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Biography
Nasreddine Megrez holds a Msc and PhD degrees in applied Mathematics from Toulouse University, France, and a Professional Master degree in Finance/economics from the "University of Quebec in Outaouais", Canada. Currently he is Associate Professor of Mathematics and Actuarial sciences at the Dubai Campus of Heriot Watt University where he has been teaching courses for the Statistical Data Science Program since 2021. He has extensive experience in Teaching all undergraduate Math courses in Canada (University of Alberta), France (University of Toulouse), and abroad at universities following the North American system, especially Alfaisal University in Riyadh where the engineering programs were designed by MIT. He also has gained a good administrative experience as Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Alfaisal University, Director of a graduate program at Heriot Watt University, and member of different committees.
As a teacher, he is committed to ensuring that his students receive the highest quality education. He strive to make learning a rewarding experience for his students by encouraging critical thinking, class participation, and by creating a dynamic learning environment.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Teaching courses under the Statistical Data Science Programe.
- Year 4 Coordinator.
- Priviously Program Director for the Msc IT for Business.
Key Research Words/Phrases
- Partial Differential Equations
- PDEs methods in networks analysis
- Actuarial Sciences, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Economics
- Bayesian networks, Copulas and kernel methods for Modeling Dependance between data
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 1 Conference contribution
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Toward an Efficient Credit Card Fraud Detection
Alneyadi, A., Lamaazi, H., Alshamsi, M., Albaloushi, M., Alneyadi, M. & Megrez, N., 31 Oct 2024, 2024 Arab ICT Conference (AICTC). IEEE, 10735025Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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