Additional Contact Information
Office: Room 2.02 Hen Goleg, College Rd, Bangor LL57 2DG
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Qualifications
- PhD: Business Studies and Management
University of Southampton, - BSc: Economics
Xiamen University, China,
Teaching and Supervision
Undergraduate Teaching
- Behavioural Finance (2023)
- Data Science (2024 - Present)
Postgraduate Teaching
- Data Science (2023 - Present)
- Coding for Business Applications (2023)
- Applied Finance Project (2022-2023)
- FinTech with Project (2023)
Doctoral Workshop
- Empirical literature review, conceptual framework & theoretical framework.
PhD Students Supervisor
- Jiaxin Li (2024 - Present)
Research Interests
My research interest includes but is not limited to:
- Retail Investing and Financial Inclusion: Exploring the decision-making, risk behavior, and cognitive biases of retail investors. Investigating the transformative impact of FinTech on the retail investment landscape, aiming to bridge the gap in financial inclusion and accessibility.
- Advanced News Analytics in Finance: Leveraging cutting-edge news analytics and sentiment analysis to construct predictive models of financial markets. Examining the interplay between media narratives and corporate governance, and their collective impact on market dynamics.
- Sustainable Business Analytics: Applying data science techniques to enhance business sustainability, with a focus on assisting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in navigating the complexities of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Publications
2024
- PublishedRobo-advisers are here – the pros and cons of using AI in investing
Jones, L. & He, H., 13 Mar 2024, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2023
- PublishedInvestigating Retail Investors’ Decisions in a Social Network using Agent-Based Models
He, H. & Liu, J., 12 Sept 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - PublishedThe Impact of Mobile Devices on Individual Traders’ Responses to News Sentiment: Evidence from Early Adopters
He, H., Ma, T., Sung, M-C. & Johnson, J. E. V., Sept 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
2021
- PublishedAnalysing the impact of online news sentiment on individuals' sequential trading decisions
He, H., Ma, T., Sung, M-C. & Johnson, J. E. V., 23 Aug 2021.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review - PublishedPrior gains and subsequent trade size: The moderating role of news announcements
He, H., Ma, T., Sung, M-C. & Johnson, J. E. V., 24 Oct 2021.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Activities
2024
- Annual Conference OR66 - The OR Society
Co-Chair of Operational Research Society Annual Conference 2024
Stream Lead of Education in OR Analytics
10 Sep 2024 – 12 Sep 2024
Links:
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Chair) - Queen's University Belfast Department of Accounting Research Seminar
Presentation on Working Paper: Technology-enabled Innovations and Retail Investors:A Systematic Literature Review
9 Feb 2024
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2023
- The Operational Research Society - OR, Analytics, & Education Special Interest Group Webinar
Organising team of the webinar
1 Mar 2023
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker) - UKRI Talent Peer Review College (External organisation)
Feb 2023 →
Activity: Membership of network (Member)
2022
- 3rd ACM International Conference on AI in Finance Workshop On Machine Learning for Investor Modelling
Oral presentation on "How Do Mobile Trading Apps Change Individual Investors’ Responses to News Sentiment?"
2 Nov 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - OR Society Autumn Analytics Event
Oral presentation on "The Demand and Development of Business Data Analysts: Evidence from Current Job Market and Business Schools in the UK"
25 Oct 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Wales Data Nation Accelerator - Alan Turing Institute Introductory Workshop
Oral presentation on "Apply News Sentiment Analytics in Analysing Individual Investors' Decisions"
8 Jul 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - The Operational Research Society (External organisation)
Co-Chair of the Special Interest Group "OR, Analytics, and Education" of the OR Society
May 2022 →
Activity: Membership of network (Member)
2021
- ICAIF'21 Workshop on NLP and Network Analysis in Financial Applications
Oral presentation on "Apply News Sentiment in Analyzing Individual Investors' Decisions to Close Trading Positions"
3 Nov 2021
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
Other Grants and Projects
- British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Sep 2023-Feb 2025 (£9,964): Impacts of Bank Branch Closures on SME Performance: Evidence from the UK
- Welsh Government’s SMART-FIS program 2024 (£34,196): Analysing the Use of Data Analytics by Welsh Businesses