2019

Dr. Reza Mousavi is an assistant professor of business information systems and an assistant professor of data science and business analytics in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. His research interests include data science and business analytics, the societal impacts of social media, economics of social media, user-generated content and healthcare information systems. […]

Dr. Sriram Natarajan’s career spans academic teaching, cognitive science research, online experimentation, independent consulting and, most recently, FinTech analytics. He graduated from IIT Madras with an Engineering degree and obtained a PhD in Psychology from the University of Oregon. His academic career at Singapore (NUS), Seattle (UW), and Charlottesville (UVA) utilized in-lab and online experimentation. […]

Kurt Newman Ph.D. is an experienced corporate senior leader who has developed and implemented multiple analytic solutions. Kurt has worked within Financial Services quantitative analytics for 23 years and is now helping prepare ADP data for a variety of commercial use cases. Expertise establishing/leading quantitative analytics including predictive model development to optimize business strategies, manage […]

Dr. David Olaleye is a Senior Software Development Manager and Principal Research Statistician at SAS Institute, Cary, NC. He is responsible for managing the Analytics R&D team for SAS Episode Analytics and SAS Real World Evidence products. He received his postgraduate training in statistics, demography and clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania School of […]

Samir Pawar is Senior Data Scientist in Chief Data Scientist Organization. Samir has been leading the design and development effort of Information Products within CDSO. He also works on various analytics projects using transactional data in support of revenue generation and risk mitigation across various lines of business.Samir has over 20 years of experience in […]

As a data-scientist working in the healthcare field for over 5 years, Katie Pratt has experience implementing machine learning algorithms from the ground up and integrating them into existing software solutions. Along with maintaining an intimate knowledge of the quality and regulatory happenings in healthcare; feature engineering, data analysis, model evaluation, and algorithm development are […]

Dr. Roberge received his PhD from the University of Arizona in Epidemiology. His primary research was on evaluating arsenic concentrations in water, beverages, and food found among households in Arizona and northern Mexico. He has been designing, managing, and analyzing epidemiologic studies for more than 13 years. He has worked at Atrium Health for six […]

Vishant Sharma is a Director of the Quantitative Specialist Group with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He manages a team of quantitative specialists to conduct model specific reviews and model risk management (MRM) examinations at large institutions. Vishant also serves as the lead of the Capital Review Team for Principle 6, where is responsible […]

Harsh Singhal is Head of Decision Science and Artificial Intelligence Validation within the Model Risk group. His team is responsible for validating and approving all retail Credit Decision, Commercial Credit Rating, Financial Crimes & Fair Lending including Fraud and BSA/AML, Operations Risk, Marketing, and other artificial intelligence/machine learning models. Prior to his current position, Harsh […]

Tracey Smith has over 25 years of experience in mathematics, statistics and data visualization and holds degrees in Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Business from well-recognized universities in Canada and the U.S. She is the author of multiple books in the HR Analytics field. Ms. Smith’s career spans the areas of mechanical engineering, supply chain […]