Dr. Rana Muhammad Nasir holds a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. His research focuses on FinTech, cryptocurrencies, energy and financial markets, high-frequency trading, spillover transmission, financial integration, and predictive modeling using advanced econometric and machine-learning techniques. He has published in several leading international journals, including Journal of Cleaner Production, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Gondwana Research, Expert Systems with Applications, Research in International Business and Finance, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, and Financial Innovation. At IRC-FDE, his work aims to advance empirical research on digital assets, market uncertainty, and sustainable finance while contributing to innovative solutions for financial stability, risk assessment, and data-driven policy insights.