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Afshin Ashofteh holds a Ph.D. in Information Management specializing in Statistics and Econometrics; an MBA in Finance; a Post-graduate degree in Statistical Systems specialized for Central Banks; a Master`s degree, and a BSc in Mathematical Statistics. He is certified by TÜV NORD for Risk Management and Internal Audit of Information Security Management System (ISMS). He is a Member of the Information Management Research and Development Center (MagIC), NOVA IMS. His professional path includes the experience of teaching and applying Econometrics and Statistics to problems in financial risks, actuaries, and official statistics. His scientific interests have focused on Data Science in Finance and the implementation of Big Data and predictive models in the area of Banking, Actuaries, and Official Statistics. Recently, his research works are focused on ensemble models for panel time series, machine learning approaches, and data science. His recent article about a new machine learning approach for credit-scoring with Big Data is published in Expert Systems with Application (top 5% journal in artificial intelligence), with its PySpark code awarded a Reproducible Badge, and it was the winner of the first prize of the International Conference of Risk Analysis in Austria.
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A non-parametric-based computationally efficient approach for credit scoring using non-traditional data
Ashofteh, A. & Bravo, J. M., Nov 2019, 8th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Design of Experiments: book of abstratcts. Moder, K. & Spange, B. (eds.). p. 9 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Life Table Forecasting in COVID-19 Times: An Ensemble Learning Approach
Ashofteh, A. & Bravo, J. M., 23 Jun 2021, Proceedings of CISTI 2021 - 16th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies. Rocha, A., Gonçalves, R., Penalvo, F. G. & Martins, J. (eds.). IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 1-6 6 p. (Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A study on the quality of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) official datasets
Ashofteh, A. & Bravo, J. M., 1 Jun 2020, In: Statistical Journal of the IAOS. 36, 2, p. 291-301 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Novel Layered Learning Approach for Forecasting Respiratory Disease Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ashofteh, A., Bravo, J. M. & Ayuso, M., 2021, CAPSI 2021 Proceedings : 21ª Conferência da Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação, "Sociedade 5.0: Os desafios e as Oportunidades para os Sistemas de Informação".". [21th Portuguese Association of Information Systems Conference]. Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação, p. 1-18 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Mining Big Data in statistical systems of the monetary financial institutions (MFIs)
Ashofteh, A., 2018, Congress UPV. 2nd International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics (CARMA 2018) (Abstratcts). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, p. 219 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Prizes
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First Prize for the presentation of "A non-parametric-based computationally efficient approach for credit scoring using non-traditional data", at the 8th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Design of Experiments
Ashofteh, Afshin (Recipient), 26 Apr 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (Journal)
Afshin Ashofteh (Peer reviewer)
2003 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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The International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation: IMETI
Afshin Ashofteh (Reviewer)
2003 → …Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ISLP Poster Competition 2020-2021. Part of The International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP), a project initiated by the International Association for Statistical Education➶ (IASE), which is the education section of the International Statistical Institute➶ (ISI). (Event)
Ana Serradó Bayés (Member), Delia North (Member), James R. Nicholson (Member), Afshin Ashofteh (Member), Anushka Karkelakova (Member) & Matt Parry (Member)
Jul 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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A Review on Official Survey Item Classification for Mixed-Mode Effects Adjustment
Afshin Ashofteh (Speaker) & Pedro Campos (Speaker)
19 Jul 2022 → 23 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications - CITSA
Afshin Ashofteh (Reviewer)
2003 → …Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Press / Media
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Covid-19: Estudo revela imprecisões em bases de dados sobre novo coronavírus
Afshin Ashofteh & Jorge Miguel Ventura Bravo
17/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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ÓBITOS NEGATIVOS OU DATAS FALSAS. DETETADOS ERROS NAS MAIORES BASES DE DADOS DA PANDEMIA
Afshin Ashofteh & Jorge Miguel Ventura Bravo
17/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research