Denis M. Becker
Om
Denis Becker has joined the NTNU Business School at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2011 (back then the Business school was part of the Sør-Trøndelag University College). His main research interests are in decision-making under uncertainty, corporate finance, firm valuation, as well as the application of reinforcement learning to economic and financial applications.
Denis Becker obtained his Masters degree in Business Administration from the Chemnitz University of Technology (TUC), Germany. Afterwards, he has worked five years as lecturer at this university. In addition, he has taught at several other institutions like the University of Applied Science Breitenbrunn or the University of Applied Science Glauchau (Germany).
In 2006, Denis Becker joined the department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at NTNU for his doctoral studies, where he obtained his PhD in Business Management and Operations Research.
Kompetanseord
Publikasjoner
2025
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Becker, Denis Mike.
(2025)
Behavior of discount rates in present value calculation.
International Journal of Financial Engineering (IJFE)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Agakishiev, Ilyas;
Härdle, Wolfgang Karl;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Zuo, Xiaorui.
(2025)
Regime switching forecasting for cryptocurrencies.
Digital Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Agakishiev, Ilyas;
Härdle, Wolfgang Karl;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Zuo, Xiaorui.
(2025)
Correction to: Regime switching forecasting for cryptocurrencies (Digital Finance, (2025), 10.1007/s42521-024-00123-2).
Digital Finance
Korrigendum
2024
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Becker, Denis Mike.
(2024)
Consistent DCF Methods for Constant-Growth Annuities à la Modigliani & Miller or Miles & Ezzell.
Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2023
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Olsen, Tommy Ole;
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2023)
Generation of quantifiable knowledge about delouse treatments of salmon – The case of Hydrolicer®/Hydroflow treatments.
Aquaculture Reports
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022
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Becker, Denis Mike;
Solberg, Harry Arne;
Heyerdahl, Gaute.
(2022)
The financial challenges of hosting sports events: a problem of insufficient separation between decision-making and decision-control.
European Sport Management Quarterly
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Becker, Denis Mike.
(2022)
Getting the valuation formulas right when it comes to annuities.
Managerial Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021
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Solberg, Harry Arne;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Denstadli, Jon Martin;
Heldal, Frode;
Knardal, Per Ståle;
Thøring, Thor Atle.
(2021)
Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship.
Sport, Business and Management
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Becker, Mike Denis.
(2021)
The difference between Modigliani–Miller and Miles–Ezzell and its consequences for the valuation of annuities.
Cogent Economics & Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Li, Wei;
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2021)
Day-ahead electricity price prediction applying hybrid models of LSTM-based deep learning methods and feature selection algorithms under consideration of market coupling.
Energy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020
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Becker, Mike Denis.
(2020)
The translation between the required return on unlevered and levered equity for explicit cash flows and fixed debt financing.
Managerial Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
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Solberg, Harry Arne;
Becker, Denis;
Denstadli, Jon Martin;
Heldal, Frode;
Knardal, Per Ståle;
Thøring, Thor Atle.
(2018)
Sykkel-VM 2017. Fra folkefest til økonomisk bakrus.
NTNU: Center for Sport and Culture Management Research
Forskningsrapport
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Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Nesse, Per Jonny.
(2018)
Optimization-based profitability management tool for cloud broker.
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2017
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Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2017)
Optimisation approach to target costing under uncertainty with application to ICT-service.
International Journal of Production Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berg, Terje;
Becker, Denis.
(2017)
The never-ending cost allocation puzzle – Treatment of Uncertainty and Risk.
Cost Management
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Becker, Denis;
Berg, Terje.
(2017)
Kostnadsfordeling under usikkerhet og risiko eksemplifisert med aktivitetsbasert kalkulasjon.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Becker, Denis.
(2017)
Giret egenkapitalavkastningskrav for kontantstrømmer med begrenset levetid og gitt gjeldsfinansiering.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2015
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Gonzalez, Andres J.;
Helvik, Bjarne Emil;
Tiwari, Prakriti;
Becker, Denis;
Wittner, Otto J..
(2015)
GEARSHIFT: Guaranteeing availability requirements in SLAs using hybrid fault tolerance.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2013
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Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2013)
Stochastic optimization on social networks with application to service pricing.
Computational Management Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2011
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Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2011)
Differentiated Service Pricing on Social Networks Using Stochastic Optimization.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2008
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Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2008)
Quantitative Networks Analysis and Modeling of Networked Multiagent Environment.
Telektronikk
Fagartikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Becker, Denis Mike.
(2025)
Behavior of discount rates in present value calculation.
International Journal of Financial Engineering (IJFE)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Denis Mike;
Solberg, Harry Arne;
Heyerdahl, Gaute.
(2022)
The financial challenges of hosting sports events: a problem of insufficient separation between decision-making and decision-control.
European Sport Management Quarterly
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Agakishiev, Ilyas;
Härdle, Wolfgang Karl;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Zuo, Xiaorui.
(2025)
Regime switching forecasting for cryptocurrencies.
Digital Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2013)
Stochastic optimization on social networks with application to service pricing.
Computational Management Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2017)
Optimisation approach to target costing under uncertainty with application to ICT-service.
International Journal of Production Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2022)
Getting the valuation formulas right when it comes to annuities.
Managerial Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Berg, Terje;
Becker, Denis.
(2017)
The never-ending cost allocation puzzle – Treatment of Uncertainty and Risk.
Cost Management
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Solberg, Harry Arne;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Denstadli, Jon Martin;
Heldal, Frode;
Knardal, Per Ståle;
Thøring, Thor Atle.
(2021)
Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship.
Sport, Business and Management
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2020)
The translation between the required return on unlevered and levered equity for explicit cash flows and fixed debt financing.
Managerial Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Nesse, Per Jonny.
(2018)
Optimization-based profitability management tool for cloud broker.
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Olsen, Tommy Ole;
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2023)
Generation of quantifiable knowledge about delouse treatments of salmon – The case of Hydrolicer®/Hydroflow treatments.
Aquaculture Reports
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2024)
Consistent DCF Methods for Constant-Growth Annuities à la Modigliani & Miller or Miles & Ezzell.
Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2021)
The difference between Modigliani–Miller and Miles–Ezzell and its consequences for the valuation of annuities.
Cogent Economics & Finance
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2008)
Quantitative Networks Analysis and Modeling of Networked Multiagent Environment.
Telektronikk
Fagartikkel
-
Agakishiev, Ilyas;
Härdle, Wolfgang Karl;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Zuo, Xiaorui.
(2025)
Correction to: Regime switching forecasting for cryptocurrencies (Digital Finance, (2025), 10.1007/s42521-024-00123-2).
Digital Finance
Korrigendum
-
Li, Wei;
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2021)
Day-ahead electricity price prediction applying hybrid models of LSTM-based deep learning methods and feature selection algorithms under consideration of market coupling.
Energy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Del av bok/rapport
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Becker, Denis;
Berg, Terje.
(2017)
Kostnadsfordeling under usikkerhet og risiko eksemplifisert med aktivitetsbasert kalkulasjon.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Becker, Denis.
(2017)
Giret egenkapitalavkastningskrav for kontantstrømmer med begrenset levetid og gitt gjeldsfinansiering.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2011)
Differentiated Service Pricing on Social Networks Using Stochastic Optimization.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Gonzalez, Andres J.;
Helvik, Bjarne Emil;
Tiwari, Prakriti;
Becker, Denis;
Wittner, Otto J..
(2015)
GEARSHIFT: Guaranteeing availability requirements in SLAs using hybrid fault tolerance.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
Rapport
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Solberg, Harry Arne;
Becker, Denis;
Denstadli, Jon Martin;
Heldal, Frode;
Knardal, Per Ståle;
Thøring, Thor Atle.
(2018)
Sykkel-VM 2017. Fra folkefest til økonomisk bakrus.
NTNU: Center for Sport and Culture Management Research
Forskningsrapport
Undervisning
Emner
- BFIN5000 - Masteroppgave - hovedprofil Finans
- BØA2042 - Financial Modeling using Excel
- BØA2020 - Decision Modeling and Optimization
- BBAN3001 - Essentials of Business Analytics
- BBAN4010 - Reinforcement Learning in Finance and Economics
Veiledning
Denis Becker supervises Bachelor and Master theses in areas related to corporate finance, empirical finance, management accounting & control, and operations research.
Formidling
2025
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Annen presentasjonKringstad, Morten; Olsen, Tor-Eirik; Becker, Denis Mike. (2025) Ski-VM 2025 i Trondheim. Budsjettstyring - Økonomistyring, Granåsenanlegget - Ski-VM selskapet. Workshop-serie om Ski-VM 2025 - September 2025
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Annen presentasjonKringstad, Morten; Olsen, Tor-Eirik; Becker, Denis Mike. (2025) Ski-VM 2025 i Trondheim. Budsjettstyring - Økonomistyring, Idrettsanlegg - Arrangementselskap. Workshop-serie om Ski-VM 2025 - November 2025
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ForedragBecker, Denis Mike. (2025) Portfolio Optimization Models and their Implementation with SKFOLIO. Summer School "Data Science for Sustainable Finance and Economics”
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Foredrag
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KonferanseforedragKringstad, Morten; Olsen, Tor-Eirik; Becker, Denis Mike; Heldal, Frode; Knardal, Per Ståle. (2025) Ski-VM – sportslig suksess, økonomisk nedtur!. NTNU Idrett forskningskonferanse 2025
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KonferanseforedragKringstad, Morten; Olsen, Tor-Eirik; Becker, Denis Mike. (2025) Budgeting for the ski world cup championship in Trondheim 2025: challenges and practices. NTNU Business School Conference 2025
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ForedragBecker, Denis Mike; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2025) Hvorfor blir de store idrettsarrangementene dyrere enn planlagt?. Forum for økonomibibliotekarer (FBØ)
2024
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ForedragBecker, Denis Mike; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2024) Hvorfor blir de store idrettsarrangementene dyrere enn planlagt? Men er de likevel verdt pengene?. Kost og nytte på økonomibiblioteket
2023
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Denis Mike. (2023) Can Limit-Order-Book Information Enhance Cryptocurrency Trading with Deep Reinforcement Learning. Finance & Business Analytics Conference
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Denis Mike. (2023) The Performance of Out‐of‐the‐Box Reinforcement Learning Algorithms on Financial Time Series. NTNU Business School Conference
2022
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Denis Mike; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2022) The financial challenges of hosting sports events. Why does history repeat itself?. 13. IBZ Symposium
2019
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Mike Denis; Solberg, Harry Arne; Heyerdahl, Gaute. (2019) The Economic Challenges of Hosting Major Sports Events Why the problematic history repeats itself?. 27th EUROPEAN SPORT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Mike Denis; Solberg, Harry Arne; Heyerdahl, Gaute. (2019) The Economic Challenges of Hosting Major Sports Events: Why the problematic history repeats itself?. 12th EIASM WORKSHOP ON THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING THE THIRD SECTOR
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Mike Denis. (2019) Understanding the Difference between Cash Flows in the Modigliani-Miller Model and the Miles-Ezzel Model. NTNU Business School Conference 2019
2016
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Denis; Gaivoronski, Alexei A.; Nesse, Per Jonny. (2016) Service Portfolio Optimization of Cloud Broker. Workshop and PhD Seminar in Management Accounting and Control
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KonferanseforedragBecker, Denis; Gaivoronski, Alexei A.; Nesse, Per Jonny. (2016) Activity Based Service Portfolio Optimization of Cloud Broker. ICSP 2016: XIV International Conference on Stochastic Programming
2015
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KonferanseforedragBerg, Terje; Becker, Denis. (2015) Cost-Based Pricing by Means of Cost Allocation under Uncertainty and Risk. 12th Annual Conference for Management Accounting Research