Denis M. Becker
About
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.
Competencies
Publications
2025
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Agakishiev, Ilyas;
Härdle, Wolfgang Karl;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Zuo, Xiaorui.
(2025)
Regime switching forecasting for cryptocurrencies.
Digital Finance
Academic article
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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
Errata
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
Academic article
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
Academic article
2022
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Becker, Denis Mike.
(2022)
Getting the valuation formulas right when it comes to annuities.
Managerial Finance
Academic article
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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
Academic article
2021
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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
Academic article
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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
Academic article
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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
Academic article
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
Academic article
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
Report
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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
Academic article
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Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2018)
Optimisation approach to target costing under uncertainty with application to ICT-service.
International Journal of Production Research
Academic article
2017
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Becker, Denis.
(2017)
Giret egenkapitalavkastningskrav for kontantstrømmer med begrenset levetid og gitt gjeldsfinansiering.
Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Becker, Denis;
Berg, Terje.
(2017)
Kostnadsfordeling under usikkerhet og risiko eksemplifisert med aktivitetsbasert kalkulasjon.
Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Berg, Terje;
Becker, Denis.
(2017)
The never-ending cost allocation puzzle – Treatment of Uncertainty and Risk.
Cost Management
Academic article
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.
IEEE Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2013
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Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2013)
Stochastic optimization on social networks with application to service pricing.
Computational Management Science
Academic article
2011
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Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2011)
Differentiated Service Pricing on Social Networks Using Stochastic Optimization.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2008
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Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2008)
Quantitative Networks Analysis and Modeling of Networked Multiagent Environment.
Telektronikk
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Journal publications
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Agakishiev, Ilyas;
Härdle, Wolfgang Karl;
Becker, Denis Mike;
Zuo, Xiaorui.
(2025)
Regime switching forecasting for cryptocurrencies.
Digital Finance
Academic article
-
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
Errata
-
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
Academic article
-
Olsen, Tommy Ole;
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2023)
Generation of quantifiable knowledge about delouse treatments of salmon – The case of Hydrolicer®/Hydroflow treatments.
Aquaculture Reports
Academic article
-
Becker, Denis Mike.
(2022)
Getting the valuation formulas right when it comes to annuities.
Managerial Finance
Academic article
-
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
Academic article
-
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
Academic article
-
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
Academic article
-
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2021)
The difference between Modigliani–Miller and Miles–Ezzell and its consequences for the valuation of annuities.
Cogent Economics & Finance
Academic article
-
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
Academic article
-
Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Nesse, Per Jonny.
(2018)
Optimization-based profitability management tool for cloud broker.
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Academic article
-
Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2018)
Optimisation approach to target costing under uncertainty with application to ICT-service.
International Journal of Production Research
Academic article
-
Berg, Terje;
Becker, Denis.
(2017)
The never-ending cost allocation puzzle – Treatment of Uncertainty and Risk.
Cost Management
Academic article
-
Becker, Denis;
Gaivoronski, Alexei A..
(2013)
Stochastic optimization on social networks with application to service pricing.
Computational Management Science
Academic article
-
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2008)
Quantitative Networks Analysis and Modeling of Networked Multiagent Environment.
Telektronikk
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Part of book/report
-
Becker, Denis.
(2017)
Giret egenkapitalavkastningskrav for kontantstrømmer med begrenset levetid og gitt gjeldsfinansiering.
Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Becker, Denis;
Berg, Terje.
(2017)
Kostnadsfordeling under usikkerhet og risiko eksemplifisert med aktivitetsbasert kalkulasjon.
Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Gonzalez, Andres J.;
Helvik, Bjarne Emil;
Tiwari, Prakriti;
Becker, Denis;
Wittner, Otto J..
(2015)
GEARSHIFT: Guaranteeing availability requirements in SLAs using hybrid fault tolerance.
IEEE Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Gaivoronski, Alexei A.;
Becker, Mike Denis.
(2011)
Differentiated Service Pricing on Social Networks Using Stochastic Optimization.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
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
Report
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Popular scientific lectureBecker, Denis Mike; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2025) Hvorfor blir de store idrettsarrangementene dyrere enn planlagt?. Økonomibiblioteket ved NTNU Forum for økonomibibliotekarer (FBØ) , Trondheim 2025-01-23 - 2025-01-23
2024
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Popular scientific lectureBecker, Denis Mike; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2024) Hvorfor blir de store idrettsarrangementene dyrere enn planlagt? Men er de likevel verdt pengene?. NTNU Handelshøyskolen Kost og nytte på økonomibiblioteket , Trondheim 2024-11-20 - 2024-11-20
2023
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Academic lectureBecker, Denis Mike. (2023) Can Limit-Order-Book Information Enhance Cryptocurrency Trading with Deep Reinforcement Learning. Adam Smith Business School & Bayes Business School Finance & Business Analytics Conference , Lefkada 2023-06-07 - 2023-06-09
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Academic lectureBecker, Denis Mike. (2023) The Performance of Out‐of‐the‐Box Reinforcement Learning Algorithms on Financial Time Series. NTNU Business School NTNU Business School Conference , Trondheim 2023-10-18 - 2023-10-19
2022
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Academic lectureBecker, Denis Mike; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2022) The financial challenges of hosting sports events. Why does history repeat itself?. IBZ Berlin 13. IBZ Symposium , Berlin 2022-11-19 - 2022-11-19
2019
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Academic lectureBecker, Mike Denis. (2019) Understanding the Difference between Cash Flows in the Modigliani-Miller Model and the Miles-Ezzel Model. NTNU Business School NTNU Business School Conference 2019 , Trondheim 2019-10-16 - 2019-10-17
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Academic lectureBecker, Mike Denis; Solberg, Harry Arne; Heyerdahl, Gaute. (2019) The Economic Challenges of Hosting Major Sports Events: Why the problematic history repeats itself?. European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management 12th EIASM WORKSHOP ON THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING THE THIRD SECTOR , Trondheim 2019-06-12 - 2019-06-13
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Academic lectureBecker, Mike Denis; Solberg, Harry Arne; Heyerdahl, Gaute. (2019) The Economic Challenges of Hosting Major Sports Events Why the problematic history repeats itself?. European Association for Sport Management 27th EUROPEAN SPORT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE , Seville 2019-09-03 - 2019-09-06
2016
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Academic lectureBecker, Denis; Gaivoronski, Alexei A.; Nesse, Per Jonny. (2016) Service Portfolio Optimization of Cloud Broker. NTNU Handelshøyskolen Workshop and PhD Seminar in Management Accounting and Control , Trondheim 2016-10-19 - 2016-10-21
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Academic lectureBecker, Denis; Gaivoronski, Alexei A.; Nesse, Per Jonny. (2016) Activity Based Service Portfolio Optimization of Cloud Broker. ICSP 2016: XIV International Conference on Stochastic Programming , Búzios 2016-06-25 - 2016-07-01
2015
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Academic lectureBerg, Terje; Becker, Denis. (2015) Cost-Based Pricing by Means of Cost Allocation under Uncertainty and Risk . Otto Beisheim School of Management 12th Annual Conference for Management Accounting Research , Vallendar 2015-03-05 - 2015-03-06