The Spring 2026 IAB meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1, 2026 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Please check back to updates on the agenda, speakers, directions, parking, news and more.
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Announcements
The Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) is pleased to present its 10th Industry Advisory Board Meeting
The meeting will be held on April 30, 2026 (open session) and May 1, 2026 (closed session) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Howard P. Isermann Auditorium
Conference Overview
This meeting is jointly hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stevens Institute of Technology. CRAFT is an industry-university cooperative research center funded by the National Science Foundation.
CRAFT Industry Advisory Board meetings are bi-annual and take place on a Spring/Fall cycle. Fintech research project proposals will be presented at each meeting during Day 1 and then discussed, voted on, and selected by the Industry Advisory Board on Day 2 during a closed session. During the closed session, current CRAFT projects will also present their research findings.
To become a CRAFT Industry Partner, or to learn more about the Center, please contact [email protected].
Featured Speakers
Steve Yang, CRAFT Director, Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Mohammed Zaki, CRAFT Site Director, Professor and Department Head, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
George Calhoun, CRAFT Managing Director, Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Liad Wagman, Dean of Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
GJ de Vreede, Dean of School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ao Kong, Global Lead, Partnerships, Private Sector Engagements, United Nations
Oshani Seneviratne, Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Arion Cheong, Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Thomas Ferguson, Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Jon Dordick, Professor & Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Translations, RPI
Shintaro Kaido, Director, Technology Commercialization & New Ventures, Stevens
Lydia Manikonda, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and Web Science, RPI
Jingrui Li, Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Stacy Patterson, Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Yihe Yu, Assistant Professor of Finance and Digital Transformation, RPI
Zining Zhu, Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Denghui Zhang, Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
Adrian Griffiths, Head of Market Structure, MEMX
Access Virtual Meeting
Date and time: Thursday, April 30, 2026 9:00 AM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Via Webinar
Webinar Number: 2333 885 0918
Webinar Password: CRAFT26! (27238260 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Via Phone
Phone Number: +1-415-655-0001 US Toll
Access Code: 233 388 50918
Materials for Attendees
Parking: See the parking area on Google Maps here
Parking available in the Parking Garage (South Campus), building #75 on the campus map. Attendees who requested parking will receive further instructions from the RPI parking office via email. There will be volunteers to help with parking. Please make sure to park in the garage and not in the outside lot.
