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Andrea Barbon

Andrea Barbon

Andrea Barbon

Prof. Dr.

Assistant Professor in Financial Technology

FSI-HSG, Center for Financial Services Innovation
Büro MF52-6104
Müller-Friedberg-Str. 8
9000 St. Gallen
Main Focuses

Blockchain

Decentralized Finance

Asset Pricing

Monetary Policy

Fields of research

Fintech

Asset Pricing

Monetary Policy

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pure and Applied Mathematics - University of Padua, Italy

Master Degree in Pure Mathematics - WU Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ph.D. in Financial Economics - USI Lugano and Swiss Finance Institute

Professional Career

Android Developer - NetStudio

PhD in Finance - USI Lugano

Assistant Professor of Finance - HSG

Teaching Activities
  • Mathematics for Finance (PhD students)
  • Financial Technology (Master students)
  • Blockchain Technology & Management of Digital Assets in Financial Services (ExecEd)
  • Fit for Artificial Intelligence in Finance
Awards

SoF Best teacher Award 2025

4th Best Paper @ Quantpedia Awards 2025 (An Effective Intraday Momentum Strategy for S&P500 ETF)

3rd Best Paper @ Quantpedia Awards 2024 (A Profitable Day Trading Strategy for US Markets)

Best Paper Award @ CRC Conference 2023, in Monte Carlo (NFT Bubbles)

RAPS Rising Scholar Award 2020 (Quantitative Easing and Equity Prices: Evidence from the ETF Program of the Bank of Japan)

Talks

Recent conference presentation include:

FS Digital Finance Conference 2025 (Frankfurt)

SGF 2025 (Zurich, SIX ConventionPoint)

SNB-CIF 2025 (Zurich, Swiss National Bank)

WBS Gillmore 2025 (London)

The Future of Payments — CBDC, Digital Assets and Digital Capital Markets (Bocconi University, Milan)

CEPR FinTech and Digital Currencies RPN Annual Meeting 2025 (Gerzensee)

DeFi & Crypto 2026 - Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa)

Teaching qualifications
  • Blockchain Technology & Management of Digital Assets in Financial Services (ExecEd)
  • Fit for Artificial Intelligence in Finance
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