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Chirag Praful Desai

Principal Lecturer & Consultant, Data Science Practice

Profile

Chirag brings over 20 years of diverse experience in financial engineering, quantitative modelling, data science and machine learning in the finance industry. He is extensively experienced in applying machine learning, artificial intelligence methodologies to solve financial and risk management challenges.

Chirag has a teaching background at different universities where he has developed and delivered specialized courses in data science, machine learning in finance, financial econometrics and risk management.

Before joining NUS-ISS, he held roles in risk management and quantitative model validation at financial institutions where he developed and validated advanced risk models.

Chirag graduated with a Masters in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, New York and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Educational Qualifications

  • Masters in Financial Engineering, Columbia University, New York
  • Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), Workforce Development Agency, Singapore
  • Diploma in Financial Planning, Singapore College of Insurance, Singapore
  • Diploma in Community Certificate in Leadership (CCL), People’s Association of Singapore, Singapore

What I Teach

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