Salfo Bikienga is a Ph.D. student pursuing a joint degree in Economics and Statistics. He has a Maitrise (bachelor's degree) in business administration and a DEA (master's degree) in economics from the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Bikienga is currently working on the application of text analytics methods to answer some of the economics challenging questions. His areas of interest are development economics, and text analytics. Bikienga is a firm believer that texts are valuable sources of data. He is currently on the job market seeking for a research position.
2015 - 2016: McConnell Fellowship, and J.J. and Elanor S. Ogle Fellowship
2013 - 2015: J.J. and Elanor S. Ogle Fellowship
2013 - 2014: Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student; Department of economics, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
2010 - 2012: J.J. and Elanor S. Ogle Fellowship