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Associate professor
Faculty of Science
Mathematics

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (3526)
Cell: 613-404-7596
E-mail: rkulik@uottawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Cell Telephone, Office Telephone

Research information:

I have an extensive experience in applying statistical methods in various fields, especially in finance-related areas including time series analysis, trend modelling, prediction and forecasting, risk management, portfolio optimization, and extreme values analysis.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Applied statistics
• Currency exchange
• Data mining
• Economic models
• Probability theory
• Statistics

Language preference:

English and French , Polish; German; Russian

Researcher
Part-time professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Economics

Contact information:

Office: +1 613 979 6264
E-mail: bnguy095@uottawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Dr. Nguyen is an economist whose work bridges rigorous theory and empirical analysis across Economic Development, International Economics, and Monetary Economics. His research examines commodity and stock price dynamics, economic policy design, and tax collection behavior - with a particular focus on translating analytical findings into actionable policy insights. His recent scholarship centers on Markov regime-switching models as tools for time series forecasting, reflecting a broader commitment to advancing quantitative methods in economic research. This methodological sophistication is grounded in rare interdisciplinary depth: Dr. Nguyen holds a Ph.D. in Economics, MA degrees in Mathematics & Statistics, and Business Administration, and an undergraduate foundation in Engineering. Beyond academia, he brings substantial practical experience from industrial sectors and government think tanks, where he has shaped tax compliance frameworks, informed tax policy development, and built predictive modeling systems. This combination of scholarly rigor and institutional experience positions him as a distinctive voice at the intersection of economic research and public policy.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Economic models
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental economics
• Industrial organization
• Inflation
• International trade
• Statistics

Language preference:

English and French , Vietnamese

Associate Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (4860)
E-mail: yongjing.zhang@uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

• China's economy and governance
• Public finance, especially fiscal federalism
• Social dilemma
• Political economy of economic growth and institutional change

Area(s) of expertise:

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• China
• Development
• Economic development
• Economic models
• Economic policies
• Economics of sports
• Political economy
• Social norms

Language preference:

English only, Mandarin