Chris Packham visit (19/3/24)

Had a great meeting with Chris Packham at the university this week. It is very inspiring to hear his constructive and practical approach to environmental issues and sustainability. I am glad that I make my contribution to sustainability with my second special issue on this topic:

Information systems in e-business: Digital transformation and sustainable management (2024)
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/713Q318RUO

Dr Alex Zarifis guest lecture at Frederick University (13/03/24)

Guest lecture on Latin America’s cryptoasset ecosystem and the lessons learned for Cyprus: https://www.frederick.ac.cy/en/latest-events/506-online-lecture-on-latin-america-s-cryptoasset-ecosystem-and-the-lessons-learned-for-cyprus

Dr Alex Zarifis insights on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) featured by FintechView magazine (06/02/23)

FintechView magazine featured Dr Alex Zarifis and his work on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Dr Alex’s research on the four main NFT business models and how they build trust were discussed. ‘Dr Alex Zarifis insights on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)’, Available from: https://fintechview360.com/dr-alex-zarifis-insights-on-non-fungible-tokens-nfts/

Dr Alex Zarifis honoured at the JEBDE Academic Conference on Electronic Business & Digital Economics (29/12/22)

Dr Alex Zarifis from the University of Nicosia and a research affiliate of the CCAF at the University Cambridge, receives the ‘Excellent Paper Award’ for his work with Prof. Xusen Cheng on ‘The business models of NFTs and Fan Tokens and how they build trust’.

Reference
Zarifis A. & Cheng X. (2022) ‘The business models of NFTs and Fan Tokens and how they build trust’, Journal of Electronic Business & Digital Economics, vol.1, pp.1-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEBDE-07-2022-0021

Dr Alex Zarifis wins excellent paper award.

Dr Alex Zarifis takes the position of research affiliate at the University of Cambridge CCAF (13/12/22)

After some months of research on Fintech and cryptoassets, Dr Alex Zarifis is made a research affiliate of the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF).

Dr Alex Zarifis profile at the University of Cambridge

Research on trust in Fintech and Insurtech is featured by Duke University (12/11/22)

Dr Alex Zarifis research on ‘Trust in Fintech and trust in Insurtech are influenced by Artificial Intelligence’ is featured by Duke University:

https://sites.duke.edu/thefinregblog/2022/11/11/trust-in-fintech-and-trust-in-insurtech-are-influenced-by-artificial-intelligence/

Reference:
Zarifis A. & Cheng X. (2022) ‘A model of trust in Fintech and trust in Insurtech: How Artificial Intelligence and the context influence it’, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, vol. 36, pp. 1-20. Available from (open access): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2022.100739

Dr Alex Zarifis presents at JEBDE’s 2nd Academic Conference on Electronic Business & Digital Economics (28/9/22)

Dr Alex Zarifis made the keynote speech to approximately 300 participants of the conference.

Research on the impact of ransomware attacks on trust featured by the International Business Magazine (04/06/22)

The International Business Magazine @ibmag_magazine, featured Dr Alex Zarifis research on ransomware (Zarifis et al., 2022). This research shows how repeated attacks can reduce trust and cause a consumer to switch to another organization:

#cybersecurity #ransomware #trust

Reference:

Zarifis A., Cheng X., Jayawickrama U. & Corsi S. (2022) ‘Can Global, Extended and Repeated Ransomware Attacks Overcome the User’s Status Quo Bias and Cause a Switch of System?’, International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector (IJISSS), vol.14, iss.1, pp.1-16. Available from (open access): https://doi.org/10.4018/IJISSS.289219

FintechScotland.com is featuring Dr Alex Zarifis research on how ‘Existing insurers and disruptors are utilizing Artificial Intelligence to create new business models’. This is a great website to stay up to date on developments in this area.

Article: https://www.fintechscotland.com/existing-insurers-and-disruptors-are-utilizing-artificial-intelligence-to-create-new-business-models/

Reference:

Zarifis A. & Cheng X. (2021) ‘Evaluating the New AI and Data Driven Insurance Business Models for Incumbents and Disruptors: Is there Convergence?’, 24th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2021), pp.199-208. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52825/bis.v1i.58

Research on insurance and AI wins award (25/12/21)

Dr Alex Zarifis received the ‘Best Paper Award’ at the 24th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2021) for his work with Prof. Xusen Cheng on ‘Evaluating the New AI and Data Driven Insurance Business Models for Incumbents and Disruptors: Is there Convergence?’.

Conference video: https://av.tib.eu/media/53694

Paper: https://doi.org/10.52825/bis.v1i.58

Coverage: https://www.unic.ac.cy/el/research-on-insurance-and-ai-wins-best-paper-award/

Reference:

Zarifis A. & Cheng X. (2021) ‘Evaluating the New AI and Data Driven Insurance Business Models for Incumbents and Disruptors: Is there Convergence?’, 24th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2021), pp.199-208. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52825/bis.v1i.58

Dr Alex Zarifis research on ‘Evaluating the New AI and Data Driven Insurance Business Models for Incumbents and Disruptors: Is there Convergence?’ is featured by Duke University:

https://sites.law.duke.edu/thefinregblog/2021/08/24/artificial-intelligence-is-creating-new-business-models-for-existing-insurers-and-new-insurers-disrupting-this-sector/

Reference:

Zarifis A. & Cheng X. (2021) ‘Evaluating the New AI and Data Driven Insurance Business Models for Incumbents and Disruptors: Is there Convergence?’, 24th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2021), pp.199-208. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52825/bis.v1i.58

Article on how important it is for lecturers to constantly develop their teaching skills featured by the University of Nicosia (15/06/21)

Dr Alex Zarifis article explains how important it is for lecturers to study different teaching approaches and adapt to different contexts. There are certainly no simple answers or one model that always works. The only solution is to constantly learn different teaching approaches, understand the context and try to marry the two as best we can:

https://www.unic.ac.cy/lecturers-should-constantly-develop-their-teaching-skills-as-well-as-their-topic-knowledge-so-that-they-can-thrive-in-a-changing-environment/

Reference:

Cheng X., Sun J. & Zarifis A. (2020) ‘Artificial intelligence and deep learning in educational technology research and practice’, British Journal of Education Technology, vol.51, pp.1653–1656. Available from: https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjet.13018

Article on ‘Why is Tesla selling insurance and what does it mean for drivers?’ published by The Conversation (31/01/20)

A fascinating article on ‘Why is Tesla selling insurance and what does it mean for drivers?’ by Alex Zarifis in The Conversation. Several issues raised in the article are related to AI: https://theconversation.com/why-is-tesla-selling-insurance-and-what-does-it-mean-for-drivers-130910

Reference:

Zarifis A. (2020) ‘Why is Tesla selling insurance and what does it mean for drivers?’, The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/why-is-tesla-selling-insurance-and-what-does-it-mean-for-drivers-130910

Presentation at Willis Towers Watson event on insurance, Insurtech and AI (28/11/19)

Dr Alex Zarifis shared his work and talked about artificial intelligence with many different people with many different perspectives. The four emerging AI and data driven business models were presented.

Reference:

Zarifis A., Holland C.P. & Milne A. (2019) ‘Evaluating the impact of AI on insurance: The four emerging AI and data driven business models’, Emerald Open Research, pp.1-17. Available from: https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/1-15/