Our people

Learn more about our team and their expertise in specific areas of risk, optimisation, finance and health.

Dr Mahmudul Hasan BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, FHEA

Lecturer in Information Systems

Research interests

  • Disaster information management
  • Online/virtual communities
  • Managing falsehoods on social media

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Manuel Nunes

Lecturer in Banking & Finance

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and eXplainable AI in Financial Markets
  • Large Language Models (LLMs) in Finance
  • Reinforcement Learning for Portfolio Management

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Ms Marah Thormann

Research interests

  • Difference of Convex Functions Programming
  • Machine Learning
  • Robust Regression
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Dr Maria Oskarsdottir

Lecturer in Mathematical Modelling

Research interests

  • Network science
  • Machine learning
  • Business analytics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Mario Brito

Professor

Research interests

  • Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Complex Systems 
  • Impact of Organizational Factors on Socio-technical Systems Risk
  • Root cause analysis and Accident Investigations

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Martin Kunc

Professor of Business Analytics

Research interests

  • Business Analytics
  • Strategic Modelling
  • Scenario planning
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Dr Mee Chi So

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Consumer credit risk
  • Public policy on consumer credit
  • Social media analytics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Nicholas Dacre PhD (Warwick), MSc, SFHEA, FAPM

Associate Professor in Project Management

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Project Management: Exploring the transformative role of AI i…
  • Agile Project Management (APM): Investigating the adaptive strategies of Agile methodologies …
  • Innovation, Technology, and Sustainability in Complex Projects (ITS Complex): Delving into th…

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Pablo Casas

Research interests

  • Credit Scoring 
  • Fairness in Machine Learning 
  • Streaming data modelling
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Professor Patrick Beullens

Professor

Research interests

  • Ocean shipping - decisions under risk, environmental performance
  • Retail supply chains - perishable products, food waste management
  • Logistics and reverse logistics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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