Ph.D in Mathematics, Florida State University; Florida, USA 2026 (expected)
M.S. in Mathematics, Youngstown State University; Ohio, USA 2020
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, University of Dhaka; Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016
B.S. in Mathematics, University of Dhaka; Dhaka, Bangladesh 2014
Work experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Fall 2021- To Date)
Florida State University
Duties includes: Teaching, Proctoring, and Grading
Supervisor: Penelope Kirby, Ph.D
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Fall 2018 - Spring 2020)
Youngstown State University University
Duties included: Teaching, Proctoring, and Grading
Supervisor: G. Jay Kerns, Ph.D
Assistant Vice President (September 2017 - July 2018)
Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh
Duties included: Calculated all types of claims (death, surrender, and maturity) using excel spreadsheets.
Processed approximately 500 claims each week and submitted corresponding statistical reports to the higher authority.
Worked in a team to develop a new short-term endowment assurance product which played an important role to increase the company’s new business.
Refurbished a without risk endowment product which was out of the sale. Priced insurance premiums based on different risk factors for bigger clients which impacted our life fund significantly.
Calculated reserves for group endowment, term and premium back policies which was a vital part of the final valuation report.
Liaised directly with the consulting actuary and provided all sorts of technical and documental supports during actuarial valuation
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Jay Kerns, Ph.D* Assistant Vice President (September 2017 - July 2018) * Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh * Duties included: Calculated all types of claims (death, surrender, and maturity) using excel spreadsheets. * Processed approximately 500 claims each week and submitted corresponding statistical reports to the higher authority. * Worked in a team to develop a new short-term endowment assurance product which played an important role to increase the company's new business. * Refurbished a without risk endowment product which was out of the sale. Priced insurance premiums based on different risk factors for bigger clients which impacted our life fund significantly. * Calculated reserves for group endowment, term and premium back policies which was a vital part of the final valuation report. * Liaised directly with the consulting actuary and provided all sorts of technical and documental supports during actuarial valuation * Supervisor: Md. Salahuddin Soud, VP## Skills* Language - Bengali: Native - English: Fluent * Computer Literacy * Programming Languages: Python, FORTRAN, Julia, R, MATLAB, Mathematica * Software Development Tools: Git, GitHub, PyPi* Musical Instrument: Amateur/Novice Bamboo flute player## Publications- <a href="/publication/pub2/index.qmd" style="text-decoration:none">GJR-GARCH Volatility Modeling under NIG and ANN for Predicting Top Cryptocurrencies </a> Mostafa, F; Saha, P; Islam, Mohammad R.; Nguyen, N. (2020) "Comparison of financial models for stock price prediction." *Journal of Risk and Financial Management*.- <a href="/publication/pub1/index.qmd" style="text-decoration:none">Comparison of Financial Models for Stock Price Prediction </a> Islam, Mohammad R.; Nguyen, N. (2020) "Comparison of financial models for stock price prediction." *Journal of Risk and Financial Management*. ## Talks and Presentations - <a href="/talks/2023-11-20-candi.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> The Heavy-Tail Phenomenon in Decentralized Stochastic Gradient Descent</a> November 20, 2023 Presentation at James J Love Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida - <a href="/talks/2023-10-05-st-op.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Decentralized Stochastic Gradient Langevin Dynamics and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo</a> October 05, 2023 Presentation at James J Love Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida - <a href="/talks/2020-04-26-project.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Sensitivity analysis for Monte Carlo and Quasi Monte Carlo option pricing</a> April 28, 2020 Presentation at Cafaro Hall, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio ## Teaching - <a href="/teaching/sp24.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Spring 2024: MAP4170 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics</a> - <a href="/teaching/sp23.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Fall 2023: MAP4170 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics</a> - <a href="/teaching/fall23.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Spring 2023: MAC1140 PreCalculus Algebra</a> - <a href="/teaching/fall22.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Fall 2022: MAC2311 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I</a> - <a href="/teaching/fall21.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Fall 2021 and Spring 2022: PreCalculus and Algebra</a> - <a href="/teaching/f18-f21.qmd" style="text-decoration:none"> Fall 2018 to Spring 2020: College Algebra, Trigonometry</a> ## Awards and Affiliations### Awards - Bettye Anne Busbee Case Graduate Fellowship & Doctoral Mentorship Recognition 2024 - Outstanding Graduate Student in Statistics Award for the 2019-2020 academic year, Youngstown State University. - Graduate College Premiere Scholarship, Youngstown State University. - MetLife Bangladesh Actuarial Study Program 2015### Affiliations - [Bangladesh Mathematical Society: Life Member](https://www.bdmathsociety.org/){target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"}- [Society of Actuaries, SOA: Student Member](https://www.soa.org){target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"}- [American Mathematical Society, AMS](https://www.ams.org){target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"}- [Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics](https://www.siam.org/){target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"}