Ph.D. in Mathematical Sci. (Financial Math & Actuarial Sci.), Dalian University of Technology

BSc. In Actuarial Science (Statistics Minor), Kwame Nkrumah Uni. of Science & Technology

MATH 2415: Calculus I

MATH 2526: Applied Statistics

MATH 2995: Matrix & Linear Algebra

MATH 3640: Financial Mathematics

MATH 4710: Data Visualization

MATH 4809: Special Topics in Math – Optimization for Data Analytics

MATH 3802: Independent Study

MATH 4890: Senior Seminar

Dr. Atta Mills is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Wenzhou-Kean University and the Director of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainability (AIRs). He is also a Chartered Mathematician (CMath), having obtained this designation from the prestigious Institute of Mathematics and its Applications(IMA), UK. He has served on several committees at the department, college, and university levels. Prior to joining Jiangxi University of Science & Technology as an Associate Professor, Dr. Atta Mills was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA), Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. He has also worked as a researcher at Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam and served as a Research Fellow at the Ganzhou Academy of Financial Research (GAFR).

• 2022 — Wenzhou-Kean University Student Partnering Faculty, WKUSPF202227
• 2021 — Wenzhou-Kean Internal Research Support Program, IRSPG202204
• 2021 — School-level longitudinal research project start-up fund, Jiangxi University of Science & Technology.
• 2019 — Management Science Project of the Department of Science & Technology, Jiangxi Province, China.
• 2017 — R.S – F.R.N.S Research – PDR Project Grant, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
• 2017 — Certificate of Excellence, Dalian University of Technology. Excellent International Graduate.
• 2013 — Liaoning Provincial Government Scholarship, Liaoning Scholarship Council, Full Scholarship for Doctoral Studies.
• 2013 — Certificate of Excellence, Most Outstanding Student 2011-2013, Jiangsu University.
• 2013 — Excellent Student Award 2012/2013 academic year. Overseas Education College, Jiangsu University.
• 2012 — Certificate of Merit, Excellent Research Presentation, Second Sino-Foreign Research Forum, Jiangsu University.

Include but not limited to Mathematical Optimization, Retirement and Insurance Modelling, Predictive Analytics, Mathematical Risk Theory, Operations Research, Data Envelopment Analysis.

• Robust Multistage Semi-Infinite Programming Under Nested Uncertainty: A Hybrid Decomposition Approach With Semidefinite Relaxation. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation (2026). 160: 109903. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2026.109903 
• Optimizing Risk Transfer in Dynamic Insurance Networks: A Graph-Based Reinforcement Learning Framework.” Chaos, Solitons & Fractals (2025). 201:117375. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117375 
• Precise Large Deviations for Sub-Exponential Multivariate Sums in t-Copula-Dependent Renewal Risk Models. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation (2025).142:108514. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2024.108514 
• Data-Driven Prediction of Soccer Outcomes Using Enhanced Machine and Deep Learning Techniques. Journal of Big Data (2024). 1(1):1–37. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-024-01008-2 
• Optimal allocation for stock market-excluded retirees: Effects of interest rates, longevity risk, and upfront fees. Finance Research Letters (2024).10023. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.106320 
• Data-Driven Price Trends Prediction of Ethereum: A Hybrid Machine Learning and Signal Processing Approach. Blockchain: Research and Applications (2024): 100231. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100231 
• Optimal lifetime income annuity without bequest: Single and annual premiums. Finance Research Letters (2023): 103613. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). §
• A hybrid two-stage robustness approach to portfolio construction under uncertainty. Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences (2022). (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksuci.2022.06.016 
• Modeling innovation efficiency, its micro-level drivers, and its impact on stock returns. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals (2021) 152:111303. (JCR-Q1, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2021.111303