Awards & Honors

Recognition, fellowships, scholarships, and professional qualifications.

Elected Fellow of the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), 2024
IETI Researcher Award, 2024
Named Top 20 2024 European Quant & Finance Professors by Rebellion Research, 2024
Best Paper Award, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, for “GARCH Modelling of Cryptocurrencies”, 2019
Best Paper Award, International Conference on Economics, Finance and Statistics, Hong Kong, for “Statistics of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies”, January 2017
Finalist, Teaching Award, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (top 10), 2016
Virtual Mobility Grants, COST Action Fintech and AI in Finance, 2023 and 2024
Grants for Organizing International PhD Doctoral Training Schools, COST Action, 2023 and 2024
Swissnex Scholarship for Research Stay, New York City, USA, 2018
Doctoral Fellowship, ETH Zurich, funded by SNSF and Credit Suisse, 2003–2007
Research Fellowship, University of Zürich, funded by SNSF via NCCR Finrisk, 2002
European Science Foundation Scholarship, Research stay at London School of Economics, 2006
Scholar of the German Academic Merit Foundation for doctoral studies (awarded to top 0.25% of all German doctoral students), 2003–2007
Scholar of the German Academic Merit Foundation for diploma/graduate studies (top 0.25%), 2000–2002
Syracuse University Merit-based Scholarship for Master’s degree, 2000–2002
US National Science Foundation Merit-based Scholarship, summer 2001

Professional Development & Qualifications

University Teaching Qualification (UTQ), University of Twente, Netherlands, 2022 (exempt based on prior qualifications)
Certificate in Advanced Studies: University Teaching Certificate, Zurich Universities of Teacher Education, Switzerland, 2018
Leadership in Academia, ZHAW, Switzerland, 2018
Media Skills Training, COST Academy, Training for COST Action Chairs, March 2023
Sustainability of COST Actions, COST Academy, February 2023
How to Manage and Coordinate International Research Networks, COST Academy, March 2022
Presenting with Impact, University of Twente, October–December 2021
Science Diplomacy in Practice, COST Academy, September–October 2021
How to Pitch Your Research (Elevator Pitch), COST Academy, May 2021
How to Engage with European Union Policymakers, COST Academy, April 2021