Scholarship and Biography

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. Dr. Namini has served as a quantitative analyst/developer, desk strategist, analytics head and chief technology officer in the fixed income and credit derivative spaces for various investment banks and hedge funds. He has a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the University of Maryland and has written numerous refereed journal articles, presented at prestigious conferences, and has consulted with startup and established companies. He served as a faculty member at the University of Miami for 10 years where he developed an NSF-funded research program in computational aerodynamics and parallel computing of long span bridges.

Honors

Eisenhower Research Fellow, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Federal Highway Administration (United States, Washington D.C.) - FHWA, 1988
Outstanding Teaching Award, NSAE Student Chapter
University of Miami (United States, Coral Gables) - UM, 1991
James L. Knight Junior Faculty Fellowship Award
University of Miami (United States, Coral Gables) - UM, 1991
Outstanding Professor Award, Lambda Chi Alpha
University of Miami (United States, Coral Gables) - UM, 1996
Alexander Orr, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching
University of Miami (United States, Coral Gables) - UM, 1997
Chi Epsilon Excellence in Teaching Award
University of Miami (United States, Coral Gables) - UM, 1998

Organizational Affiliations

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

MSBA Program Director, Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University

Education

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