Yingjie Xue

Dr. Yingjie Xue is an assistant professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Society Hub, Financial Technology Thrust. Her research is focused on blockchain, e.g. blockchain interoperability, security & privacy, and decentralized finance. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brown University (Ivy League School), Computer Science Department, in 2023. Her supervisor is Dr. Maurice Herlihy. She received her bachelor’s degree in Information Security from the University of Science and Technology of China (in 2015). She received her master’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (in 2018). Her supervisor is Dr. Kaiping Xue.

Position Openings

I am looking for high motivated PhD students, Postdocs, Research Assistants and Research Fellows. Please send me your CV and transcripts ( to yingjiexue@hkust-gz.edu.cn) if you are interested.

A Chinese introduction of the position openings and HKUST(GZ) can be found through this link. The highlight is that, you can get a degree from HKUST if you finish your graduate studies at HKUST(GZ). Please do not send your applications to the email address listed in the above link. Send them to yingjiexue@hkust-gz.edu.cn instead.

Due to the large volume of applications, it is not feasible for me to respond to each applicant individually regarding the status of their application and address their inquiries. Kindly refrain from taking it personally. In the event that you are shortlisted for further consideration, I will get in touch with you directly.

Research Interests

• Blockchain (e.g. cross-chain transactions, blockchain interoperability)
• Decentralized Finance
• Security and Privacy
• Distributed Computing and Distributed Systems