The Korea Blockchain Society, which represents blockchain academia, has appointed Professor Park Soo-yong of Sogang University (Department of Computer Science & Engineering) as its new president.

▲ Professor Park Soo-yong, Sogang University (Computer Science & Engineering)

The Korea Blockchain Society, an incorporated association, held its regular board meeting and general assembly on the 21st and appointed Professor Park Soo-yong of Sogang University as its new president, for a term of one year. Professor Inho Lee of Korea University (Department of Computer Science), who had served as the inaugural president since the society's founding in 2016, was named honorary president.

Other officers will be appointed shortly. Professor Hong Seung-pil of Sungshin Women's University currently serves as senior vice president and Professor Cho Min-yang of Dong Seoul University as secretary-general. There are also vice presidents for academic affairs and for public relations.

The incoming president, Professor Park Soo-yong, said: "For today's turbulent blockchain field to establish itself firmly as a growth engine that will lead our country, we need standardization and either a grand unification or a coalition of the many scattered related organizations."

Professor Park served as the second president of the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and as an expert committee member of the National Science and Technology Commission. He took his bachelor's degree at Sogang University, a master's at Florida State University and a doctorate at George Mason University. His main fields are blockchain, fintech and software engineering. He currently also serves as director of Sogang University's Blockchain Research Center (ITRC).

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