Eren Kurshan

Dr. Eren Kurshan is the Head of Research and Methodology at Morgan Stanley, working towards building novel AI/ML solutions in the firm's strategic areas. Prior to this role, she was the Executive Head of AI and Machine Learning for Client Protection at Bank of America Corporation, where she was responsible for leading the development of custom Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions for fraud detection, prevention and operational improvement. Dr. Kurshan and her team built the first generation of in-house AI and Machine Learning models for Bank of America’s payment systems portfolio (including Credit Card, Debit Card, ATM, Wires, ACH, P2P Payments, Checks, Deposits, Online/Bill Pay transactions, Alert Processing and Prioritization etc). 

Dr. Kurshan has served as the technical lead for various AI and Data Science programs at Columbia University, J.P. Morgan Corporate and Investment Bank, and IBM. She was a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy during 2015-2016 and served as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University since 2014. Dr. Kurshan received her Ph.D. in Applied Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Science from the University of California. She has over 60 peer reviewed technical conference and journal publications and over 100 patents. She was the recipient of 2 Best Paper Awards from IEEE and ACM Conferences, Outstanding Research and Corporate Accomplishment Awards from IBM.