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I am Yuanzhe Zhang. I am currently a Research Fellow at NTU, Singapore, specializing in blockchain research, advised by Prof. Lam Kwok Yan. I received my Ph.D. degree from the University of Sydney, Australia. I am passionate about the future of Blockchain and eager to contribute my expertise to a collaborative team pursuing groundbreaking research or impactful real-world applications.

My Ph.D. degree, at the School of Computer Science, is supervised by A. Prof. Jiangshan Yu (ARC DECRA Fellow), A. Prof. Lijun Chang (ARC Future Fellow), and Prof. Shirui Pan (ARC Future Fellow), with the thesis titled ‘Enhance Blockchain Scalability through State-aware Optimization’. In particular, my research interests include, but are not limited to, scalable decentralized infrastructure, blockchain sharding, decentralized ID, decentralized finance (DeFi), AI-driven blockchain solutions, stablecoins, compliance-aware systems, and trustworthy interaction infrastructure for emerging agentic ecosystems.

I welcome opportunities for collaboration from all backgrounds. If you’re interested in working together or discussing potential research opportunities, feel free to reach out (Yuanzhe.zhang@ntu.edu.sg)!

Education

• The University of Sydney, Jun 2021 – Jun 2025

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science

  • Thesis: Enhance Blockchain Scalability through State-aware Optimization. (IEEE TEMS Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies Technical Committee Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation/Thesis Award.)

  • Focus: Blockchain scalability, sharded blockchains, decentralized finance, graph machine learning.

  • Supervisors: A. Prof. Jiangshan Yu (ARC DECRA Fellow), A. Prof. Lijun Chang (ARC Future Fellow) and Prof. Shirui Pan (ARC Future Fellow)

• The University of Sydney, Oct 2018 – Oct 2020

  • M.Phil. in Computer Science

  • Focus: Data mining, graph neural networks, non-parametric Bayesian models.

  • Supervisor: Prof. Zhiyong Wang

• East China Normal University, Sep 2014 – Jun 2018

  • B.Sc. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Honors and Scholarships

• IEEE TEMS Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies Technical Committee Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation/Thesis Award, USYD Faculty of Engineering Career Advancement Award (2025), USYD Faculty of Engineering Scholarship (2024), Postgraduate Travel Fund (2023), Research Scholarship (2021), International Postgraduate Scholarship (2021), Monash Central Graduate Scholarship (Top 2%, 2021)

Expertise and Skills

• Research Areas: Blockchain systems, distributed ledgers, decentralized finance, digital assets, decentralized identity, privacy-preserving systems, AI agents, graph machine learning, and digital asset compliance.

• Programming Languages and Tools: Python, C++, MATLAB, SQL.

• Professional Skills: Fluent in English, academic writing, public presentation, team collaboration, and university teaching.