This course is open to everybody interested in research on AI and Fintech in accounting and finance. It has been designed for Ph.D. students, beneficial for business, economics, and related social sciences, to get familiar with current research in this field and take their first steps toward doing independent research on this topic. The course instructor is Dr Cao, who is an associate professor of AI, FinTech, and sustainability (with tenure) in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. His research has been featured in the Financial Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Guardian, and Quartz. To date, Dr. Cao has given over 100 invited research talks at major research universities. Dr. Cao also serves as a guest associate editor at Management Science. In 2020 and 2022, Dr. Cao co-chaired conferences with the Review of Financial Studies (dual submission) on Fintech and Machine Learning (https://sites.google.com/view/seancao/home). More information about the course is available here.