Centre for Data Analytics

Our centre

Following the 2015 launch of Queensland’s first fully accredited actuarial science degrees, Bond Business School has emerged as an international think tank in big data and its application in areas such as actuarial science, economics and data analytics.

Under the leadership of Professor Sekar Rajaguru, the Centre for Data Analytics was established as a global research hub, engaging with government, private enterprise and not-for-profit organisations to ensure that the practical application of big data is optimised by the very latest research. 

Our mission

The mission of the Centre for Data Analytics is to establish Bond University as a leading research hub in data analytics, through:

  1. Outreach and research collaboration
  2. Expansion of the quality and quantity of research output, and through
  3. The development of training and technology aimed at strengthening our current research programs and engagement with industry.
The exterior of the Centre for Data Analytics building, surrounded by sandstone and green trees on a sunny day

Key focus areas

  • Actuarial and financial data analytics

  • Health analytics

  • Sports analytics

  • Marketing analytics

  •  Machine learning

  • Risk management

  • Climate change

  • Sustainable development

Our research

Projects currently underway include:

  • High frequency trading analysis
  • Price discovery in equity and volatility trading
  • Financial fraud research
  • Risk analysis
  • Infrastructure sequencing
  • Energy poverty and energy justice

The focus of our centre is closely aligned with the priorities of the Bond Business School University Strategic Plan.

Our research strategies

Elevate our standing and reach

Elevate our standing and reach by engaging with academe, business, industry, government, and the community in influential and impactful ways, through research, partnership, and collaboration.

Developing on our firm foundation of existing research

Developing on our firm foundation of existing research to cultivate our accomplishment in research income through contract research and consultancy work. 

Developing on our firm foundation of existing research to cultivate our success in research output in terms of quality and quantity.

Grow our strength and capacity

Grow our strength and capacity through research training, higher degree research students and professional development.

Develop programs to support our growth

Develop programs to support our growth in income and research output Contribute to the university’s graduate and undergraduate program by involving students in research projects through assistantships and other work arrangements.

Provide technological solutions

Provide technological solutions through Bloomberg, R and Python training programs.

Centre for Data Analytics Team

Grants and funding

Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grants

Price Discovery in Equity and Volatility Futures for Trading and Hedging

DP230101472: Price Discovery in Equity and Volatility Futures for Trading and Hedging. Gulasekaran Rajaguru; Steven Stern; Michael O'Neill; Robert Faff - $382,798 

The improvement of climate change investigations by developing and applying innovative evolutionary subset time series modelling using semi parametric sparse patterned approaches

DP1092801: The improvement of climate change investigations by developing and applying innovative evolutionary subset time series modelling using semi parametric sparse patterned approaches. T. J. O’Neill, R. D. Terrell, J Penm, J Penm, C. C. Li and A. Chen - $300,000

Surviving financial crises: a study of the Australian Government securities market

DP11010953: Surviving financial crises: a study of the Australian Government securities market. T. Smith, T. J. O’Neill, J. Ng, B. R. Oliver, K. L. Benson and M. S. Akhtar - $430,000

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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A message from our Director

  • The establishment of a University Centre in Centre for Data Analytics has positioned Bond University as a significant player in the big data and analytics research space.

    Members of the centre have specific big data analytics interests in finance, machine learning, risk management, health analytics, sports analytics, energy, and climate change, amongst others. They have a genuine desire to collaborate and contribute their complimentary skills on a range of innovative data analytics projects.

    Professor Sekar Rajaguru - Director - Centre for Data Analytics
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