Dr. Marcos Machado

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Marcos Machado is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente in the Department of Business Information Systems, part of the Industrial Engineering faculty. He holds a Ph.D. in Modelling Computational Science from Ontario Tech University in Canada, and a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Ceara in Brazil. His professional background includes seven years of experience in the banking industries in Brazil and Canada. Machado's current research interests lie in the applications of machine learning algorithms and data science to solve various business problems. He has expertise in Economics, Econometrics, Finance, and Machine Learning, specifically focusing on Credit Logit Models and warning systems for organizations. He actively contributes to teaching, supervising both Bachelor's and Master's thesis projects, and is involved in committee services at the university.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands

Teaching and research in Business Information Systems.

Requirements for University of Twente

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
GMAT
Total Score
Required:600
Overall
Required:600
GRE General
Verbal
Required:143
Verbal Percentile
Required:25
Quantitative
Required:155
Quantitative Percentile
Required:60
Analytical Writing
Required:3
Writing Percentile
Required:25
Prerequisites
Bachelor of Science in a related field Knowledge of Statistics and Probability Knowledge of Mathematics Specialization-related topics: Operation Research, Simulation, Financial topics
Application Checklist
  • Transcript of records
  • Copy of diploma
  • Motivation letter
  • Resume (Europass format)
  • Course descriptions of relevant courses
  • English summary of thesis
Specialization Notes

Includes specializations in Financial Engineering & Management, Healthcare Technology & Management, and Production & Logistics Management.