{"id":"ying-chan","title":"Ying Chan","content":"**Ying Chan** is a London-based technologist and entrepreneur, credited as the co‑founder and chief technology officer (CTO) of [The Innovation Game](https://iq.wiki/wiki/the-innovation-game). He is described as an Imperial College London alumnus and as an inventor with more than 15 patents spanning [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and machine learning, and he is noted for the OP\\_PUSHTX technique associated with demonstrating [Bitcoin’s](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) [smart contract](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) capabilities.  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xA3mrvfM7pYB5Ka0) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-13lsATJCykAKYJAg)​\n\n## Education\n\nYing Chang earned a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science, with a focus on Machine Learning, from Imperial College London between 2015 and 2016. Prior to this, he completed a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Systems Engineering at the University of Queensland from 2011 to 2012. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), obtained between 2007 and 2010.  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-13lsATJCykAKYJAg) \n\n## Experience\n\nYing Chang has worked across machine learning, engineering, and cryptographic systems. Since 2022, he has served as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at [The Innovation Game](https://iq.wiki/wiki/the-innovation-game), based in Cambridge, where he contributes to the platform’s technical architecture and development. Prior to this, he co-founded Cambridge Cryptographic and held the role of CTO from 2020 to 2022.\n\nEarlier in his career, Chang worked at FiveAI, where he held positions as a machine learning engineer and later as team lead for the machine learning pipeline between 2017 and 2020. Before that, he was a research and development specialist at nChain from 2016 to 2017, focusing on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-related technologies.\n\nHe began his professional career as an electrical and instrumentation engineer at WorleyParsons from 2013 to 2015, working on engineering projects in Australia.  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xA3mrvfM7pYB5Ka0)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-13lsATJCykAKYJAg) ","summary":"Ying Chan, CTO and cofounder of TIG and an Imperial alumnus, has 15+ patents in blockchain and machine learning, developed OP_PUSHTX showing Bitcoin smart contracts, built a Bank of England crypto prototype, and led a FiveAI team.","images":[{"id":"QmX7ozvWmFmeToTg5Hmv1Vf1Rh5ZYf1a2kZbnkVdtqBdLP","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"},{"id":"Developers"},{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"AI"}],"media":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"xA3mrvfM7pYB5Ka0\",\"url\":\"https://tig.foundation/team\",\"description\":\"TIG team biography\",\"timestamp\":1777798229582},{\"id\":\"13lsATJCykAKYJAg\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Ying Chang\",\"timestamp\":1777799189909,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ying-chan-10077651/\"}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://tig.foundation/team"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ying-chan-10077651/"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Added Ying Chan biography (CTO, inventor) and people category\""}],"events":[{"id":"a4a66012-6496-4765-8cb5-6ee2e9b2d281","date":"2015-01","title":"Started studies at Imperial College London","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Began attending Imperial College London.","link":null,"continent":null,"country":null},{"id":"f6267f92-3a5b-4151-9978-803d84cf85e0","date":"2016-01","title":"Concluded attendance at Imperial College London","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Attendance period on LinkedIn ends.","link":null,"continent":null,"country":null}],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"operator":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":["the-innovation-game"],"speakers":[]}}