Prof Mesias Alfeus is an Associate Professor of Financial Risk Management in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Stellenbosch University, and holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney.
He serves as Lead Principal Investigator of the NITheCS Quantitative Finance Focus Area and as Editor-in-Chief Mentee at the South African Journal of Science. He also sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Futures Markets and is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance. His research focuses on the development of numerical methods and analytical solutions for complex option derivatives, with an emphasis on rigorous model design and evaluation.
In addition to his academic roles, he contributes to industry practice as a Specialist Consultant to FirstRand Group’s Market Risk Technical Committee, supporting robust risk governance and model oversight.