Chen (Ryan) Liu
I am a PhD student in Accounting and Finance at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School. My research focuses on corporate reporting, financial reporting technology, cybersecurity, and auditing in decentralised finance.
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How disclosure, governance, auditing, and taxation shape market interpretation and organisational accountability.
Research Focus
- Corporate reporting and analysis, governance and auditing, and taxation
- Financial reporting technology
- Cybersecurity
- Auditing in DeFi
- Empirical archival methods
Current Research
Machine-readable financial reporting, financial information systems, and how technology changes disclosure quality and assurance.
Cybersecurity risk disclosure, governance mechanisms, and the capital-market implications of cyber incidents.
Auditability, controls, and evidence in decentralised finance systems where transactions, protocols, and governance are digitally native.
Education
- PhD, Accounting and Finance, University of Glasgow (Oct 2023 - Present)
- MSc by Research, Management (Finance), University of Edinburgh Business School (Sep 2021 - Sep 2022)
- MSc, FinTech, University of Edinburgh Business School (2020 - 2021)
Publications
Working papers and manuscripts will be added as they become publicly shareable.
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Contact
For collaborations, speaking invitations, or research questions, contact: c.liu.5@research.gla.ac.uk.
Last updated: July 2026.
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