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Xinyuan Zhang

Biography

Xinyuan Zhang is a full time PhD candidate at Durham Law School, and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (CCLCJ). She is also a member of the European Criminal Law Association (ECLA-UK). Xinyuan serves as a PTTA at both Durham Law School and Newcastle Law School. She holds an LL.M. from Durham University, graduating with high merit, and a B.A. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), USA. Xinyuan started her PhD in October 2024, supervised by Ms. Gemma Davies and Dr. Clara Martins Pereira. 

Current Research:

Xinyuan's PhD research lies at the intersection of criminal law and law and technology, with a particular focus on the interplay between EU Anti-money Laundering (AML) framework and the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her work aims to promote the responsible, effective, and legally sound deployment of AI within the EU AML context, contributing to the broader discourse on AI governance and regulatory standards fit for the AML context. 

Conference Paper:

EU AI Regulation and Anti-Money Laundering: Challenges and Risks

Zhang, X. (November 19-20, 2025) 'EU AI Regulation and Anti-Money Laundering: Challenges and Risks' (Conference Paper) Presented at the 1st International Conference on Digital Literacy and the 5th IAS Annual Conference, Macau SAR, China.

Presentation:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the EU Anti-money Laundering (AML): Navigating Responsible and Effective AI Regulation

Zhang, X. (September 25-27, 2025) Presented at the 2025 European Law Unbound Society (ELU-S) Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

Using Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Money Laundering: Towards an Innovative AML Regulatory Regime Fit For the Digital Age 

Zhang, X. (March, 2025) Presented at the Lancaster University Law and Criminology Conference 2025 'Sustainable Futures: Reimagining Law and Sustainable Justice Systems', Lancaster, U.K.

 

Research interests

  • Law and Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Regulation
  • Financial Regulation
  • Financial Crimes