Authored/coauthored works:
- Credit Risk Scorecards : Developing and Implementing Intelligent Credit Scoring
- Reject Inference Techniques Implemented in Credit Scoring for SAS Enterprise Miner
- Improving Credit Risk Scorecards with Memory-Based Reasoning to Reject Inference with SAS Enterprise Miner
- Building Loss Given Default Scorecard Using Weight of Evidence Bins in SAS Enterprise Miner
- Creating Interval Target Scorecards with Credit Scoring for SAS Enterprise Miner
Invited speaker at conferences
- SAS Global Forum
- The Credit Scoring and Risk Strategy Association
- The Canadian Mortgage Brokers and Lenders Association
- The Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
Recommended resources:
Books: Credit Risk Scorecards: Developing and Implementing Intelligent Credit Scoring; Credit Scoring for Risk Managers: The Handbook for Lenders; The Management of Consumer Credit: Theory and Practice; Credit Risk Management: Basic Concepts
Discussion forums: Credit Scoring Forum, Credit Scorecard Developers
What students are saying:
"This course is very practical, closely related to the credit risk scoring project that I am currently involving in. The instructor has a lot of experience in banking industry, which is very good, and can give me tons of business insights."
"The business-focused aspects of the course makes the course very interesting. The instructor's rich experience in the business broadened my sight in this area."
"I think Naeems real life experience with scorecards provided the opportunity to get relevant examples and led to very meaningful discussions. I believe Naeem himself is the most positive aspect of this course."
What is the best part about teaching?
I love the interactions with students and the fresh ideas they bring. Teaching internationally gives me the opportunities to learn about the different ways people tackle the same problems, with the various risk cultures in place.
Do you have any hobbies, favorite activities, or hidden talents?
I am passionate about social justice issues, and volunteer with several organizations involved in funding youth initiatives to reduce school dropout rates in Toronto.
Are you passionate about a particular sports team?
The cause of my few sports related joys, and most of the stress, are the Toronto Maples Leafs and the Pakistani cricket team.