About

David Zenz

Data Scientist and Statistician at wiiw (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)

Develops and maintains interactive R Shiny applications and implements automated data pipelines, focusing on integrating large-scale international trade datasets into research. Manages statistical data for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Member of the wiiw Works Council.

Research interests

Time series econometrics
Forecasting
Agent-based macroeconomic modeling
Big data integration in economic research

Experience

Since 2017Statistician / Data Scientist, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
May–Jun 2016Research Assistant, Vienna Center for Experimental Economics, University of Vienna
Jan 2012Project Staff / Student Assistant, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
May–Jun 2011Project Staff / Student Assistant, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
2009–2016Personal Assistant, WAG
Feb–Apr 2007Service Technician, Baumgartner Bürokommunikationstechnik
2004–2005Database Administrator, Internetreisen

Education

Since 2016MSc Statistics, University of Vienna
Since 2013MSc Economics, University of Vienna
BSc Economics, University of Vienna
Software Engineering, HTL Donaustadt

Civilian service

2007–2008Paramedic, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund

Also into

Espresso
Cooking
European football
Bouldering
Snowboarding
Photography