Daniel Felix Ahelegbey, Ph.D
Lecturer in Data Science & Statistics
School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Sciences
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 |