Ali Habibnia

Ali Habibnia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and the Computational Modeling and Data Analytics, College of Science, Virginia Tech. His research focuses on the intersection of statistical machine learning and big data econometrics, with a particular interest in high-dimensional nonlinear time-series analysis and their applications in macroeconomic/financial forecasting and estimation of big financial networks. He received his Ph.D. (2017) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Statistics. Ali also works occasionally as a consultant for financial firms and governmental organizations for all businesses related to pattern recognition and knowledge discovery, especially computer modeling and forecasting. He has been in the industry for a few years, working as a trader and portfolio strategist and developing different algorithmic trading strategies.

Publications

The Rise of AI in Middle Eastern Fintech With the Case Studies From the UAE and Turkey
The Rise of AI in Middle Eastern Fintech With the Case Studies From the UAE and Turkey
Hooman Razavi, Ali Habibnia. © 2024. 39 pages.
This chapter explores the dynamic FinTech landscape in the Middle East with a focus on the UAE and Turkey by considering the impact of cutting-edge technologies, particularly...