LATEST Event


19 May 2026 (Tuesday) l 2:30 – 6:00 PM (HKT)
Room TU101, Yip Kit Chuen Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

As Web3 and digital assets move toward mainstream adoption, institutions and Web3 companies face increasing pressure around risk, compliance, and trust in decentralized environments.

This master class offers a practical introduction to how AI-powered techniques are applied in Web3 to support risk detection and compliance. Participants will gain accessible insights into blockchain fundamentals, crypto-specific AML challenges, privacy-enhancing technologies, and AI techniques for AML and transaction monitoring in cryptocurrency.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Prof Man Ho Allen Au

Professor and Associate Head (Research and Development), Department of Computing & Director of RCBT, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Host

Prof Joseph Liu

Professor, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Co-Director Monash FinTech Lab, Monash University

Topic: Foundations of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies & Privacy Technologies

Prof Andreas Deppeler

Professor, Monash Business School (Malaysia), Co-Director Monash FinTech Lab, Monash University

Topic: AML Compliance & Risk Management in Cryptocurrency Ecosystems

Prof John Yuen

Associate Professor, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Monash University

Topic: Cryptocurrency vs. Traditional Finance: Understanding the AML Gap

Dr. Xiangmeng WANG

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Topic: Data Analytics in Fraud Detection: A Graph Learning and Causal Inference Perspective

Dr. Teresa Wang

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Data Science & AI, Monash University

Topic: AI Techniques for AML in Cryptocurrency

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