Siu Ming Yiu

S.M. Yiu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Yiu has received numerous teaching awards including the outstanding teaching award of HKU, best teacher award (twice) of the Faculty of Engineering, HKU, and the teaching excellence award of the Department (more than six times). He is good at presenting difficult concepts using simple and easy-to-understand approaches. He is also the director of the FinTech Research Laboratory of the department and an expert in cryptography and blockchain technology. He is also a popular speaker in the industry in cryptography and blockchain technology. He is also one of the only twelve HKU researchers that appeared on the 2017 list of highly cited researchers in the world by Clarivate Analytics (there are only 152 such researchers in the field of computer science all over the world, and only 4 in Hong Kong).

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Master the technologies behind e-payment systems and learn about their security mechanisms. Electronic payments have become an integral part of our daily lives. This in-depth course is designed to give students a thorough grasp of various e-payment systems, their underlying technology, and the security measures and regulations that ensure [...]

FinTech Technologies (edX)

Learn the top FinTech technologies that are transforming today’s world of finance and technology. In this course, we will look at the advanced technologies that are driving FinTech forward.

Blockchain and FinTech: Basics, Applications, and Limitations (edX)

Understand the design rationale of blockchain technology, its emerging platforms and applications and uncover the limitations and the opportunities enabled by blockchain applications, particularly as it relates to finance.