Syed Waseem Haider

Syed Waseem Haider, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. With 17+ years of experience as an AI Executive in Fortune 500 companies like Merck, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, and Philips Research, he specializes in applying AI and data science to healthcare challenges and enterprise innovation.

• Doctoral degree from The University of Texas at Dallas
• Master’s in Computer Science and Telecommunications Engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas

His research focuses on AI ethics, generative AI, causal inference, and time-series analysis, particularly in regulated environments. He teaches the graduate course "Forecasting: A Real-World Application" integrating signal processing, statistics, and deep learning.