Curriculum Vitae
Janette F. Walde
Department of Statistics
Faculty of Economics and Statistics
University of Innsbruck
Universitätsstrasse 15
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Tel.: ++43 (0)512 507 70422
Fax: ++43 (0)512 507 70599
| Born | September 11, 1968 – Innsbruck, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Personal | Married, two children (2007 and 2009) |
Current position
Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Innsbruck
Areas of specialization
Applied Statistics and Econometrics
Appointments held
| since 2021/03 | Dean of Studies, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck |
| since 2019 | Professor (Univ.-Prof.) at the Department of Statistics, University of Innsbruck |
| 2013–2020 | Speaker of the research platform Empirical and Experimental Economics, University of Innsbruck |
| 2006–2019 | Associate Professor (ao Univ.-Prof.) at the Department of Statistics, University of Innsbruck |
| 2006–2016 | Authorised Representative of the Research Area Scientific Computing, University of Innsbruck |
| 2001–2002 | Research year at the University of California, San Diego, USA, Prof. Halbert White |
| 1997–2006 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Statistics, University of Innsbruck |
| 1994–1996 | Tutor in Statistics at the Department of Economic Theory, Economic Policy and Economic History, University of Innsbruck, Prof. Hans Werner Holub |
| 1993 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Quantum Physics, University of Innsbruck, Prof. Anton Zeilinger |
| 1992–1993 | Research Assistant at the Department of Quantum Physics, University of Innsbruck, Prof. Anton Zeilinger |
| 1990 | Summer job at Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria |
| 1988 | Summer job at Swarovski, Wattens, Austria |
| 1987 | Summer job at Swarovski, Wattens, Austria |
Education
| 2006 | Venia docendi (Habilitation) in “Statistics and Econometrics” |
| 2006 | Course on Spatial Econometrics, Prof. James P. LeSage, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2005–2007 | Acquisition of the eLearning certificate, University of Innsbruck |
| 2005 | Workshop in Spatial Econometrics, Kiel Institute for World Economics, Kiel, Germany |
| 2000 | Dr.rer.soec.oec, Doctor of Social and Economic Sciences with distinction, thesis: “Artificial Neural Networks – An analysis of advantages and disadvantages for classification problems” |
| 1993–2000 | Doctoral studies in Social and Economic Sciences, University of Innsbruck |
| 1987–1993 | Mag.rer.nat., Diploma (Magister rerum naturalium) in Physics with distinction, thesis: “Realization of a Quantum Eraser” |
| 1987–1993 | Study of Physics, University of Innsbruck |
| 1987 | High School Diploma (Matura) with distinction, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1979–1987 | Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck (secondary school and high school), Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1975–1979 | Sigmair Volksschule (primary school), Innsbruck, Austria |
Grants, honors & awards
| 2022 | Prof of the year, category “Outstanding Engagement”, awarded by the students and organized by the student faculty representatives. |
| 2021 | Prof of the year, category “Outstanding Engagement”, awarded by the students and organized by the student faculty representatives. |
| 2021 | Nomination Ars Docendi Staatspreis (State prize for excellent teaching), listed in “Atlas der guten Lehre”, together with Gabriele Steckel-Berger. |
| 2020 | Prof of the year, category “Outstanding Engagement”, awarded by the students and organized by the student faculty representatives. |
| 2015 | “Ars Docendi Staatspreis für innovatives Lehrkonzept am Studienbeginn”. Team: Stefan Lang, Alexander Razen, Gabriele Steckel-Berger, Nikolaus Umlauf, Janette Walde, Achim Zeileis. |
| 2014 | “eLearning Preis 2014 der Universität Innsbruck”, Lehrekonzept und Umsetzung des Moduls ‘Mathematik’. Team: Stefan Lang, Alexander Razen, Gabriele Steckel-Berger, Nikolaus Umlauf, Janette Walde, Achim Zeileis. |
| 2008 | “eLearning Preis 2008 der Universität Innsbruck”, eLearning project “Java Applets Bau, MIP, VW” in the category „technisch anspruchsvollstes Projekt” (technically most ambitious project). Team: Michael Oberguggenberger, Alexander Ostermann, Janette Walde. |
| 2008 | “eLearning Preis 2008 der Universität Innsbruck”, eLearning project „eTeaching Economics I” in the category „beste didaktische Konzeption und Umsetzung” (best didactical concept and implementation). |
| 2001 | “Erwin-Schrödinger Research Fellowship awarded” by the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF, Austrian Science Fund) to finance the scientific project “Characteristics, potential and limits of artificial neural networks for pattern recognition” at the University of California, San Diego. |
| 2001 | “Dr. Otto Seibert Prize for Scientific Publications” at the University of Innsbruck. |
Research projects and third-party funds
| 1999–2023 | Total €307,638 |
| 2013–2025 | Funding PhD position: Forschungsinitiative Dr. Oswald Lechner. Handels-, Industrie-, Handwerks- und Landwirtschaftskammer Bozen - Handelskammer Bozen |
| 2017–2018 | Tourismusforschungszentrum Tirol: “Touristische Präferenzen für komplexe Angebotspakete im Wintertourismus” |
| 2011 | bm:bwk: “Automatische Generierung von individuellen Übungsblättern/Prüfungen mit Hilfe der open-source Software R und Latex” (Automatic generation of individual tests/exams using the open source software R and Latex) |
| 2007–2008 | bm:bwk: “Java-Applets als didaktisches Anreicherungskonzept” (Java Applets as didactical tool) |
| 2006–2007 | bm:bwk: “Blended Learning Statistik” (Blended Learning Statistics) |
| 2005–2006 | bm:bwk: “e-Teaching Volkswirtschaftslehre I” (eTeaching Economics I) |
| 2005–2007 | Österreichische Nationalbank, Jubiläumsfondsprojekt Nr. 11034: Kreditrisikomessung von Bankenportfolios: Schätzung von Verlustfunktionen von Kreditportfolios von Banken mit Hilfe von strukturierten Modellen und neuronalen Netzen (Measuring credit risk of bank portfolios: Estimating loss functions of credit portfolios using structured models and artificial neural networks) |
| 1999–2000 | Industriellenvereinigung Tirol: Die Prognosequalität und Interpretierbarkeit der Ergebnisse Künstlicher Neuronaler Netze bei der Analyse von Phasenübergängen in der alpinen Landwirtschaftsstruktur (Prediction quality and interpretability of results obtained by using artificial neural networks to analyze phase transitions in the Alpine agriculture) |
| 1998–1999 | Universität Innsbruck: Eigenschaften, Möglichkeiten und Grenzen Künstlicher Neuronaler Netze bei der Mustererkennung im Schnittstellenbereich zwischen Ökonomie und Ökologie (Properties, possibilities and limits of artificial neural networks regarding pattern classification in the interface between economy and ecology), University of Innsbruck |
Service to the profession
Refereeing
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks • Journal of Computational Management Science • Journal of Environmental Modelling • Pattern Recognition • Environmental Modeling & Assessment • Statistical Modelling • Journal of Socio-Economics • Empirical Economics • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine • Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods • Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics • Journal of Economics and Statistics
Editorial work
Organization of international conferences and symposia
| 2014 | Österreichische Statistiktage 2014 / Annual Meeting of the Austrian Statistical Society (OSG) 2014, September 10–12, 2014, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2013 | NOeG, Scientific and Organising Committee Member, Mai 2013, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2008 | Scientific Committee Member of the International Workshop on “Computational and Financial Econometrics”, June 19–21, 2008, Neuchatel, Switzerland |
| 2007 | Scientific Committee Member of the International Workshop on “Computational and Financial Econometrics”, April 20–22, 2007, Genf, Switzerland |
| 2005 | Symposium “eLearning/eTeaching Strategy at University of Innsbruck”, December 14–15, 2005, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2005 | “eLearning Information Meeting”, November 30, 2005, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2004 | “2nd Interdisciplinary Mountain Research Young Scientists Conference”, September 29–October 2, 2004, Trafoi, Italy |
| 2000 | “Österreichische Statistik-Tage 2000/Austrian Conference on Statistics 2000”, Innsbruck, Austria |