Baohua Yang is a technology leader who bridges cutting-edge research with real-world product delivery. He currently leads AI research and development for the Blockchain and Tuxedo products at Oracle, and previously drove innovations in FinTech and Cloud at IBM Research. With a passion for turning emerging technologies into products people actually use, his work spans AI systems, generative AI, agentic systems, Web3, and modern distributed architectures.
With 15+ years of hands-on experience as both a researcher and an engineer, he brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and product thinking — from designing algorithms and system architectures to shipping enterprise-grade solutions that solve real problems.
As an active open-source contributor with 4,400+ GitHub followers, he has contributed to major projects including Hyperledger Fabric, OpenStack, and OpenDaylight, and has led projects such as Hyperledger Cello and Hyperledger Fabric-SDK-Py. He previously served on the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) and chaired the Technical Working Group in China (TWGC).
He has published 20+ papers in top-tier venues (IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE Trans. on Computers, ACM SIGCOMM, etc.) and authored multiple technical books and patents. His open-source technical books — including Docker Practice and Blockchain Guide — have accumulated over 100 million reads, helping developers worldwide get hands-on with emerging technologies. He also serves as a TPC member and reviewer for leading academic conferences and journals.