HKUST Workshop to Explore E-Commerce Security
	The latest technological developments in enhancing the security of electronic commerce will be highlighted at a workshop to be held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) this Wednesday, 8 December 1999. Organized by HKUST's Cyberspace Center, the one-day workshop will focus on two main areas: electronic commerce over mobile systems and smart card security technologies. These two projects are undertaken by HKUST researchers, and supported by the Hong Kong Government through its Industrial Support Fund (now under Innovation and Technology Fund). "Existing mobile e-commerce systems are proprietary, incompatible with one another, and relatively insecure," said Prof Samuel Chanson, Director of HKUST's Cyberspace Center and leader of the mobile electronic commerce project. "We are working towards a highly secure and open protocol infrastructure for supporting mobile electronic commerce." "A prototype system is expected to be ready by next summer where end-to-end secure wireless channels can be established between customers, merchants and banks to conduct business transactions," said Prof Chanson. His project is supported by three industrial partners, namely Standard Chartered Bank, SmarTone and Gemplus. The smart card project aims to develop advanced authentication technologies, in particular integrated biometrics and cryptography, for supporting secure smart card applications. Dr Dit-Yan Yeung, project leader and associate professor at HKUST's Computer Science Department, will demonstrate several prototype systems for IT security, electronic commerce, and software license management. In addition to IT (information technology) experts from HKUST, the workshop will also feature business executives, IT professionals and government officials.   Event: Workshop on Mobile E-Commerce and Smart Card Technologies   Date: Wednesday, 8 December 1999   Venue: Lam Woo Lecture Theater, Academic Concourse, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon   Language: English   Click here to download PDF file. Home | HKUST Workshop to Explore E-Commerce Security Please send comments and suggestions to webmaster@www.ust.hk.