Eva Ferreira | |
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 Eva Ferreira in 2021 | |
| Born | María Eva Ferreira García (1963-01-25)25 January 1963 (age 63) |
| Alma mater | University of the Basque Country |
| Known for | Rector of theUniversity of the Basque Country (2021-2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Economics |
| Thesis | (1994) |
| Website | www.ehu.eus/en/en-governance-team/rector |
María Eva Ferreira García (born 25 January 1963 inBarakaldo,Biscay) is a Basquemathematician,economist and universityprofessor.
She is currently theRector of theUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) since 2021, being the second woman to hold the position of rector afterNekane Balluerka.[1]
She graduated from the University of the Basque Country with a degree inMathematics. She obtained a master's degree inProbability andStatistics from theCourant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) and aPhD inEconomics from the University of the Basque Country. Since 2005, she has held a full professorship inApplied Economics.
On 25 January 2021, she was named Rector of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).[2]
In 1994, she received her PhD in Economics from the University of the Basque Country under the supervision of Dr. Fernando Tusell. The title of her doctoral thesis was "Non-parametric smoothing; with application to spectral estimation." The thesis formulated an estimation of the spectral density function, a fundamental function in the analysis of time series, from a non-parametric point of view. Her work studied and generalized non-parametric methods, in particular spline estimators, for general regression models, and on the other hand, solved the problem of their application to spectral analysis, obtaining improved results. She also carried out research on computation and simulation, and with these tools, she demonstrated the theoretical results obtained during her thesis work.[3] Her work has had applications in fields such as the analysis of the effects of drugs in medicine or the assessment of systemic risk in finance.
Subsequently, she was head of the PhD Programme in Quantitative Finance (UPV/EHU, 2000-2004 and 2013–2015).
In 2021, her research topics at the theoretical level werestochastic processes andnon-parametric estimation; while at the application level, Ferreira's research topics have focused onfinance, thegender gap and theglass ceiling effect. In several talks, she has explained how mathematics is a useful tool in the analysis of inequalities between ethnic groups, between sexes, and between countries and specifically how mathematics can be used to understand the 'glass-ceiling' effect.[4][5]
Since March 2020, she has been a member of the expert committee of CEMAT (Spanish Mathematics Committee), where she has collaborated incoronavirus data modelling and monitoring.
She has spent time as a guest researcher at various universities, including theUniversity of Bath,University of Giessen, (Universidad Complutense de Madrid),University of Freiburg andUniversity of Louisiana System, and has lectured atUniversity of São Paulo, Louisiana andAhmedabad University inIndia. She has also supervised five doctoral theses.[6]
Eva has a long track record in university management, holding various positions, including the Vice-Rector for Economic Affairs and Academic Programs (2004-2008), General Secretary (2009-2012), and the Chief Director ofUnibasq, the agency for the quality of the Basque University System. On 25 January 2021, she was named Rector of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU),[7][8] replacingNekane Balluerka.
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