Dr. Frédérik Sinan Bernard holds a researcher position at the University of Twente since May 2024, within the Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems (IEBIS) section of the High-Tech Business and Entrepreneurship (HBE) Department of the Behavioral and Management Studies Faculty (BMS) at the University of Twente.
His current research interests include international political economy, blockchain (cryptoeconomics & CBDCs), economic intelligence, public governance and administration, and digital finance.
He received his PhD in 2022 at the Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (CEDS) in Paris, with a thesis conceptualizing the impact of crypto-economics, as a new subfield of economics, on national economic intelligence systems. He holds an MBA from Cyprus International University, whith a thesis focusing on an appraisal of FDI and ECA strategies during the 2007 global financial crisis in small countries, a BA in International Relation from the same university and a LLM in private law from Université Paris 8 Vincennes-St-Denis including an internship report on Turkish practices of project finance conducted at Clifford Chance LLP in Paris.
Recent activities
After several years in consultancy and various sector experiences following his initial academic experiences in Cyprus, he developed an MPA program and curriculum entitled "Geopolitics and Crypto-Economics" at CEDS, scheduled to launch for the first time during the 2024-2025 calendar year. He is actively involved in several non-profits: core member of Paris Blockchain Society, fellow for Turkey of Blockchain for Good, founding member of Lisbon Art Weekend, socio of Gremio Literario.
He was provided the opportunity to be a postdoc academic visitor at Oxford University's Future of Fintech Initiative (OFFTI) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Pinar Özcan, and has joined the University of Twente, being awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship position within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) DIGITAL project, which is led and coordinated by Jörg Osterrieder at the University of Twente.
Organisations
Current projects
COST Action - Fintech and AI in Finance
Member of the COST Action: Fintech and AI in Finance. Project is coordinated by Dr. Joerg Osterrieder (IEBIS/Utwente). The Action will investigate AI and Fintech from three different angles: Transparency in FinTech, Transparent versus Black Box Decision-Support Models in the Financial Industry and Transparency into Investment Product Performance for Clients. The Action will bridge the gap between academia, industry, the public and governmental organisations by working in an interdisciplinary way across Europe and focusing on innovation.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Industrial Doctoral Network on Digital Finance (MSCA DIGITAL)
Post-Doc Researcher @ MSCA DIGITAL, a project coordinated by Dr. Joerg Osterrieder (IEBIS/Utwente). Specifically, the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Industrial Doctoral Network on Digital Finance (MSCA Digital Finance) represents a groundbreaking European PhD Research and Training Programme, focusing on innovation and research across the European Union. Objective: MSCA Digital Finance aims to integrate advanced research and training in the field of digital finance. The primary goal is to foster the development of next-generation researchers and professionals who can contribute significantly to the digital finance sector. This initiative is designed to bridge the gap between academia and industry, ensuring that PhD candidates are well-equipped with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills relevant to the rapidly evolving digital finance landscape.
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