Machine Learning for Auditors: Automating Fraud Investigations Through Artificial Intelligence

Use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to build tools for auditing your organization. This is a practical book with implementation recipes that demystify AI, ML, and data science and their roles as applied to auditing. You will learn about data analysis techniques that will help you gain insights into your data and become a better data storyteller. The guidance in this book around applying artificial intelligence in support of audit investigations helps you gain credibility and trust with your internal and external clients. A systematic process to verify your findings is also discussed to ensure the accuracy of your findings.

​Maris Sekar is a professional computer engineer, Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA), and Senior Data Scientist (Data Science Council of America). He has a passion for using storytelling to communicate on high-risk items within an organization to enable better decision making and drive operational efficiencies. He has cross-functional work experience in various domains such as risk management, data analysis and strategy, and has functioned as a subject matter expert in organizations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Shell Canada Ltd., and TC Energy. Maris’ love for data has motivated him to win awards, write LinkedIn articles, and publish two papers with IEEE on applied machine learning and data science.