Luke Johnson
Luke Johnson

Contact: luke.j.johnson@student.uts.edu.au

Entered PhD Program: April 2022

PhD Supervisor: Professor Talis Putnins and Dr Ester Felez Vinas

 

 

 

Research topics:

  • Decentralised Finance
  • Market Microstructure
  • Market Surveillance

Academic Background and Work Experience:

Prior to his PhD, Luke completed his Bachelor of Business (Honours) at UTS with first-class honours. His honours thesis leveraged state-of-the-art natural language processing to assess the impact of regulation on corporate ESG reporting. To read his Honours thesis click here. Luke has also worked as a research assistant at Deakin University.

Luke is working with an industry partner Crypto Compare through the Digital Finance CRC to examine market quality with a focus on market manipulation in cryptocurrency markets. His research interests revolve around decentralised exchanges, cryptocurrency markets, and market manipulation.

Publications:

Johnson, L., 2021, "Legislation vs Guidance: The ESG Disclosure Dilemma”, Honours Thesis, University of Technology Sydney.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.