Analytical Techniques in the Assessment of Credit Risk

Introduction to Credit Risk Modeling and Assessment.- Credit Scoring and Rating.- Data Analytics for Developing and Validating Credit Models.- Applications to Corporate Default Prediction and Consumer Credit.- Conclusions and Future Research.

Michalis Doumpos is Professor of Operations Research at the School of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete (Greece). His research interests include multiple criteria decision making, decision support systems, business analytics, financial risk management, and energy economics. He has published over 80 research articles in premier international journals. He has also co-authored several books, edited volumes, book chapters, conference papers, and edited special issues. He has extensive consulting experience with the financial industry on projects related to credit scoring systems, banking risk management, and real estate appraisal.

Christos Lemonakis is Assistant Professor at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece, Department of Business Administration (Agios Nikolaos Branch). He has auditing experience in banking for more than 15 years. His research interests are SMEs Entrepreneurship, Risk Management, Auditing and Management Accounting. He is a Fellow Certified Public Accountant (FCPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from the Association of Certified Public Accountants Int'l (CPA-London). He is a co-author of two books on banking risks and has contributed with several chapters in others. He has also published research papers in international journals and presented research work in many international conferences around the world.

Dimitrios Niklis is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the department of Accounting and Finance, Western Macedonia, University of Applied Sciences and Adjunct Academic Staff at the Postgraduate Course of Banking at Hellenic Open University. He holds a PhD in Financial Decision Making, an MSc in Business Economics & Management and a bachelor degree in Economics. His research interests include accounting, corporate finance, financial risk management, financial markets, economics, decision analysis, and management science. He has participated in various