Cryptocurrencies and crypto related services are developing progressively, gaining more public eye and popularity because of many reasons. More and more people are attracting towards the crypto industry as many new projects are being initiated. And it is totally natural to both good and bad people are joining in with the industry. With this fact, there arises a huge problem about legitimacy and trustworthiness in between many crypto projects and investors. There are several measures implemented for the inventors to evaluate the trustworthiness of a particular project. Many investors are relying on the reviews and ratings provided by crypto rating sites and as long as the rating site maintain its reputation it can be a good method.
As long as QuarkChain is concerned, the ratings were so high and the project was entrusted and appraised by many popular crypto rating websites. A summarized overview of those ratings can be seen from my previous post: https://steemit.com/quarkchain/@prabathlucky/a-peek-into-quarkchain-reputation
This article will give you a summary on the QuarkChain team and advisory group. Most people evaluate the success of a new project by its whitepaper, social media appearance, and every other easily visible factors. What they don’t understand is that the looks can be deceiving. Most aesthetically pleasing projects sometimes can be the most fraudulent ones. The most fraction of the victims of crypto frauds and scams can be put under the category ‘Who was deceived by the external good looks’. What we should keep in mind is that both external and internal appearance of a particular project matter when it comes to the task of evaluating its legitimacy. Because of the aforementioned facts, investigating the backgrounds of project team and advisors is very important. By doing that, not only we get an idea about the probability of project succession, but also a clue about how safe the project for investments.
Project Team
Qi Zhou - Founder
Qi Zhou is a very skilled software and systems engineer, who got his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. So far his educational background can be concluded to,
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in mathematics and applied mathematics from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2002-2006)
- Master of Science (MS) in computer science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2006-2009)
- Master of Science (MS) in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (2007-2009)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (2009-2013)
His more than 10 years of experience and skill set is associated with many of the world leading technological giants.
- Senior Engineer in Retrix Technologies (10 months)
- Software Engineer in Google (09 months)
- Principle Software Engineer in Dell EMC (19 months)
- Consultant Software Engineer in Dell EMC
- (09 months) Software Engineer in Facebook (13 months)
So it is more than fair to trust an idea-generating through someone like him’ vivid imagination.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/qi-zhou-9a668715/
Zhaoguang Wang – Core Engineer
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Software Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2009-2011)
- Master’s degree in computer science and engineering from University of Michigan (2009-2011)
- Current candidate in Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Industrial Experience
- Intern in AT&T labs (3 months)
- Senior software engineer in Google (>5 yrs.)
- Software engineer in Instagram (4 months)
- Senior software engineer in Facebook (14 months)
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhaoguang-wang-436b8029/
Xiaoli Ma – Research Scientist
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Science in Tsinghua University (1993-1998)
- Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Virginia (1999-2000)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota
Industrial Experience
- Associated professor in Georgia Institute of Technology (4 yrs.)
- Co-founder of CTO – Retrix Technologies (6.5 yrs.)
- Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology (4 yrs.)
- IEEE fellow
Yaodong Yang – Research Scientist
Educational Background
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Zhejiang University (2001-2005)
- Master’s degree in Engineering from University of Dayton (2005-2007)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering in University of Dayton (2008-2011)
Industrial Experience
- Research assistance and lab technician in Virginia Tech and University of Dayton (5 yrs. 10 months)
- Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University (6 yrs. 10 months) Co-founder of Demo++ technical incubator (3 yrs.)
- Vice chair in education in Xi'an Jiaotong University (3 yrs. 9 months)
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaodong-yang-37804817/
Wencen Wu – Research Scientist
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in electronic, information and electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2006)
- Master of Science (MSc) in information and electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2009)
- Master of Science (MSc) in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (2010)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (2013)
Industrial Experience
- Assistance professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (4 yrs. 7 months)
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wencen-wu-8b924621/
Anuhurine Xiang – Marketing and Community<
Educational Background
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in environmental science and engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2006-2010)
- Master of Science (MSc) in system analysis and economic management from The Johns Hopkins University (2010-2011)
Industrial Experience
- Intern data scientist at Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Financial consultant at Augus Information and Advisory Services (1yr 7 months)
- Consumer marketing analyst at LinkedIn (11 months) Lead of product analysis section at ChartBoost (1yr 2 months)
- Analytics, buissnes, development and marketing manager at Beepi (1 yr 6 months)
- Lead platform analyzer at Wish (1 yr 3 months)
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yazhenxiang/
Ting Du – Business, Development and Eco System
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ting-du-8a892a6/
Patrick Mei - Community Manager
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-mei-059a77161/
Julianne Zhu - Social Media Broadcasting
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianne-zhu-32017722/detail/photo/
Advisor Board
Arun G. Phadke - Winner of Benjamin Franklin Medal
- Publications Textbook: Computer Relaying for Power Systems (Arun G. Phadke and J. S. Thorp (Research Studies Press))
- Textbook: Handbook of Electrical Engineering Calculations (ed. Arun G. Phadke (Marcel Dekker))
- Textbook: Power System Relaying (Arun G. Phadke and Stanley H. Horowitz (John Wiley & Sons)) Medal Award - https://www.fi.edu/laureates/arun-phadke
Bill Moore – Founder of DSSD
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zfsguy/
Leaving DSSD - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/09/dssd_president_quits_dell_emc/
Mike Miller - Founder of Cloudant
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlmilleratmit/
Cloudant news - http://www.businessinsider.com/in-a-curious-move-ibm-acquires-a-startup-called-cloudant-2014-2
Kevin Hsu - Invested Over 60 Blockchain Companies
Zhiyun Qian - Expert in Cyber Security
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhiyun-qian-8410ab25/
And here I provided most of the educational and career details of project team and the sources of respective details. You all are highly motivated to do your own research. The conclusion is that all these people are ones with high reputations in the society with very successful careers. the combination of their knowledge and experience can result in a highly productive and a successful project. And to my knowledge all of them have acknowledge the fact their working on the QuarkChain project. You can refer my previous article and check out the important links which will come in handy in the future.
My previous article - https://steemit.com/quarkchain/@prabathlucky/a-peek-into-quarkchain-reputation