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The 8th International Conference on Smart Finance (ICSF2023)
The new wave of digital technologies –AI, blockchain, Semantic Web, big data, and Immersive 3D technologies–has been proclaimed as the next big trend in FinTech. Collectively, these technologies comprise the framework for Web 3.0 and will enrich the future of Smart Finance.
Smart Finance is research and development about FinTech in the intersection of data-driven technologies and new finance (cryptocurrency, crowdfunding, supply chain finance, and e-payments). The International Conference on Smart Finance (ICSF2023) is a platform for academic scholars and industry leaders to connect and communicate on how to harness financial technology. ICSF sets its goals on promoting industrial best practices and government regulations in relevant business areas, on facilitating academic researchers to study industrial standards, theoretical advances, and educational frameworks, and on connecting industries and academics to identify and collaborate on unprecedented new opportunities.
Conference Date
5 - 6 August 2023
Conference Venue
Online: Virtual Conference (6 August 2023)
Offline: University of Wollongong in Dubai, UOWD Building, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (5 - 6 August 2023)
Organiser: Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Co-hosts:
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
- United Arab Emirates University
- The University of Hong Kong
The conference will include typical conference components such as keynotes, planetary speeches, panels, and paper presentations that are either invited or submitted from researchers in universities and industries. ICSF has been held in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Beidaihe, and Hong Kong. In 2023, the conference will be hosted by the University of Wollongong in Dubai.
We invite manuscripts with information technology-based implications in finance that draw on various analytical, empirical, and technical methodologies including, but not limited to
- Economic and financial theories in Web 3.0
- Blockchain Technology and applications in Fintech
- Complex analytics in big data for Fintech
- Data analytics for financial applications
- Federated learning in value networks
- Fraud detection in financial big data
- Governance of big data finance
- Innovative value networks such as cross-border payments
- Internet insurance and InsurTech
- Internet wealth management and Robo-Advising
- Mobile payment technologies
- Network analytics in finance
- Crowdfunding
- Digital assets, NFT, and cryptocurrency
- Privacy preservation in financial big data
- RegTech for finance and banking
- Security in big data finance
- Operations-finance interface and supply chain finance
- Metaverse applications
Conference Details
Professor Bohui Zhang
Professor Bohui Zhang is Presidential Chair Professor of Finance and Executive Dean of School of Management and Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is also the associate director of Shenzhen Institute of Data Economy, and the director of the Center for FinTech and Social Finance at Shenzhen Finance Institute. Before joining CUHK Shenzhen, he was the professor of finance at UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney, and the associate director of the Institute of Global Finance. He studies the role of information intermediaries on capital markets, Chinese and foreign capital markets, and Fintech. His papers have been accepted for publication in the global top-tier finance, accounting, and business journals. He has also been awarded with research grants from Australian Research Council, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation, Australian School of Business, and National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Professor Zied Ftiti
Professor Zied Ftiti is full professor of Financial Economics, and Associate Dean of Research at EDC Paris Business School. After completing his master’s degree in Money, Finance, and International Economics (Option of Applied Macroeconomics) at University of Lyon 2, he has obtained his PhD in Economics in University of Lyon (GATE Laboratory, CNRS-UMR 5824) and a PhD in Business in the University of Tunis, High Institute of Management. In 2013, he obtained Qualification (“habiliation”) for Supervising Doctoral Research in management sciences, from University of Tunis, and in 2019 he obtained Qualification (“habiliation”) for supervising doctoral in Economics in University of CY Cergy Paris University. His research area includes Macroeconomics (monetary policy, capital flows, inflation, etc.), International Finance (behavioral finance, financial markets, alternative investment & markets), Financial Econometrics (time series analysis, frequency analysis and high frequency data).
Professor Jing Wu
Professor Jing Wu is a tenured associate professor at CUHK Business School, specializing in the operations-finance interface, global supply chains, FinTech, and business intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University. Prof. Wu has received multiple best paper awards in OM and IS fields, with his research published in renowned journals like Management Science, M&SOM, and POMS. In particular, his quantitative research findings on the supply chain impact of COVID-19 and the Trade War have been reported by over 400 media outlets in over 20 countries worldwide. He is also a Senior Editor for Production and Operations Management and serves on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Operations Management. Before entering academia, he worked as a quantitative strategist at Deutsche Bank New York.
Dr Ye Luo
Dr Ye Luo received his Ph.D from Massachusetts Institute of Technology at year 2015. He received his B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology at year 2010, majored in Mathematics and Economics. Before joining FBE of HKU, he worked as assistant professor at the economics department in University of Florida. Dr. Ye Luo’s main research interests include high dimensional econometrics/statistics, machine learning and its empirical applications in economics and finance, for example, applying machine learning and A.I. in default risk prediction, algorithmic trading, dynamic demand prediction, etc. He also has interest and expertise in natural language processing.
Sunil Peer
Extensive experience in the ICT industry covering a wide range of roles and functions. Over the last 25 years have handled a variety of Industry Segments, Verticals, Products & Solutions and Consulting Services BU’s across Global ICT Organizations. At Huawei, my responsibility is to work closely with customers understand their Technology environments and business challenges and help create Technology and Business transformation roadmaps and solutions.
Gerry Fahy
PAT Business School was originally founded in conjunction with the Irish Times Group and Gerry has been its Managing Director since 2018. He has lectured for more than 25 years with all of the professional accountancy bodies and on two occasions he was shortlisted for the CIMA Global Accountancy lecturer of the year award. PAT Business School reflects the continued diversity and growth of industry, Professional body and University accredited curricula to reflect the emerging demands for business & finance professionals with work-ready skills.
Rachel Woolley
Rachel is a financial crime subject-matter expert, with particular expertise in AML/CTF legislation and financial crime typologies. Working for some of the world's largest financial institutions, Rachel began her career as a compliance officer, focusing on anti-money laundering and broader risk management. For the past several years, Rachel has worked in regulatory technology, developing a unique perspective on the benefits of leveraging technology in the fight against financial crime.
Conference Chairs
- Yulin FANG, The University of Hong Kong
- Payyazhi JAYASHREE, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- J. Leon ZHAO, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Honorary Chairs
- Alex FRINO, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Mohamed SALEM, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Wei XIONG, Princeton University & Chinese University of Hong Kong
Programme Chairs
- Andrew AINSWORTH, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Shaokun FAN, Oregon State University
- Yiyang BIAN, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Platform Chairs
- Changheon LEE, United Arab Emirates University
- Jing WU, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Local Chairs
- Haroon Khan, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Jaeyoung Cho, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Conference Secretary General
- Nikita Kirplani, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Islam AlBarandi, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Web Masters
- Jynor KHAN, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Renda SHI, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Publicity Chairs
- Ruwan BANDARA, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Michael CHAU, The University of Hong Kong
- Christy CHEUNG, Hong Kong Baptist University
- Daning HU, Southern University of Science and Technology
- Weiling KE, Southern University of Science and Technology
- Keongtae KIM, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Jiewu LENG, Guangdong University of Technology
- Alvin LEUNG, City Universtiy of Hong Kong
- Chunling LI, Yanshan University
- Jian LI, Beijing University of Technology
- Jianbin Gao, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Xin LI, City University of Hong Kong
- Xitong LI, HEC Paris
- David XU, Renmin University of China
- Alex WANG, Peking University
- Tianshu SUN, University of Southern California
Program Committee Members
- Prithvi BHATTACHARYA, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Yanzhen CHEN, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Yipu DENG, The University of Hong Kong
- Shaokun FAN, Oregon State University
- Yue Katherine FENG, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Chunmian GE, South China University of Technology
- Florian Gerth, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Vikash RAMIAH, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Wei JIANG, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Zhepeng Lionel LI, The University of Hong Kong
- Yanchu LIU, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Fangzhou LU, The University of Hong Kong
- Kashif SALEEM, University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Kai WANG, Central University of Finance and Economics
- Lijian WEI, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Ji WU, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Jing WU, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Peng XIE, California State University, East Bay
- Jiaqi YAN, Nanjing University
- Shuo YAN, Southern University of Science and Technology
- Jiaquan YAO, Jinan University
- Nila ZHANG, Fudan University
- Zhou ZHOU, City University of Hong Kong
Advisory Committee
- Gang KOU, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
- Jian LI, Beijing University of Technology
- Lingfang LI, Fudan University
- Li LIAO, Tsinghua University
- Ping LIN, Shandong University
- Yue MA, City University of Hong Kong
- Xuan TIAN, Tsinghua University
- Shouyang WANG, University of Chinese Academy of Science
- Fan WANG, Sun Yat-Sen University
- David XU, Remin University of China
- Qiang YE, Harbin Institute of Technology
- Bohui ZHANG, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
- Wei ZHANG, Tianjin University
- Weiguo ZHANG, South China University of Technology
Saturday, 5 August 2023
Venue: Lecture Theater (Ground Floor), UOWD
Online Webex Link: Day 1: ICSF 2023 University of Wollongong in Dubai
Meeting number: 2650 622 4764
Password: yEfwMpkP632
Note: Time is in UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
| 09:30 am | Conference Registration Foyer, Lecture Theatre (Ground Floor) |
| 10:00 am | Welcome Remarks Prof. Payyazhi Jayashree, University of Wollongong, Dubai Prof. J Leon Zhao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
| 10:20 am | Keynote Speech Title: A Good Sketch is Better than A Long Speech: Evaluate Delinquency Risk through Real-Time Video Analysis Prof. Bohui Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
| 11:05 am | Tea Break |
| 11:20 am | Keynote Speech Title: GPT for Finance Assoc. Prof. Ye Luo, The University of Hong Kong |
| 12:05 pm | Keynote Speech Title: Revisiting Capital Flow Drivers: Evidence from Direct (Pull & Push) & Indirect (Contagion) Factors Prof. Zied Ftiti, EDC Paris Business School |
| 12:50 pm | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 pm | Keynote Speech Title: Large Language Models for Business Research Assoc. Prof. Jing Wu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 02:45 pm | Keynote Speech Title: Smart Finance in Digital Era Mr. Sunil Peer, Huawei |
| 03:30 pm | Tea Break |
| 03:45 pm | Keynote Speech Title: Embracing Technology: Revolutionizing Financial Crime Detection and Compliance Mr. Gerry Fahy, PAT Business School Ms. Rachel Woolley, PAT Business School |
| 04:30 pm | Panel Discussion Title: Encashing FinTech Collaborations and Partnerships Q&A session with audience |
| 07:30 pm onwards |
Social Event Premium Five Star Marina Cruise with Continental Buffet Dinner and Live Shows |
Conference Host
Assoc. Prof. Yiyang Bian, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Assoc. Prof. Haroon Khan, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Sunday, 6 August 2023
Venue: Hybrid Mode, Room 3.45 and Room 3.48 (Third Floor), UOWD
Note: Time is in UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
| Paper Presentation | ||
| SESSION 1: Room 3.45 - Hybrid Session Chair: Jing Wu The Chinese University of Hong Kong Meeting Link: Room 3.45 - ICSF2023 UOWD |
SESSION 2: Room 3.48 - Hybrid Session Chair: Haroon Khan University of Wollongong in Dubai Meeting Link: Room 3.48 - ICSF2023 UOWD |
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| 9:00 am-9:30 am | The Rise of Conscious Consumers: The Cash Flow Implications of Corporate Workplace Equality Ling Cen, The University of Hong Kong Yanru Han, The University of Hong Kong Chang Liu, City University of Hong Kong Jing Wu, The University of Hong Kong |
Recommender System for Improving Fairness in Prosocial Microlending Sanjog Ray, Indian Institute of Management Indore |
| 9:30 am-10:00 am | How personality traits affect investors' decision on crypto market including cryptocurrencies and NFTs Qingning Cao, University of Science and Technology of China |
Integrating the IPO Roadshow Performance for Companies' Business Success Prediction Yanan Liu, Renmin University of China Zhiyuan Liu, Renmin University of China Wenping Zhang, Renmin University of China |
| 10:00 am-10:30 am | Blockchain-Based Transferable Digital Rights of Land Ras Dwiwedi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Sumit Patel, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Sandeep Kumar Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
The Madness of Crowds: Formation and Impacts of Retail Investors' Collective Effervescence in Online Investment Communities Xianjiao Wu, East China University of Science and Technology Xiaochen Liu, Beijing Jiaotong University Fun Yi Chan, Harbin Institute of Technology Qiang Ye, University of Science and Technology of China |
| 10:30 am-10:45 am | Tea Break | |
| SESSION 3: Room 3.45 - Hybrid Session Chair: Kashif Saleem University of Wollongong in Dubai Meeting Link: Room 3.45 - ICSF2023 UOWD |
SESSION 4: Room 3.48 - Hybrid Session Chair: Qingning Cao University of Science and Technology of China Meeting Link: Room 3.48 - ICSF2023 UOWD |
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| 10:45 am-11:15 am | A dynamic machine learning model for Chinese bond default prediction Zhixin Feng, Renmin University of China Wei Du, Renmin University of China Qi Lu, Renmin University of China Wei Xu, Renmin University of China |
In scope of neoclassical economic theories does ‘everything app’ monopolize the market? Wan Fai, The University of Hong Kong Dervin Wong, The University of Hong Kong |
| 11:15 am-11:45 am | Credit Default Swaps: An empirical analysis of recent developments in the CDS market Rashmy Moray, Symbiosis International University Nikhil Thadaney, Symbiosis International University |
High-dimensional portfolio selection through a robust Glasso approach Wenliang Ding, University of Macao Lianjie Shu, University of Macao Xinhua Gu, University of Macao |
| 11:45 am-12:15 pm | Digital Disparity: Exploring Inequality in Non-Fungible Token Transactions Wei Hu, Tongji University Weihong Ma, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) J. Leon Zhao, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) |
Digital applications in transport institutions in Algeria Kawu Abubakar Alhassan, Federal Polytechnic Bida |
| 12:15 pm-12:45 pm | Examining the factors that influence Unified Payment Interface (UPI) adoption in India: A Systematic Review Namreen Asif Va, Srinivas University Bindhu D. , Srinivas University P.S Aithal Sreeramana, Srinivas University |
Lemon or Peach: What Will Sellers Mint under Free Minting Policies in NFT Marketplaces? Fang Mengyuan, Harbin Institute of Technology Chaoyue Gao, Harbin Institute of Technology Alvin Chung Man Leung, Qiang Ye, University of Science and Technology of China Yulin Fang, The University of Hong Kong |
| 12:45 pm-01:30 pm | Lunch Break | |
| SESSION 5: Online Session Chair: Changheon Lee California State University, Fresno Meeting Link: Online Session ICSF2023 UOWD |
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| 01:30 pm-01:45 pm | Blockchain based secure architecture for Smart Healthcare Aishwarya Na, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela |
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| 01:45 pm-02:00 pm | A Blockchain based Fund Management System for Construction Projects - A Comprehensive Case Study in Xiong’an New Area China Cong Tang, Peking University |
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| 02:00 pm-02:15 pm | Crowdfuding and non-fungible tokens Georgy Sapozhnikov |
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| 02:15 pm-02:30 pm | Scope of Cloud Infrastructure in Optimising MSME's Business Environment Ahmad Hasan, Aligarh Muslim University Athar Yawar Hashmi, Atlantic Technological University Basil Hanafi, Aligarh Muslim University |
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| 02:30 pm-02:45 pm | Tea Break | |
| SESSION 6: Online Session Chair: Ruwan J Bandara University of Wollongong in Dubai Meeting Link: Online Session ICSF2023 UOWD |
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| 02:45 pm-03:00 pm | Predicting Small and Medium Sized Enterprises’ Credit Risk Trough Graph Convolutional Networks Mei Zhao, Tongji University |
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| 03:00 pm-03:15 pm | IMPACT OF RUSSIA- UKRAINE INVASION ON EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN STOCK MARKET Dhanraj Sharma, Central University of Punjab Ruchita Verma, Central University of Punjab Shiney Sam, CHRIST University Muhammed Shanib, Central University of Punjab |
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| 03:15 pm-03:30 pm | Does Mobile Payment Adoption Reduce Corruption? Cross-Country Evidence Lin Tang, The University of Hong Kong Yuhai Xuan, University of California, Irvine Hong Zou, The University of Hong Kong |
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| 03:30 pm-03:45 pm | DOES MILLENNIALS DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS WERE AFFECTED BY COMFORT AND SECURITY DURING COVID-19? Rahul Chauhan, Gujarat Technological University Harishchandrasingh Rathod, Shri Jairambhai Patel institute of Business Management and Computer Application Rajbhara Mohammad Jarjish, Parul Institute of Business Administration |
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| 03:45 pm-04:00 pm | Tea Break | |
| SESSION 7: Online Session Chair: Shaokun Fan Oregon State University Meeting Link: Online Session ICSF2023 UOWD |
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| 04:00 pm-04:15 pm | Financial capability of women at the grassroots level: A study on the women’s community-based organizations V K Parvathy, CHRIST University Jyothi Kumar, CHRIST University |
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| 04:15 pm-04:30 pm | Research on the impact of science and technology financial policy on high-quality economic development Xin Yuan, Harbin Engineering University |
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| 04:30 pm-04:45 pm | IMPACT OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ON THE FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF INDIAN BIOTECH COMPANIES Ruchita Verma, Central University of Punjab Dhanraj Sharma, Central University of Punjab Manish Jha, Central University of Punjab |
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| 04:45 pm-05:00 pm | Automated Central Bank Policy Question and Answer System based on Large Language Models Shanshan Yan, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics Fengting Mo, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics Huixi Li, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics Yinhao Xiao, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics |
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| 05:00 pm-05:15 pm (Hybrid) |
Closing Remarks and Best Paper Award Assoc. Prof. Shaokun Fan, Oregon State University Assoc. Prof. Yiyang Bian, University of Wollongong in Dubai Meeting Link: Online Session ICSF2023 UOWD |
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Conference Host
Assoc. Prof. Yiyang Bian, University of Wollongong in Dubai
Assoc. Prof. Haroon Khan, University of Wollongong in Dubai
We invite manuscripts with information technology-based implications in finance that draw on various analytical, empirical, and technical methodologies including, but not limited to
- Economic and financial theories in Web 3.0
- Blockchain Technology and applications in Fintech
- Complex analytics in big data for Fintech
- Data analytics for financial applications
- Federated learning in value networks
- Fraud detection in financial big data
- Governance of big data finance
- Innovative value networks such as cross-border payments
- Internet insurance and InsurTech
- Internet wealth management and Robo-Advising
- Mobile payment technologies
- Network analytics in finance
- Crowdfunding
- Digital assets, NFT, and cryptocurrency
- Privacy preservation in financial big data
- RegTech for finance and banking
- Security in big data finance
- Operations-finance interface and supply chain finance
- Metaverse applications
ICSF2023 Special issue
Journal publication opportunities
Financial Innovation
FIN emphasizes emerging financial products, processes and services that are enabled by the introduction of disruptive technologies. FIN is peer-reviewed and publishes both high-quality academic (theoretical or empirical) and practical papers in the broad ranges of financial innovation. Financial Innovation ranked 8th in finance journals according to impact factor (Latest IF=6.793).
IET Blockchain
IET Blockchain aims to publish high-quality research papers focusing on the latest advances in blockchain and its applications. The journal reports fundamental research results, cutting-edge technologies, latest developments and emerging applications of the blockchain technology.
Submission Details
All submissions must have not been accepted or conditionally accepted by a journal.
Submission should be made via the Easychair system.
Both abstract and paper submissions are welcome. Abstract submissions should be 2-3 pages. Paper submissions should be 3-5 pages, including abstract, main text, figures, tables, and references. Submissions exceeding 5 pages will be desk rejected.
Important Dates
- Theme-Based Submission Platforms Open: 1st February,
- Position Papers Submission: Easychair system is open from 1st February to 15th July.
Registration
Contact Details
All questions about submissions should be emailed to:
Nikita Kirplani
[email protected]
+971 4 278 1971
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