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Raul M. S. Laureano is an Associate Professor at Iscte Business School, Department of Quantitative Methods for Management and Economics, and an Integrated Researcher at BRU-Iscte Business Research Unit. His academic career spans over 30 years since joining Iscte in 1992, where he directs the Master's program in Business Analytics and pioneered postgraduate programs in Applied Business Analytics.
His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Management (2007), Master's in Business Sciences (1995), and Bachelor's in Organization and Business Management (1992), all from Iscte. His research focuses on Health Analytics, Fraud Analytics, Public Administration, Tourism Analytics, and Applied Business Analytics, with over 90 scientific publications.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward healthcare analytics (particularly diabetic retinopathy screening modeling), judicial system evaluation through citizen perception, and nonprofit risk management. His work combines agent-based simulation, predictive modeling, and dashboard development for real-world applications in public policy and healthcare.
- Prémio Científico ISCTE-IUL (2015-2019) for multiple studies including governmental accounting and intellectual capital disclosure
- Best Paper Award - CISTI 2017
- Excellence Paper Award - TMS Algarve 2016
- Prémio Professor Doutor Rogério Fernandes Ferreira (2014)
He has supervised over 50 master's theses and 4 doctoral theses, currently guiding 4 Ph.D. candidates in Data Science. His research projects include HOPE (Healthcare: Optimize, Predict and Explain) and DAFIM (Fraud Pattern Detection Algorithms), both funded by Iscte. He co-founded WICTA (Special Interest Group on ICT for Auditing & Accounting), now in its 11th edition.
His work extends to Data Analytics Group at BRU-Iscte and Information Systems group at ISTAR-Iscte, with significant collaborations including the Order of Certified Accountants (OCC) for Excel training since 2013 and multiple academic institutions across Portugal.
