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Decision Intelligence
Designing structured systems that transform data, simulation, expert reasoning and governance logic into accountable institutional decisions.
Governance-first intelligence
Yasin Kalafatoğlu
Decision Intelligence Scientist
& Governance-First AI Architect
Researching and architecting explainable, replayable and human-final decision systems for finance, risk, credit intelligence and institutional governance.
EB-2 NIW Approved · Available for U.S. relocation and global executive roles
A multidisciplinary scientist operating at the intersection of finance, risk, governance and artificial intelligence.
Experience24+ Years Across Finance, Risk & Operations
Current4 Present Leadership & System Roles
Records5 Open Academic & Research Profiles
ProfileEB-2 NIW Approved · U.S. Relocation-Ready
Research & Open Records
His research identity is connected across academic and open research platforms, including DOI-indexed Zenodo records, Google Scholar, SSRN and ORCID.
DOI / Zenodo
Academic Index
Working Papers
Researcher ID
Open Research Record
Persistent DOI record and Zenodo-based open scientific reference point.
Google Scholar
Indexed academic profile, research visibility and citation discovery.
SSRN
Working papers and pre-publication records in governance-first AI systems.
ORCID
Researcher identification and connected academic record.
Research Domains
His research agenda brings together decision intelligence, AI governance, financial risk and institutional system design.
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AI Governance
Developing governance-first AI frameworks focused on explainability, auditability, human-final authority and institutional accountability.
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Credit Risk Modeling
Building credit risk intelligence models for corporate underwriting, financial stress testing, pre-lending simulation and bank-grade decision support.
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Simulation-Driven Strategy
Using Monte Carlo simulation, scenario analysis and stress testing to evaluate uncertainty, liquidity, capital allocation and strategic risk.
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Multi-Agent Decision Systems
Exploring governance-aware multi-agent systems for complex institutional environments where decisions must remain explainable and replayable.
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Enterprise Risk Intelligence
Connecting operational, financial, strategic and governance risks into integrated intelligence systems for executive decision-making.
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About the scientist
Building trustworthy intelligence for high-stakes decisions.
Yasin Kalafatoğlu is a decision intelligence scientist, governance-first AI architect and executive finance and risk strategist.
His multidisciplinary background spans engineering, international trade, aviation operations, shipbuilding finance, corporate finance, credit risk systems and artificial intelligence governance.
As the founder of AICOS® and architect of AXION FinTech AI, he focuses on building explainable, replayable and audit-ready decision systems for institutional environments where trust, accountability and human-final authority are essential.
Global availabilityEB-2 NIW Approved · Available for U.S. relocation and global executive, advisory and strategic leadership roles.
EducationShipbuilding Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University
DevelopmentAcademic & Professional Development
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
FounderAICOS® Decision Intelligence Infrastructure
ArchitectAXION FinTech AI
AICOS®Decision Intelligence Infrastructure
AICOS® is a governance-first decision intelligence infrastructure designed for institutional environments where AI-supported decisions must remain explainable, replayable, auditable and accountable.
It preserves human-final authority while making AI-supported decisions explainable, replayable and institutionally accountable.
Institutional DataSimulation & ReasoningGovernance LayerHuman-Final DecisionReplay / Audit Trail
- Governance-native architecture
- Replayable decision trails
- Audit-ready AI workflows
- Human-final authority
- Explainable reasoning
- Risk-aware infrastructure
AICOS® is designed for institutions that cannot afford black-box decision-making.
AXION FinTech AICredit Risk Intelligence Engine
AXION FinTech AI is a credit risk intelligence engine focused on corporate underwriting, pre-lending simulation, scoring logic and bank-grade decision support.
It combines financial modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, stress testing and governance-aware decision logic to support more transparent and accountable credit evaluation.
Financial StatementsCredit LogicMonte Carlo Stress TestUnderwriting ReviewExplainable Decision
- Corporate credit risk modeling
- Pre-lending simulation
- Monte Carlo stress testing
- Underwriting logic
- Bank-grade support
- Explainable credit intelligence
AXION is built for credit environments where every decision must be justified, reviewed and trusted.
Professional Timeline
A multidisciplinary progression from engineering and industrial finance to aviation operations, institutional risk strategy and governance-first decision intelligence.
1996–2000
Engineering Foundation
Istanbul Technical University — Shipbuilding Engineering.
2002–2007
Industrial Finance
SPP Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. — Project CFO, budgeting and large-scale industrial project coordination.
Audit
Finance & Audit
Grant Thornton — financial reporting, audit methodology and corporate analysis.
2008–2015
Aviation & Operations
Turkish Airlines — senior regional management including Frankfurt operations.
2015–Present
International Trade & Finance
Avenue Foreign Trade LLC — CEO / CFO, liquidity, logistics and cross-border finance operations.
2021–Present
Active
Investment & Risk Strategy
Kale Finans Yatırım A.Ş. — strategic financial planning, investment evaluation and capital allocation.
2023–Present
Active Focus
Credit Risk Intelligence
AXION FinTech AI — founder and architect of corporate underwriting and simulation logic systems.
2024–Present
Active Focus
Governance-First Decision Intelligence
AICOS® — founder and decision intelligence architect for replayable, audit-ready institutional systems.
Publications
Selected Research Records
Research contributions focused on governance-first AI, decision authority, risk-controlled intelligent systems and institutional decision infrastructure.
A Governance-First Framework for Risk-Controlled AI Decision Systems: The AICOS Approach
Working paper positioned around risk-controlled AI decision systems and the AICOS governance-first approach.
A Governance-Based Framework for Risk-Aware AI Decision Systems
Research record on AI governance, model risk management and financial decision environments.
Decision Infrastructure: A Governance-First Mathematical Framework
Formalizes decision infrastructure as a governance-first architecture for accountable intelligent systems.
AICOS® — Decision Authority Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence
Research record connecting decision authority, auditability and human-final governance in AI-supported decisions.
DOI-Indexed Open Research Record
Persistent DOI record used as an open scientific reference point for research outputs.
Strategic Advisory
Institutional advisory for trustworthy decision intelligence.
Open to executive, advisory and strategic leadership opportunities in decision intelligence, AI governance, credit risk systems, financial strategy and institutional AI transformation.
U.S. relocation-readyEB-2 NIW Approved · Available for U.S. relocation and global executive roles.
Contact for Advisory
AI Governance Strategy
Governance-first operating models for accountable, auditable and human-final AI systems.
Credit Risk Intelligence
Corporate underwriting logic, simulation-driven stress testing and bank-grade decision support.
Decision Architecture
Replayable, explainable and institutionally reviewable decision systems for high-stakes environments.
Financial Risk & Simulation
Scenario analysis, Monte Carlo logic and capital allocation support for executive decisions.
Preserve Trust While Intelligence Scales.
The future of institutional intelligence depends not only on more powerful AI, but on systems that remain explainable, accountable, replayable and worthy of trust.
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Research, advisory and institutional collaboration.
For executive leadership, strategic advisory, research collaboration and institutional AI governance inquiries.
AvailabilityU.S. relocation-ready · Global executive roles
Primary focusDecision intelligence · AI governance · Credit risk systems
DocumentsFull CV available as PDF
Official contact channels
Use the official email address for executive, advisory, research and institutional AI governance inquiries.
dr.yasin@dryasinkalafatoglu.com Download Full CV (PDF) LinkedIn ORCID Google Scholar
Preferred inquiry areas
Executive leadership · Strategic advisory · Research collaboration · Institutional AI governance