Antonio Herrera-Vargas (BA, MSc, PhD Candidate) is a member of the LSE Computer Security Research Centre and his research focuses on the exploration and analysis of the way that anti-money laundering regulations are institutionalised in the banking sector from a social science point of view. He has worked for the Central Bank of Mexico and the Presidency of Mexico.

Antonio has wide experience in the financial sector in the development of information systems, evaluation of technology projects for investment in hardware and software to take advantage of a better cost-benefit ratio, and in the updating of legacy systems to assure quality, evolution and the best usage of such resources.

Recently, as part of his current degree he has been involved in projects regarding the profiling of Anti-Money Laundering and a project in relation to Investment in IT and Productivity for Oracle and the DTI - UK. Also, he has published in an international academic journal specialising in Money Laundering Control. Furthermore, he has been awarded several scholarships including Central Bank of Mexico, National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico, London School of Economics, and Centre for Mexican Studies at Oxford University.

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