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Personal profile
Biography
Thorough knowledge and deep understanding of accounting and finance, 12+ years diversified academic and professional work experiences in both Australia and China, fluent in Mandarin, English and Cantonese, highly developed interpersonal skills, flexible mindset, innovative, passionate about work and life, competent research abilities for new challenges.
Research interests
FinTech (Machine Learning/Blockchain), Financial Innovations, Capital Market, Accounting Discourse, Financial Statement Analysis and Behavioural Finance
Teaching
With more than 8 years of higher education lecturing experience in Australia, I have so far taught a wide range of accounting and finance subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and Charles Sturt University.
Subject Designed and Delivering
AFIN8014 FinTech and Innovations (Postgraduate)
AFIN8016 Payment, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (Postgraduate)
Subjects Delivered include:
- Accounting Systems and Process (Postgraduate)
- Financial Accounting (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)
- Current Developments in Accounting Thought (Postgraduate)
- Corporate Finance (Postgraduate)
- Investment Analysis (Postgraduate)
- Financial Markets and Instruments (Postgraduate)
- Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)
- Advanced Financial Accounting (Postgraduate)
Community engagement
CPA Australia, full member since 2011
Education/Academic qualification
Financial Management, Bachelor, Nankai University
Accounting/Finance, PhD, The University of Melbourne
Accounting, Master, The University of Melbourne
Applied Commerce, Master, The University of Melbourne
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Projects
Disclosure Quality, Cost of Capital and Competitor Effects: An Implication for Blockchain Ecosystem
Cai, C. & Clinch, G.
Project: Research
Research Outputs
- 24 Citations
- 2 h-Index
- 5 Article
Machine learning and expert judgement: analysing emerging topics in accounting and finance research in the Asia–Pacific
Cai, C., Linnenluecke, M., Marrone, M. & Singh, A. K., Dec 2019, In : Abacus-A Journal Of Accounting Finance And Business Stud. 55, 4, p. 709-733 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Nudging the financial market? A review of the nudge theory
Cai, C. W., 28 Mar 2019, In : Accounting and Finance.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3
Citations
(Scopus)
The power of crowds: Grand challenges in the Asia-Pacific region
Cai, C., Gippel, J., Zhu, Y. & Singh, A. K., 1 Nov 2019, In : Australian Journal of Management. 44, 4, p. 551-570 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Triple‐entry accounting with blockchain: How far have we come?
Cai, C. W., 18 Oct 2019, In : Accounting and Finance. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Disruption of financial intermediation by FinTech: a review on crowdfunding and blockchain
Cai, C. W., Dec 2018, In : Accounting and Finance. 58, 4, p. 965-992 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
19
Citations
(Scopus)
Prizes
Peter Brown Manuscript Award, 2018: the best paper of the year 2018/2019
Cynthia Cai (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award