Shivam Agarwal

Dr. Shivam Agarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance at Maynooth University's School of Business. His research focuses on explainable AI, financial misconduct, mitigating fraud, and organizational culture's impact on risk in international banks. He teaches Corporate Finance, Machine Learning, and Risk Management across various academic levels.

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Mathematics, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
• Master’s in Quantitative Finance, University College Dublin (UCD)
• PhD in Finance, UCD (2017, supported by Operational Risk scholarship)

Research Interests:

His work explores the intersection of AI ethics, financial regulation, and banking risk management. Methodologies include textual analysis and machine learning to address algorithmic bias, organizational misconduct, and regulatory compliance.

Publications:

Recent contributions include peer-reviewed articles in Economic Letters (2023) and European Financial Management (2022), focusing on algorithmic lending discrimination and law enforcement spillover effects.

Professional Contributions:

• Presented at conferences including the Multinational Finance Society and Irish Academy of Finance
• Teaching experience includes derivatives, econometrics, and a 2021 Machine Learning in Python workshop at UCD

Awards:

• Operational Risk scholarship for PhD studies (2017)

Administration:

Serves as Program Director for BA Finance and Quantitative Finance programs at Maynooth University.