Thorough knowledge and deep understanding of accounting and finance, 15+ years of diversified academic and professional work experiences in Australia and overseas, fluent in Mandarin, English and Cantonese, highly developed interpersonal skills, flexible mindset, innovative, passionate about work and life, competent research abilities for new challenges. 

Information Economics, FinTech (Machine Learning Algorithms/Blockchain), Financial Innovations, Capital Market, Analytical Modelling, Accounting Information Discourse, Financial Statement Analysis and Behavioural Finance. 

Being a passionate researcher, Cynthia's research is cutting edge, and her work on FinTech is attracting a lot of attention with two journals' best papers awards. Two papers on blockchain and behavioural finance are the MOST and the SECOND MOST downloaded articles on Wiley Online Library in 2019. A highly recognized international expert in fintech, specializing in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and analytical research, she is also a regular reviewer and an editorial board member for international A and A* journals.

Peter Brown Manuscript Winner 2018 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1467629x/homepage/peter_brownell_manuscript_award_winners.htm

The Ray Ball Prize Runner-Up 2019

https://www.business.unsw.edu.au/research/research-journals/australian-journal-management

Research Supervision 

She is currently accepting research students whose interests align with her areas of expertise (broadly).

Contact at [email protected]  

Supervision in Specific Research Areas

CSIRO Next Gen R&D Program – Central Bank Digital Currency: Infrastructure & Applications

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a critical and transformative field. CBDCs and other trusted digital currencies have the potential to reshape financial infrastructure, influencing market operations, retail and business payments, as well as the buying and selling of digital assets.

Awarded by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and led by the DFCRC (Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre), this R&D program brings together the RBA and ANZ with Trovio and DigitalX, leading providers of digital market services and technology solutions, along with PhD students. Supervision is provided by investigators from Australia’s top universities, including Macquarie University.

For more information about the DFCRC and this program, visit:
DFCRC: https://dfcrc.com.au/
CSIRO: https://www.csiro.au/en/work-with-us/funding-programs/funding/next-generation-graduates-programs/awarded-programs/central-bank-digital-currency

If you are interested in pursuing PhD research in this specific area under Cynthia's supervision, contact at [email protected]  !

External Fund Granted for Project: A Game of Throne: What Motivates Bitcoin Miner

Industrial Fund for Project: Sustainable Investment |Invest for Good

With more than ten years of higher education lecturing experience in Australia,  Cynthia has taught a wide range of accounting and finance subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Macquarie University, University of Melbourne, Monash University, and Charles Sturt University.

Subject Designed and Delivering

Starting in 2020, Macquarie began offering the very first master's degree specialised in FinTech in Australia, with Cynthia being responsible for designing and delivering the two core subjects: 

AFIN8014 FinTech and Innovations (Postgraduate)

AFIN8016 Payment, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (Postgraduate)

MMBA 8014 FinTech and Innovation (Postgraduate/MBA program)

Subjects Delivered include:

1.  Contemporary Business Issues (Capstone|Postgraduate)
2.  Accounting Systems and Process (Postgraduate)
3.  Financial Accounting (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)
4.  Current Developments in Accounting Thought (Postgraduate)
5.  Corporate Finance (Postgraduate)
6.  Investment Analysis (Postgraduate)
7.  Financial Markets and Instruments (Postgraduate)
8.  Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)
9.  Advanced Financial Accounting (Postgraduate)

CPA Australia, full member since 2011