Matthew Boyle (boyla950)

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About Me

Hi, I'm Matthew, a programmer and recent finance graduate from the North East of England. I currently hold a first-class undergraduate degree from Durham University (where I studied computer science) and have just graduated from my master's degree in finance at Newcastle University!

During my time as an undergraduate, I have found a passion for machine learning and the greater field of data science. I am also very interested in financial markets and am always looking to find opportunities to further explore these two fields and combine them, particularly in the realm of risk management.

I currently work as a Model Validation Specialist in the Risk Group at Virgin Money where I am engaged in scrutinising models used across various domains, including IFRS 9, stress testing, pricing, and climate risk analysis.

Education

Master's Degree

Newcastle University (2022 - 2023)

MSc Finance (PGT) - Pass with Distinction

Dissertation: Predicting the Pound: Forecasting Volatility in Foreign Exchange Markets (Final Mark: 82%)

Modules: Financial Derivatives, Financial Theory, Introductory Econometrics, Applied Econometrics, International Finance, Corporate Finance, Risk Modelling, Introduction to Financial Reporting, Behavioural Finance, Research Methods for Economics & Finance.

As part of this course, I also completed 2-week international exchange program at KEDGE Business School (Marseille Campus) undertaking a tailor-made course on Sustainability & Entrepreneurship.

I was also the recipient of a Business Excellence Scholarship.

Bachelor's Degree

Durham Univesity (2019 - 2022)

BSc Computer Science - First Class Honours

Dissertation: Eye in the Sky: Object Detection and Tracking via Drone Imagery using Convolutional Neural Networks (Final Mark: 77%) (see here)

3rd Year Modules: Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning, Recommender Systems, Parallel Scientific Computing, Bioinformatics, Algorithmic Game Theory, Computer Vision, Human-AI Interaction Design, Project Management.

2nd Year Modules: Networks and Databases, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Programming Paradigms, Software Engineering, Theory of Computation.

1st Year Modules: Mathematics for Computer Science, Algorithms and Data Structures, Computational Thinking, Computer Systems, Programming, New Venture Creation (elective module).