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Seminar by Microsoft Research Asia – Visit by VTT Technical Research Centre
Building Enterprise Blockchain Ecosystem of Finland Ltd
Finland - PolyU Innovation and
Technology Lecture Series - Smart City

Date Date
23 Nov 2017 27 Nov 2017

Speaker Speaker

• Dr Ying Yan, Lead Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia • Dr. Erja Turunen, Executive Vice President, VTT
• Dr Winnie Cui, Senior Manager in Academic Outreach, • Mr. Antti Ruuska, Business development Manager,
Microsoft Research Asia Smart Cities of VTT
• Dr. Timo J. Hakala, Research Scientist, Country
Manager, China at VTT
Abstract
ITDO and Department of Computing invited Microsoft Abstract
Research Asia to deliver the lecture with topics on “Building
Enterprise Blockchain Ecosystem” and “A Glimpse of Microsoft
Research Asia”. Blockchain is an emerging technology with ITDO coordinated a collaborative meeting for VTT delegation
the potential to change the way businesses, industries, and to meet with PolyU professors from Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Department of Land Surveying
public organizations conduct and verify transactions, thereby and Geo-Informatics and Research Institute for Sustainable
streamlining business processes, saving cost, and reducing
the potential for fraud. The Microsoft’s newly announced Urban Development of PolyU, and facilitated discussions on
Blockchain Framework – Coco was also introduced in the Smart Utilities and H2020 Demonstration Project in Hong
lecture. Kong.
Besides, Mr. Ruuska and Dr. Hakala gave a public lecture
on the topics particularly on lifetime management of critical
components of power plants and unitizing the results in
maintenance planning, as well as the research highlights
of VTT EU Horizon 2020 project with real cases sharing of
solutions and services for the cities and businesses.

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