The 2026 International Conference on Financial Technology and Data Engineering (FTDE2026)
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 Conference on Financial Technology and Data Engineering (FTDE2026) serves as a premier, institutional-grade academic platform dedicated to the convergence of advanced computational engineering and modern financial systems.
As financial markets become increasingly data-intensive, the role of high-performance data engineering, machine learning, and algorithmic infrastructure has become the backbone of modern economic stability and innovation. FTDE2026 convenes a diverse cohort of computer scientists, quantitative analysts, financial engineers, and data architects to bridge the critical gap between raw algorithmic development and practical financial application. The conference aims to foster high-impact academic discourse on the scalable architecture of FinTech systems, the precision of quantitative risk models, and the regulatory challenges inherent in automated financial environments.
Committed to the highest standards of research integrity and academic publishing, FTDE2026 employs a rigorous double-blind peer-review process, ensuring that every accepted paper contributes significantly to the field. To maximize global citation impact and ensure high visibility for our contributing authors, the organizing committee will submit the official conference 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: Stochastic Modeling and Data Engineering: Addressing Systemic Risk in Modern Financial Networks | Achilles Venetoulias |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | — |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | Keynote II: The Applied Economics of Digital Financial Infrastructures: Assessing the Efficiency of FinTech Adoption | 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.
