Irina Muhina PhD in AI

Founder of Innovative Educational Center of Art and Science at iECARUS
Summary
Irina Muhina, a seasoned AI professional with over 25 years of experience in investment, insurance, and banking sectors, is looking for new opportunities to apply her expertise in business intelligence, customer insights, portfolio analysis, strategic asset allocation, risk management, knowledge discovery, data and text mining, and predictive modeling. She earned her Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Design of Experiment at Novosibirsk State University and has a proven track record of identifying patterns and trends, deploying methods to ease decision-making, and helping companies maximize ROI and minimize risk.
During her illustrious career, Irina has served in various leadership positions, including Managing Director at Manulife Asset Management, Assistant VP, Strategic Asset Allocation at Manulife Financial, Global Investment Management, Senior Manager Marketing Analytics and Campaigns at Bank of Montreal, Value Management Architect at Exchange Solutions, Manager, Predictive Modeling; Strategic Marketing Research and Analytics at RBC Royal Bank, Senior Analyst, Decision Support Service at Bank of Montreal, and Statistician, Actuarial Department at Royal & Sun Alliance.
Irina's achievements include developing and deploying a solution that reduced portfolio rebalancing time at Manulife from 15 days to 1, creating an innovative pension plan solution that is already patented in the USA and will secure millions in new business once implemented in Canada, contributing to the conceptualization and launch of 25 financial products at Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, and Royal Insurance Company, devising and developing a pioneering customer segmentation methodology used by BMO for 12+ years, and mentoring over 40 co-op students, interns, and Ph.D. students.
Irina is also the Founder of the Innovative Educational Center of Art and Science at iECARUS and is passionate about leveraging big data, turning arrays of information into actionable strategies and insights that help companies create customer experiences, forecast risks, and streamline in-house operations and analytical processes.