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My research generates impact beyond academia through engagement with financial regulators, policymakers and industry partners in the UK and internationally. It has contributed to regulatory discussions on market liquidity and financial stability, informed knowledge exchange around emerging technologies in financial markets, supported international capacity building for financial-market regulators, and underpinned interdisciplinary collaboration with industry. Selected examples of research impact, policy engagement and international leadership are highlighted below.
My research generates impact beyond academia through engagement with financial regulators, policymakers and industry partners in the UK and internationally. It has contributed to regulatory discussions on market liquidity and financial stability, informed knowledge exchange around emerging technologies in financial markets, supported international capacity building for financial-market regulators, and underpinned interdisciplinary collaboration with industry. Selected examples of research impact, policy engagement and international leadership are highlighted below.
Industry Engagement
Industry Engagement
Great British Chemicals Project & Industry Engagement
I serve as Project Co-Lead on the £22.5 million UKRI Great British Chemicals sever year programme since August 2025, working with academic and industry partners on interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange. Within the programme, I lead research with Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Emanuele Scala (PhD in Computer Sciences) at the intersection of finance, computer science and digital technologies, with a particular focus on trusted digital technologies, carbon markets and price discovery.
I serve as Project Co-Lead on the £22.5 million UKRI Great British Chemicals sever year programme since August 2025, working with academic and industry partners on interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange. Within the programme, I lead research with Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Emanuele Scala (PhD in Computer Sciences) at the intersection of finance, computer science and digital technologies, with a particular focus on trusted digital technologies, carbon markets and price discovery.
Selected GBC Research
Can Policy Credibility Substitute for Formal Institutional Integration? Evidence from the Proposed UK–EU Emissions Trading System Linkage — July 2026
Institutional Rules Shape Carbon-Market Networks More Than External Shocks - September 2026
Privacy-Preserving Carbon Credits and Price Discovery — with Dr Emanuele Scala
Policy & Regulatory Engagement
Policy & Regulatory Engagement
FCA / IOSCO - London, October 2024
Invited contributions to FSEG/IOSCO Principals Meeting on Deep Dive Liquidity in Financial Conduct Authority, London in October 2024 to present my research on Monitoring Liquidity Crisis using AI & Quantum Computing.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - Washington, D.C., March 2025
Invited seminar presenting my research at the CFTC, following an earlier online invited seminar in February 2022.
Central Bank of Ireland - April 2025
Invited research Seminar presenting my work on financial markets and market liquidity.
Arab Monetary Fund (UAE) - April 2026
Invited roundtable discussion on using quantum techniques in regulation to Financial Stability Group. Next presentation is expected in December 2026.
UK Parliament - Place of Westminster
Invited Contribution to the Parliamentary Blockchain International Roundtable, discussing blockchain technologies and their implications for financial markets, regulation and policy.
International Regulatory Capacity Building
Young Regulators Development Programme (YRDP) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2025 & July 2026
Delivered the Young Regulators Development Programme (YRDP) in partnership with the Securities Commission Malaysia, contributing to capacity building for capital-market regulators and facilitating international knowledge exchange among participants from multiple jurisdictions.
YRDP 2026 cohort, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
YRDP 2026 cohort, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
YRDP 2025 cohort, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
YRDP 2025 cohort, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
USA Student Outreach - Georgetown, D.C.
USA Student Outreach - Georgetown, D.C.
Team Durham International Outreach, March 2025
Representing academics with my colleague David Heller from Team Durham on an international student outreach tour, promoting MSc programmes and sport scholarships opportunities to prospective students.
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