15th International Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference

Financial Transparency and Illicit Finance Controls: Chaired by Professor Athina Karatzogianni (LT3)

• Björn Miketta, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. "Who Are You?": Linking Banks' AML/KYC Standards to Regulatory Penalties and Financial Performance.
• Marina Aristodemou, Cardiff University, UK. The 'Trump Effect' and Deregulation: The Case of Beneficial Ownership and Corporate Transparency.
• Dr Monika Baronak-Atkins, University of Greenwich, UK. Unexplained Wealth Orders.
• Dr Oleksiy Feshchenko, Dr Tetiana Dmytrenko and Mykhailo Tiutin, Ukrainian Modern Digital Science, Ukraine. The Crypto-Web of Power: The History of the A7A5 Stablecoin.

Trafficking in a Digital Age: Chaired by Dr Bing Han (2.02)

Session A:

• Mina Chiang, Humanity Research Consultancy, UK. Taiwanese Court Judgements: Empirical Insights into Scam Compounds and Transnational Fraud.
• Dr Hai Thanh Luong, Griffith University, Australia. Identifying and Understanding the Policing Challenges to Respond to the Simple Job, High Salary Traps in the Mainland Southeast Asia Region.

Session B:

• Saman Omar, Duhok University, Iraq; Universiti Utara, Malaysia. Examining the Role of AI-Driven Security Policy in Countering Cyber Terrorism in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• Mia Barrett and Soraya Harding. University of Portsmouth. Education and Radicalisation: How Terrorist Groups in Burkina Faso Exploit School Disruptions for Youth Recruitment.

Detecting and Preventing Cyber-Enabled Economic Crime - Data, AI and Emerging Threats: Chaired by Dr Mo Adda (LT2)

• Katarina Pranjic, Lexis Nexis, UK. The Network Knows: What 116 Billion Transactions Tell Us About Evolving Cyber-Enabled Crime Threats.
• Dr Eduardo J.B. Rodrigues, Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) and National Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel), Brazil. Federated Learning for Cybersecurity: Detecting False Base Stations in Brazilian Metropolitan 5G Networks.
• Dr Sungmi Park and Jee-Won Park, Hallym University, South Korea. VishBox: An Agent-Based Simulation Framework for Voice Phishing Scenarios. (Co-authors: Yang, Y., Choi, D., Hong, Y., Yu, J-Y,, Kim, H-D.)
• Prof. Dr. Eike Fesedeldt, Federal University of Applied Administrative Services, Germany. From Non-Targeted Audits to Data Intelligence: How AI Can Transform Fraud Detection in Social Security System.

AI, Cybercrime and Risk Management: Chaired by Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos (LT1/Online)

• Onur Korucu, DataRep, Ireland. The Innovation-Ethics Paradox: Can AI Be Bothy Bold and Repsonsible?
• Samuel DeCruz, aDvens, France. Evolution of the Criminal Use of Artificial Intelligence by the North Korean Cyber-Army: An Open Source Intelligence Exploration.
• Pia Puolakka, MindTech, Finland. Smart Prisons, Digital Rehabilitation and the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Corrections.
• Neil Tyson, Rightway Compliance. The Liar's Dividend: Reassessing Fraud Controls, Evidence Integrity, and Digital Literacy in the AI Era.

Global Responses to Cybercrime and Economic Crime: Chaired by Dr John Akerele (LT2)

• Samuel Famolu, (Independent Researcher). Resilience Under Pressure: Cyber Conflict, Geopolitics, and the Securitisation of EU Payment Regulation.
• Hamma'Adama Bello and Cyril Chide Nweke, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria. Cross-Border Responses to Fraud, Cybercrime, and Economic Crime: A Comparative Global Legal and Policy Analysis.
• Diana Cheurfa, University Jean Monnet, France. Legal Professional Privilege in AML/CFT Matters: Between Prevention, Repression and Fundamental Guarantees.
• Dr João Araújo Marques, European Public Prosecutor's Office. Mind the GAP: From the Experience of Article 31 into a Strategic Architecture for Tackling Transnational VAT Fraud.

Fraud Victimisation and Harm: Chaired by Dr Jacki Tapley (LT3)

• Dr Yutaka Yoshida, Cardiff University, UK. Surviving Fraud: Meaning-Making and Identity After Fraud Victimisation.
• Dr Kate Gould, Monash University, Australia. Do the Experiences of Cyberscam Victim-Survivors With and Without Acquired Brain Injury Differ? A Qualitative Comparison Study. (Co-authors: Cazanis, A., Carminati, J-Y., Chew, K.A., Cross, C., Ponsford, J.)
• Professor Birgit Jaeger and Professor Birgitte Poulsen, Roskilde University, Denmark. Beyond Financial Loss: Emotional and Social Impacts of Contact-Fraud on Older Danes.
• Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, Perpetuity Research, UK. Profiting from Grief: Funeral Related Fraud and the Exploitation of the Bereaved.

Online Scams and Language: Chaired by Professor Athina Karatzogianni (2.02)

• Prof. Olivier Beaudet-Labrecque, Haute école Arc, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Artificial Seduction: The Use of LLMs by Fraudsters in Romance Fraud.
• Saher Sidhom and Dr Dmytro Karamshuk, Hackmasters, UK. Vibe Scamming: The Growing Threat of AI-Generated Phishing and Scam Websites.
• Ashleigh Russell, South Yorkshire Police, UK. Rise of the Scamvertiser: The Language of Finfluencer Cryptocurrency Scams.
• Leslie Boyce, Economic Crime Investigator and Dr Iain Reid, University of Portsmouth, UK. Sponsored Advertisements: A Study Into Subscription Traps and the Authorisation Paradox.

Marsden Cyber Security Panel - What Can Academia Learn from Civil Society to Protect and Support Online Researchers?: Chaired by Professor Lisa Sugiura (LT1/Online)

• Jacob Davey, Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
• Katie Short, University of Portsmouth.
• Dr Stu Lucy, University of Portsmouth.

Hacktivism: Current and Future Trends and Challenges: Chaired by Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos (LT2)

• Professor Athina Karatzogianni, University of Leicester, UK.
• Ben Gibney, Northwave, Netherlands.
• Onatkut Varis, Deloitte, Ireland.

The Cost of Fraud: Chaired by Dr David Shepherd (LT3)

• Ross Watkins, Home Office, UK.
• Professor Mark Button, University of Portsmouth, UK.
• Panellist to be confirmed.