Kito Pooe

Kito Pooe

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD candidate; IT Manager

  • Education

    • National University of Lesotho

      2002 - 2008
      B.Eng Computer systems and Networks Computer Engineering
    • North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

      2021 - 2024
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering

      Portfolio optimization/management using reinforcement learning

    • North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

      2017 - 2020
      Master of Engineering in Computer and Electronic Electrical and Electronics Engineering 73%

      Dissertation: "A comparison of evolutionary computation and deep deterministic policy gradient for portfolio optimisation"Description: We address the problem of optimising the portfolio in asset allocation by extending the Sharpe ratio by the third and fourth moments of returns. We apply and compare the performance of the deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) with the two evolutionary algorithms based upon genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimisation (PSO).

  • Experience

    • BAM Consultancy

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
      Analyst programmer

      responsible for smooth operation of all IT related infrastructure

    • Metropolitan

      Sept 2015 - now
      • IT Manager

        Apr 2020 - now
      • Acting IT Manager

        Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
      • Business Systems Specialist

        Sept 2015 - Mar 2020
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer v1.0

      UiPath
      Jun 2022
    • UiPath Certified RPA Associate v1.0

      UiPath
      Jun 2022
    • Scientific Computing and Python for Data Science

      WorldQuant University and The Data Incubator
      Jun 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • IT Management

      University of Cape Town
      May 2020