Profile

I have joined the University of Kent in February 2012 as a Lecturer in Finance. From 2012 to 2016 I was with the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science while since 1st of September 2016 I have joined the Kent Business School. I hold a PhD in Finance from the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Macedonia, Greece (2010), a Master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh, UK (2004) and a BSc in Applied Mathematics with focus on finance from the University of Crete, Greece (2003).

I am a member of the Centre of Quantitative Finance (CeQuFin).

I have acted as the Deputy Director of Studies for the MSc in Finance and the pathway: International Accounting and the Director of Studies of the BSc Financial Mathematics and PG-R Teaching coordinator.

Research Interests

My research interests have always been closely related to Financial Engineering and applications of Artificial Intelligence in finance. More precisely my research interests include:

    1. Modelling and pricing of financial derivatives
    2. Forecasting
    3. Weather and Energy markets
    4. Machine Learning
    5. Neural and Wavelet Networks
    6. Wavelet Analysis

Editor and Reviewer in Scientific Journals

Associate Editor

  • International Journal of Neural Networks

Reviewer

  • Journal of American Statistical Association
  • International Journal of Forecasting
  • North American Actuarial Journal
  • Computational Economics
  • Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience
  • Advances in Artificial Intelligence

Links

Postal Address

Kent Business School
University of Kent
Sibson Building
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7FS
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1227 827702
Email: A.Alexandridis “at” kent.ac.uk