AFlatun KAeser

As an Economist and Data Scientist, I am currently pursuing an MS in Statistics and Quantitative Economics at Utah State University, working on a USDA Machine Learning for Causal Inference project with Prof. Sherzod Akhudjanov. This follows earning an MS in Economics from the Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University, USA, where I also served as a Graduate Research Fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, engaging deeply with immigration and experimental economics research. My academic contributions are highlighted by a publication in the Journal of European Political Economy and presentations at numerous academic conferences, showcasing my commitment to the field.

I've enriched academia as a Lecturer at BRAC University and co-founder of Bangladesh's first Behavioral Experiment Lab. 

My dedication extends to environmental conservation and poverty alleviation through the Nature Study Society of Bangladesh and various non-profits since 2011, alongside promoting higher education through leadership roles in the Jahangirnagar University Higher Study Club.

I am preparing to start a PhD in Economics at the School of Economics, Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, in Fall 2024. I will join the International Trade and Industrial Organization Research group to further my impact in economic research and its application, where I will work with Prof. Yoto V. Yotov, and Prof. Constantinos Syropoulos

                                                                               Positions

Fall 2024 - 2028 (Expected), Incoming PhD student, School of Economics, Lebow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

June 2023 – Aug 2023, Lecturer of Economics, BRAC University 

Aug 2023 – Aug 2024, Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University and USDA

March 2022 – May 2023, Research Assistant for Prof. Massimiliano Tani (UNSW, Australia), The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University 

Aug 2021 – May 2023, Graduate Research Fellow, The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University 

Aug 22 - May 2023, Analytics Teaching Fellow- Machine Learning for Prof. Pedram Jahangiry, Department of Data Analytics and Information Systems, Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University

August 22 - December 2022, Career Peer and Teaching Assistant, USU Career Design Center

Aug 21 - May 22, Teaching Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University

July 2022 - Present, Advisor, Jahangirnagar University Higher Study Club 

March 2011 - Present, Co-founder, LWYs Foundation

Jan 2022 - Present, Founder and Director, AIntuition Academy

Sep 2020 - July 2021, President, Jahangirnagar University Higher Study Club 

Summer 2018, Facilitator, Building Bridges through Leadership Training Program (Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center) 

Jan 2017 - Jan 22, Brand Ambassador (JU) and Researcher, Nature Study Society of Bangladesh, NSSB 

Jan 2014 - Present, Sub Editor, Nature Study Digest, NSSB

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018, Assistant Academic Coordinator, Bangladesh Biology Olympiad 

Jun 2013 - March 2014, General Secretary  (Photography), Notre Dame Nature Study Club