Olga Biedova
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics

Office Hours: MW: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (in-person in Beatty 314) Th: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (virtually via Zoom: https://cofc.zoom.us/j/7647146892) Please make an appointment via email.
Phone: 843.953.9647
E-mail: biedovao@cofc.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration (Concentration in Business Analytics), Bentley University- Waltham, Massachusetts (Spring 2020)
M.S. Information and Communication Systems Security, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"-Kyiv, Ukraine (Spring 2015)
B.S. Information and Communication Systems Security, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"-Kyiv, Ukraine (Spring 2013)
Research Interests
RESEARCH AGENDA- Business analytics
- Quantitative Finance
- Information Management
- Statistical Modeling
- Information Security
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Machine Learning
- Predictive Analytics
- Data Visulization
- Data Mining
- Classification
- Dimensionality Reduction
- Statistics
- Bootstrapping
- Clustering
SOFTWARE SKILLS
- Proficient Level R, Excel
- Intermediate Level SQL, STATA, SPSS, VBA, Tableau
- Basic Level Python, C++, SAS, Amos
- Familiarity with OpenBUGS, Salford Systems, Linux
RESEARCH AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Conferences
Biedova, O., Mahdikhani (2021). DSI Annual Meeting 2021, online, “Supply Chain Management and COVID-19: a Scientometric Analysis”
Biedova, O., Mahdikhani (2021). 2021 Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, “Supply Chain Management and COVID-19: a Scientometric Analysis”
Biedova, O., Steblovskaya, V., Wallbaum, K. (2019). 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, “Comparison Study of Portfolio Insurance Strategies: CPPI versus VTPI”.
Biedova, O., Steblovskaya, V., (2019). 5th Symposium on Quantitative Finance and Risk Analysis (QFRA 2019), Kos, Greece, " Volatility Target Portfolio Insurance (VTPI) Strategy ".
Biedova, O., Steblovskaya, V., (2019). Analytics without Borders, Bentley University, Bryant University and Tufts University, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, "Volatility Target Portfolio Insurance (VTPI) Strategy".
Courses Taught
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Analysis
- Data Mining
- Information Systems
- Business Statistics
- Managerial Statistics (MBA)
Honors and Awards
- Bentley Doctoral Fellowship 2015-Present
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Reviewer Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
- International Conference on Information Systems
- International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance
Affiliations
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Decision Sciences Institute
- Association of Information Systems
- American Statistical Association
- INFORMS
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
- Decision Sciences Institute Charleston, 2022
- Distance Education on-Demand Express Readiness Course Charleston (online), Summer 2020
Publications
DISSERTATION TITLE
Portfolio Insurance Strategies. Parameter Optimization and Comparison Study.
PAPERS
Biedova, O. and Steblovskaya, V. 2020. "Multiplier Optimization for Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance (CPPI) Strategy". International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance
WORKING PAPERS
Supply Chain Management: a Scientometric Analysis. With Dr. Maryam Mahdikhani. Status: manuscript preparation. The Effect of a Ransomware Attack on the Public Opinion of a Company: Sentiment Analysis of the Twitter Data. Status: data analysis. Gnosis Freight: Harnessing Low-Code to Shipping Container Visibility and Logistics. With Dr. Iris Junglas and Dr. Blake Ives. Status: manuscript preparation. Volatility Target Portfolio Insurance (VTPI) Strategy. Status: manuscript preparation. Comparison Study of Portfolio Insurance Strategies. Status: manuscript preparation. |
CONFERENCES
Biedova, O., Mahdikhani (2021). DSI Annual Meeting 2021, online, “Supply Chain Management and COVID-19: a Scientometric Analysis”
Biedova, O., Mahdikhani (2021). 2021 Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, “Supply Chain Management and COVID-19: a Scientometric Analysis”
Biedova, O., Steblovskaya, V., Wallbaum, K. (2019).2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, "Comparison Study of Portfolio Insurance Strategies: CPPI versus VTPI".
Biedova, 0., Steblovskaya, V., (2019). 5th Symposium on Quantitative Finance and Risk Analysis (QFRA 2019), KOS, Greece, " Volatility Target Portfolio Insurance (VTPI) Strategy".
Biedova, 0., Steblovskaya, V., (2019). Analytics without Borders, Bentley University, Bryant University and Tufts University, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, "Volatility Target Portfolio Insurance NTPI) Strategy".