Ralph Rudd

I obtained my doctorate in Quantitative Finance in 2018 and most recently served as a senior lecturer in the African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management at the University of Cape Town. Currently I am taking on interesting projects as a freelance quantitative consultant. I also train and teach Brazilian jiu jitsu at Team Renzo Gracie in Cape Town, where I was the Fundamentals instructor for 2 years, served as the Program Director for a year and am currently one of the coaches for the Advanced Class. Furthermore, I consider myself an amateur game development enthusiast.

Companies

• Assistant Professor in Financial Engineering Reykjavik University (2021)
• Quantitative Consultant - Machine Learning Freelance (2020 — 2020)
• Senior Lecturer University of Cape Town (2019 — 2019)
• Quantitative Consultant Liberty Group South Africa (2018 — 2019)
• Post-doctoral Fellow University of Cape Town (2018 — 2018)
• Lecturer University of Cape Town (2015 — 2018)
• Tutor - Numerical Methods in Finance University of Cape Town (2014 — 2017)
• Research Administrator University of Cape Town (2013 — 2015)
• Visual Effects Technical Director BlackGinger (2011 — 2012)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Quantitative Finance University of Cape (2014 - 2018)
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Mathematical Finance University of Cape Town (2013 - 2014)
• BSc Honours University of Stellenbosch (2009 — 2009)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) University of Stellenbosch (2006 — 2008)
• Online Short Course GetSmarter (2014 — 2014)