Dr. Xuechao Wang is currently an Assistant Professor in Thrust of Fintech and Thrust of IoT at HKUST(GZ). He obtained a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2023, advised by Prof. Pramod Viswanath. Previously, he obtained a Bachelor Degree in Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University in 2018. His research interest is in blockchains. He has published many papers in top conferences in the field of blockchains, computer security and distributed computing, and his research has influenced the design of multiple public chains.

Here is a more detailed CV and Publications.

Research Interests

Blockchain infrastructure (layer-1, layer-2, cross-chain)
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The intersection of AI and blockchains

Appointments

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Fintech and IoT
Assistant Professor (2023.07-present)
Princeton University, ECE
Visiting researcher (2022.08-2023.07)
Advisor: Prof. Pramod Viswanath
Protocol Labs, ConsensusLab
Summer fellow (2022.05-2022.08)
Research intern (2022.08-2022.11)
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Azouvi

Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2020.12-2023.05)
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Pramod Viswanath
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2018.08-2020.12)
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Pramod Viswanath
Tsinghua University (2014.08-2018.07)
BS in Electronic Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Zhaocheng Wang

Teaching

UFUG2101 Introduction to Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2024, HKUST(GZ)
FTEC5320 Decentralized Finance, Instructor, Spring 2024 & Spring 2025, HKUST(GZ)
UFUG2101 Introduction to Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2024 & Fall 2025, HKUST(GZ)
ECE598PV Principles of Blockchains, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2021 & Spring 2022, UIUC

Professional Service

PC member of ACM CCS 2026, Blockchain and Distributed Systems Track
PC member of USENIX Security 2026
PC member of ACM AsiaCCS 2026
PC member of Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2026 (FC 26)
PC member of ACM CCS 2025, Blockchain and Distributed Systems Track
PC member of USENIX Security 2025
PC member of Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2025 (FC 25)
PC member of ACM CCS 2024, Blockchain and Distributed Systems Track
PC member of Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2024 (FC 24)
TPC member of ACM CCS 2022 Workshop on developments in consensus (ConsensusDay 22)
Reviewer for Eurocrypt 2025, IEEE ISIT 2020, IEEE ISIT 2021, ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Computers, Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences