Blockchain for Digital Media Industry

Yonghao Wang

Computer Studies Building, Room 426

Blockchain for Digital Media Industry

Yonghao Wang

Abstract: Blockchain technology has undoubtedly been the buzzwords since last year. However, is blockchain a hype or hope for many problems we are facing in the digital media industry. The DMT Lab began to explore this area since the end of 2017 with the collaborations of the Blockchain industry partners. We are in the very early stage of this research journey. In this presentation, we will share some preliminary findings of how blockchain can offer to the digital media industry; what needs to be done; and what we are trying to achieve from the DMT Lab.

Bio: Yonghao Leo Wang received his B.Eng. degree in Automation from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China, 1999, and MSc degree in System Design from the University of Central England in Birmingham, UK 2002, and he finished part-time PhD study from the C4DM of Queen Mary University of London in 2018. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Digital Media Technology Lab of Birmingham City University and is leading low latency media distribution group. His research interests include digital signal processing, multimedia network distribution and information security. He recently developed an interest in using blockchain technology to distribute media content.

Sandwiches and soda provided