Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Noon to 1 p.m.
Skyline Room (SKY223), Student Center South
University of Houston
4455 University Drive
Houston, TX 77204

Weidong (Larry) Shi, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston, will discuss the evolution of Blockchain and the prominence it will play in security for the global supply chain. 

The event is free and open to the public. Food and drink will be provided. Registration is encouraged in order to ensure enough refreshments are available. You may register here: REGISTRATION

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Larry Shi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, University of Houston

Dr. Shi received his Ph.D. of Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006. He was previously a senior research staff member of the ubiquitous computing division of Motorola Corporate Research Lab, and senior researcher of Nokia Research Center at Palo Alto. In the past, Dr. Shi contributed to the design of multiple Nvidia platform products and was credited to published Electronic Art console game. In addition, Mr. Shi authored and co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications. His current research includes cyber security, applications of big data, computing for humanity, and a broad range of research topics related to blockchain and its applications. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and industry. Mr. Shi is a senior member of IEEE.