Education

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

PhD. Service Science (In progress)

University of Liverpool, UK

M.S. Business Analytics 

New York University, USA

B.S. Business and Technology Management 

Publications

1. Owen H.T Lu; Bobea, M (2023) Applying Learning Analytics in Programming Courses: A Feasibility Analysis on Viscode - JHCI Xingda Humanities Journal 興大人文學報，Issue 70 (2023/03) Pp. 85-107

2. Bobea, M; Park, S; Flanagan, B; and Owen H.T Lu. (2023) Improving the Prediction Accuracy of Student Performance in a Cross-Semester Scenario Utilizing a Domain Adaptation Approach - The 13th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference

3. Li, A; Li, M; Bobea, M; Huang, A; Yang, S; Owen H.T Lu (2023) Analyzing Student Programming Propensity with SHAP to Classify Future Performance - The 13th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 

4. Bobea, M; Shu, W.S. (2022) Can We Apply Traditional Forecasting Models to Predicting Bitcoin? In: Qiu, R., Chan, W.K.V., Chen, W., Badr, Y., Zhang, C. (eds) City, Society, and Digital Transformation. INFORMS-CSS 2022. Conference Publication. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15644-1_9

Conference Proceedings 

1. Bobea, M; and Shmueli, G. (2024),  "Addressing Performative Prediction Effects Using Dynamic Simulation Models" - TSWIM 2024, The Taiwan Summer Workshop on Information Management. Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. 

2. Bobea, M; and Shmueli, G. (2024), "When will my model fail? A Method for Detecting Patterns of Forecasting Failures" - ISF 24, the 44th International Symposium on Forecasting. Dijon, France

3. Bobea, M; and Shmueli, G. (2024), "TreeAlert: Detecting Patterns of Forecasting Failures in AI-Enabled Devices" - SCECR 24, the Twentieth Symposium on Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research. Lisbon, Portugal

4. Bobea, M; and Shmueli, G. (2024), "TreeAlert: Detecting Patterns of Forecasting Failures in AI-Enabled Devices" - ICEC 24, the 25th International Center for Electronic Commerce. Seoul, Korea  

5. Bobea, M; and Shmueli, G. (2023), "Using System Dynamics for Asking Counterfactual Questions" - ICEB23, The 23rd International Conference on Electronic Business. Chiayi, Taiwan

Academic Activities

Research Assistant

• Research Assistant: NTHU - Inst. of Service Science | Fall 2022 - Ongoing

• Research Assistant: NCCU - Dept. of International College of Innovation | Fall 2022

• Research Assistant: NCCU - Dept. of Management Information Systems | Spring 2022

Educator

• Teaching Assistant: NTHU - Business Analytics and Data Visualization | Spring 2025

• Educator: Future Learn / MOOC -  Business Analytics Using Forecasting | Summer 2024

• Teaching Assistant: NTHU - Business Analytics Using Forecasting | Fall 2023

Reviewer

• Reviewer: TSWIM | Spring 2025 

• Reviewer: Financial Innovation (Journal) | Fall 2023

• Reviewer: The International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK) | Spring 2023

Awarded Scholarships 

• The International Institute of Forecasters Travel Grant | 2024

• Excellent Doctoral Student Scholarship | 2023

• NTHU International Student Scholarship | 2022