: "Research on the Model, Algorithm, and System of Decentralized Tradable Energy Management Based on Blockchain, 2024.01-2027.12"

[2]National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Program: "Research on Phase Compensation and Precoding Algorithms for Carrier Frequency Offset in Large-Scale Distributed MIMO Systems, 2020.01-2022.12"

[3]Guangdong Natural Science Foundation General Program: "Research on Decentralized Distributed Energy Trading Systems Based on Blockchain, 2023.10-2025.12"

[4]Industrial Project: "Research and Development of Blockchain-Based Smart City Systems (Funding 1 million), April 2021"

1. Computer Architecture (Bilingual, Wen Hua Class)

2. Frontier Technology Seminar: Blockchain Technology and Applications

3. Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (Graduate Course in the School of Financial Technology)

4. Blockchain and Communication (Interdisciplinary Graduate Course in the School of Communication)