Aristide Houndetoungan
Assistant Professor (Professeur Adjoint) at Université Laval
Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolAristide Houndetoungan is an assistant professor of economics at Université Laval with eight years of research and applied experience spanning econometric theory, social networks, and health economics. He holds a PhD from Université Laval and an engineering degree in statistics from ENSAE Dakar, blending rigorous statistical training with policy-facing work. His background includes academic posts in France and Canada, doctoral research roles, and consultancy for the World Bank, where he translated econometric insights into real-world development projects. He combines theoretical modeling with empirical applications of social interactions, often using advanced statistics to study health and network effects. Colleagues note his early leadership running a university computing club, signaling technical initiative alongside academic depth. He maintains an active professional presence and shares his work at www.ahoundetoungan.com.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics at Université LavalEngineer's degree, Statistics, Engineer's degree, Statistics at ENSAE DakarBachelor of Science - BS, Statistics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Statistics at Université d'Abomey-Calavi
French, English
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Github Skills (29)
partial9
rcpp6
eigen6
dplyr6
matrix6
python6
random-seed6
armadillo6
seed6
r6
gradient-descent5
r-package4
particle-swarm-optimization4
ide3
rstudio3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ahoundetoungan/SpatRegSAS
Dec 2017 - Mar 2024
Contributions:28 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 3 months
ahoundetoungan/ahoundetoungan.github.io
Jul 2019 - Jul 2026
This is my personal website code
Contributions:2 PRs, 962 pushes, 7 branches in 7 years
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