Tobias Setz

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Research Assistant

Areas of expertise

  • Research in modern statistical approaches for economics and financial applications
  • Design, implementation and testing of robust, efficient and fast numerical algorithms
  • Application on advanced techniques including visualization, big data and optimization
  • Interactive distribution of results through web based solutions 

Education

  • Master and Bachelor of Science in “Computational Science and Engineering” (ETH Zurich)
  • PhD Candidate in Physics and Econophysics (ETH Zurich)

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

  • Research Assistant at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich.

Corporate Experience

  • Sunrise Telecommunications (2011, regression model for software release incidents)
  • Koch Investments (2012, trading platform for energy assets)
  • OLZ & Partners Asset and Liability Management (2013, portfolio design)
  • Record Currency Management (since 2013, stability monitor for currency hedging)

ACADEMIC WORK

Training, research work & publications

  • Author and co-author of teaching and training textbooks in basic statistics, econometrics and portfolio optimization. [1]
  • Organizer and instructor of trainings, seminars and webinars in continuing education for project managers, specialists and decision makers. [2]
  • Educational supervisor for lectures and seminars for (under)graduate students in advanced econometrics and portfolio theory. [3]
  • Author and co-author of scientific papers; speaker of presentations and invited talks. [4][5]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Memberships

  • Member of the Rmetrics Association and maintainer of its broad open source software libraries

Awards & recognition

  • Honoured for excellent teaching as best exercise instructor (2014)

Other interests 

  • Bouldering, wakeboarding, kiting, surfing, jogging, biking, trekking, skiing