Dr. Xuan Feng | Financial Forecasting | Best Researcher Award

EDHEC Business School | France

Dr. Xuan Feng is a finance researcher specializing in asset pricing, fixed income, yield curve dynamics, portfolio construction, ESG impact, and machine learning applications in finance. His research integrates econometric modeling, PCA-based approaches, and responsible AI to examine risk premia, correlation forecasting, and cross-currency investment strategies. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles spanning ESG markets, energy price correlations, quantitative portfolio strategies, and financial risk prediction. His scholarly output has received 86 citations across 64 citing documents, with 7 published documents and an h-index of 6. Professionally, he combines academic research, quantitative finance teaching, and industry experience in model risk management, contributing rigorous, data-driven insights to both academic and applied financial decision-making.

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Featured Publications

Machine Learning Approaches to Predicting Energy Price Correlation: A Responsible AI Perspective

– Technological Forecasting & Social Change

The Impact of ESG Performance on Analyst Report Readability: Evidence from China

– International Review of Financial Analysis

International Interest Rate Arbitrage: Evidence from a Novel Quantitative Strategy

– International Review of Financial Analysis

Predicting Corporate Financial Risk Using an Artificial Bee Colony–Attention GRU Model

– Journal of Organizational and End User Computing

The Role of ESG in Acquirers’ Performance Change After M&A Deals

– Green Finance

Dr. Akinwumi Sharimakin | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Best Researcher Award

Academic staff Adeyemi Federal University of Education,Ondo Nigeria

SHARIMAKIN Akinwumi is a distinguished economist and senior lecturer at Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. With extensive experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership, he has contributed significantly to the field of economics. His expertise spans financial inclusion, employment economics, and poverty reduction, with numerous publications in both national and international journals.

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Education 🎓

Ph.D. in Economics – Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (2021)
M.Phil. in Economics – Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (2017)
M.Sc. in Economics – University of Ibadan, Ibadan (2003)
B.Sc. (Ed.) Economics (Second Class Upper) – Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti (1999)

Experience 🌟

SHARIMAKIN Akinwumi has over two decades of experience in academia and research. He began his career as a class teacher during his NYSC service at Government Day Secondary School, Maiadua, Katsina State (1999-2000). He later served as a part-time lecturer at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (2002-2005), and The Polytechnic, Ibadan (2004-2006). Since 2007, he has been a faculty member at Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, rising through the ranks to his current position as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics.

Research Interests 📚

His research focuses on financial inclusion, poverty reduction, employment economics, and economic well-being. He has examined topics such as the impact of alternative employment arrangements, economic autonomy, and deprivation on well-being and health.

Awards & Recognitions 🏆

Best Graduating Student – Department of Economics Education, Ondo State University, 1998/1999
Award of Excellence – Association of Students of Arts and Social Sciences (ASASS), Adeyemi Federal University of Education, 2019 & 2022
Merit Award – Nigerian Economics Student Association (NESA), 2022