Ahmet Akusta holds a PhD in Business Administration from Necmettin Erbakan University (Türkiye), where he specialized in forecasting Bitcoin price volatility using machine learning. Since 2020, he has been a Lecturer at Konya Technical University (Türkiye), teaching courses on machine learning and data analysis. His research interests include machine learning in finance, ESG-based profitability, risk parity optimization, and volatility modeling, with contributions to international journals and conferences.
Musa Gün earned his PhD in Finance from Istanbul University and currently serves as an associate professor at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University (Türkiye). He began his academic journey with an undergraduate degree in International Trade from Bogaziçi University, followed by a master’s in Financial Economics from Dogus University. After gaining experience in the banking and audit sectors, he transitioned to academia in 2010. His research focuses on asset pricing models, market anomalies, credit risk management, investment valuation, and financial technologies.