Devraj Basu

Dr. Devraj Basu is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Strathclyde's Strathclyde Business School. He specializes in financial regulation, cybersecurity, and AI-driven solutions for financial crime mitigation. His research focuses on leveraging technology to combat fraud, money laundering, and malware threats while addressing commodity market volatility and institutional risk dynamics.

Professional Activities:

• Co-investigator in the Fintech - Centre of Innovation in Financial Regulation (Glasgow City Region) project (2025-2026)
• Principal Investigator for 'Using synthetic data and unsupervised learning methods for malware detection' (2023-2024)
• Participant in the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab: Morgan Stanley Stakeholder Workshop (June 2023)

Research Interests:
Dr. Basu's work bridges financial systems and cybersecurity, with emphasis on:

• AI frameworks for end-to-end financial crime detection
• Data privacy in payment systems (e.g., authorized push payment fraud)
• Applications of unsupervised learning in malware identification
• Volatility mechanisms in commodity markets

Grants & Projects:
- Led a £150k Innovate UK project on malware detection using synthetic data (2022-2023)
- Co-investigator in a £2M Glasgow City Region Fintech initiative

Labs & Collaborations:
Affiliated with StrathCyber, the University's multidisciplinary cybersecurity hub. Active in cross-disciplinary projects with the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab and Morgan Stanley.