Elias Moor
About Elias Moor
Elias Moor is a Data Scientist at QuantCo in Zürich, with a background in economics and machine learning, and a Doctor of Sciences from ETH Zürich.
Current Role at QuantCo
Elias Moor is currently working as a Data Scientist at QuantCo based in Zürich und Umgebung. He joined QuantCo in March 2021. At QuantCo, he leverages his skills in statistics, machine learning, programming, and causal inference to solve complex data-driven problems.
Previous Experience at ETH Zürich
Elias Moor worked at ETH Zürich as a Doctoral Student and Scientific Assistant from 2016 to 2020. During his tenure, he engaged in extensive research and developed an interactive web app using R (Shiny) to illustrate results from his PhD project on estimating causal effects with machine learning methods.
Internships at Deloitte and Swiss National Bank
Elias Moor gained valuable industry experience through internships at Deloitte Switzerland and Swiss National Bank. He interned at Deloitte Switzerland in 2014, focusing on research within the Research Unit. Prior to that, he worked in the Monetary Policy Analysis Unit at the Swiss National Bank from 2013 to 2014 for eight months.
Educational Background in Economics
Elias Moor holds a Doctor of Sciences degree in Economics from ETH Zürich, completed from 2016 to 2020. He also studied Economics for a year at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (2015-2016) and obtained a Master of Science in Economics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2014-2016). Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Bern (2010-2013).
Passion for Data Science and Machine Learning
Elias Moor has a strong passion for statistics, machine learning, programming, and causal inference. He has applied machine learning methods extensively in his PhD projects to estimate causal effects, underpinning his expertise in utilizing advanced analytical techniques for research and practical applications.