Dr Manuel Nunes PhD, MSc, MBA, BSc
Postgraduate Research Student
Dr Manuel Nunes is a Machine Learning Researcher within Electronics and Computer Science, Southampton Business School and The Centre for Digital Finance.
He is working in a multidisciplinary project under the supervision of Professor Frank McGroarty and Dr Enrico Gerding.
Manuel's research focuses on the application of machine learning in fixed income markets, specifically the use of deep learning models for yield and yield curve forecasting and more recently the use of reinforcement learning techniques in fixed income portfolio management.
He holds a BSc from the University of Porto, and an MSc from the New University of Lisbon, both in Portugal, an MBA and a PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK. Prior to starting his present research project, he worked in financial markets, for banks and financial institutions, initially as an equity research analyst, then as portfolio manager and head of fixed income.