About
Osman Gulseven, Sultan Qaboos University, WTO Chair, international trade, applied econometrics, food security, Oman, GCC
Short biography
Prof. Osman Gulseven is Associate Professor of Economics and WTO Chair at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman. He is based in the Department of Natural Resource Economics in the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, where his work connects economics, trade policy, agricultural and marine resource issues, applied econometrics, finance, sustainability, and data-driven policy analysis.
His education includes a PhD in Economics or Agricultural Economics from North Carolina State University in 2008, an MA in Economics from North Carolina State University in 2005, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University in 2003. His public identifiers include ORCID 0000-0002-1602-3376, Scopus Author ID 41261338900, and Web of Science Researcher ID G-4429-2017.
Research identity
Prof. Gulseven’s research identity is applied, interdisciplinary, and policy-oriented. His publications and projects span international trade, WTO membership, regional integration, agricultural economics, food security, price transmission, consumer demand, sustainability, marine resources, finance, inflation hedging, cryptocurrency dynamics, and research evaluation.
Methodologically, his work uses tools such as gravity models, PPML and GPML estimation, wavelet coherence, quantile regression, hedonic demand systems, non-market valuation, willingness-to-pay analysis, portfolio analysis, and reproducible data workflows.
Policy engagement
As WTO Chair at Sultan Qaboos University, Prof. Gulseven works on Oman-relevant trade-policy questions and contributes to policy dialogue through academic and policy-facing analysis. His WTO Chair work is framed around evidence-based trade-policy support, GCC trade integration, WTO agreements, food security, fisheries and sustainability, non-tariff measures, trade diversification, and CEPA or FTA simulation exercises.
The website uses careful wording for this role: it does not imply that Prof. Gulseven formally speaks for the Government of Oman. It presents the SQU WTO Chair as an academic and capacity-building platform connected to research, curriculum development, and policy-oriented analysis.
Teaching philosophy
Prof. Gulseven’s teaching emphasizes applied skills, transparent reasoning, reproducible analysis, and policy communication. Courses and supervision areas include applied econometrics, international trade, agricultural finance, agricultural entrepreneurship, quantitative methods, data visualization, and research methods.
Students are encouraged to connect economic theory with applied datasets, reproducible notebooks, R and Python workflows, Google Colab, TINA trade simulations, policy briefs, and visual communication.
Technical and computational profile
Prof. Gulseven develops and supervises applied academic software workflows rather than presenting himself as a general-purpose software engineer. His technical profile includes R, Python, Quarto, LaTeX, Beamer, Google Colab, data visualization, reproducible research workflows, econometric modeling, algorithmic trading system design as an applied research and teaching area, and AI-assisted academic writing tools.
His academic tool-building work includes experimental or planned infrastructure such as ScholarDoc, ScholarTeX, LaTeX and Beamer workflows, Word academic document conversion concepts, and teaching resources for applied economics and data visualization.
Current projects
Current and planned website-visible project areas include Oman food security and price transmission, WTO Chair research on trade policy and GCC integration, TINA-based FTA simulations, Python and R teaching materials, ScholarDoc and ScholarTeX academic tools, and applied financial market or algorithmic trading workflows. Items that require further verification remain marked as placeholders before public release.