Branislav Hock PhD, LLM, CAMS, CGSS is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Economic Crime & Compliance and the Lead of the Economic Crime Research Group at the University of Portsmouth. Dr Hock has been involved in a broad range of research, teaching, and consultancy activities, many have been related to money laundering, anti-corruption, tax evasion and compliance. Dr Hock supervises doctoral and master projects in the areas of international corruption and money-laundering. Branislav is the founding member of the European Compliance Center. Prior to joining the SCCJ, Branislav worked as a researcher at the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC), where he completed a PhD in anti-corruption law. Branislav was also involved in various other projects: for example, he worked in the Private Office of the Dutch Member of the European Court of Auditors on a performance audit measuring the effectiveness of public procurement of European Union Institutions.