Currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Stellenbosch. My study is focused on the applications of statistical and machine learning applications within the framework of macroeconomic forecasting and evaluation.
I grew up in Johannesburg and after high school opted for an adventure. I decided to move down to the wine region of Stellenbosch in pursuit of a degree in economics. At the end of 2014 I graduated with a MComm in Economics with a special focus in financial econometrics. I also spent some time at Tilburg University, Netherlands. This was an amazing opportunity to experience why Tilburg is said to be one of the top econometric universities in the world. While I was there I focussed my research on financial economics and data analysis. Here an interest in advanced analytic to drive data-driven insights and solutions were born.
Returning back from the Netherlands, I joined a small consultancy in Cape Town whose core function is to service industry’s development needs and analysis of big data exploitation.
In my spare time, I love to cook, collect wine, go scuba diving and obviously read R-bloggers
PhD Candidate; Statistical Learning in Applied Economics
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
MCom (Exchange) Financial Economics
Tilburg, Netherlands
MComm Financial Economics
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Hons Economics
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
BComm Economics
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
A collection of analytical/helper functions that I have collected over years of coding R. This package has now become my base library whenever I start a project. Use at own risk ;-)
RInno makes it easy to install local shiny apps by providing an interface between R and Inno Setup, an installer for Windows programs (sorry Mac and Linux users). It is designed to be simple to use (two lines of code at a minimum), yet comprehensive.
Teaching forms a integral part of what I enjoy.
I am an assistant lecture for the following course at University of Stellenbosch:
University of Cape Town
University of Stellenbosch