WEN Wu

WEN Wu

Professor Executive deputy director, Fintech Security International Research Center




Dr. WEN Wu is a professor of ZIBS and the executive director at the Fintech Security International Research Center. His current work is to build future digital financial infrastructure using “Digital Value”, a term he coined to represent all types of digital assets in the digital economy. After obtaining his Ph.D from Oxford University, he has worked at NTT Communication Science Laboratory in Japan, before appointed the youngest Associate Professor in Tokyo Science University. While visiting Stanford University as a visiting professor, he worked on Department of Defense’s Common Access Card (CAC) program and later joined HID as chief security architect oversaw the entire Federal Identity Management products and deployment. He later took up position of Chief Scientist at Dell and SAIC, both Fortune 500 companies, managing the deployment of US Federal Government’s Personal Identification and Verification (PIV) program at NASA, DHS, and FDA etc. In September 2011, he co-founded eCurrency Mint Ltd, the first silicon valley company to provide Central Bank Digital Currency solution globally. He helped coin the term Digital Fiat Currency working as the US expert to ISO Technical Committee 68 (SC 2) for digital currency security, and was elected chairman of the International Telecommunication Union’s Focus Group on Digital Fiat Currency, working with central banks and telecom regulators from People’s Bank of China as well as over 40 Central Banks around the world. He co-authored the first “Digital Legal Currency” book published by People’s Finance Publisher and is used as textbook for graduate studies. He is currently working with a few Central Banks in developing countries using “World Change” as the new digital financial infrastructure in practice.


Education

  • PhD in Computer Science, Oxford University

  • MSc in Systems Engineering, University of Wales

  • Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics


Work Experience

  • 2020 – Present, Professor, Zhejiang University, China

  • 2017 – 2019, Chairman, ITU Focus Group on Digital Currency, Swiss

  • 2011 – 2017, Co-founder, Chief Scientist, eCurrency Mint Ltd, USA

  • 2009 – 2011, Chief Scientist, Science Application International Corp, USA

  • 2006 – 2009, Senior Manager, Dell Government Services, USA

  • 2001 – 2006, Chief Security Architect, ActivIdentity (HID), USA

  • 2000 – 2001, Visiting Professor, CSLI, Stanford University, USA

  • 1998 – 2000, Associate Professor, Science University of Tokyo, Japan

  • 1994 – 1998, Senior Researcher, NASA Independent Software V&V Facility, USA

  • 1992 – 1994, Senior Researcher, NTT Communication Science Lab, Japan


Publications

Journal Articles

  • Wen Wu. World Change: The Future of Digital Financial 

  • Wen Wu. Some thoughts on digital finance and digital integration of port and shipping logistics. Modern Finance Tribune, 2021(8):9-13.

Books & Book Chapters

  • Wen Wu, Chen Baoshan. Digital Legal Currency. People’s Finance Publisher,2018.


Research Grants

    • “Meta Innovation Research Center” in Zhejiang University Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, by Hana Financial Group, Korea

    • “Internationalization of RenMingBi based on Blockchain and Digital Currency Technology”, People’s Bank of China 


Research Interests

  • Financial Technology

  • Digital currency

  • Blockchain

  • Cyber Security


Teaching Courses

  • Introduction to Fintech, Undergraduate Course, Zhejiang University

  • Blockchain and Digital Currency, Graduate Course, Zhejiang University


Awards & Honors

  • Elected IEEE Future Technology Summit, Blockchain and Digital Currency Chair 

  • Hangzhou Entreprenuer Leader Award, 2019

  • Elected Chairman of ITU Focus Group on Digital Currency, 2017

  • Elected board member of ANSI X.9, S Expert to ISO TC 68 SC2, 2016

  • National Distinguished Expert 2013

  • NASA HSPD-12 Leadership Award 2009