Conflux was founded in 2018, but its fundamental technology has been in development since 2017. It aims to promote blockchain education and research through the Tree-Graph Research Institute, based in Shanghai.
The company is led by its founder, Fan Long, a talented programmer who specializes in blockchain technology and cybersecurity. Long graduated from Tsinghua University, and he holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT, where he also received the university’s Best Dissertation Award. He is currently an assistant professor at Toronto University.
Long’s two co-founders are YuanJie Zhang, Ming Wu (CTO), and the company's research director, Guang Yang. The core team is composed of scientists, business managers, researchers, and other professionals.
The protocol's Tree-Graph consensus mechanism was created by Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, a well-known figure in academic computer science, a Turing Award winner, a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the head scientist of the Conflux Foundation.