Sheri Markose

Professor Sheri Markose is a Professor of Economics at the University of Essex, leading the Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents (CCFEA). She specializes in financial market modeling, systemic risk, and agent-based computational economics (ACE). Her research bridges complex adaptive systems theory and practical policy design, with notable contributions to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), financial stability, and FinTech innovation. She serves on the Bank of England's CBDC Academic Advisory Group and has advised institutions like the Reserve Bank of India and the BIS/BCBS.

Education: PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). She teaches computational market microstructure for FinTech programs and has pioneered postgraduate curricula in FinTech and algorithmic trading. Her work integrates Gödelian formal mathematics to analyze strategic innovation and market dynamics, recognized by awards such as the 2017 Eubank Prize from Rice University.

• Key Research Areas: Systemic risk modeling, agent-based simulations, digital financial systems, and cross-border FinTech trends.
• Grants & Funding: Led the COMISEF project (EU FP6) and advised the Reserve Bank of India on financial network modeling.

Publications span over 50 articles, focusing on FinTech ecosystems, systemic risk, and digital economy dynamics. Her recent work explores UK-India FinTech trade, CBDC frameworks, and genomic intelligence applications in complex systems. She is an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Computational Intelligence.