Angelo Aspris

Dr. Angelo Aspris is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, specializing in financial intermediation, corporate finance, and market microstructure. His research examines corporate actions in capital markets with a focus on cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance, and market design implications.

His research interests span financial intermediation, market microstructure, and cryptocurrency markets, with particular emphasis on DeFi lending risks, market fairness, and corporate governance implications. Key projects analyze price run-ups before takeovers, class action lawsuit impacts, and patent valuation dynamics.

Recent publications reveal a strong trend toward cryptocurrency and decentralized finance research (2021-2025), while maintaining foundational work in market microstructure and corporate finance. His 15 most recent articles show increasing focus on blockchain applications, DeFi vulnerabilities, and crisis-era capital markets behavior, with methodological strengths in options market analysis and market design evaluation.

• Dean's Citations for teaching excellence
• University Strategic Education Grant (2018)

As a research supervisor, Dr. Aspris has guided 4 PhD candidates, 1 Master of Philosophy student, and approximately 20 honors theses. His grant portfolio includes projects on decentralized lending (2023), Australian asset-price bubbles (2014), and financial reporting governance (2011). Current work focuses on cryptocurrency market structures and DeFi lending mechanisms, including an online course on Cryptocurrency and Financial Markets.

He leads research initiatives examining market structure impacts on trading costs and DeFi liquidation mechanics, collaborating with international scholars on cryptocurrency market architecture analysis.