Mamdouh Refaat, Chief Data Scientist at Altair
Mamdouh Refaat is the Chief Data Scientist and Senior Vice President, Product Management of Altair, where he is responsible for the company’s data analytics products. Refaat is an expert and published author with more than 20 years of experience in predictive analytics and data mining, having led numerous projects in the areas of marketing, CRM, and credit risk for Fortune 500 companies in North America and Europe.
Refaat joined Altair (then Angoss) in 1999 to establish the company’s consulting practice before assuming leadership for data science. Prior to joining Altair through the acquisition of Datawatch, he held positions at Predict AG (acquired by TIBCO Software) and UBS in Basel, Switzerland.
Refaat earned a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the University of Leeds. Mamdouh’s notable publications include the books “Data Preparation for Data Mining Using SAS,” (2006) and “Credit Risk Scorecards: Development and Implementation using SAS” (2011).
About Altair
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in the areas of simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future.
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