Matt Davison
Matt Davison | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor Mathematician |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B. Sc., University of Toronto
M. Sc., Western University Ph.D., Western University |
| Alma mater | Western University |
| Thesis | Spatial and deterministic limits on randomness (1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Quantitative finance Applied Mathematics |
| Sub-discipline | Energy finance Personal & household finance |
| Institutions | Western University |
Matt Davison is a Canadian mathematician and university professor. He is a currently serving as Professor at the Departments of Statistical & Actuarial Science[1] and Mathematics,[2] Dean of the Faculty of Science[3] at Western University. Davison is also the Director of Canada's Financial Wellness lab.[4]
Education
[edit]After graduating from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science (1991), Davison attended Western University where he earned a M.Sc (1993) and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (1995).
Career and work
[edit]Before entering academia, Davison worked as Assistant Vice President of Equity Arbitrage at Deutsche Bank Canada from 1997 to 1999.[5] Prior to this role, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Physiology Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland, from 1995 to 1997.[5]
Since joining Western University in 1999,[5] Davison has focused his research in the field of quantitative finance. His significant contributions to the field include authoring Quantitative Finance: A Simulation-Based Introduction Using Excel in 2014,[6] 9 book chapters, and publishing over 80 papers.[7] Davison has 23 PhD students graduated from his research group, and 4 PhD students in current progress.[5]
Davison held a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Finance from 2006 to 2016.[8][9] In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in the Mathematical Sciences,[10] further recognizing his impact in the academic community. Davison's research has been well funded by MITACS,[11] NSERC[12] and private sector partners throughout his academic career.
Davison was Chair of the Department of Statistical & Actuarial Sciences from 2014 to 2017 and Acting Chair of the Applied Math Department from 2015 - 2017.[13] From 2017 to 2018, he served as the founding director of Western's School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences,[14] which was designed to enhance collaborative research and education.[15] That same year, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science,[16] a role he continues to fulfill.[3]
In addition to his university duties, Davison has served the broader academic community. His roles included President of The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society[17] from 2017 to 2019[18] and a board member of the Fields Institute for Research in the Mathematical Sciences from 2018 to 2021 [19] and of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction[20] since 2018.[21]
In 2021, Davison co-founded Canada's Financial Wellness lab,[4][22] which he now leads. This multi-university,[23] multi-stakeholder[24] initiative focuses on developing quantitative finance and data analytics solutions that will enable Canadian households to enhance their financial resilience.[25] The lab is a collaboration of several universities,[23] including Wilfrid Laurier University, York University, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Winnipeg, along with industry partners[24] including Coast Capital, Libro Credit Union, National Payroll Institute, Ceridian, Aligned Capital Partners (CI Financial), and Environics Analytics, to broaden its impact and reach.
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty". www.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Full-Time Faculty". www.math.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b "Dean's Office Staff". www.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b "Matt Davison | Canada's Financial Wellness Lab". Canada's FWL. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b c d "Dean's Biography". www.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Davison, Matt (2014). Quantitative Finance: A Simulation-Based Introduction Using Excel. CRC Press (published May 8, 2014). ISBN 978-1439871683.
- ^ "Matt Davison". scholar.google.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Grants and Subventions 2006" (PDF). Canada Research Chairs. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Grants and Subventions 2011" (PDF). Canada Research Chairs. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Fields Institute Fellows". Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Improving Financial Health in Canada". Mitacs. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2016-06-28). "NSERC - Research Grants Competition - Results by GSC - 2020". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Faculty - CFIRM - Western University". cfirm.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences - Western University". www.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences". www.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Matt Davison named next Dean of Western's Faculty of Science". www.uwo.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "CAIMS – The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society". CAIMS. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Past Presidents". caims.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Annual Reports and Newsletters". Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ ICLR. "Home". ICLR. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ ICLR. "About Us". ICLR. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Canada's Financial Wellness Lab | Academic Research on Financial Wellness". Canada's FWL. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b "Academic Partners | Canada's Financial Wellness Lab". Canada's FWL. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b "Industry Partners | Canada's Financial Wellness Lab". Canada's FWL. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Research | Canada's Financial Wellness Lab". Canada's FWL. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
External links
[edit]- Matt Davison publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Canada's Financial Wellness lab