Chen Feng

Chen Feng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan campus. He holds the Tier-2 Principal's Research Chair in Blockchain and serves as the Co-Cluster Lead for Blockchain@UBC. Dr. Feng joined UBC in July 2015 after completing postdoctoral fellowships at Boston University and EPFL.

Dr. Feng received his B.Eng. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006, and his M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Toronto in 2009 and 2014, respectively.

Dr. Feng's research focuses on the intersection of information theory, coding theory, and blockchain technology. His work spans several key areas including:

• Information and Coding Theory for wireless communications
• Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies
• Quantum communications and cryptography
• Cloud computing optimization and analysis
• Stochastic analysis of distributed systems

His recent research output demonstrates a strong trajectory in blockchain consensus protocols, private information retrieval, and the application of information theory to distributed systems. Dr. Feng has been actively publishing in top-tier venues with a focus on improving the performance, security, and scalability of blockchain systems.

Dr. Feng has received several prestigious awards including:

• Best Paper Award at IEEE MSN (2021)
• Tier-2 Principal's Research Chair Award (2020)
• Visiting Fellow Scholarship at the University of Melbourne (2019)
• Emerging Professor Award from UBC-Okanagan School of Engineering (2017)
• Teaching Excellence Award (2017/18)

As a graduate student supervisor, Dr. Feng teaches a range of courses from undergraduate to graduate levels, with a particular emphasis on blockchain technologies, wireless communications, and advanced engineering topics. He serves as a Senior Research Consultant for Subspace Labs and a Scientific Consultant for Creative Destruction Lab, bridging academic research with industry applications.

Dr. Feng leads the Blockchain@UBC initiative, which focuses on advancing blockchain research and applications across multiple domains including clean energy, distributed systems, and secure communications.