Eren Kurshan

Dr. Eren Kurshan is an AI researcher and technology executive focused on building AI systems for large-scale industrial use cases. Kurshan received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as a Master's in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. She has been leading AI, machine learning and innovation programs at Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America and IBM T.J. Watson Research Labs. She was a Visiting Fellow at Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy (2015-2016) and served as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University between 2014-2020. Dr. Kurshan published over 90 peer reviewed technical publications and holds 272 patents. She has served as an associate editor of several IEEE and ACM journals and transactions including the Transactions on Emerging Technology, Transactions on Computers and the Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computing. She was the recipient of Best Technical Paper Awards from IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Design and IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Design, as well as top inventor and licensing awards from Bank of America and IBM. She received Outstanding Research and Corporate Accomplishment Awards from IBM for her work on system design and optimization and emerging technology development respectively. Dr. Kurshan received the "Inventor of the Year Award" from New York Intellectual Property and Law Association for her contributions in financial crime detection computer systems.

Contact: erenkursun@gmail.com