Marc Schmitt is a researcher in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and the founder and director of the DEIM Research Institute. His research examines how machine intelligence transforms financial markets and institutions, with work spanning algorithmic markets, AI-driven decision-making in organizations, and the security of digital ecosystems. His work has appeared in Nature, Artificial Intelligence Review, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, and the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

Before returning to research, he spent a decade in financial services and consulting, most recently as Senior IT Partner for Equity Finance and Strategic Development at Siemens Financial Services and a member of its Global IT Leadership Team, and earlier at d-fine, Deloitte, and Deutsche Bank. He holds a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences and an MSc in Quantitative Finance from the University of Strathclyde, and an MSc in Software Engineering from the University of Oxford.