Research Fellow
Overview
Shoufeng Cao is an ARC research fellow on the "Deadly Solution: Towards an Indigenous-led Bush Food Industry" project. His research expertise lies in blockchain for business digitalisation, blockchain for supply chain solutions and blockchain for industries. Currently, Shoufeng focuses on exploring and demonstrating the transformative potential of blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the booming bushfood industry.
Shoufeng obtained his doctoral degree from The University of Queensland (UQ), with his thesis on system-wide data-driven risk analysis and management in global fresh produce value chains for the strategic competition of "value chain to value chain". After completing his PhD, Shoufeng started his postdoc research journeys at UQ and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where he completed three digital transformation projects in agri-food supply chains and the industry funded by three industry-led CRCs including the CRC for developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), the Food Agility CRC, and the Future Food Systems CRC.
His research areas span from the identification of digital transformation strategies in complex multi-industry and multi-region contexts to the design, implementation, and evaluation of blockchain solutions with end users for industrial transformation and real-world disruptive impacts. His completed projects won two Good Design Australia Awards 2020 and one of them was a runner-up of the 2021 ACS Digital Disruptors Awards in the ICT Research Project of the Year Category.
Research Impacts
The data-driven risk analysis and management project funded by the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) was described by the Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) and industry sponsors as “the right project at the right time” to address industry-faced risk and resilience challenges along the export supply chain via risk-related data and information communication and collaborative risk management.
The Digital Transformation for Horticultural Exports from Northern Australia project funded by CRCNA (2018-2020) assisted Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (NTDPIR) and Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WADPIRD) and Hort Innovation Australia with evidence-based industry investment and regional development.
The BeefLedger project funded by Food Agility CRC in which I am a key research contributor received two 2020 Good Design Australia Awards in the commercial services category, and the design strategy category for demonstrating tangible benefits of blockchain for the Australian beef industry.
The Smart Trade Hubs project (Phase 1 – Proof-of-Concept) funded by Future Food Systems CRC in which I am an associate investigator, and a key research contributor was a runner-up for the 2022 ACS Digital Disruptors Awards for the ICT Research Project of the Year Category.
Publications
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Journal Article: Blockchain Traceability for Sustainability Communication in Food Supply Chains: An Architectural Framework, Design Pathway and Considerations
Cao, Shoufeng, Xu, Henry and Bryceson, Kim P. (2023). Blockchain Traceability for Sustainability Communication in Food Supply Chains: An Architectural Framework, Design Pathway and Considerations. Sustainability, 15 (18) 13486, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/su151813486
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Journal Article: Trade in the digital age: agreements to mitigate fragmentation
Deane, Felicity, Woolmer, Emily, Cao, Shoufeng and Tranter, Kieran (2023). Trade in the digital age: agreements to mitigate fragmentation. Asian Journal of International Law, 14 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1017/s204425132300036x
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Journal Article: An asset-backed decentralised finance instrument for food supply chains – A case study from the livestock export industry
Miller, Thomas, Cao, Shoufeng, Foth, Marcus, Boyen, Xavier and Powell, Warwick (2023). An asset-backed decentralised finance instrument for food supply chains – A case study from the livestock export industry. Computers in Industry, 147 103863, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.compind.2023.103863
Publications
Book Chapter
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Revisiting trust in supply chains: How does blockchain redefine trust?
Powell, Warwick, Cao, Shoufeng, Foth, Marcus, He, Shan, Turner-Morris, Charles and Li, Ming (2023). Revisiting trust in supply chains: How does blockchain redefine trust?. Blockchain driven supply chains and enterprise information systems. (pp. 21-42) edited by Abdelaziz Bouras, Ibrahim Khalil and Belaid Aouni. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-96154-1_2
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Cao, Shoufeng, Boyen, Xavier, Deane, Felicity, Miller, Thomas and Foth, Marcus (2022). Enabling cross-border trade in the face of regulatory barriers to data flow – the case of the blockchain-based service network. Blockchain for Industry 4.0: Emergence, Challenges, and Opportunities. (pp. 285-303) edited by Anoop V.S., Asharaf S., Justin Goldston and Samson Williams. Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003282914-15
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Community group buying, vulnerable communities and COVID-19 in China
Sigley, Gary, Powell, Warwick and Cao, Shoufeng (2020). Community group buying, vulnerable communities and COVID-19 in China. State Responses to COVID-19: A Global Snapshot on 1 June 2020 . (pp. 50-51) edited by Nichole Georgeou and Charles Hawksley. Penrith, NSW Australia: Western Sydney University. doi: 10.26183/5ed5a2079cabd
Journal Article
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Cao, Shoufeng, Xu, Henry and Bryceson, Kim P. (2023). Blockchain Traceability for Sustainability Communication in Food Supply Chains: An Architectural Framework, Design Pathway and Considerations. Sustainability, 15 (18) 13486, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/su151813486
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Trade in the digital age: agreements to mitigate fragmentation
Deane, Felicity, Woolmer, Emily, Cao, Shoufeng and Tranter, Kieran (2023). Trade in the digital age: agreements to mitigate fragmentation. Asian Journal of International Law, 14 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1017/s204425132300036x
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Miller, Thomas, Cao, Shoufeng, Foth, Marcus, Boyen, Xavier and Powell, Warwick (2023). An asset-backed decentralised finance instrument for food supply chains – A case study from the livestock export industry. Computers in Industry, 147 103863, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.compind.2023.103863
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Cao, Shoufeng, Johnson, Hope and Tulloch, Ayesha (2023). Exploring blockchain-based traceability for food supply chain sustainability: towards a better way of sustainability communication with consumers. Procedia Computer Science, 217, 1437-1445. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2022.12.342
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Cao, Shoufeng, Foth, Marcus, Powell, Warwick, Miller, Thomas and Li, Ming (2022). A blockchain-based multisignature approach for supply chain governance: a use case from the Australian beef industry. Blockchain: Research and Applications, 3 (4) 100091, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bcra.2022.100091
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Natanelov, Valeri, Cao, Shoufeng, Foth, Marcus and Dulleck, Uwe (2022). Blockchain smart contracts for supply chain finance: Mapping the innovation potential in Australia-China beef supply chains. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 30 100389, 100389. doi: 10.1016/j.jii.2022.100389
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Garbage in garbage out: The precarious link between IoT and blockchain in food supply chains
Powell, Warwick, Foth, Marcus, Cao, Shoufeng and Natanelov, Valéri (2022). Garbage in garbage out: The precarious link between IoT and blockchain in food supply chains. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 25 100261. doi: 10.1016/j.jii.2021.100261
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Powell, Warwick, Cao, Shoufeng, Miller, Thomas, Foth, Marcus, Boyen, Xavier, Earsman, Barry, del Valle, Santiago and Turner-Morris, Charles (2021). From premise to practice of social consensus: How to agree on common knowledge in blockchain-enabled supply chains. Computer Networks, 200 108536, 108536. doi: 10.1016/j.comnet.2021.108536
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Cao, Shoufeng, Foth, Marcus, Powell, Warwick and McQueenie, Jock (2021). What are the effects of short video storytelling in delivering blockchain-credentialed Australian beef products to China?. Foods, 10 (10) 2403, 2403. doi: 10.3390/foods10102403
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Cao, Shoufeng, Bryceson, Kim and Hine, Damian (2021). Collaborative risk management in decentralised multi-tier global food supply chains: an exploratory study. International Journal of Logistics Management, 32 (3), 1050-1067. doi: 10.1108/IJLM-07-2020-0278
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Cao, Shoufeng, Powell, Warwick, Foth, Marcus, Natanelov, Valeri, Miller, Thomas and Dulleck, Uwe (2021). Strengthening consumer trust in beef supply chain traceability with a blockchain-based human-machine reconcile mechanism. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 180 105886. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2020.105886
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Improving supply chain risk visibility and communication with a multi-view risk ontology
Cao, Shoufeng, Bryceson, Kim and Hine, Damian (2020). Improving supply chain risk visibility and communication with a multi-view risk ontology. Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 21 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/16258312.2020.1717990
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Assessing the rigour of empirical research in supply chain risk management
Cao, Shoufeng, Bryceson, Kim and Hine, Damian (2020). Assessing the rigour of empirical research in supply chain risk management. International Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience, 4 (2), 123-149. doi: 10.1504/ijscor.2020.10031119
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An Ontology-based Bayesian network modelling for supply chain risk propagation
Cao, Shoufeng, Bryceson, Kim and Hine, Damian (2019). An Ontology-based Bayesian network modelling for supply chain risk propagation. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 119 (8), 1691-1711. doi: 10.1108/imds-01-2019-0032
Conference Publication
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Cao, Shoufeng (2023). How can the Indigenous bushfood industry benefit from distributed ledger technology? – emerging application potentials and considerations. 6th Symposium on Distributed Ledger Technology 2022, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 22 November 2022. Rochester, NY, United States: SSRN. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4494908
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Powell, Warwick, Cao, Shoufeng and Turner-Morris, Charles (2022). When time is money: a case study of supply chain circulation, disintermediation and value distribution in beef supply to China with blockchain technologies. 6th Symposium on Distributed Ledger Technology, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 22 November 2022. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4539848
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Cao, Shoufeng (2022). Fully traceable bio-farming for sustainability transition – applying blockchain technology to verifiable and complete communication of bio-farming throughout the product life cycle. The Bioeconomy Forum: seizing opportunities and leading the way, Mackay, QLD, Australia, 12 September 2022.
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Integrating on-chain and off-chain governance for supply chain transparency and integrity
Cao, Shoufeng, Miller, Thomas, Foth, Marcus, Powell, Warwick, Boyen, Xavier and Turner-Morris, Charles (2021). Integrating on-chain and off-chain governance for supply chain transparency and integrity. 5th Symposium on Distributed Ledger Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 November 2021. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.08455
Other Outputs
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Evaluation of the potential to expand horticultural industries in northern Australia
Cao, Shoufeng, Hine, Damian, Henry, Robert, Shaw, Lindsay and Mitter, Neena (2020). Evaluation of the potential to expand horticultural industries in northern Australia. Hermit Park, QLD, Australia: CRC for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA).
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China's blockchain services network: A new global emerging infrastructure
Cao, Shoufeng, Deane, Felicity, Foth, Marcus, Powell, Warwick and Robb, Lachlan (2020, 07 30). China's blockchain services network: A new global emerging infrastructure ACS Informationage
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BeefLedger blockchain-credentialed beef exports to China: early consumer insights
Cao, Shoufeng, Dulleck, Uwe, Powell, Warwick, Turner-Morris, Charles, Natanelov, Valeri and Foth, Marcus (2020). BeefLedger blockchain-credentialed beef exports to China: early consumer insights. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/rep.eprints.200267
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Insights to market development of Australian mangoes in the dynamic and competitive Chinese market
Cao, Shoufeng (2020). Insights to market development of Australian mangoes in the dynamic and competitive Chinese market. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4289526
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System-wide risk analysis and management in global fresh produce value chains
Cao, Shoufeng (2018). System-wide risk analysis and management in global fresh produce value chains. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.590
