Alaa Abi Morshed

Conducted B2B outreach to identify and engage potential clients interested in AI-powered reputation management solutions. Managed sales conversations, handled objections, and guided prospects through the decision-making process.

Designed and developed high-quality educational materials covering core and advanced topics in artificial intelligence, including AI workflows, data foundations, optimization techniques, supervised and unsupervised learning, computer vision, deep learning architectures, and responsible AI practices.

Performed impact assessments of new public sector hires on GDP and cost benefit analysis for extending pension age in Lebanon. Gathered public administration metrics and statistics, and designed Power BI reports for recruitment metrics.

Led requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders to define project scope and objectives. Analyzed and documented business processes, conducted data analysis, and prepared reports and dashboards using Excel and Power BI.

Participated in client implementation projects for AXA Life Europe, including annuity modelling and ORSA implementation. Built claim triangles and premium projections for Stellantis, and developed stochastic mortality models and optimization routines.

Validated market risk models including VaR, SVaR, FX translation risk, and RNIM. Performed ICAAP loan portfolio valuation and simulation, and validated operational risk AMA models with t copula and stress testing.

Maintained and developed Guarantee Hedging models (ESG) and Economic Capital Models under the SII framework, including Dynamic Volatility Adjustment models. Gained experience with IT architecture including SQL, Azure, and GIT, and agile working methods.

Taught courses including Statistics for Pre-Master students, Mathematics 1, Probability and Statistics, and Statistics 2 for International Business Administration program.

Introduced to basic auditing concepts for banks and corporations. Acquired knowledge in analyzing financial statements and audit opinions, and performed auditing tests at client premises.

Completed a full-time 3-year PhD program in Econometrics, specializing in time-series analyses and macro-finance. Published research on structural break tests and presented at international conferences.

Grade: Distinction

Completed a full-time 2-year research master’s program in Economics, specializing in time series and macro-econometrics. Graduated with distinction and received the Koopmans scholarship.

Grade: 8.8/10

Completed a full-time 3-year bachelor’s in economics and applied mathematics. Honor listed with an average of 8.8/10 and a minor in Mathematics.