• Crypto & NFTs
• Financial Economics
• AI in Finance (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP applications)
• Quantitative Applications in Transportation Research

• Corporate Finance
• Quantitative Finance
  • AI in Finance
  • Derivatives Modelling

Dr. Darren Shannon is an Associate Professor in Quantitative Finance at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He is also a senior researcher within the Centre for Emerging Risk Studies (CERS). Darren has an educational background in Mathematics (BSc), Computational Finance (MSc), and Applied Statistics (PhD), and serves as director of the Kemmy Business School’s MSc. in Finance and MSc. in Insurance and Risk Management. Darren's research interests involve studying the application of AI tools in Finance and emerging financial technologies (such as cryptocurrencies), while also exploring cross-disciplinary issues within transportation research, approaching the topic with an econometrics and mathematical finance lens. Darren is actively involved in large-scale European Commission-funded research projects that centre on capturing and assessing novel risk vectors. He contributes to the development of educational and data processing resources for law enforcement agencies investigating cryptocurrency-related cybercrimes as part of the Anti-FINTER and ENSEMBLE projects, funded under the EC's Internal Security Fund and Horizon Europe programmes respectively. He has also contributed to the successful completion of H2020 research projects VIDAS and Cloud-LSVA, which sought to quantitatively assess emerging risks associated with conventional and highly-automated vehicles.