Ting-Yi Chu

Taipei, Taiwan|112306007@g.nccu.edu.tw|zuemen.net|github.com/zuemen

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Professional Summary

Management Information Systems student at National Chengchi University working on blockchain trust infrastructure — self-sovereign identity, smart contract security, and their application in finance. Currently a project management intern in the Blockchain Technology Development Section at Cathay Financial Holdings and an intern at the Taiwan Association for Blockchain Ecosystem Innovation, where I help run industry events including ETHTaipei. Led teams to a Ministry of Digital Affairs merit award and a FinTech Taipei Awards win, and work across research support, backend development, and system integration.

Education

National Chengchi University, Taipei, TaiwanSep 2023 – Present

B.B.A. in Management Information Systems

Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Micro Program (completed Sep 2025)

FinTech Specialization Program — admitted 2026; competitive admission, cohort expanded due to application volume

Experience

Cathay Financial Holdings — Project Management InternSep 2026 – Jun 2027

Digital Data & Technology Development Center — Digital Architecture Development Department / Blockchain Technology Development Section | Taipei

  • Hot Wallet Research Project
National Chengchi University, MIS — Research AssistantJan 2026 – Dec 2026

Principal Investigator: Prof. Rua-Huan Tsaih (蔡瑞煌)

  • AI + Quantum Computing (AI+QC) Research and Development Program
  • Literature review, research support, technical documentation
National Chengchi University, MIS — Research AssistantMay 2025 – Dec 2026

Advisor: Prof. Feng-Yuan Chuang (莊豐源)

  • Smart Contract Security and Auditing Mechanism Research
  • Literature review, research analysis, system development, technical documentation
Taiwan Association for Blockchain Ecosystem Innovation (TABEI) — InternJun 2026 – Present

Taipei

  • ETHTaipei 2026 — Event Staff
  • Trustworthy AI Hackathon 2026 — Organizing Team
  • Event staff on behalf of TABEI for ETHTaipei 2026 (Sep 13–14, 2026, Taipei), the conference's first edition to add a Financial Institution Day.
  • Led planning and operations for the three-day event (Aug 29–31, 2026) at N24 Taipei Ark, held under the guidance of the National Development Council as part of its policy research program on trustworthy AI, privacy computing and trust technology.
  • Ran the intake and selection pipeline: 50 teams applied, 20 advanced to the final round through written review, competing for a USD 12,000+ prize pool across six industry challenge tracks.
  • Translated one closed-door expert roundtable (June) and two industry roundtables (July) into the six challenge tracks — carbon footprint and DPP data-flow control, suspicious activity detection under payment privacy constraints, cross-sector health insurance data collaboration, fragmented government service credentials, migrant worker digital trust and financial inclusion, and RBA supply chain compliance credentials.
  • Coordinated two pre-event workshops (Aug 15 online technical, Aug 22 on-site industry), team matchmaking, the participant handbook, and submission and judging rules for a panel of nine judges scoring on industry fit (35%), technical feasibility (25%), demo (25%) and insight (15%).
  • Built and shipped the official event website.
  • Outcome: Human ID took first place (USD 5,000). Selected work will be presented at the 11th Blockchain Enthusiasts Annual Conference in November and included in the annual policy white paper.
NCCU FinTech Club — Inaugural OfficerJun 2026 – Present

Taipei

Leadership & Awards

FinTech Taipei Awards 2026 — WinnerOct 2026

Team Lead | Financial Innovation Award, Campus Division

GLEIF Appreciation AwardAug 2026

Sponsored by GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation)

NTU–IBM Qiskit Quantum Computing Hackathon Taiwan 2026 — SelectedAug 2026

NTU–IBM Quantum Computer Center

SWIFT Hackathon 2026 — Proposal shortlistedJul 2026

SWIFT

EGX 1st Collegiate Business Competition — First Place, Track AJun 2026

Team Lead | EGX

Cross-Platform Innovation AwardsMay 2026

Nurie AI | Certificate (PDF)

Digital Credential Scenario Innovation Challenge — Merit Award, Student DivisionNov 2025

Team Leader | Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan (moda)

Technical Skills

ProgrammingPython, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Solidity, SQL
Backend & SystemsFastAPI, REST APIs, System Architecture, Database Design
Blockchain & SecuritySSI, DID, Verifiable Credentials, Smart Contract Auditing (Slither), Hardhat, Foundry
AI & QuantumMachine Learning, Graph Neural Networks, PyTorch, LLM Applications, Qiskit
DevOps & ToolsGit, GitHub Actions, Linux, Vercel