finLAB
finLAB takes a multidisciplinary approach to exploring modern financial innovation. We aim to be at the cutting edge of the interface between accounting & finance and technology. Our research agenda is structured around some critical areas of interest, including (i) crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending, with focus on institutional investment (ii) the token based economy, and applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, (iii) open banking and banking-as-a-platform business models, (iv) the application of text-based machine learning models; (v) model risk management and explainable AI application; (vi) accounting information systems and technological innovations in accounting practice, (vii) InsurTech and technology applied for insurance decision making, and (viii) the impact of cybersecurity breaches on corporations and markets. finLAB is committed to academic quality and impact, delivering new insights into and challenging established accounting and finance theories and knowledge.
Members
Professor Michael Dowling
Lead, Full Professor of Finance
Dr. Orla Feeney
Associate Professor in Accounting
Dr. Kate Hynes
Assistant Professor in Economics
Professor Theo Lynn
DES Lab Lead, Co- Director & Full Professor of Digital Business
Dr. Aref Mahdavi Ardekani
Assistant Professor of Finance
Dr. Parvati Neelakantan
Assistant Professor in Finance
Dr. Brid Murphy
Assistant Professor in Accounting
Han Wu
PhD Student
Associate Members
Dr. Orla McCullagh
Lecturer in Risk Management and Insurance, University of Limerick
Dr. Fearghal Kearney
Senior Lecturer in Finance, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr. Pierangelo Rosati
Associate Professor in Digital Business & Society, University of Galway