Education

  • May 2020: Doctor of Science in Economics, with specialization in Mathematical Methods for Economics

  • April 2016: 10-course specialization in Data Science by Johns Hopkins University (certificates and grades)

  • July 2012 : Russian Candidate of Science in Economics (PhD equivalent), with specialization in Mathematical Methods for Economics

  • Sept. 2002 - Jan. 2006: Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Political Economy and Quantitative Methods, University of Pavia (Italy). Ph.D. dissertation: "Theory and Applications of Copulas in Finance". Supervisors: prof. L. Bauwens, prof. E. Rossi.

Best Ph.D dissertation of the winter session (academic year 2005/2006) and candidate for the Prize awarded to the best Italian Ph.D dissertation in Economics by the Italian Economist Association.

  • Aug. 2003 – Aug. 2004: Pre-Doc Research position at the Chair for Economics and Econometrics, University of Konstanz (Germany)

  • Sept.2000 – Nov 2002: Degree in Political Economics, Department of Economics, University of Bologna (Italy). Final Grade 110/110 cum laude.

  • Jan. 2000 – Dec. 2000: Master in Financial and Insurance Investments, Department of Statistics, University of Bologna (Italy). Studentship awarded for best Master thesis.

  • Sept.1995 – Nov 1999: Degree in Business and Economics, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Final Grade 110/110 cum laude .