Gustavo Varela Alvarenga

Education

Education

Ph.D., Mathematical Statistics
University of Maryland
2014 — 2021

Dissertation: Innovations in Time Series Forecasting — new validation procedures to improve forecasting accuracy and a novel machine-learning strategy for model selection.

M.A., Economics
Universidade de Brasília
2009 — 2011
B.S., Statistics
Universidade de Brasília
2004 — 2008
Honors & Certifications
  • Herbert A. Hauptman Fellowship, University of Maryland (2021)
  • Prêmio CNI de Economia (CNI National Economy Award), 2nd place (2012)
  • Neural Networks & Deep Learning (Coursera)
Short Courses
Game Theory
Stanford University (Coursera) · Online course
2012
Model Thinking
University of Michigan (Coursera) · Online course
2012
Topics in Real Analysis
Universidade de Brasília · Summer course
2012
Learn Python
Codecademy · Online course
2018
Introduction to JavaScript
Codecademy · Online course
2018