Department of Statistics and Business Analytics

Overview

Mission

Research Areas

Academic Programs

Statistical Consulting Unit

Faculty & Staff

General Enquiries

Overview

The Department of Statistics and Business Analytics pioneers statistical education in the UAE. It is our mission to provide the business community with highly-educated graduates, by pursuing excellence in teaching, research and community service.

Our main contribution to undergraduate teaching is through the new and innovative program, the Bachelor of Statistics and Data Analytics, which builds on the success of the previous, long-standing Bachelor of Statistics. Graduates of the program form a large segment of the practicing statisticians and data analysts in the UAE and serve in diverse institutions country-wide.

The Department also contributes to the teaching of statistics and management information systems to undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines across the University. Our faculty have a wide range of research contributions in the areas of applied and theoretical statistics and information systems. They also provide expert advice and consulting services to researchers and various institutions in the country.

Whether you are a prospective student, an academic interested in our teaching or research programs, or simply browsing, we hope that you will find the information you need. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Dr Saeed Al Dahmani Chair Department of Analytics in the Digital Era

Prof. Kilani Ghoudi
Chair, Department of Statistics and Business Analytics

Mission

To foster, develop and deliver the 'Digital Organization', together with the use of data to manage and govern.
Focus on information, data, intelligence and data analytics.
Approaches to the organization (company, administration, etc.) from the digital perspective – hence, the Digital Organization – and seeks in this way to go beyond MIS by integrating analytics into the organizational and managerial context.
Outreach to other Colleges.

Research Areas

In the Department of Statistics and Business Analytics, research areas of faculty members include:

Time series analysis and forecasting
Survey sampling
Non-parametric statistics
Order statistics
Asymptotic theory
Sequential analysis
Bayesian analysis
Distribution theory
Graphical models
Applied statistics
Big data management
Business analytics and Data Science
Dynamic Pricing

We have a significant pool of international academic talent, who make substantial contributions to accounting and finance research. They have sound expertise in publishing in top international journals including: Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Statistics in Medicine, Statistica Sinica, and Computational Statistics and Data Analysis. They also serve on the editorial boards of reputable regional and international journals in the field, and act as peer and external reviewers and actively participate in international conferences in both disciplines.

Academic Programs

Statistical Consulting Unit (SCU)

The Statistical Consulting Unit (SCU) – managed by the Department of Analytics in the Digital Era (CBE) – provides statistical training and consultancy to the University’s research community. SCU services are provided to researchers, faculty, and graduate students at UAEU by the faculty of the Department of Analytics in the Digital Era through transparent procedures. The Unit’s activities form a valuable training opportunity for statistics students through Internship and paid employment.

Faculty

Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.

Name	Position	Email	Extension
Prof. Kilani Ghoudi	Professor, Chair	kghoudi@uaeu.ac.ae	5256/5298
Prof. Omar Hujran	Professor	o.hujran@uaeu.ac.ae	5392
Prof. Bruno Remillard	Professor	bruno.remillard@uaeu.ac.ae	5248
Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Hassan	Associate Professor	myusuf@uaeu.ac.ae	5252
Dr. Ibrahim Abdalla	Associate Professor	i.abdalla@uaeu.ac.ae	5253
Dr. Chafik Bouhaddiou	Associate Professor	chafikb@uaeu.ac.ae	5254
Dr. Ananth Chiravuri	Associate Professor	ananth.Chiravuri@uaeu.ac.ae	5207
Dr. Gurdal Ertek	Associate Professor	gurdal@uaeu.ac.ae	5277
Dr. Othmane Kortbi	Associate Professor	okortbi@uaeu.ac.ae	5230
Dr. Samir K. H. Safi	Associate Professor	ssafi@uaeu.ac.ae	5268
Dr. Subhadip Pal	Associate Professor	subhadip.pal@uaeu.ac.ae	6511
Dr. Zardad Khan	Assistant Professor	zaar@uaeu.ac.ae	5236
Dr. Imad Bani Hani	Assistant Professor	ibanihani@uaeu.ac.ae	5278
Dr. Yahia ElHorbaty	Assistant Professor	yahia_mohamed@uaeu.ac.ae	5292
Dr. Kursad Asdemir	Instructor	Kursad.A@uaeu.ac.ae	5213
Mr. Javaid Ali	Instructor	jali@uaeu.ac.ae	5226
Dr. Hanae Ouahhabi	Instructor	hanae@uaeu.ac.ae	5299
Ms. Mouna Ennaji	Instructor	T_Ennaji@uaeu.ac.ae	5247
Dr. Haifa Al Qahtani	Instructor	h.alqahtani@uaeu.ac.ae	5283
Mr. Tarek El Ganzoury	Visiting Faculty	t_ganzoury@uaeu.ac.ae	5206
Dr. Ali Gargoum	Visiting Faculty	alig@uaeu.ac.ae

Staff

Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Prof. Kilani Ghoudi	Chairman	kghoudi@uaeu.ac.ae	5256
Shaikha Al Ketbi	Administrator 1	shaikhaalketbi@uaeu.ac.ae	5273

General Enquiries

Thank you for your interest in the Department of Statistics and Business Analytics. We welcome your query and encourage you to contact us using the information below:

College of Business & Economics,

United Arab Emirates University,
P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE
Phone: + 971 3 713 5256
Email: cbe.statch@uaeu.ac.ae