The 2026 International Forum on Financial Engineering and Digital Asset Governance (FEDAG2026)
Locations
- U.S.A. (Offline): New York University
- Online: Link to be provided by the organizer
Date & Details
- Date: December 20, 2026
- Mode: Hybrid
Introduction
The 2026 International Forum on Financial Engineering and Digital Asset Governance (FEDAG) is a premier, institutional-grade academic platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of advanced quantitative finance and the rapidly evolving digital economy.
As global financial markets undergo a profound paradigm shift driven by blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and algorithmic automation, traditional financial engineering models require rigorous modernization. FEDAG convenes top-tier quantitative scholars, financial technologists, economists, and regulatory policymakers to foster high-impact academic discourse. The forum focuses on bridging the gap between theoretical financial mathematics and the practical governance of digital assets, addressing critical challenges in asset pricing, systemic risk management, and the architectural design of modern financial networks.
Committed to the highest standards of research integrity and academic publishing, FEDAG employs a strict double-blind peer-review process. All accepted papers will be published in the official conference proceedings by a prestigious international academic publisher. To maximize global citation impact and ensure high visibility for our contributing authors, the organizing committee will submit the proceedings for indexing in major academic databases.
Conference Agenda
| Time (EST) | Session Title | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Opening Remarks & Welcome Address | |
| 09:00 – 10:15 | Keynote I: Quantifying Systemic Risk in Decentralized Networks: A Statistical Approach to DeFi and Algorithmic Trading | Achilles Venetoulias |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | — |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | Keynote II: Empirical Modeling in Digital Finance: The Macroeconomic Impact of CBDCs and Cross-Border Digital Assets | Muhammad Waleed Younas |
| 12:15 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Q&A | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Closing Remarks |
Keynote Speakers
Achilles Venetoulias
Statistics
PH.D.
Columbia Business School
Muhammad Waleed Younas
Applied Economics
Doctor
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Rana Muhammad Ammar ZAHID (The Business School, RMIT University)
Associate Editor
Hadi Hussain (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
Editorial Board Member
Muhammad Waleed Younas (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Zi Mu (The University of Manchester)
All submissions will be screened and peer-reviewed by the reviewers with MDs, PhDs, Doctors of Engineering and associate professors from the universities and research institutes worldwide.
The review process will be double-blind peer-review.
All accepted articles will be submitted to Conference Proceedings Citation Index(CPCI), Crossref, CNKI, Google Scholar and other databases for indexing. The situation may be affected by factors among databases like processing time, workflow, policy, etc.
