Chen-Mou Cheng received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1996 and 1998, respectively, as well as his PhD in computer science from Harvard University in 2007.  He is currently a Professor at the Department of Artificial Intelligence, Chang Gung University.  Between 2022 and 2024, he was the Chief Cryptographer at BTQ Technologies, Inc., a publicly-listed Canadian startup focusing on building post-quantum cryptographic technologies and solutions for blockchain applications.  Between 2007 and 2022, he taught cryptography at National Taiwan University, Osaka University, and Kanazawa University.