Shan Jiang (江山) Research Assistant Professor Department of Computing Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things The Hong Kong Polytechnic University cs-shan.jiang@polyu.edu.hk PQ750, Mong Man Wai Building

Curriculum Vitae      Google Scholar (Publications)       Projects      Patents      Activities      Teaching      Awards

Research Interests

I'm interested in distributed systems and their algorithms. Recently, I'm working on blockchain technology and its applications. My research interests include:
• Distributed Systems and Blockchain
• Blockchain-based Big Data Sharing
• Blockchain as a Service
• Edge Computing and Mobile Blockchain
• Non-fungible Tokens, Web 3.0, and Metaverse

Education

• Jul 2016 - Jun 2021, Ph.D. in Computer Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  Supervisor: Prof. Jiannong Cao
  [Confirmation] Programming and Coordination in Distributed Multi-Robot Systems
  [Thesis] High-performance Packing and Searching for Blockchain-based Big Data Sharing
• Nov 2018 - Mar 2019, Visiting Student, Department of Computing, Imperial College London
  Advisor: Prof. Julie A. McCann
• Sep 2011 - Jun 2015, B.Sc. in Computer Science and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University

Academic Positions

• Oct 2021 - present, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  May 2021 - present, Member, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  Jun 2022 - present, Member, Research Centre for Blockchain Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Apr 2015 - Jun 2016, Research Assistant, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  Advisor: Prof. Jiannong Cao

News

• We have several PhD/RA/Postdoc positions opening. Welcome to join us. [Advertisement]
• Dec 2023: our paper "Sharon: Secure and Efficient Cross-shard Transaction Processing via Shard Rotation" was accepted by IEEE INFOCOM 2024.

Patents

1. 江山，曹建农，林钦亮，"数据存储方法、装置、计算机设备及可读存储介质"，编号CN111224793A（华为技术有限公司），2020年6月公布（已授权）
2. 江山，曹建农，林钦亮，"电子投票方法、装置和存储介质"，编号CN111292461A（华为技术有限公司），2020年6月公布（已授权）
3. 刘旸，王晓晴，邓玉明，吴汉卿，曹建农，杨燕妮，江山，"跨链交易方法、装置、多区块链系统及计算设备"，编号CN112348672A（阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司），2021年2月公布

Projects & Grants

• PI, HK$250,000, "Distributed Resource Management for Blockchain-empowered Collaborative Edge Computing", Start-up Fund for RAPs under the Strategic Hiring Scheme (12/2021-11/2023)
• Co-PI, HK$50,821,000, "High-performance Collaborative Edge Computing Enabling Smart City Applications: Framework and Methodologies", HK RGC Theme-based Research Scheme (1/2024-12/2028, PC: Prof. Jiannong Cao)
• Co-PI, HK$5,000,000, "DM-BIM: A Blockchain-based Platform for Decentralized Management of Building Information Models", Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (3/2023-3/2025, PI: Prof. Jiannong Cao)

Professional Activities

As special session organization chair for conference:
• The 21st IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2024) Special Section on "Collaborative Edge Intelligence and Its Emerging Applications"

As track chair for conference:
• The 30th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2024)

As program committee co-chair for conference:
• The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing (DASC 2024)

As program committee member for conferences:
• The 44th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2024)
• The 2nd International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (MetaCom 2024)
• The 7th International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2024)
• The 3rd International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Blockchain (SPB 2024)
• The 6th International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2023)
• The 2nd International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Blockchain (SPB 2023)
• The 1st International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (MetaCom 2023)
• The 1st International Workshop on Socio-technical Cybersecurity and Resilience in the Internet of Things (STaR-IoT 2022)
• The 8th International Conference on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud & Big Data Systems & Applications (DependSys 2022)
• The 5th International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2022)
• The 3rd International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2020)

As workshop chair for conference:
• The 2nd International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking, and Applications (MetaCom 2024)

As web media chair for conference:
• The 25th ACM/IFIP International Middleware Conference (Middleware 2024)

As publicity and social media chair for conference:
• The 12th EAI International Conference on Cloud Computing (EAI CloudComp 2022)

As editor for journal:
• Lead guest editor, "Artificial Intelligence of Things for Future Communication Networks", Computer Communications (submission deadline: Dec 2024)
• Guest editor, "Metaverse for Healthcare: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions", IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (submission deadline: Feb 2023)

As referee for journals:
• ACM CSUR
• IEEE TPDS, TC, TMC, T-ITS, TSC, TNNLS, Network, TCC, TBD, TNSE, IoT-J, TETC, JBHI
• IEEE/ACM ToN
• IEEE/CAA JAS
• Elsevier Information Sceinces, JPDC, IPM, C&SEC, KBS, COMCOM, JSA, BCRA
• Springer PPNA, APIN

Reviewer for submissions to conferences:
• Middleware'23, MSN'23
• WWW'22, ICDCS'22, COMPSAC'22
• ICDCS'20, COMPSAC'20
• ICDCS'19, Percom'19
• Percom'18
• ICDCS'17, Percom'17, ICC'17, Mobiquitous'17

Invited talks & panel discussion:
• Jan 2024, "Peer to Peer Networking" & "High-performance Blockchain Consensus", Polkadot Blockchain Academy (Hong Kong, China)
• Nov 2023, "数据要素流通技术：平台、进展与未来展望", CCF YOCSEF技术论坛——数据要素市场化配置，路在何方 (Harbin, China)
• Aug 2023, "Decentralized Data Infrastructure for Web3: Current Progress and Future Directions", Guilin University of Electronic Technology (Guilin, China)
• Jun 2023, "Blockchain-based Big Data Sharing and Trading", 区块链推动龙江数字经济发展高级研修班 (Harbin, China)
• May 2023, Web3论剑：区块链的学术成果研讨, Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023 (Hong Kong, China)
• Mar 2023, "Artificial Intelligence of Things for Large Aircrafts", COMAC 6th International Innovation Week (Jiaxing, China)
• Sep 2022, "Blockchain-empowered Big Data Sharing: Challenges and Opportunities", Zhejiang Lab (Online)
• Mar 2022, "High Performance Packing and Searching for Blockchain-based Big Data Sharing", Jinan University (Online)

Teaching & Supervision Experiences

As lecturer:
• Fall 2023 & Fall 2022, Distributed Algorithms and Protocols for Blockchains (COMP5567), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Spring 2022, Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing (COMP5327), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

As teaching assistant:
• Spring 2020, Service and Cloud Computing (COMP4442, Lecturer: Prof. Jiannong Cao), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Fall 2019, Advanced Topics in Computer Algorithms (COMP6701, Lecturer: Dr. Jing Li and Dr. Jesper Jansson), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Fall 2017, Distributed Computing (COMP5325, Lecturer: Prof. Jiannong Cao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Spring 2017, Programming Fundamentals (COMP1011, Lecturer: Prof. Jiannong Cao), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Fall 2016, Computer Communications Networks (COMP312, Lecturer: Dr. Lei Yang), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Fall 2014, Algorithm Design and Analysis (Lecturer: Prof. Songshan Guo, Dr. Han Lin, and Dr. Zizhen Zhang), Sun Yat-sen University

Others:
• Spring 2018, Assistant Coach, HK PolyU ACM-ICPC Team

Honors & Awards

• Best Paper Award, 2021 International Conference on Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems (BlockSys'2021) (Aug 2021)
• Third Runner-up (4/32), ACM-HK Programming Contest 2019, Hong Kong, China (Jun 2019)
• The Third Place (3/10), COMP Annual Research Day 2019, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (Jun 2019)
• Second Runner-up (3/33), ACM-HK Programming Contest 2017, Hong Kong, China (Jun 2017)
• Silver Medal (32/182), Beijing Regional Contest, The 39th ACM-Asia Programming Contest, Beijing, China (Nov 2014)
• The Fourth Place (4/147), ACM-Guangdong Provincial Programming Contest 2014, Guangzhou, China (May 2014)
• Outstanding Student, Second-class Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (Nov 2014)
• Outstanding Student, Third-class Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (Nov 2012)