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The 1st International Online Conference on Risk and Financial Management

Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Finance

17–18 Jun 2025
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
Abstract Submission Deadline
17th March 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification
17th April 2025

Registration Deadline
13th June 2025

Risk Management, Financial Management, Predictive Modeling, Financial Technology, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Algorithmic Trading, Financial Forecasting, Economic Modeling, Big Data Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Welcome from the Chair

Dear Colleagues,

I want to offer a warm welcome to all conference participants of the 1st International Online Conference on Risk and Financial Management—Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Finance (IOCRF2025), which will take place virtually over two days from 17 to 18 June 2025. The conference is sponsored by MDPI and the scientific journal JRFM (Journal of Risk and Financial Management), a peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on risk management and all areas of empirical finance, management and applied financial economics.

This conference will feature sessions on the following topics:
· Machine learning in economics and finance;
· AI in economics and finance;
· AI in financial reporting and auditing;
· Financial innovations and technology;
· Future of money: central bank digital currencies, cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

This event will be held entirely online, allowing participants from all over the world to participate without concerns regarding travel and related expenditures. This conference format is particularly appropriate and useful because research concerned with AI and big data applications in empirical finance is progressing rapidly. An electronic conference provides a platform for rapid and direct exchanges about the latest research findings and novel ideas.

Participation, as well as attendance of this online conference, is free. Participants will have the opportunity to examine, explore and critically engage with issues and advances in these areas. We hope to facilitate discussions and exchange within the community.

Outstanding contributions from each session will be eligible for conference awards. Moreover, instead of limiting presentations to a live poster session, all IOCRF2025 participants have the opportunity to upload and display their research in the form of a poster at the poster gallery on the conference website. Therefore, all participants with poster submissions for the poster gallery are now eligible for awards! Please click HERE for more instructions on poster and oral submissions.

Lastly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your unwavering support and participation, and to wish this conference every success.

Kind Regards,
Prof. Dr. Thanasis Stengos
University of Guelph, Canada
Chair of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Risk and Financial Management—Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Finance

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Event Chairs

Department of Economics and Finance, University of Guelph, Canada

Introduction
Bio
Thanasis Stengos joined the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph in 1984, where he held a University Research Chair from 2004 to 2019. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Ph.D. from Queen's University. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Econometrics and Empirical Economics and he is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Risk and Financial Management and co-editor of the Review of Economic Analysis. His research has been published in many journals including the Review of Economic Studies, European Economic Review, International Economic Review, The Economic Journal, The Econometrics Journal, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, The Review of Economic and Statistics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and Journal of Economic Growth.

Session Chairs

Prof. Dr. Thanasis Stengos

Department of Economics and Finance, University of Guelph, Canada

Introduction
Research Keywords
nonparametric econometrics; applied time series models; empirical finance; empirical growth

Prof. Dr. Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
mathematical and empirical finance; probability metrics; mass transportation problems

Dr. Mahmoud Elmarzouky

St Andrews Business School, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate narrative disclosure; content analysis; textual analysis; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change; carbon emission; financial reporting standards; corporate governance

Prof. Dr. Xianrong (Shawn) Zheng

Information Technology & Decision Sciences Department, Old Dominion University, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
AI; cloud computing; FinTech

Prof. Dr. Ramona Rupeika-Apoga

Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, University of Latvia, Latvia

Introduction
Research Keywords
FinTech; alternative financing; international finance; banking

Event Committee

Department of Finance, Control and Law, Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France

Introduction
Research Keywords
cryptocurrencies/bitcoins; big data analytics; corporate finance; energy finance; green supply chain/circular economy

Department of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Introduction
Research Keywords
econometric theory; applied econometrics; financial econometrics

Faculty of Finance, Cass Business School, City, University of London, London, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
commodity markets; financial forecasting; asset pricing; financial crises; credit risk

Laboratoire d'Économie Dionysien (LED), University Paris 8, Saint-Denis, France

Introduction
Research Keywords
empirical finance; computational econometrics; commodities

Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
finance; monetary economics; econometrics; international economics

Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Louisiana State University-LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
econometrics; financial econometrics; risk management; financial analysis; international trade & development; agricultural marketing; prices

Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

Introduction
Research Keywords
Health Economics; insurance economics; regulation; innovation in insurance; the production of health

Finance and Sustainable Development, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

Introduction
Research Keywords
emerging markets; asset pricing; portfolio management; behavioral finance; interaction between commodities, asset prices and macroeconomic variables; corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Department of Finance, Faculty of Finance and Banking, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate finance; corporate governance; quantitative finance; sustainable development

Department of Finance and Real Estate, Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, D.C., USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
Behavioral finance corporate finance; dividend policy, survey research methodology

Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Introduction
Research Keywords
fuzzy systems, neuro-fuzzy systems and evolutionary fuzzy systems; financial risk prediction using computational intelligence methods; deep learning neural networks for spam prediction; decision support systems under uncertainty

Institute of Finance, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Introduction
Research Keywords
market microstructure; banking and insurance; financial architecture; competing market (systems)

Faculty of Economics and Business, Business Administration Department, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate investment; mutual funds; IPOs; CSR; sustainable finance

Accounting and Finance, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
empirical finance; forecasting

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
economics; international economics; international monetary economics; international trade theory and policy

Discipline–Accounting & Finance, Economics and Law, Federation University, Berwick, Australia

Introduction
Research Keywords
green infrastructure; finance

Director of Global Business Program, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Akita International University, Akita, Japan

Introduction
Research Keywords
empirical finance; financial markets; macroeconomics; applied econometrics and investment

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
CFD; reactive flows; combustion; chemical looping; carbon capture and sequestration

OCRE Laboratory, EDC Paris Business School, Paris, France

Introduction
Research Keywords
financial economic; macroeconomic; international finance and financial markets; behavioral finance and financial markets; ethical finance and sustainability; forecasting; advanced time series; high frequency data; advanced econometrics

1. Risk Methodology, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France,
2. Department of Computer Science, University College London, Bloomsbury, London, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
Swarm Intelligence; AI and Ethics; Financial Risk Modelling; Deep Reinforcment Learning applied to Finance; Applied Quantum Mechanics; Aversarial Machine Learning

Department of Finance, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
risk management; operational risk; default risk; value-at-risk; corporate finance; applications of probability and statistics in finance; stochastic processes

School of Finance, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China

Introduction
Research Keywords
blockchain; cryptocurrencies; FinTech; banking; financial markets

Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey

Introduction
Research Keywords
banking and finance; risk management and analysis; applied economics and finance

College of Business, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Introduction
Research Keywords
finance; Islamic finance; investment; tourism; environmental issues; corporate governance; financial performance; capital structure; SDGS; merges and acqusistions

Department of Finance, Bentley University, Waltham, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate finance; corporate governance; executive compensation; mergers and acquisitions; banking

School of Economics, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

Introduction
Research Keywords
macroeconomics; energy economics; economic policy uncertainty; foreign exchange markets; corporate finance; asset pricing; applied econometrics

Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
asset-pricing theory; empirical tests of asset-pricing models; econometrics

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Introduction
Research Keywords
game theory in accounting and finance; accounting manipulations; entrepreneurial finance; entrepreneurship; crowdfunding; sports analytics; machine learning and big data

Faculty of Business Administration, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada

Introduction
Research Keywords
capital market implication of earnings quality; corporate governance and audit quality; accounting education

Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate finance; behavioural finance; sustainable finance; dividend policy; climate change anking; public finance; fintech

Department of Mathematical Sciences, School of Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, India

Introduction
Research Keywords
functional analysis; fixed point theory and fractional calculus; fuzzy mathematics; Geographic Information System; mathematical statistics

1. Italian National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy,
2. Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (ISMed), Napoli, Italy

Introduction
Research Keywords
economic history; credit and banking history; insurance history

1. Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Insurance and Risk Management Department, University of Malta, Msida, Malta,
2. Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Introduction
Research Keywords
financial technologies; financial management and asset management; risk management; compliance and regulations; corporate finance; corporate governance; audit management; financial services; behavioral economics

School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Introduction
Research Keywords
empirical asset pricing; stock market liquidity; behavioural finance; investments

Department of Economics, Management and Business Law, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Introduction
Research Keywords
interbank markets; behavioural finance; systemic risk; agent-based models; network

Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate finance; financial intermediation; financial regulations

College of Management (AACSB), Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Introduction
Research Keywords
basel accord; credit risk; deposit insurance

Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Introduction
Research Keywords
retailing; marketing; retail marketing; international marketing; tourism marketing; consumer research; consumer generations; sustainable retailing; sustainable marketing; sustainable tourism

Institute of Economic Sciences, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Introduction
Research Keywords
microeconomics; sustainable management

Faculty of Economics and Informatics and the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Introduction
Research Keywords
Tourism; econometrics; demand; hospitality industry; Time series

Accounting & Finance, Faculty of Arts and Society, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

Introduction
Research Keywords
emerging markets; portfolio construction; asset allocation; market integration; volatility transmission

Department of Decision Sciences and Economics, College of Business, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
technology adoption; e-Commerce; mobile banking and payment; decision support systems; distance education; accounting information system

School of Business, Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
digital economy; higher education; sustainability; international business

Department of Economics, Faculty of Social, Political and Economics Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Introduction
Research Keywords
finance; investments; insurance; pensions; portfolio management; applications

1. Department of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania,
2. Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

Introduction
Research Keywords
asset bubbles; financial markets; asset pricing; monetary policy; credit risk; volatility modeling; financial econometrics; economic forecasting; risk management

Schroeder School of Business, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
accounting information systems; electronic financial reporting; foresnic accounting; accounting education; financial inclusion; non-financial reporting

Department of Financial and Business Systems, Lincoln University, 21 Ellesmere Junction Road, Lincoln, Christchurch, New Zealand

Introduction
Research Keywords
financial econometrics; financial markets; financial technologies; sustainability

Digital Finance Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Introduction
Research Keywords
payment systems; digital finance; two-sided markets; network and monetary economics

Foundations of Economic Analysis, Department of Economy, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain

Introduction
Research Keywords
behavioral economics and finance; computational economics; agent-based approches to economics; distributional methods in economics; financial econometrics

1. Institute of Data Science and Behavior Science, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, China,
2. Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
dynamic asset pricing; fixed income and its derivatives; corporate finance; credit risk and risk management

Department of Economics, Hanyang University, Gyeongi-Do, Republic of Korea

Introduction
Research Keywords
international trade; investment; growth and development; applied theory; technology and innovation; human capital

Engineering and Management Department, Faculty of Design Industrial and Business Management, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

Introduction
Research Keywords
public and private finance; financial management; performance management; micro and macroeconomics; entrepreneurship

Federation Business School, Federation University, Mount Helen, Australia

Introduction
Research Keywords
Scholarship of Accounting Education; Corporate Social Reporting, Interdisciplinary Accounting Research, Accounting History, and Accounting for Sport

Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
Corporate disclosure; gender and equality, consumer behaviour; marketing; sustainable development goals (SDGs); corporate governance.

CiTUR—Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

Introduction
Research Keywords
financial accounting; hospitality management accounting; financial sustainability; revenue management

Department of Finance, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
asset pricing; banking; event study methods, interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates

Keynote Speakers

College of Business, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA

Introduction
Talk
Speech Title: Risk-Neutral Pricing of Quanto Options with Generative Machine Learning Techniques
Research Keywords
Financial Risk Management, Derivative pricing and hedging, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical and statistical modeling with Levy Process, time varying volatility, asymmetric dependence, fattails and long range dependence.

Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, Qatar University, Qatar

Introduction
Research Keywords
Financial econometrics; statistical learning for big data; copula-based modeling; functional data

The Claude Littner Business School, University of West London, London, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
financial reporting; financial market; cryptocurrency

Department of Finance and Economics, Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University, Orem, USA

Introduction
Research Keywords
investments; financial markets and institutions; options and futures; machine learning; artificial intelligence

Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, University of Latvia, Latvia

Introduction
Talk
Speech Title: Bitcoin's Monetary Metamorphosis: From Concept to Currency? Abstract: The critical examination of Bitcoin's status as money and its effectiveness in performing traditional monetary functions is essential. We will explore the psychological foundations of value, examining how collective belief and acceptance confer value to Bitcoin. The discussion will address Bitcoin's roles as a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account, and critically assess its effectiveness in these roles compared to traditional currencies. Additionally, we will consider the regulatory landscape, market dynamics, and challenges such as volatility and environmental impact. This analysis aims to provide a nuanced understanding of Bitcoin's potential and limitations in redefining the concept of money in the digital age.
Research Keywords
FinTech; alternative financing; international finance; banking

Finance and Accounting,Department of Public Administration,Panteion University , Athens, Greece

Introduction
Research Keywords
financial innovation - crowdfunding and blockchain applications in finance; SMEs access to finance; behavioural finance; capital structure

Invited Speakers

Azman Hashim International Business School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate governance, audit quality, earnings management and shariah governance

Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Introduction
Research Keywords
Auditing; Corporate governance; Financial Accounting

Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, Middlesex University Business School, Middlesex University, London, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
corporate finance; financial market microstructures; market-based accounting research; economics

Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
Accounting regulation; Islamic finance; Fintech

Department of Accounting, Finance, and Business Law, College of Business, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Finance Area, Academic Alliance, Texas A&M University System, RELLIS Technology and Innovation Center, USA

Introduction
Talk
Speech Title: Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Research: Past, Present, Future
Research Keywords
asset pricing; banking; blockchain; computational finance; data analytics; fintech

School of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

Introduction
Research Keywords
international macro/finance; asset pricing; cryptocurrencies; fixed income

Registration


The registration for IOCRF 2025 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.

If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.

Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 13th June 2025.

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission

The 1st International Online Conference on Risk and Financial Management: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Finance will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

Important Deadlines

1. Deadline for abstract submission: 17 March 2025.
2. Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 17 April 2025.
You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral presentation in a separate email.

Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.

1. The structure abstract should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.

Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.

Note:
We only accept live presentations.

Oral Presentation and Slides Submission
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software.
Poster Gallery
Poster:
a. Your submission should include the title, authors, contact details, and main research findings, as well as tables, figures, and graphs where necessary.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M
Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.
All accepted submissions will be permanently displayed online in the Poster Gallery. Once your submission is accepted, you can upload your poster in the "My submission" section. Simply select the correct conference and submission, then click the upload button.
Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.

Publication Opportunity

1. Journal of Risk and Financial Management Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to a Special Issue published in Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN: 1911-8074), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.

Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers.

2. Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCRF 2025 in Proceedings (ISSN: 2504-3900); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCRF 2025 conference paper in their cover letter.
Proceedings submission deadline: 31 July 2025


Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Authors are encouraged to use the Microsoft Word template or LaTeX template to prepare their manuscript.

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide six awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.

The Awards
Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards

Number of Awards Available: 6

The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.

There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.

Sponsors and Partners

For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.

Organizers


Media Partners

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Chelthy Cheng
Ms. Coco Hou
Email: iocrf2025@mdpi.com

For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
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