Dr. Erol Orel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Erol Orel is an Econometrician and Data Scientist at the Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, specializing in machine learning and epidemiological research. He holds a Master of Science in Quantitative Economics, a D.E.A. in Econometrics, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on Global Health. Erol teaches statistics and epidemiology in the Master's program in public health at the Faculty of Medicine. With over a decade of experience as a quantitative analyst and financial risk manager, he transitioned into global health research in 2019. His work applies data science and econometric techniques to study infectious disease epidemiology, focusing on predicting HIV risk through socio-behavioral factors, identifying epidemic patterns, and developing machine learning models for disease surveillance. He has also contributed to COVID-19 epidemiological modeling in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health and Geneva University Hospitals. Erol is the developer of LiteRev, a web application that utilizes natural language processing and large language models to streamline literature reviews for scientific research, enhancing information retrieval and document classification.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Geneva

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from a recognized university Minimum 60 ECTS in management or related field for direct admission
Application Checklist
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  • CV
  • Diplomas
  • Transcripts
  • Proof of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Includes Department of Management, Finance, Economics, and Statistics programs. GMAT is strongly encouraged but not mandatory for most GSEM masters.