Biography
Bao Ngoc holds an M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance from Kiel University, Germany, and a Bachelor in Finance & Accounting from ISB-UEH. She works on empirical research, econometrics and quantitative data analysis.
She has worked with large-scale financial and high-frequency trading datasets, with advanced proficiency in R and working knowledge of Python, Stata, MATLAB and SPSS.
Based in Ho Chi Minh City, she lectures in Economics and Finance at Eastern International University (EIU).
Experience
- Economic Lecturer — Eastern International University (EIU), August 2026 – present. Delivers lectures in Economics and Finance.
- Academic Program Coordinator — University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), February 2025 – June 2026. Coordinated academic program development; managed communications and administrative processes with international partner universities.
- Research & Development Analyst — IFRC Vietnam, March 2019 – February 2021. Conducted empirical research on large-scale stock market and high-frequency trading datasets; developed R-based data processing and econometric pipelines (panel data, time series, asset pricing models); analysed millions of financial observations and contributed to quantitative finance reports and presentations.
NXW Investment Library
Index Investing: From Theory to Practice
NXW Investment Library, Volume 2 — with Dr MAI Huu Minh and HUYNH Nguyen Quoc Buu.
Roles
- Co-author, Index Investing (NXW Investment Library, Volume 2)
- Economic Lecturer, Eastern International University (EIU)
- Former R&D Analyst, IFRC Vietnam
Areas of expertise
Quantitative financeEconometricsPanel dataTime seriesAsset pricingHigh-frequency dataData mining & visualisationStatistical analysis
Education
- M.Sc. Quantitative Finance — Kiel University, Germany (2020 – 2024)
- B.A. Finance & Accounting — ISB-UEH (2015 – 2019)
- Semester abroad — International School of Management, Dortmund, Germany (2017)
Skills
R (advanced); Python, Stata, MATLAB, SPSS (working knowledge).
Certification
Machine Learning with Python — Computer Science Center, University of Science, VNU-HCM (2026).