Barry Quinn

Barry Quinn

Professor of Finance & Financial Technology — Director, Centre for Finance and Responsible Technology

Ulster University Business School

Biography

I help teach students to become more prepared for the future. I teach them important skills like experimenting and looking at data to make better decisions. I teach them things that will help them get a job, be strong and brave, be humble, and be curious about the world. I help them learn about numbers and how to use technology for finance and data science. I do research to stay curious, humble, learn new things, and to help people make smart decisions about finance and other topics. I teach and research in advanced topics like statistics, computer science, and econometrics.

Interests
  • Trustworthy AI in finance
  • Statistics, causal inference, and economic measurement
  • Teaching in the age of large language models
  • Bodhrán and Irish traditional music
Education
  • MSc Artificial Intelligence (Distinction), 2025

    Queen's University Belfast

  • Advanced Data Science Professional, 2023

    Royal Statistical Society

  • Chartered Statistician, 2019

    Royal Statistical Society

  • PhD in Finance, 2012

    Queen's University Belfast

  • MSc Quantitative Finance, 2006

    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

  • BSc Accounting and Finance, 1995

    Queen's University Belfast

Skills

R

Expert

Statistics

Professional Expert

Python

Expert

Bodhrán

Professional Expert

Cloud Computing

Expert

Linux

Expert

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Professor of Finance & Financial Technology
Jun 2025 – Present Belfast
Director, Centre for Finance and Responsible Technology.
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Lecturer in Finance & Financial Technology
Sep 2020 – May 2025 Belfast
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer in Finance
Sep 2010 – Aug 2020 Belfast
 
 
 
 
 
Retraining as an academic
Queen’s University Belfast and RMIT Melbourne
Jan 2006 – Aug 2010
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Liquidity Manager
Henderson Global Investors (now Janus Henderson)
Jan 1998 – Jan 2004 London
Forex risk trading and liquidity management for fund management.
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Consultant
City Financial
Sep 1995 – Jan 1998 London
Wealth management and consulting.