Centre for Empirical Research in Finance and Banking (CERFIB)

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Mr Jishu Dey

Research interests

  • Dynamic Pattern Recognition
  • Predictive Analysis in Heath Science
  • Application of Advance Machine learning in Finance
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Mr Kai Gao

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Dr Larisa Yarovaya

Associate Professor of Finance

Research interests

  • Cryptocurrencies 
  • Financial Contagion
  • Fintech

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Laurie Carver

Lecturer in Banking and Finance

Research interests

  • Derivatives
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Economics
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Dr Manuel Nunes

Lecturer in Banking and Finance

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and eXplainable AI in Financial Markets
  • Large Language Models (LLMs) in Finance
  • Reinforcement Learning for Portfolio Management

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Martin Enilov PhD, MSc, BSc, FHEA, PGCert

Lecturer in Banking and Finance

Research interests

  •     Applied Macroeconomics
  •     Mixed-Frequency  Econometrics
  •     Tourism Economics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Mohamed Bakoush PhD, CFA, FRM, MCSI, FHEA

Lecturer in Finance

Research interests

  • Systemic Risk & Financial Stability
  • Financial Innovation & Fintech
  • Sustainable Finance & Climate Risk

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Panayiotis Papakyriakou

Lecturer in Finance

Research interests

  • Empirical Corporate Finance
  • Empirical Asset Pricing
  • Behavioural Finance

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Paulo Regis

Associate Professor in Finance

Research interests

  • Financial Development (access to finance of SMEs) 
  • Financial regulations and systematic risk in the banking sector
  • The Chinese economy and the public sector 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Peng Xu D.Sc.

Lecturer in Management Science

Research interests

  • Data-driven decision analytics: Prescriptive and behavioral
  • Decision support models and systems
  • Optimization under risk and uncertainty

Accepting applications from PhD students

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