Andreas Kouspos is currently a Ph.D Candidate in Shipping Finance in the Department of Finance, Accounting and Management Science at Cyprus University of Technology. His research interests lie in the area of risk and return of global shipping activities. Before coming to CUT, Andreas graduated from University of Plymouth with the degree of MSc International Shipping. He also holds the degree of BSc Accounting and Finance from University of Essex. Being focused on his professional development, he is also studying for the professional qualification of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Beyond studies, he has worked in the shipping industry for more than a year. Andreas has also won the 1st prize in Let’s Talk Simple Science Competition that was taken place in April 2016 at CUT with his presentation topic “Credit risk analysis of shipping loans”.