Fan Long, University of Toronto

Research

Blockchain Consensus Distributed Systems Programming Languages Smart Contract Systems Security

Latest funding

Toward a Fast and Secure Blockchain Framework for Smart Contracts
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Toward a Fast and Secure Blockchain Framework for Smart Contracts
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$145,000

All 2 grants and awards

Toward a Fast and Secure Blockchain Framework for Smart Contracts

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Long, Fan

$12,500

Toward a Fast and Secure Blockchain Framework for Smart Contracts

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Long, Fan

Keywords: blockchain; systems security; consensus; programming languages; distributed systems; smart contract

$145,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Blockchain Dear Professor Long, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on blockchain connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Toward a Fast and Secure Blockchain Framework for Smart Contracts" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]