Dr. Chongyong Rhee, Director, Asia and Pacific Department of International Monetary Fund visited ASTRI on 19 October and met with Dr. Frank Tong, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Duncan Wong, Vice-President, Financial Technologies. Dr. Rhee toured around ASTRI Security Lab and Cyber Range Lab and was given an introduction on ASTRI’s technologies including Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing Platform, Blockchain and Big Data Analytics and real-time 2D/3D conversion technology, to name but a few.
During the visit, Dr. Rhee and Dr. Tong also had a meaningful discussion on the Fintech ecosystem including regulatory participation, infrastructure building and talent development.
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Dr. Chongyong Rhee (3rd from left), Director, Asia and Pacific Department of International Monetary Fund visits ASTRI.
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Introduction on ASTRI’s Big Data Analytics technology.
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Introduction on ASTRI’s Blockchain technology.
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