Credit Risk Modelling Specialist at the Models Validation and Monitoring Office in BCP group
Maria R. Sousa is a data scientist working as Credit Risk Modelling Specialist at the Models Validation and Monitoring Office in BCP group, where she has been working in several projects of credit risk modelling (development and coordination) and in regulatory matters (e.g. Basel Accords, ECB TRIM exercises, EBA Benchmarking and IFRS9). Her research is focused in dynamic credit risk modelling, in the context of international financial regulation.
Maria Sousa has received numerous awards, including the recognition for her influential attitude and outstanding impact to the teams and to the institution, in 2006 and in 2018, and the first place in the BRICS-CCI & CBIC 2013 competition in Data Mining and Finance. Maria holds a BSc in Mathematics, 2003, an MSc in Mathematical Engineering, 2007, and a Ph.D. in Management, field of Finance, 2016, all from the University of Porto.
