A warm welcome to Theo Constantinides in his new role as Lecturer in Financial Technology at the University of Bristol. Theo has been a member of FEL for several years, initially as a Teaching Associate and, since 2022, as a Doctoral Teaching Associate. He is currently in the final stages of his PhD, supervised by Prof John Cartlidge. Theo has been at the University of Bristol since 2017, where he completed an MEng in Computer Science with Study Abroad at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. His research interests include blockchain technology, applied cryptography, and financial engineering, with a particular focus on security, privacy, and fraud prevention in financial systems.