Shaun Aghili, an award-winning management professor, is the lead faculty of Concordia University of Edmonton's Master of Information Systems Assurance Management (MISAM). MISAM is Canada's only graduate-level program in information systems auditing.

With numerous professional designations to his name, Dr. Aghili is a certified management accountant (CMA), an internal auditor and risk assurance specialist (CIA, CRMA), a fraud examiner (CFE), an information systems auditor (CISA), and an information systems and cloud security professional (CISSP-ISSMP, CCSP). Shaun has also completed several blockchain certifications, such as Certified Blockchain Expert and Certified Blockchain Security Professional.

Dr. Aghili has authored over 90 published articles, book chapters and conference proceedings, including his latest books titled Fraud Auditing Using CAATT: A Manual for Auditors and Forensic Accountants to Detect Organizational Fraud (2019) and The Auditor's Guide to Blockchain Technology: Architecture, Use Cases, Security, and Assurance (2022).

Part 1: Blockchain data structure, governance, risk, privacy, security and digital assets considerations. 1. Blockchain data and architecture considerations. 2. Blockchain governance considerations. 3. Operational risks in blockchain technology. 4. Privacy considerations in blockchain technology. 5. Blockchain security considerations. 6. Digital assets valuation and financial reporting. Part 2: Blockchain benevolent use cases. 7. The use of self-sovereign identity in blockchain systems. 8. Enhancing voting/e-voting through blockchain. 9. Humanitarian aid and disaster relief using blockchain. 10. Enhancing healthcare in underserved regions through blockchain. 11. Non-traditional banking services for the underserved. 12. Use of blockchain in Islamic finance.