Daniel Felix Ahelegbey, Ph.D


Lecturer in Data Science & Statistics

School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Sciences 

University of Essex

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ

United Kingdom

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, 2015, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy

Thesis: Bayesian Graphical Models With Economic and Financial Applications 

Supervisors:  Prof. Monica Billio and Prof. Roberto Casarin


Reviewers: Prof. Francesco Ravazzolo and Prof. Fabrizio Leisen

Committee: Prof. Domenico Sartore, Prof. Gaetano Carmeci, Prof. Francesco Ravazzolo, and Prof. Marco Del Negro



Master in Economics, 2011, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy

Thesis: Application of Dynamic Bayesian Networks in Empirical Finance  

Supervisors:  Prof. Monica Billio and Prof. Loriana Pelizzon


Master in Quantitative Economics, 2011, University of Paris 1 Pantheone-Sorbonne, France


Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics, 2007, University of Ghana, Ghana

Visiting Scholar

Ph.D - VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2014

Ph.D - University of Pavia, Italy, 2013

Ph.D - Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy, 2012 - 2013

Master - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, 2010

Academic Appointments

Lecturer, University of Essex, UK

2023/10 to present | School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science


Senior Research Fellow, BAUM Tenpers Institute, Virginia, USA

2021 – present | International Financial Markets and Econometrics


Assistant Professor, University of Pavia, Italy 

2019/05 - 2023/12 | Department of Economics and Management


Adjunct Professor, African School of Economics, Benin 

2018/09 - present | School of Economics


Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University, USA

2015/09 - 2017/08 | Department of Mathematics and Statistics


Research Fellow, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy

2014/09 - 2015/08 | Department of Economics


Teaching Assistant, University of Ghana, Ghana

2007/09 - 2009/09 | Department of Mathematics

Visiting Appointments

Assistant Professor, University of Pavia, Italy 

2017/11 - 2017/12 | Department of Economics and Management


Assistant Professor, University of Pavia, Italy 

2016/11 - 2016/12 | Department of Economics and Management

National and International Awards

Italian National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Statistics (SECS S-01) and Econometrics (SECS P-05) | 2021/06 - present |