Justin Hitchen
Contact: justin.hitchen@student.uts.edu.au
Entered PhD Program: January 2019
PhD Supervisor: Dr Vitali Alexeev, Professor Dave Michayluk and Dr Gerhard Hambusch
Research topics:
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Investment Analysis
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Algorithmic Trading
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Machine Learning
Teaching areas:
- Finance
Academic Background and Work Experience:
Justin completed a Bachelor of Business (Honours) degree at UTS. Following his studies, Justin spent several years working as an analyst for a global renewable energy infrastructure fund where he specialised in financial modelling.
The pace of technological change continues to accelerate rapidly, disrupting traditional business practices whilst providing opportunities for proactive businesses to evolve and more effectively meet the objectives of stakeholders. Justin’s research is focused on exploring how artificial intelligence could be used to assist or supplant conventional investment decision making processes.
Publications:
Hambusch, G., Hitchen, J. and Casavecchia, L., 2022, "The Impact of Analyst Forecast Errors on Fundamental Indexation: The Australian Evidence", Journal of Asset Management, forthcoming.