Nuwan Indika

Nuwan Indika is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at the Department of Business Analytics, College of Business, Loyola University New Orleans. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Kansas State University (2019), an MA in Economics from Western Illinois University (2013), and a BA in Economics from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2009). A Fulbright Scholar and econometrician, his research spans econometrics, big data, health data science, and biomedical text processing.

• Education: Ph.D. (Economics, Kansas State University, 2019); MA (Economics, Western Illinois University, 2013); BA (Economics, University of Colombo, 2009)
• Research Interests: Focus on econometric modeling of complex health data (human and veterinary medicine), biomedical text processing, and soda industry vertical merger analysis. Engages in large-scale data mining and computational epidemiology.
• Collaborations: Research associate with 1DATA Consortium (Kansas State University) and sports analytics collaborations with Prof. Sanders at Syracuse University.

Scientific Awards: Recognized as a Fulbright Scholar. Collaborative work spans oncology, pharmacokinetics, and behavioral economics.

Consulting: Analytics consultant for Plan International, World Bank, and GTZ projects.