Master thesis

Author: erikdeluca

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         text: Projects
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         text: Publications and Talks
+      - href: https://erikdeluca.it/Blood-Donors/
+        text: Master Thesis
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         text: About
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about.qmd

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Here is a resume of my education and working experiences.
 
 #### Actuary Pricing Motor
 
-My current job is based in Trieste, my hometown. I work at Allianz as an actuary in the motor pricing team.
+I currently work in Trieste, my hometown. I work at Allianz as an actuary in the motor pricing team.
 Together with my team, I am responsible for developing the technical and tariff models for the motor sector of the Italian branch.
 
 ### Past Work Positions
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ During my master I worked in jobs related to my field of studies. Before, I was
 
 #### Actuary - Internship
 
-My internship took place at Munich, Germappny, in one of the world's leading insurance and financial services providers. I worked for 6 months at Allianz SE, holding company of Allianz Group, in the H2 department, related to the finance processes. Specifically, I worked in the Group Actuarial Non-Life team, responsible for the Actuarial Function of the company, which is the team in charge of risk assessment, financial modeling, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning.
+My internship took place at Munich, Germany, in one of the world's leading insurance and financial services providers. I worked for 6 months at Allianz SE, holding company of Allianz Group, in the H2 department, related to the finance processes. Specifically, I worked in the Group Actuarial Non-Life team, responsible for the Actuarial Function of the company, which is the team in charge of risk assessment, financial modeling, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning.
 
 In my case, I was dedicated to:
 
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ In my case, I was dedicated to:
 
 From August 2023 to December 2024, I was involved in national medical research where I was in charge of the statistical part. The topic was *"Education in lower and upper secondary schools and support of the network of reference figures for youth for prevention of HPV and other sexually transmitted infections".*
 
-My tasks were:
+My tasks included:
 
--   Analyzing surveys via R and building reports for the different geographic areas and school levels;
+-   Analyzing surveys using R and building reports for the different geographic areas and school levels;
 
 -   Building reports which contained stratified frequency tables, charts, models and statistical tests;
 
 -   Writing the methodologic analysis in research papers.
 
-The models built were GLM (generalized linear models), some of them were zero-inflated quasipoisson due to the scoring rules of the survey. The statistical tests used were:
+I built GLMs (generalized linear models), some of them were zero-inflated quasipoisson due to the scoring rules of the survey. The statistical tests used were:
 
 -   McNemar test for detecting if there is a change between the pre and post intervention.
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The models built were GLM (generalized linear models), some of them were zero-in
 
 #### Teacher
 
-It sounds rare but during my bachelor's, I worked for almost 3 years as a teacher in a public primary school. I started during the pandemic when there was a huge lack of teachers and I took the opportunity!
+It sounds rare but during my bachelor's, I worked for almost 3 years as a teacher in a public primary school. I started during the pandemic when there was a significant teacher shortage and I took the opportunity!
 
 It was a big challenge for me. I was in charge of teaching subjects such as math and science to children from 6 to 11 y.o. It taught me to manage a team of about 25 people (the students), very heterogeneous. Actually, I didn't learn only how to manage students, but also the other class teachers, as I was given the role of coordinator, handling all the bureaucratic stuff.
 

docs/about.html

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 <meta property="og:title" content="About me – Erik De Luca">
-<meta property="og:description" content="">
+<meta property="og:description" content="Erik De Luca’s personal website. It contains talks, posts and info about a data scientist involved into insurance and biostatistics fields">
 <meta property="og:site_name" content="Erik De Luca">
 </head>
 
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     <a class="nav-link" href="./publications.html"> 
 <span class="menu-text">Publications and Talks</span></a>
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+  <li class="nav-item">
+    <a class="nav-link" href="https://erikdeluca.it/Blood-Donors/" target="_blank"> 
+<span class="menu-text">Master Thesis</span></a>
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@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ <h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="experience">Experience</h2>
 <h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="actual-work">Actual Work</h3>
 <section id="actuary-pricing-motor" class="level4">
 <h4 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="actuary-pricing-motor">Actuary Pricing Motor</h4>
-<p>My current job is based in Trieste, my hometown. I work at Allianz as an actuary in the motor pricing team. Together with my team, I am responsible for developing the technical and tariff models for the motor sector of the Italian branch.</p>
+<p>I currently work in Trieste, my hometown. I work at Allianz as an actuary in the motor pricing team. Together with my team, I am responsible for developing the technical and tariff models for the motor sector of the Italian branch.</p>
 </section>
 </section>
 <section id="past-work-positions" class="level3">
@@ -219,13 +223,13 @@ <h4 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="actuary---internship">Actuary - Internship<
 <section id="biostatistician" class="level4">
 <h4 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="biostatistician">Biostatistician</h4>
 <p>From August 2023 to December 2024, I was involved in national medical research where I was in charge of the statistical part. The topic was <em>“Education in lower and upper secondary schools and support of the network of reference figures for youth for prevention of HPV and other sexually transmitted infections”.</em></p>
-<p>My tasks were:</p>
+<p>My tasks included:</p>
 <ul>
-<li><p>Analyzing surveys via R and building reports for the different geographic areas and school levels;</p></li>
+<li><p>Analyzing surveys using R and building reports for the different geographic areas and school levels;</p></li>
 <li><p>Building reports which contained stratified frequency tables, charts, models and statistical tests;</p></li>
 <li><p>Writing the methodologic analysis in research papers.</p></li>
 </ul>
-<p>The models built were GLM (generalized linear models), some of them were zero-inflated quasipoisson due to the scoring rules of the survey. The statistical tests used were:</p>
+<p>I built GLMs (generalized linear models), some of them were zero-inflated quasipoisson due to the scoring rules of the survey. The statistical tests used were:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><p>McNemar test for detecting if there is a change between the pre and post intervention.</p></li>
 <li><p>Kruskal-Wallis test to identify if one socio-demographic characteristic is stochasticity superior to another one. This is also confirmed by the terms of the models built.</p></li>
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ <h4 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="biostatistician">Biostatistician</h4>
 </section>
 <section id="teacher" class="level4">
 <h4 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="teacher">Teacher</h4>
-<p>It sounds rare but during my bachelor’s, I worked for almost 3 years as a teacher in a public primary school. I started during the pandemic when there was a huge lack of teachers and I took the opportunity!</p>
+<p>It sounds rare but during my bachelor’s, I worked for almost 3 years as a teacher in a public primary school. I started during the pandemic when there was a significant teacher shortage and I took the opportunity!</p>
 <p>It was a big challenge for me. I was in charge of teaching subjects such as math and science to children from 6 to 11 y.o. It taught me to manage a team of about 25 people (the students), very heterogeneous. Actually, I didn’t learn only how to manage students, but also the other class teachers, as I was given the role of coordinator, handling all the bureaucratic stuff.</p>
 <p>It was a really important part of my life where I learned (not only taught) a lot of soft skills about explaining hard concepts in an easy way (for the children is hard, trust me) and managing teams up to 25 people (and sometimes even parents ). In the meanwhile, I continued my studies so strategic planning of my life was the real key to success.</p>
 </section>
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