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