Curriculum Vitae

I’m a PhD candidate in Regional Development at the University of Pécs, Hungary, working on regional innovation, technological diversification and efficiency analysis. Before and alongside the PhD, I’ve worked as a data analyst and consultant for humanitarian, research and private organisations.

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How I work

I build pipelines so the analysis runs itself, and my time goes into the reporting.

Timeline

  1. Sep 2026 – present
    Work

    Teaching Quantitative Methods (BA)

    University of Pécs - Faculty of Business and Economics

    Tutored the seminars for the introductory course in Algebra and Calculus

  2. 2022 – present
    Education

    PhD candidate, Regional Development

    Doctoral School of Regional Policy and Economics, University of Pécs - Faculty of Business and Economics

    Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship. ETA for final defense: Feb 2027

  3. Sep 2026
    Conference

    How European regions optimise their complexity through technological diversification

    EconNet Workshop Pécs, University of Pécs - Faculty of Business and Economics

  4. Aug 2026
    Conference

    Foreign Direct Investment and the Limits of Regional Upgrading: Evidence from GVC Roles in Central and Eastern Europe

    ERSA 2026 Congress · Sofia, Bulgaria

    With Zoltán Gál.

  5. May 2026
    Conference

    Contextualising Regional Technological Diversification in European Regions: Network Structure, Industrial Alignment, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, and Spatial Interdependence

    MKE Doctoral workshop, University of Pécs - Faculty of Business and Economics

  6. Jan 2026
    Journal article

    Regional potential and friction for technological diversification: a machine learning frontier approach

    Journal of Physics: Complexity, 7(1), 015005 · Open access

    DOI

  7. Jan 2026
    Conference

    Regional potential and friction for technological diversification

    8th Geography of Innovation Conference, Corvinus University · Budapest

  8. Aug 2025
    Conference

    Predicting regional patents diversification and their triggers: an explainable machine learning approach

    64th ERSA Congress · Athens, Greece

  9. 2025
    Journal article

    Efficiency of Eastern European schools and the role of their context

    Society and Economy, 47(3), 318–337

    DOI

  10. Jun 2025
    Conference

    Structural Challenges and GVC Positions in FDI Dependent Economies: Insights from the V4 Regions

    XVII Finance Days in Pécs, Finance and Accounting International Scientific Conference · Pécs

    With Zoltán Gál.

  11. Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
    Work

    Data Analyst Consultant, severity assessment

    IDMC (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) · Geneva, Switzerland

    Built a config-driven targets pipeline for REACH and IOM needs-assessment data from 15 countries: survey-weighted estimates, group tests and disaggregations, with small cells suppressed automatically, merged into a 2022–2024 severity dataset.

    R · targets · srvyr

  12. May 2024
    Conference

    Adoption of digital web technology, inequality and the role of space

    RKK40 Anniversary Conference, HUN-REN Institute for Regional Studies · Pécs

    With Stefan Apostol and András Gyimesi.

  13. Apr 2024
    Conference

    How Hungarian Universities and Research Institutions Can Expand Their Scientific Expertise?

    MKE Doctoral workshop, University of Pécs - Faculty of Business and Economics

  14. Mar 2024
    Conference

    Visegrad Countries and Education Challenges: An Efficiency Analysis

    Globalisation, Integration, Cooperation conference, University of Szeged · Szeged

  15. Aug – Dec 2023
    Work

    Consultant

    The Graph Network · Geneva, Switzerland

    Designed and recorded data science courses.

    R

  16. Sep 2022 – Jan 2023
    Work

    Consultant

    Geomatys · Montpellier, France

    Refactored and redesigned R code bases, optimising running time and memory use.

    R · data.table

  17. Apr – Sep 2022
    Work

    Data Officer

    REACH Initiative · Tunis

    Designed data pipelines and monitoring dashboards for several teams, and coordinated inputs on data collection.

    R · Python · PostgreSQL · Azure

  18. Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
    Work

    Database Specialist

    National Pen · Tunis

    Automated key processes, and cleaned and managed company data.

    SQL Server · MS Access

  19. Dec 2020
    Education

    MSc in Business Analytics

    Tunis Business School

    Efficiency analysis and modelling, computational statistics.

  20. Mar – Aug 2020
    Work

    Data Analyst

    EMRHOD Consulting · Tunis

    Developed client proposals, and designed and ran quantitative and qualitative studies, including focus groups.

    SPSS · R · Python · Power BI

  21. Jan – Jul 2020
    Work

    Teaching Assistant

    Tunis Business School

    Tutored the introductory course in descriptive statistics and probability.

  22. 2019 – 2020
    Misc

    Team Lead, Analysis

    Data-colab

  23. Jun – Aug 2019
    Work

    Operations Intern

    N3XT Tunisie · Tunis

    Implemented SAP S/4HANA operations modules to match clients' business needs.

  24. Jul 2018
    Education

    BSc in Econometrics

    ISG Sousse

    Probability and statistics, econometrics and operations research.

  25. 2018 – 2020
    Misc

    Co-founder and board member

    TBS Data Science Club, Tunis Business School

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