{"id":14806,"date":"2017-11-30T11:41:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T16:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=14806"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:45:44","slug":"maryan-rizinski","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/profile\/maryan-rizinski\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryan Rizinski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Maryan Rizinski joined Boston University\u2019s Metropolitan College as a full-time associate professor of the practice in computer science in 2025. He holds a PhD in computer science and MS and BS degrees in electrical engineering and information technologies. His interdisciplinary research, published in top-tier journals, bridges real-world applications with novel approaches in machine learning, natural language processing, and data analytics. He focuses on ethical, transparent, and cost-effective AI solutions in the financial industry and related domains, advancing decision-making, risk mitigation, and the interpretability of deep-learning models. His earlier work spans computer networking, with a focus on wireless communications and emerging Internet and IoT architectures.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rizinski brings over fifteen years of industry experience leading software engineering teams and managing complex projects across domains such as automotive, smart buildings, and consumer goods. He has held leadership roles at Bosch Digital, part of the multinational engineering and technology company Bosch, headquartered in Germany. He has led globally distributed software development teams and delivered sophisticated, industry-focused solutions for top multinational corporations. In addition, he has advised venture capital firms and mentored technology startups on strategy, IT innovation, business models, risk mitigation, and project management.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his extensive industry career, Dr. Rizinski has been teaching computer science courses at BU MET as a part-time faculty member from 2013 until his full-time appointment in 2025. He has a strong record in online teaching, facilitation, and course development and is the recipient of BU MET\u2019s 2023 Roger Deveau Memorial Part-Time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Courses<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/courses\/cs521\/\"><div class=\"course-feed\">MET CS 521 Information Structures with Python<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/courses\/cs544\/\"><div class=\"course-feed\">MET CS 544 Foundations of Analytics and Data Visualization<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/courses\/cs577\/\"><div class=\"course-feed\">MET CS 577 Data Science with Python<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/courses\/cs625\/\"><div class=\"course-feed\">MET CS 625 Business Data Communication and Networks<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research Interests<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data science focusing on applications of machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) in finance and related areas<\/li>\n<li>Responsible and explainable AI applications<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Software engineering management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Scholarly Works<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Rizinski, Maryan, and Dimitar Trajanov. &#8220;AI Agents in Finance and Fintech: A Scientific Review of Agent-Based Systems, Applications, and Future Horizons.&#8221; <em>Computers, Materials and Continua<\/em> 86, no. 1 (2025): 1-34.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nastoska, Aleksandra, Bojana Jancheska, Maryan Rizinski, and Dimitar Trajanov. \u201cEvaluating Trustworthiness in AI: Risks, Metrics, and Applications Across Industries.\u201d\u00a0<em>Electronics<\/em>\u00a014, no. 13 (2025): 2717.<\/p>\n<p>Pattnaik, Sarthak, Maryan Rizinski, and Eugene Pinsky. \u201cRethinking Inequality: The Complex Dynamics Beyond the Kuznets Curve.\u201d\u00a0<em>Data\u00a0<\/em>10, no. 6 (2025): 88.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., Jankov, A., Sankaradas, V., Pinsky, E., Mishkovski, I., and Trajanov, D. \u201cComparative Analysis of NLP-Based Models for Company Classification.\u201d\u00a0<em>Information<\/em>\u00a015, no. 2 (2024): 77.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., Peshov, H., Mishev, K., Jovanovik, M., and Trajanov, D. \u201cSentiment Analysis in Finance: From Transformers Back to eXplainable Lexicons (XLex) (2024).\u201d\u00a0<em>IEEE Access<\/em>\u00a0vol. 12 (2024): 7170\u20137198.<\/p>\n<p>Domazetoski, V., Rizinski, M., Trajanov, D., and Kocarev, L. \u201cSensitivity analysis of shock distributions in the world economy.\u201d\u00a0<em>Plos one<\/em>\u00a018, no. 10 (2023): e0293524.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., Jankov, A., Sankaradas, V., Pinsky, E., Miskovski, I., and Trajanov, D. (2023). \u201cCompany classification using zero-shot learning.\u201d In\u00a0<em>20th International Conference on Informatics and Information Technologies (CIIT 2023)<\/em>, Krushevo, North Macedonia, May 4\u20136, 2023: 67\u201372.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., Mishev, K., Chitkushev, L. T., Vodenska, I., and Trajanov, D. \u201cUsing NLP transformer models to evaluate the relationship between ethical principles in finance and machine learning.\u201d In\u00a0<em>13th International Conference on Information Society and Technology (ICIST 2023)<\/em>, Kopaonik, Serbia, March 12\u201315, 2023: 100\u2013111.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., Peshov, H., Mishev, K., Chitkushev, L. T., Vodenska, I., and Trajanov, D. \u201cEthically responsible machine learning in fintech.\u201d\u00a0<em>IEEE Access<\/em>\u00a0vol. 10 (2022): 97531\u201397554.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., Day, J., and Chitkushev, L. \u201cIoT Architecture Based on RINA.\u201d In\u00a0<em>2020 23rd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN)<\/em>, Paris, France, 2020: 41\u201345.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., and Kafedziski, V. \u201cOutage probability of AF, DF and CF cooperative strategies for the slow fading relay channel.\u201d In\u00a0<em>2013 11th International Conference on Telecommunications in Modern Satellite, Cable and Broadcasting Services (TELSIKS)<\/em>, Nis, Serbia, 2013: 609\u2013612.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., and Kafedziski, V. \u201cErgodic rates of the fast Rayleigh fading relay channel for different cooperative strategies.\u201d\u00a0<em>Serdica Journal of Computing<\/em>\u00a07, no. 2 (2013): 101\u2013114.<\/p>\n<p>Rizinski, M., and Kafedziski, V. \u201cAchievable rates of the amplify-and-forward strategy for the Gaussian relay channel.\u201d In\u00a0<em>2011 10th International Conference on Telecommunication in Modern Satellite Cable and Broadcasting Services (TELSIKS)<\/em>, Nis, Serbia, 2011: 501\u2013504.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Rizinski, M., and Kafedziski, V. \u201cCapacity bounds and achievable rates of the Gaussian relay channel.\u201d In\u00a0<em>18th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2010<\/em>, Belgrade, Serbia, 2010: 408\u2013411.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2828,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/14806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2828"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/14806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31466,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/14806\/revisions\/31466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}