{"id":913,"date":"2020-01-21T16:57:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T15:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.p535467.webspaceconfig.de\/?page_id=913"},"modified":"2021-07-21T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T09:28:58","slug":"authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"authors\"><div class=\"authors__inner columns columns--three\">            <div class=\"column\">\r\n                <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"openLightbox\">\r\n                        <figure>\r\n                            <div class=\"author__portrait\">\r\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D_MP_quer_Ivica_Dus-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ivica Du\u0161\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Dr. Ivica Du\u0161<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                            <g transform=\"translate(-1531.000000, -178.000000)\">\r\n                                                <g transform=\"translate(1531.000000, 177.500000)\">\r\n                                                    <circle fill=\"#55B8F0\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.5\" r=\"16\"><\/circle>\r\n                                                    <polygon fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-225.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" points=\"15 6.5 17 6.5 17 26.5 15 26.5\"><\/polygon>\r\n                                                    <rect fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-135.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" x=\"15\" y=\"6.5\" width=\"2\" height=\"20\"><\/rect>\r\n                                                <\/g>\r\n                                            <\/g>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/button>\r\n                                    <div class=\"columns columns--two\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"author__name\">Dr. Ivica Du\u0161<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D_MP_quer_Ivica_Dus-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p>Dr. Ivica Du\u0161 joined the Quantitative Asset Allocation department in September 2012 as a portfolio manager and analyst. He had already worked at DekaBank for a number of years as a strategy analyst, advising institutional investors. In between, Dr. Du\u0161 worked as a portfolio manager and analyst at Union Investment for several years before returning to Deka. Dr. Du\u0161 has a degree in Business Computing from the University of Mannheim. He also holds a doctorate in Business Management from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt. Dr. Du\u0161 is the author of numerous financial economic articles in journals and books.<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/following-the-rules-integrating-asset-allocation-and-annuitization-in-retirement-portfolios-insurance-mathematics-and-economics\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                      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src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D_MP_quer_Dr_Ulrich_Neugebauer-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ulrich Neugebauer\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Dr. Ulrich Neugebauer<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                            <g transform=\"translate(-1531.000000, -178.000000)\">\r\n                                      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class=\"column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"author__name\">Dr. Ulrich Neugebauer<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D_MP_quer_Dr_Ulrich_Neugebauer-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Dr. Ulrich Neugebauer came to Deka Investment GmbH in 1998 as a fund manager. He began working in quantitative equity management, where he was ultimately responsible for asset allocation products. Since 1 July 2003, he has led the Quantitative Products department. His work focuses on developing and implementing quantitative investment strategies and structures. Before working as a fund manager, being the holder of a physics doctorate, he held the chair for theoretical physics at the University of Hannover. He has written numerous publications on statistical and numerical issues in physics. Dr. Ulrich Neugebauer has been a member of the Management Board for Deka Investment GmbH since 1 January 2008.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/machine-learning-approaches-for-equity-market-predictions\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g 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                                                                                                         <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/automatisierte-identifikation-von-anlagethemen-mit-momentum-und-news-sentiment\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g transform=\"translate(1.000000, 0.000000)\">\r\n                                                            <g transform=\"translate(0.000000, 1.000000)\">\r\n                                                                <circle class=\"st0\" cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\r\n                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Since February 2016 he has been working in the quantitative fixed-income team in the same business unit. He studied geo sciences at E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University in Budapest and earned a doctorate at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt. His academic focus was Computational Physics (particle scattering and diffusion modelling).<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/diversifying-risk-parity\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g transform=\"translate(1.000000, 0.000000)\">\r\n                         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                                    <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D_MP_quer_Timo_Spielmann-1-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Timo Spielmann joined Deka Investment in April 2015 as a portfolio manager and analyst in the Quantitative Fixed Income Products team, where he is responsible for management of quantitative corporate mandates. Prior to that, he worked in quantitative portfolio manage-ment at Quoniam Asset Management GmbH, HSBC Trinkhaus &amp; Burkhardt KGaG and Laz-ard Asset Management GmbH. Timo received a Diplom degree in Theoretical Physics from the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/extending-fama-french-factors-to-corporate-bond-markets\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g transform=\"translate(1.000000, 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Michael Stein<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/D_MP_quer_Dr_Michael_Stein.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Dr. Michael Stein joined Deka Investment in April 2018 as Portfoliomanager in the team of Quantitative Asset Allocation. Dr. Michael Stein was Real Estate Research Analyst, Real Estate Fund of Funds Portfolio Manager and Project Manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management\u2019s real estate arm. Following his external dissertation in the area of statistical methods for strategic portfolio management at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), he accepted the appointment for the Assistant Professorship of Financial Market Econometrics at University of Duisburg-Essen in 2011 and stood in as the Chair Professor of Statistics and Econometrics at Albert-Ludwigs-Universit\u00e4t Freiburg from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Stein is author of numerous empirical studies that were published in renowned academic journals like the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Investment Management, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions &amp; Money, Journal of Asset Management, Journal of Alternative Investments and Journal of Fixed Income. He regularly presents research papers at international conferences and during his time as Professor won the inaugural research prize of IQ-KAP in 2016, as well as the Best Paper Award \u201eMarkets and Institutions\u201c of the Eastern Finance Association Conference 2017.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/financial-crises-price-discovery-and-information-transmission-a-high-frequency-perspective\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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class=\"author__portrait\">\r\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WegenerMichael_XING.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Wegener\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Dr. Michael Wegener<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                  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Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Michael worked at Deka Investment from 2004 to 2018 and joined Deka in 2020 again. After 7 years as head of the Quantitative Fixed Income group, he is head of the Quantitative Fixed Income \/ Equities unit since 2020 and headed this unit already between 2014 and 2018. He is responsible for developing and implementing quantitative investment strategies and risk management systems in mutual and institutional funds and providing investor support. He was a portfolio manager in the Quantitative Asset Allocation\/ Portfolio Insurance team until 2007. Michael studied business administration with specialties in financial management and statistics at the University of Bielefeld, where he also earned his doctoral degree. He is the author of numerous capital markets and statistics articles. Furthermore, he was an instructor at the DVFA for the CIIA-Program as well as an associate lecturer at the Wiesbaden Business School.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/examining-heterogeneity-in-implied-equity-risk-premium-using-penalized-splines\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                    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His research focuses on machine learning methods for stock market forecasting, stock selection, natural language processing (NLP) in finance, and tactical and strategic allocation strategies. Prior to joining Deka, Prof. Dr. Wolff worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Finance and Banking at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen and in the energy industry in energy portfolio management and trading. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Giessen (summa cum laude) and studied Business Administration with a focus on Finance &amp; Supply Chain Management at the University of Mannheim. He also holds a certificate in data science from Harvard University and is a certified data scientist specialising in deep learning from the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. His academic work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, European Journal of Finance, Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Asset Management, International Review of Financial Analysis, and Journal of Financial Markets Institutions and Money. Professor Wolff is a regular speaker at international conferences and serves as a reviewer for a number of academic journals.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3518-9291<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/machine-learning-approaches-for-equity-market-predictions\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg 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His work focuses on the development of quantitative investment strategies and their implementation in public and special funds. Mr Zimmer studied Business Mathematics at the University of Kaiserslautern.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/diversified-risk-parity-strategies-for-equity-portfolio-selection\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g transform=\"translate(1.000000, 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class=\"author__name\">Hans Christian Schmitz<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9556-copy-e1630914608407.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Hans Christian Schmitz is working towards his PhD since April 2020 in cooperation with Deka Investment and the chair of Information Systems Research at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universit\u00e4t Freiburg. In his research, he works on machine learning, text mining and natural language processing and its applications in equity market prediction and asset allocation. His focus is on the analysis of various types of regulatory disclosures and other news and media publications and their effect on companies, industries and sectors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his engagement at Deka, Mr. Schmitz completed the Julius Baer graduate program in Zurich and in London. He studied Computer Science at RWTH Aachen and finished his Master in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Utrecht with a thesis in cooperation with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence at the Kaiserslautern site.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/template>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"openLightbox\">\r\n                        <figure>\r\n                            <div class=\"author__portrait\">\r\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bild1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. A\u015fty Al-Jaaf\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Dr. A\u015fty Al-Jaaf<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                            <g transform=\"translate(-1531.000000, -178.000000)\">\r\n                                                <g transform=\"translate(1531.000000, 177.500000)\">\r\n                                                    <circle fill=\"#55B8F0\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.5\" r=\"16\"><\/circle>\r\n                                                    <polygon fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-225.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" points=\"15 6.5 17 6.5 17 26.5 15 26.5\"><\/polygon>\r\n                                                    <rect fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-135.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" x=\"15\" y=\"6.5\" width=\"2\" height=\"20\"><\/rect>\r\n                                                <\/g>\r\n                                            <\/g>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/button>\r\n                                    <div class=\"columns columns--two\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"author__name\">Dr. A\u015fty Al-Jaaf<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bild1-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Dr. A\u015fty Al-Jaaf works as a quantitative portfolio manager at Deka Investment and manages derivative and multi-asset portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>He earned his Dr. (German PhD equivalent) in Finance at the Technical University of Darmstadt (chair: Professor Dirk Schiereck). During his doctoral studies, he also conducted research as a visiting scholar at the New York University &#8211; Department of Finance and Risk Engineering (host: Professor Peter Carr).<\/p>\n<p>His research interests includes derivatives, volatility, option-implied information, portfolio optimization and machine learning.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Al-Jaaf is a member of the American Finance Association, earned certificates in data science and machine learning and is a CAIA charterholder.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his doctorate, he studied and obtained a degree in Finance &amp; Information Management from the Goethe University Frankfurt (M.Sc.) and in International Finance from the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (B.Sc.).<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                               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class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stefan_Salbrechter_014_cut.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Stefan Salbrechter ist als Portfoliomanager in der Einheit Quantitative Asset Allocation bei der Deka Investment t\u00e4tig. Seine Schwerpunkte liegen bei der Entwicklung von Machine Learning basierten Multi-Asset Prognosemodellen sowie der Portfoliooptimierung. Zuvor promovierte er an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t Wien am Forschungsbereich Finanzwirtschaft und Controlling, wo er auch als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter besch\u00e4ftigt war. Der Forschungsschwerpunkt von Dr. Stefan Salbrechter liegt in der Analyse von Finanznachrichten mittels Natural Language Processing (NLP) und maschineller Lernmethoden sowie der Untersuchung ihres Einflusses auf die Finanzm\u00e4rkte. Seine Forschungsarbeit wurde auf mehreren internationalen Fachkonferenzen vorgestellt.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/automatisierte-identifikation-von-anlagethemen-mit-momentum-und-news-sentiment\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g 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alt=\"Maximilian Heil\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Maximilian Heil<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                            <g transform=\"translate(-1531.000000, -178.000000)\">\r\n                                                <g transform=\"translate(1531.000000, 177.500000)\">\r\n                                                  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                 <h3 class=\"author__name\">Maximilian Heil<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maximilian_Heil_020_4zu3_L.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Maximilian Heil works as a Data Scientist in the Quant Equity Portfolio Management Team at Deka Investment GmbH. His research focuses on stock selection, machine learning for factor investing, and natural language processing (NLP). Prior to joining Deka, Maximilian Heil worked as a Quantitative Researcher at Robeco Investments. While working, he is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Computer Science with a focus on machine learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There, he is also involved in information retrieval as well as multi-language and multi-modal evaluation through scientific research competitions with the Data Science @ Georgia Tech \u2013 Applied Research Competitions group. Previously, he completed an M.Sc. in Finance &amp; Data Analytics at Nova School of Business and Economics and a B.A. in International Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences Fulda.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/template>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"openLightbox\">\r\n                        <figure>\r\n                            <div class=\"author__portrait\">\r\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Valery_Kirsten-Bucher-1.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Trosdorf\" \/>\r\n                                                       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Seit Oktober 2021 belegt er eine Position als quantitativer Fondsmanager im Bereich Renten. Vor seiner Zeit bei der Deka arbeitet er rund 1,5 Jahre als Consultant bei der d-fine GmbH. Herr Dr. Blauth absolvierte ein Mathematikstudium mit anschlie\u00dfender Promotion in Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/template>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"openLightbox\">\r\n                        <figure>\r\n                            <div class=\"author__portrait\">\r\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Herneff-Wolfram.png\" alt=\"Dr. Wolfram Horneff\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Dr. Wolfram Horneff<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                            <g transform=\"translate(-1531.000000, -178.000000)\">\r\n                                                <g transform=\"translate(1531.000000, 177.500000)\">\r\n                                                    <circle fill=\"#55B8F0\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.5\" r=\"16\"><\/circle>\r\n                                                    <polygon fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-225.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" points=\"15 6.5 17 6.5 17 26.5 15 26.5\"><\/polygon>\r\n                                                    <rect fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-135.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" x=\"15\" y=\"6.5\" width=\"2\" height=\"20\"><\/rect>\r\n                                                <\/g>\r\n                                            <\/g>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/button>\r\n                                    <div class=\"columns columns--two\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"author__name\">Dr. Wolfram Horneff<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Herneff-Wolfram.png\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p>Dr. Wolfram Horneff holds a doctorate in financial economics and is a CFA charterholder with over fifteen years of experience in asset management, internal auditing, and investment consulting. He currently works as a quantitative investment manager at DEKA Investment in Frankfurt, where he and his colleagues are responsible for managing Riester products with high investment volumes and developing innovative pension and guarantee solutions. Previously, he worked in internal auditing at PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors, where he led international audits and served as a global subject matter expert for portfolio and risk management. Other positions include interim executive assistant in the former executive office of Allianz Asset Management, investment advisor at Willis Towers Watson with a focus on asset-liability management for pension plans, and research assistant at Goethe University Frankfurt with several specialist publications and an award-winning textbook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/template>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former authors<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"authors\"><div class=\"authors__inner columns columns--three\">            <div class=\"column\">\r\n                <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"openLightbox\">\r\n                        <figure>\r\n                            <div class=\"author__portrait\">\r\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dr_claus_huber.jpg\" alt=\"Huber, Dr. Claus\" \/>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                            <figcaption>Huber, Dr. Claus<\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                    <template class=\"authorTemplate\">\r\n                        <div class=\"author__content section\">\r\n                            <div class=\"section__inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"col-8 offset-2\">\r\n                                    <button class=\"closeLightbox\">\r\n                                        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\r\n                                            <g transform=\"translate(-1531.000000, -178.000000)\">\r\n                                                <g transform=\"translate(1531.000000, 177.500000)\">\r\n                                                    <circle fill=\"#55B8F0\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16.5\" r=\"16\"><\/circle>\r\n                                                    <polygon fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-225.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" points=\"15 6.5 17 6.5 17 26.5 15 26.5\"><\/polygon>\r\n                                                    <rect fill=\"#FFFFFF\" transform=\"translate(16.000000, 16.500000) rotate(-135.000000) translate(-16.000000, -16.500000) \" x=\"15\" y=\"6.5\" width=\"2\" height=\"20\"><\/rect>\r\n                                                <\/g>\r\n                                            <\/g>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/button>\r\n                                    <div class=\"columns columns--two\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"author__name\">Huber, Dr. Claus<\/h3>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"column author__portrait\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"column__inner\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dr_claus_huber.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <p><strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <p><p><span>Dr. Claus Huber joined Deka Investment GmbH as a portfolio Manager in 2018. From 2010 to 2018 he founded and ran Rodex Risk Advisers, a risk management consultancy based in Altendorf \/ Switzerland. Topics covered by Rodex are Alternative Investments, portfolio construction, tail risk insurance, inflation and deflation protection, market and operational risk and stress testing. Claus\u2019s previous roles include Head of Alternative Investment Risk Management at Swiss Re Zurich, Chief Risk Officer at Credaris Portfolio Management, London, Credit Strategist and Hedge Fund Analyst at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt\/Main, research associate at the University of Bremen and bond trader at Bankgesellschaft Berlin. Claus has published numerous papers on various topics in Finance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                                                        <p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                                    <ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research\/machine-learning-for-visual-risk-analysis-and-hedge-fund-selection\/\" class=\"arrow__link arrow__link--right\">\r\n                                                    <svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Ebene_1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24 24;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"svg replaced-svg\">\r\n                                                        <g transform=\"translate(1.000000, 0.000000)\">\r\n                                                            <g transform=\"translate(0.000000, 1.000000)\">\r\n                                                                <circle class=\"st0\" cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"11\"><\/circle>\r\n                                                                <path d=\"M10.8,16.6L5.7,12l1.2-1.3l3.1,2.8L9.9,13V5.4h1.8V13l-0.1,0.5l3.1-2.8L16,12L10.8,16.6z\"><\/path>\r\n                                                            <\/g>\r\n                                                        <\/g>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                    <span>\r\n                                                        Machine Learning for visual risk analysis and hedge fund selection                                                                                                                    (Published)\r\n                                                                                                            <\/span>\r\n                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                            <\/ul>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/template>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors Former authors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-913","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1288,"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913\/revisions\/1288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}