Hernando Hernandez Lasso

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Hernando Hernández-Lasso is a mathematician and economist with a Master’s degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in University of Agder and Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His academic background combines data science, econometrics, microeconomics, and mathematical modeling.

His doctoral research focuses on the empirical evaluation of fraudulent and corrupt behaviors, particularly within the financial sector in developing countries. His work integrates large language models (LLMs), natural language processing (NLP), and microeconometric techniques to analyze and measure financial misconduct.

He currently works as a Senior Econometric Modeller at Gain Theory and as a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Social Enterprises and Microfinance (CERSEM). He has collaborated on econometric and data science consulting projects with international organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).