CRAFT hosts industry events and workshops that foster research and learning in the financial services sector.
2024 Industry Advisory Board Meeting - March 27-28, 2024
Other Workshops and Industry Events
- Industry Advisory Board Meeting — This event will feature:
- An introduction to CRAFT and the industry-university cooperative research center model.
- Keynotes: “Fintech Venture Capital and Start-up Ecosystem” and “Fraud and Anomalies Detection in Financial Services.”
- Cutting-edge fintech research project presentations.
- Panel discussion on the commercialization of fintech innovations.
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- Industry Advisory Board Meeting — This event will feature:
- An introduction to CRAFT and the industry-university cooperative research center model.
- Keynotes: “Regulatory Compliance and Cloud-based Digital Transformations in Financial Services Enterprises” and “Metaverse in Financial Services.”
- Cutting-edge fintech research project presentations.
- Panel discussion on fintech challenges and opportunities in insurance.
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- Launch Event — This launch meeting included panel discussions and research presentations relevant to the financial industry. Watch the Video
- “AI and Cybersecurity Issues in Financial Services” — This workshop brought together speakers from federal agencies, industry, and academia to discuss and share insights on the cybersecurity threats facing the financial services sector, the artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies and systems being used to address such threats, and the additional opportunities AI brings to the industry. Watch the Video
- CRAFT Planning Workshop — This workshop was organized to bring together a community to conduct research on cyber and financial technology innovations, challenges, and opportunities. It included academics from a range of disciplines, such as computer science, math and data science, engineering, economics, and finance, and a range of industry participants to serve the mission of the planned National Science Foundation industry-university cooperative research center CRAFT. Watch the Video
- “Risks and Advances in Financial Technologies Workshop” — During this one-day workshop hosted by the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), we bring together speakers from industry, regulatory entities, and academics with a range of research interests for an active discussion on the current opportunities and challenges of financial technologies, a review of their current adoption, and a look to the future. Watch the Video
- “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance Services Workshop”— During this one-day workshop hosted by the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), industry experts discussed artificial intelligence and machine learning in the financial services industry. Watch the Video
- “Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics” — In this one-day workshop, attendees learned and networked with top academics and industry experts in the financial industry, specifically in the areas of quantitative investments and risk management. Watch the Video