Dr. Noureddine Ben Lagha is a Full Professor of Economics at the College of Business and Economics, Qatar University. He received his PhD in Economics and Master’s degrees in Finance, Banking, and Econometrics from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University. His academic and research career spans econometrics, financial economics, insurance economics, and applied quantitative analysis. His research focuses on financial connectedness, market dependence structures, risk transmission, and the application of advanced econometric and statistical techniques to financial and economic systems. He has made significant contributions in the areas of time-varying connectedness, copula modeling, volatility spillovers, cryptocurrencies, energy economics, sustainable finance, and insurance risk management. His recent work investigates the interconnectedness between stock markets, energy markets, fintech, cryptocurrencies, sovereign bonds, and macroeconomic uncertainty, with particular attention to crises such as COVID-19 and geopolitical shocks.