Ahmad Namini

Professor of the Practice of Business Analytics in the Brandeis International Business School

Departments/Programs

International Business School

Degrees

University of Maryland, College Park, Ph.D.
Boston University, M.A.
University of Maryland, College Park, M.S.

Expertise

Algorithms and Business Analytics with applications primarily in Mathematical Finance and Sports Analytics
Enterprise-Level Technologies, Software Architectures, and Hands-on Full Stack Developer

Profile

Ahmad Namini is a Professor of the Practice of Business Analytics at Brandeis University’s International Business School. He teaches courses in computer programming, quantitative analysis, machine learning, and sports analytics. In the past, Dr. Namini has served as a quantitative analyst/developer, desk strategist, analytics head and CTO in the fixed income and credit derivative spaces for two investment banks and hedge funds. He has worked with numerous firms in building and designing product and service applications for corporate entities such as startups, investment firms, and data and analytics providers. He has a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the University of Maryland and has written numerous refereed journal articles, presented at national and international conferences, and has contributed to open-source projects. He served as a faculty member at the University of Miami for 10 years where he developed an NSF-funded research program in computational aeroelastic stability of long span bridges.

Courses Taught

BUS	211f	Analyzing Big Data I
BUS	212a	Analyzing Big Data II
BUS	215f	Python and Applications to Business Analytics
BUS	216f	Python and Applications to Business Analytics II
BUS	294a	Data Analytics Field Project
FIN	215f	Python and Applications to Finance
FIN	253a	Advanced Quantitative Analysis in Finance

Awards and Honors

Chi Epsilon Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Miami (1998)

Alexander Orr, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Miami (1997)

Outstanding Professor Award, Lambda Chi Alpha, University of Miami (1996)

James L. Knight Junior Faculty Fellowship Award, University of Miami (1991)

Outstanding Teaching Award, NSAE Student Chapter, University of Miami (1991)

Eisenhower Research Fellow, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration (1988)