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Anna Grazia Quaranta

Assistant Professor employed by a different University

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Academic discipline: SECS-S/06 Mathematical Methods of Economics, Finance and Actuarial Sciences

Curriculum vitae

Quaranta  Anna Grazia

·        Born in Lecce, Italy on July, 20, 1966.

·        (1990) Degrees: Laurea in Economic Sciences and Banking (first-class honours), University of Siena, Italy; dissertation on "Bank's Productivity. Methods and Empirical Evidences ". Supervisor: prof. Achille Lemmi.

·        (1992)  Qualification as a Secondary School Teacher in  Applied Mathematics.

·        (1992) Title of Secondary School Teacher of Applied Mathematics after the competition based on qualifications and examination announced in 1990 by the Italian Ministry of Education; definitively appointed as a teacher starting from 1st September 1992  to 31th August 2009..

·        (2006) PhD in Economic and Quantitative Methods for Markets' Analysis -  University of Salento, Italy, ; dissertation on "Robust Optimization of Conditional Value at Risk and Portfolio Selection".

·        (2005) Post-Doc in Mathematical Models based on Artificial Neural Networks for Calculus and Identification – Department of Physics  - University of Camerino, Italy.

·        (2007) Post-Doc in  Mathematical Models for queueing processes - Department of Physics  - University of Camerino, Italy.

·        Work and teaching experience: Teacher of Applied Mathematics in the Secondary School 1992-2009. Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Macerata, 1990-1993. Teacher of Applied Mathematics in the Interuniversity Specialization School for the Secondary Teaching 1999-2002. Teacher (under contract) at University of Camerino 2003-2009, at University of Macerata 2006-present and  at University of  Bologna 2008-2009.

·        (2009-present) Assistant Professor of Mathematical Methods for Economics, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.

·        (2014) Qualification as Associate Professorof Economics of Financial Intermediaries after the competition based on qualifications announced in 2012  by the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research.

·        Research Activity focuses on: i) various fields of Mathematical Programming, in particular on Portfolio Selection via Robust Optimization of Coherent Risk Measures versus Stochastic Programming Approaches;  ii) Credit Risk Models; iii) Dynamic Optimization;  iv) Collusive Oligopoly Models based on Numerical Approach from Quantistic Mechanic; v) Capital Structure, Shares' Value and Compensation Schemes of Italian REITs; vi) Business Models of Italian Enterprises in Markets with high Cultural Distance and, in particular, a Focus on the Chinese Market, Crucial Relations, Marketing Strategies and Performances; vii) IAS.

·        Member of A.M.A.S.E.S since 2006.

·        Referee for Journal of Banking and Finance ed OR Spectrum.