Dr. Irakli Petriashvili is a Certified Public Sector Auditor committed to advancing the architectural foundations of financial oversight through technology. At the University of Georgia, he teaches public administration, public sector auditing, and financial fraud detection courses. He serves as a faculty affiliate with the Transparency and Governance Center in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University–Newark, and as a Governance and Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) Fellow at the UK Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex, where he investigates how Supreme Audit Institutions can maximize their effectiveness through AI integration.
With extensive experience in government auditing, Dr. Petriashvili effectively bridges academic research and practical oversight, furthering public-sector accountability and integrity. His work operates at the nexus of public administration, anti-corruption, forensic auditing, and artificial intelligence, addressing systemic oversight challenges inherent in existing frameworks.
His research explores the potential of artificial intelligence, metadata analytics, and machine learning tools to strengthen governmental financial controls, facilitate earlier detection of irregularities, and detect corruption risks.
Dr. Petriashvili provides specialized training courses for public officials and develops effective tools aimed at preventing financial fraud and mitigating corruption risks in the workplace.
His initiatives have received support from reputable organizations including the U.S. Department of State, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), Swiss National Science Foundation, Swedish Institute and many others.