Dr. Shin'ichiro Matsuo is a research professor specializing in cryptography and information security at Virginia Tech and Georgetown University. At Georgetown University, he co-directs CyberSMART research center, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Collaborative Research Center (IUCRC), and leads blockchain technology and ecosystem design. He is an acting co-chair of Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN). He also co-founded the BSafe.network, a global and neutral research test network for Blockchain technology. Previously, he served as the head of the Japanese national body of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27/WG2. He's led the security standardization project of Blockchain (ISO TC307). As a member of advisory boards for the Japanese government, he provides expertise in the Cabinet Secretariat's "Trusted Web Promotion Council," the Financial Services Agency's "Study Group on Digital and Decentralized Finance,", the Digital Agency's "Web3.0 Study Group" and "DIW Advisory Group."