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2024年5月11-12日，中国计算机学会第17届服务科学国际会议（CCF 17th International Conference on Service Science, CCF ICSS 2024）在香港理工大学举办。5月11日下午，实验室在本次会议举办了以“区块链、可信计算和服务”(Blockchain, Trustworthy Computing, and Services)为主题的学术论坛。
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