CCBR
Center for Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Research
POSTECH, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Welcome!
The Center for Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Research (CCBR) is a crypto-blockchain research center established within POSTECH. CCBR leads Korea’s cryptocurrency research and seeks to build a venture ecosystem with faculty, students, and alumni companies. The center actively conducts research and development related to cryptocurrency, furthermore provides on-campus lectures, Moocs, and also holds blockchain seminars and conferences.
Mission
Fostering Experts
Joint research with participating professors/students/businesses and fostering experts
Education
Online / Offline crypto and blockchain education for the public.
R & D
Korea cryptocurrency system policy proposal and research & development.
Crypto Finance
Providing the method of utilizing the company’s Crypto Finance and developing related technologies.
Venture Ecosystem
Building a Crypto Blockchain Venture Ecosystem.
Technology Advisory
Advising technology on blockchain and cryptocurrency
People
Co-Director
James Won-Ki Hong
- Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, POSTECH
- Director, Center for Innovative Education (ICE), POSTECH
- Director, Distributed Processing and Network Management (DPNM) Lab, POSTECH
Blockchain/Cryptocurrency technology and Education
Co-Director
Jongsoo Woo
- Professor, Graduate School of Information Technology, POSTECH
- Former Chairman, POSCO Education Foundation
- Former President, Research Institue of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST)
- Former Director, POSLAB, POSCO
Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Crypto Finance, Money
Vice-Director
Min Jang
- Adjunct Professor, Research and Business Development Foundation, POSTECH
- Founder & CEO, New Promise Lab
AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
More participating professors and students here.
Research
The center’s research mission is focused on technical aspects of cryptocurrencies and blockchains. We work on research topics that support the thriving ecosystem of projects.
Research topics/projects/results are described here.
