Arup Sen, Ph.D.
About Arup Sen, Ph.D.
Arup Sen, Ph.D., is the Senior Director of Basketball Strategy and Competitive Integrity at the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he leads a team utilizing machine learning and econometric techniques to monitor betting trends in basketball.
Company
Arup Sen, Ph.D., works at the National Basketball Association (NBA) in New York, United States. He has been associated with the NBA in various capacities since 2018, contributing significantly to the fields of basketball strategy and competitive integrity.
Title
Currently, Arup Sen holds the title of Senior Director, Basketball Strategy and Competitive Integrity, at the NBA. In his role, he leads a team utilizing machine learning and econometric techniques to monitor betting trends and advises the NBA Fantasy and Gaming Business Team on technology and data projects.
Education and Expertise
Arup Sen has a strong educational background in economics. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University, focusing on sports economics, specifically using NBA data to explore labor market questions. He also holds a BA (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Background
Prior to his current role, Arup Sen served as Director, Basketball Strategy and Game Integrity at the NBA from 2019 to 2020, and as Integrity Analytics Lead from 2018. He also worked at Ashenfelter & Ashmore as a Research Scientist from 2011 to 2014 in Princeton, NJ, and was a Senior Lecturer at Boston University from 2005 to 2009.
Achievements
Arup Sen has received notable recognition in his field, including winning the 'Best Research Paper' award at the MIT Sloan Sports Conference. Additionally, he has contributed articles to ESPN as an invited writer on sports and labor market topics.