Murtaza Nasir

00  identity

Murtaza Nasir

Data scientist / researcher

I work with data and machine learning.

01experiencesince 2022

  1. 2022–
    Assistant Professor of Decision Science
    W. Frank Barton School of Business, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

02publicationsn = 10

  1. 2026
    Dialogue patterns in human–AI co-creation: How interaction structure shapes output and process
    Najjar, M. and Nasir, M. Human-Computer Interaction. accepted, forthcoming; Tools for Thought special issue.
  2. 2025
    A machine learning approach for diagnostic and prognostic predictions, key risk factors and interactions
    Nasir, M., Summerfield, N. S., Carreiro, S., Berlowitz, D. and Oztekin, A. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 25, 1–28. doi:10.1007/s10742-024-00324-7
  3. 2024
    An interpretable machine learning methodology to generate interaction effect hypotheses from complex datasets
    Nasir, M., Summerfield, N. S., Simsek, S. and Oztekin, A. Decision Sciences 55(6), 549–576. doi:10.1111/deci.12642
  4. 2022
    Improving imbalanced machine learning with neighborhood-informed synthetic sample placement
    Nasir, M., Dag, A., Simsek, S., Ivanov, A. and Oztekin, A. Journal of Management Information Systems 39(4), 1116–1145. doi:10.1080/07421222.2022.2127453
  5. 2022
    An integrated decision support system for multi-target forecasting: A case study of energy load prediction for a solar-powered residential house
    Sheikh, S., Rabiee, M., Nasir, M. and Oztekin, A. Computers & Industrial Engineering 166, 107966. doi:10.1016/j.cie.2022.107966
  6. 2021
    Machine learning–based outcome prediction and novel hypotheses generation for substance use disorder treatment
    Nasir, M., Summerfield, N. S., Oztekin, A., Knight, M., Ackerson, L. K. and Carreiro, S. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 28(6), 1216–1224. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocaa350
  7. 2021
    Developing a decision support system to detect material weaknesses in internal control
    Nasir, M., Simsek, S., Cornelsen, E., Ragothaman, S. and Dag, A. Decision Support Systems 151, 113631. doi:10.1016/j.dss.2021.113631
  8. 2020
    A service analytic approach to studying patient no-shows
    Nasir, M., Summerfield, N., Dag, A. and Oztekin, A. Service Business 14, 287–313. doi:10.1007/s11628-020-00415-8
  9. 2020
    Determining optimal skillsets for business managers based on local and global job markets: A text analytics approach
    Nasir, M., Dag, A., Young, W. and Delen, D. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 18(3), 374–408. doi:10.1111/dsji.12212
  10. 2019
    A comparative data analytic approach to construct a risk trade-off for cardiac patients' re-admissions
    Nasir, M., South-Winter, C., Ragothaman, S. and Dag, A. Industrial Management & Data Systems 119(1), 189–209. doi:10.1108/IMDS-12-2017-0579

03projectsn = 4

  1. Python
    MAESTRO Multi-agent research-synthesis platform
    Plans, searches, reflects, and writes over a configurable retrieval pipeline. The reference implementation of the WRITER framework. Runs fully on-premises. AGPL-3.0, Python.
  2. Python
    Speakr Self-hosted transcription
    A personal web application for transcribing, summarizing, and searching audio recordings on your own hardware. AGPL-3.0, Python.
  3. Python
    pdf3md PDF to Markdown
    Converts PDF documents to Markdown for downstream language-model pipelines.
  4. book
    Generative AI for Business Analytics: A Hands-On Practitioner's Guide
    A hands-on practitioner's guide to generative AI for analysts. Free to read online.

04awardsn = 9

2025Graduate Teacher of the YearW. Frank Barton School of Business, Wichita State University
2021Finalist, Regional Best Paper AwardDecision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, for SIFT
2021Best PhD Student Paper AwardNortheast Decision Sciences Institute, for SIFT
2021Best Application of Theory AwardNortheast Decision Sciences Institute, for SIFT
2020Regional Best Paper AwardDecision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, for SANSA
2020Finalist, Best General Paper Competition, Data Mining SectionINFORMS Annual Meeting, for SANSA
2020COVID-19 Risk Factor Modeling Challenge: 2nd place (mortality), 3rd place (length of stay)FDA and VHA Innovation Ecosystem
2020Best Overall Conference Paper AwardNortheast Decision Sciences Institute, for SANSA
2020Best Contribution to Theory AwardNortheast Decision Sciences Institute, for SANSA

05educationn = 3

  1. 2022
    PhD, Management Science, Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  2. 2018
    MBA, Business Analytics concentration, Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota
  3. 2009
    BSc, Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

06contactwichita, kansas

  1. mail
  2. code
    github.com/murtaza-nasir
  3. profile
    linkedin.com/in/murtazanasir
  4. instagram
    instagram.com/hedonicnihilist
  5. cv
    curriculum vitae

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