Curriculum Vitae

DR. WONG WAI WAI

Senior Lecturer
  • Faculty of Law
  • wwong

BIOGRAPHY

Wai Wai Wong is a legal academic specialising in trust law, corporate governance, and law and technology, with expertise in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and smart contracts. Her research explores the interaction between traditional legal doctrines and emerging digital technologies, focusing on how legal frameworks adapt to decentralised systems and digital governance.

She is the author of The Law of Smart Contracts (2022) and Trust and Corporate Governance in Digitalization (2026). She has authored and co-authored several research articles and conference papers published in Scopus-indexed and peer-reviewed journals and has presented her research at conferences in Malaysia and internationally.

Wong is also an accredited HRD Corp trainer, specialising in blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Through her training programmes, she provides insights into the applications and implications of these emerging technologies, helping organisations understand how blockchain-driven innovations can enhance transparency, efficiency, and security in corporate operations. She is invited to deliver academic lectures, industry talks, and professional training programmes on blockchain, smart contracts, and digital governance.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • IJAZAH DOKTOR FALSAFAH, (Bidang Undang-undang)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Laws, (Bidang Undang-undang)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BACHELOR OF LAWS with Second Class Honours (Lower Division), (Bidang Undang-undang)
    City, University of London

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Enhancing Higher Education System through Decentralized Learning with Blockchain in Malaysia
    2021, Connecting Asia, University
  • Democracy vis-à-vis Communist / Socialism Principles in the combat against Covid-19 World Pandemic
    2021, Connecting Asia, University

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Wong Wai Wai (2025) Legal Minds in Artificial Intelligence: Evaluating Algorithms Justice Systems and ChatGPT [2025] LR346
  2. Wong Wai Wai (2023) Enhancing Justice with Blockchain Technology in Asia [2023] LR282, Sweet & Maxwell
  3. Wong Wai Wai (2022) Advancing the Adoption of Blockchain Technology in Malaysian e-judiciary, [2022]LR33, Sweet & Maxwell
  4. Wong Wai Wai (2021) The Effective Implementation of Management Rights for Ethereum Forking Governance, the Studies of Applied Economic, Volumen:39-4 // ISSN: 1133-3197, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/eea.v39i4.4591, 2021
  5. Audrey Lim, Wong Wai Wai, THE WAY FORWARD WITH CRYPTO-INVESTING (2020) at the FPAM, 4E Journal, Vol. 20, No.4, 4Q2020
  6. Wong Wai Wai (2020) Mobile Augmented Reality Game: The Convergence of Physical and Virtual World – To Develop A Regime of Property Rights in Augmented Reality, National Journal of Cyber Security Law, 2020; 3(2): 28-36p
  7. Audrey Lim, Wong Wai Wai Harnessing Blockchain Technology in Fundamental Analysis for Investment Decision Making (2018) (EpSBS) e-ISSN: 2357-1330, 2018
  8. Wong Wai Wai (2019) Evaluate Legal, Operational and Governance Framework Design from Whitepapers for Initial Coins Offer (ICO), International Journal of Engineering & Advanced Technology, Volume 8, Issue 6S3, September 2019, p555 -564
  9. Wong Wai Wai, Chin Lay Gan, (2018) Bridging The Gap Between Denotational Semantics and Operational Semantics In Smart Contract, 2(1), 55-58
  10. Isabella Wai Wai Wong (2013) Propertisation of Resources in Cyberspace: The Social and Legal Impact on Society, LR251
  11. Wong Wai Wai (2013) Re-identifying Property in the Malaysian Penal Law 40 JMCL1
Books
  1. Wong Wai Wai (2026) Trust and Corporate Governance in Digitalisation, Sweet & Maxwell
  2. Wong Wai Wai, The Law of Smart Contracts (2023) Sweet & Maxwell
Other Publications
  1. Wong Wai Wai, In code we trust? The hidden politics of blockchain governance, The Edge 24 February 2026 - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

Private
  1. 2019 - 2021, FRGS
    A Model of Mental Health in Retirement Planning Behaviour among Malaysian as a function of Psychological Biases ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2018 - 2019, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Parental Mediation Strategies Towards Children s Internet Usage ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Smart Contracts and Legal Practice: Fundamentals, Applications, and Lawyer Responsibilities, Lunch Talk, Adnan Sundra & Low (ASL) (National) (04 Mar 2026 - 04 Mar 2026)
  2. Discover the World of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: Exploring Smart Contracts and Their Disruptive Influence on Traditional Contract Law Principles, Continued Professional Development, Selangor Bar (National) (09 Jan 2024 - 09 Jan 2024)
  3. Blockchain / Cryptocurrency & Its Interrelationship with the Legal Systems, International Malaysia Law Conference IMLC 2023, Bar Council Malaysia (National) (10 Jul 2023 - 13 Jul 2023)
  4. Introduction of Blockchain and the Interrelationship with Legal System, Continued Professional Development, Bar Council Malaysia (National) (22 Nov 2022 - 22 Nov 2022)
  5. Smart Contract and its Legal Implications, FinTech Recent Trends and Developments, MMU (University) (23 Apr 2019 - 23 Apr 2019)
  6. Blockchain and Its Application in Commercial World, Half Day Training Course for Board of Directors and Management, Fajarbaru Builders Group Bhd (National) (28 Nov 2018 - 28 Nov 2018)
  7. A Rethink on concept of property within the Penal Code in Malaysia, Information Technology Law: IT Crimes by Multimedia University, Multimedia University, Malacca (University) (05 Oct 2011 - 05 Oct 2011)
  8. A Rethink on concept of property within the Penal Code in Malaysia, Information Technology Law: IT Crimes by Multimedia University, MMU (University) (12 Apr 2011 - 12 Apr 2011)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Enhancing Justice with Blockchain Technology in Asia, 20th ASLI Conference, ASLI (University) (31 May 2023 - 01 Jun 2023)
  2. Rethink the concept of property in Malaysia, 3rd National Postgraduate Legal Research Colloquium 2011, Unversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (University) (01 Sep 2011 - 02 Sep 2011)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Legal Minds in Artificial Intelligence: Evaluating AI Judge System and ChatGPT, Universiti Malaya Law Conference 2024, Universiti Malaya Postgraduate Law Society (University) (12 Jun 2024 - 12 Jun 2024)
  2. Enhancing Higher Education System Through Decentralized Learning with Blockchain in Malaysia, 6th ASIA International Conference (AIC2020), Connecting Asia (University) (02 Dec 2020 - 03 Dec 2020)
  3. Democracy vis- -vis Communist/Socialism Principles in the Combat Against Covid-19 World Pandemic, 6th ASIA International Conference (AIC2020), Connecting Asia (University) (02 Dec 2020 - 03 Dec 2020)
  4. The Effective Implementation of Management Rights for Ethereum Forking Governance, 4th ASIA International Multidisciplinary Conference, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (University) (17 Apr 2020 - 17 Apr 2020)
  5. Bridging The Gap Between Denotational Semantics and Operational Semantics In Smart Contract, 4th Asia International Conference 2018 (AIC 2018), University Technologi Malaysia (University) (08 Dec 2018 - 09 Dec 2018)
  6. Harnessing Blockchain Technology in Fundamental Analysis for Investment Decision Making, 4th Asia International Conference 2018 (AIC2018), University Technologi Malaysia (University) (08 Dec 2018 - 09 Dec 2018)
  7. Reconceptualization of Property in the Era of Digitalization: An Analysis of the Malaysian Anti-Fake News Bill 2018, 2nd ASIA International Multidisciplinary Conference 2018, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia (University) (18 Jul 2018 - 19 Jul 2018)
  8. Propertisation of Resources in Cyberspace: The Social and Legal Impact on Society, Third East Asian Law and Society Conference, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai (University) (22 Mar 2013 - 23 Mar 2013)
  9. Re-identifying Property in the Malaysian Penal Law, 9th Conference of ASLI 2012, ASLI (University) (20 Jun 2012 - 22 Jun 2012)
  10. Rethink the concept of property in Malaysia ,, 3rd National Postgraduate Legal Research Colloquium 2011, Unversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (University) (09 Mar 2011 - 09 Mar 2011)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
NATIONAL
  1. PSS Essential Training, Kuala Lumpur (11 Jan 2020 - 11 Jan 2020)
  2. Apache Hadoop Big Data Training, Kuala Lumpur (18 Mar 2019 - 19 Mar 2019)
  3. Advanced Blockchain Applications with Solidity, Kuala Lumpur (14 Jan 2019 - 14 Jan 2019)
  4. Basic Blockchain and Bitcoin Course, Kuala Lumpur (07 Oct 2018 - 07 Oct 2018)