About
Simon Dekeyser is an Associate Professor at KU Leuven’s Faculty of Economics and Business, affiliated with campuses in Antwerp, Kortrijk, and Leuven. He serves as Coordinator of the Accounting Research Group and Head of Subdivision 17 (Antwerp Campuses). His roles include academic leadership and teaching in accounting and auditing. He holds memberships in the Council of the Faculty of Economics and Business and the Campus Council FEB (Antwerp).
His research focuses on audit quality, audit regulation, corporate governance, and multinational corporate reporting. Notable projects investigate EU Audit Reform impacts, auditor market dynamics, and SME financial health in the European space industry. He has published extensively in journals like Journal of Accounting Research and Contemporary Accounting Research, addressing topics such as audit committee effectiveness, non-audit fee caps, and auditor industry specialization.
Teaching responsibilities include courses in external auditing standards, financial reporting, and research methods. He advises multiple research projects as a Promotor, with current projects exploring audit human capital management and cross-border audit regulation effects.
His work bridges academia and policy, contributing to understanding audit markets and regulatory frameworks. He collaborates internationally, evidenced by publications co-authored with researchers from China, Italy, and Greece.