Dr Alessio Faccia PhD, CA, Auditor, LLM, FHEA, CMBE

Dr Alessio Faccia

Dubai Campus
Assistant Professor in Finance

Contact details

Address
University of Birmingham Dubai
School of Business and Law
Dubai International Academic City

Dr Alessio Faccia is an Assistant Professor in Finance with extensive experience in academia and the corporate world. His expertise spans accounting, finance, and business analytics, alongside active involvement in research and entrepreneurial ventures.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Business Economics (Accounting & Finance) – Economia Aziendale, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2012
  • MBA (Hons) in Business Economics & Accounting, Università Roma TRE, 2006
  • BSc in Business Economics and Accounting, Università Roma TRE, 2004
  • CA, Chartered Accountant and Auditor (Italy), 2009
  • LLM, Pegaso University, 2019
  • MSc in Criminology, Pegaso University, 2017
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 2021
  • Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE), 2020

Biography

Assistant Professor in Finance, qualified as an auditor and chartered Accountant since 2009, I run my independent audit firm for 10 years and started my carreer previously in Accenture.

I gained International Experience in Italy (Università LUISS Guido Carli, Università Roma TRE, Università di Roma La Sapienza), UAE (American University of the Emirates, De Montfort University Dubai), UK (Coventry University), and Malta (American University of Malta).

I served as an expert and trainer for the Italian Tax Police (Guardia di Finanza) and as a court-appointed technical consultant in White-Collar Crime and Bankruptcy.

My research interests range from accounting and finance to technology and innovation. I enjoy multidisciplinary research as I believe it ensures novelty and innovation.

 

Teaching

  • PG Financial Statement Analysis & Business Valuation
  • PG Risk Analysis and Management
  • PG Alternative Finance
  • PG MSc Financial Management DissertationsUG Extended Essays

Postgraduate supervision

Finance, Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Open Innovation, Blockchain, Triple Entry Accounting, Blockchain Accounting, Machine Learning, Fraud Examination, Fractal Finance

 MSc Students dissertations

Research

Finance, Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Open Innovation, Blockchain, Triple Entry Accounting, Blockchain Accounting, Machine Learning, Fraud Examination, Fractal Finance.

Other activities

Appointed as a Reviewer

  • Technovation (Q1)
  • JOItmc - Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (Q1)
  • Chaos, Solitons and Fractals: the interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, and Nonequilibrium and Complex Phenomena (Q1)
  • PLoS ONE (Q1)
  • IJPE - International Journal of Production Economics (Q1)
  • Sustainability (Q1)
  • Applied Sciences (Q1)
  • JTAER - Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (Q2)
  • Energies (Q2)
  • IJAIS - International Journal of Accounting Information Systems (Q2)
  • Financial Innovation (Q2)
  • JFSM - Journal of Financial Services Marketing (Q3)
  • IJFE - International Journal of Finance and Economics (Q3)
  • JFSM - Journal of Financial Services Marketing (Q3)
  • Blockchain: Research and Applications
  • Education Sciences
  •  Informatics
  • Big Data and Cognitive Computing
  • JOEBM - Journal of Economics, Business and Management
  • International Research Conference AUEIRC '2018 - Dubai - UAE
  • ICCBDC 2021 5th International Conference on Cloud and Big Data Computing. Liverpool - UK
  • INFINITI Conference 2019 on International Finance - Glasgow - Scotland
  • International Scholar Network of Virtus Interpress 

Member of board of edittors

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Faccia, A & Tangjitsitcharoen, S 2026, 'Cybersecurity Governance Deficiencies in External Audit: A Structured Review and Control-to-Assertion Framework', Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, vol. 6, no. 4, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcp6040130

Faccia, A 2026, 'Explainable AI (XAI) in Auditing: Bridging the Gap Between Predictive Fraud Models and Regulatory Standards', Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 19, no. 5, 311. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm19050311

Faccia, A 2026, 'Machine-Readable Accountability: eXtensible Business Reporting Language, Artificial Intelligence, and the Institutional Rewriting of Accounting Judgement', Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 19, no. 7, 547. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm19070547

Weinberg, AI & Faccia, A 2026, 'Quantum algorithms: a new frontier in financial crime prevention', Quantum Machine Intelligence, vol. 8, no. 2, 78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42484-026-00418-0

Ranjan, P, Itani, R & Faccia, A 2025, 'An Interpretable 1D-CNN Framework for Stock Price Forecasting: A Comparative Study with LSTM and ARIMA', FinTech, vol. 4, no. 4, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/fintech4040063

Bashir, A, Salman, A, Itani, R & Faccia, A 2025, 'Assessing Basel Capital Regulations: Exploring the Risk and Efficiency Relationship in Emerging Economies', Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 18, no. 1, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18010036

Tangjitsitcharoen, S, Suksomcheewin, N & Faccia, A 2025, 'Leveraging Intelligent Machines for Sustainable and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems', Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, vol. 9, no. 5, 153. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9050153

Weinberg, AI & Faccia, A 2025, 'Machine Learning for Triple-Entry Accounting: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight', Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 18, no. 9, 525. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18090525

Chapter

George, B, Williams, A, Henthorne, T & Faccia, A 2026, Beyond Automation: AGI’S Impact on Strategy, Sustainability, and the Changing Nature of Work. in CR Cunha, N Gupta & SK Gottapu (eds), Transformative Cloud Computing, IoT and Extended Reality: Applications for Smart Cities, Education, Healthcare, Industry and Business. Signals and Communication Technology, Springer, pp. 29-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03554-7_2

Faccia, A & Salman, A 2025, Cryptocurrencies and CBDCs: Investigating Stable Conversion Rates, Criminal Activity, and Regulatory Implications. in A Salman, MN Tunio & MGA Razzaq (eds), Informatics and Digitalization for Sustainable Development and Well-Being. 1st edn, Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation: IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development, Springer Nature, pp. 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81739-7_4

Comment/debate

Siankwilimba, E, Mumba, C, Hang'ombe, BM, Faccia, A, Sizyoongo, M, Dzvimbo, MA, Chilmboyi, K & Chanda, M 2025, 'Green banking innovation for smallholder farmers: a commentary on financial accessibility and sustainability', International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, vol. 23, no. 1, 2553957. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2025.2553957

Conference contribution

Faccia, A, Tangsitcharoen, S & Cavaliere, LPL 2025, ChatGPT in Industrial Engineering: Addressing the “Chinese Room” Argument. in FL Gaol, Y Xu & Y Dessouky (eds), Management Science and Industrial Engineering: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (MSIE 2025), Bali Island, Indonesia, 24-26 April 2025., ATDE250575, Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, vol. 73, IOS Press BV, pp. 611-621, 7th International Conference on Management Science and Industrial Engineering, Bali, Indonesia, 24/04/25. https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE250575

Itani, R, Ranjan, P & Faccia, A 2025, Digital XBRL Automation: The Future of AI-Powered Financial Reporting and Analysis. in 2025 International Conference on Business Intelligence for Technology Innovation (ICBITI). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025 International Conference on Business Intelligence for Technology Innovation, ICBITI '25, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 16/04/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBITI65527.2025.11500896

Faccia, A & Petratos, P 2025, Enhancing Security in GCC Fintech: Framework, Policies and Industry Standards. in ICISE '24: Proceedings of the 2024 9th International Conference on Information Systems Engineering. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery , pp. 57-65, 9th International Conference on Information Systems Engineering, ICISE 2024, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 14/12/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3711954.3711955

Review article

Siankwilimba, E, Hiddlestone-Mumford, J, Hang’ombe, BM, Hoque, ME, Faccia, A, Prayitno, G, Gapsari, F, Hasimuna, OJ, Mphande, J & Maulu, S 2026, 'A systematic review of regenerative agriculture for soil health and climate change mitigation', Discover Sustainability, vol. 7, no. 1, 1403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-03620-z

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