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SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA
DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
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Venerdì 28 Novembre 2014 alle ore 14:30 in Aula S presso il Dipartimento di
Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo
Alberto 10,
Il Dott. MICHAEL HINZ (Department of Mathematics, Bielefeld University)
terrà un seminario dal titolo
CALCULUS, …
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Abstract:
The talk deals with analysis and stochastic processes on fully singular spaces
(i.e. singular at every or almost every point).
In the first part we give a brief introduction to the subject which was
started in the late eighties and early nineties by Goldstein, Kusuoka,
Barlow, Bass, Kigami and others and is now referred to as 'Analysis on
fractals'.
Markov processes and their energy functionals (Dirichlet forms) play a key role.
In the second part we explain some interrelations between stochastic analysis
and items of differential geometry, point out some recent results and
applications.
Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.
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Federico Polito
Department of Mathematics
University of Torino
Via Carlo Alberto, 10
10123, Torino, Italy
Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it
Tel: +39 011 6702937
Web: www.federicopolito.it
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RECENT BREAKTHROUGHS IN SINGULAR STOCHASTIC PDEs
Bicocca Winter School (2-6 February 2015)
The aim of this school is to present some recent breakthroughs in the theory of non-linear stochastic PDEs, that allow to give a rigorous meaning to some important singular equations for which classical methods fail, due to the irregularity of the noise. Examples include the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation in 1d, the equation of stochastic quantization in 3d, the parabolic Anderson model in 2d.
The …
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The venue of the school is the Department of Mathematics and Applications of the University of Milano-Bicocca. For more information and for the registration, see the page:
http://www.matapp.unimib.it/~fcaraven/spdes2015/
The Organizing Committee
Francesco Caravenna, Federica Masiero, Gianmario Tessitore
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Giovanni Jona-Lasinio
Universita' La Sapienza
Titolo: Macroscopic fluctuation theory: an introduction and some
applications
Martedi' 18 Novembre 2014 ORE 14:30
Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica
Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre
AULA 311 (SEMINARI)
Abstract:
The macroscopic fluctuation theory, proposed in collaboration with L.
Bertini. A. De Sole, D. Gabrielli and C. Landim to study diffusive
systems out of equilibrium, developed over the last decade into a
powerful tool to solve concrete …
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ideas I will illustrate some applications among which the existence of
phase transitions in the behaviour of fluctuations. Of special
interest are the fluctuations of the current in stationary states. New
variational principles appear in the thermodynamics of non-equilibrium
stationary states.
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This is to inform you about the seminar that will be given by Lucian
Maticiuic [Department of Mathematics "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University]
next 20/11, in Verona - Department of Computer Science.
Details: http://www.di.univr.it/?ent=seminario&id=3220&lang=en
Abstract
We will present a self contained introduction to path dependent partial
differential equation in stochastic framework, also considering memory
effects and aiming at exploiting related results in financial …
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characterized by various forms of delay. The talk will be divided in two
parts of 45 minutes each.
Best,
LuCa
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Luca Di Persio - PhD
assistant professor of
Probability and Mathematical Finance
Dept. Informatics University of Verona
strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy
Tel : +39 045 802 7968
Dept. Math University of Trento
V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - ItalyTel : +39 0461 281686
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On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lectures
at 16:30: Conditional systemic risk measures
Thilo Meyer-Brandis (LMU Munich)
ABSTRACT
The financial crisis has demonstrated that systemic risk due to the interconnectedness of financial-market
participants - such as financial institutions, insurers, governments and, even, regulators themselves - can dramatically
amplify the consequences of isolated …
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stability.The traditional approach to risk control in financial mathematics is to apply risk measures to single
institutions. However, this strategy fails to capture systemic risk because it treats institutions as if they were in
isolation, and recent literature in financial mathematics has started to develop various approaches to rectify this
deficiency. In this presentation we will axiomatically introduce and characterize risk-consistent conditional systemic
risk measures. This class of conditional systemic risk measures is defined on multidimensional risks and consists of
those conditional systemic risk measures which can be decomposed into a state-wise conditional aggregation and a
univariate conditional risk measure. Our studies are based on the axiomatic characterization in [Chen et al., 2013] of a
similar class of systemic risk measures in a finite state and unconditional framework. We argue in favor of a
conditional framework on general probability spaces for assessing systemic risk. Moreover, we allow for very general
aggregation rules, a less restrictive axiomatic setting, and thus a more flexible structure which covers many
prominent examples of systemic risk measures from the literature and used in practice. Further, we will see how this
type of systemic risk measures naturally arises when considering families of consistent conditional systemic risk
measures and discuss some examples.
at 18:00: Mathematical models for the formation of financial bubbles
Francesca Biagini (LMU Munich)
ABSTRACT
The notion of an asset price bubble has two ingredients. One is the observed market price of a given
financial asset, the other is the asset's intrinsic value, and the bubble is defined as the difference between the two.
The intrinsic value, also called the fundamental value of the asset, is usually defined as the expected sum of future
discounted dividends. In the first part of the talk we study a flow in the space of equivalent martingale measures and
focus on the corresponding shifting perception of the fundamental value of a given asset in an incomplete financial
marketmodel. This allows us to capture the birth of a perceived bubble and to describe it as an initial submartingale
which then turns into a supermartingale before it falls back to its initial value zero. In the second part of the talk we
examine the impact of overconfidence on bubbles formation in the framework of reduced-form models for credit risk.
We assume that the wealth associated to a defaultable asset may be strongly affected by the trading activity of
overconfident investors, who believe the asset to be safe and provoke an alteration of its estimated value. Since the
value process changes under this influence, the underlying pricing measure has also to readapt determining a switch
in the space of the equivalent martingale measures. In this way we provide a constructive approach to explain bubbles
formation as well as motivate a dynamics in the space of equivalent martingale measures at micro-economic level.
LOCATION:
The seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 19, starting from 16.30, Aula di rappresentanza, Dept. of Mathematics, Milano University, Via C. Saldini 50, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30.
Scientific Committee:
Prof. Marco Frittelli (Univ. degli Studi di Milano)
Prof. Fabio Maccheroni (Univ. Bocconi)
Prof. Massimo Marinacci (Univ. Bocconi)
Prof. Emanuela Rosazza Gianin (Univ. Milano-Bicocca)
Dott. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi)
Dott. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano)
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Emanuela Rosazza Gianin
Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi Università di Milano Bicocca
Edificio U7 – 4° Piano
Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8
20126 Milano
Tel. 02 64483208
Fax. 02 64483105
e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it
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Giovedì 20 Novembre, ore 11am
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Stanza 34
Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche
Sapienza Università di Roma
LORENZO FATTORINI
(Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica Università degli Studi di Siena)
terrà un seminario dal titolo
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INDAGINI FORESTALI: TEORIA E APPLICAZIONI
tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.
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Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono
consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm
Saluti
Pierpaolo Brutti
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Sintesi
In una prima parte metodologica, le stime di superfici e di totali vengono
trattate come integrazioni Monte Carlo. Vengono poi dati risultati per
campioni finiti e risultati asintotici sulle proprietà degli stimatori
risultanti. In una seconda parte applicativa, vengono considerati gli
aspetti pratici delle stime di superfici forestali e delle biomasse al loro
interno ottenute tramite indagini campionarie note come inventari forestali.
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Il giorno Martedì 18 Novembre 2014, alle ore 14:30
presso la sede di Prometeia (sala grande, primo piano)
via G.Marconi 43, Bologna
Alessandro Gnoatto
(Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München)
terrà un seminario dal titolo
"Interest rate modelling after the financial crisis"
Abstract
In the first part of the talk we proceed to review the main changes in
the interbank interest rate market after the financial crisis. We
present the most relevant empirical evidences: divergence between
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argument, emergence of basis swap spreads. Secondly, we quickly review
the valuation of contingent claims under collateralization, which
constitutes the market practice for interest rate products in the
post-crisis world and forms the basis for multiple curve valuation.
In the second part of the talk we propose a general framework for
modelling multiple yield curves. In a general semimartingale setting, we
provide an HJM approach to model the term structure of multiplicative
spreads between FRA rates and simply compounded OIS risk-free forward
rates. We derive an HJM drift and consistency condition ensuring absence
of arbitrage and, in addition, we show how to construct models such that
multiplicative spreads are greater than one and ordered with respect to
the tenor's length. When the driving semimartingale is an affine
process, we obtain a flexible and tractable Markovian structure.
Finally, we show that the proposed framework allows to unify and extend
several recent approaches to multiple yield curve modelling.
The talk is based on joint works with C. Cuchiero, and C. Fontana.
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Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:57:20 +0000
From: "Cont, Rama" <r.cont(a)imperial.ac.uk>
Reply-To: "Cont, Rama" <r.cont(a)imperial.ac.uk>
Subject: [ccfz] Postdoctoral fellowship at Imperial College London
To: "ccfz(a)lists.math.ethz.ch" <ccfz(a)lists.math.ethz.ch>
The Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London is recruiting 3
Chapman postdoctoral fellows in Mathematics, starting 1 October 2015
for a …
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The Mathematical Finance Section http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/mathfin
will support a candidate with research interests focused on
MATHEMATICAL FINANCE, STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OR APPLIED PROBABILITY.
The full announcement is below.
The deadline for applications is NOVEMBER 27, 2014.
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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 3 CHAPMAN FELLOWSHIPS IN MATHEMATICS
SALARY RANGE: ?33,410 - ?42,380 PER ANNUM
Fixed Term: 24 months, commencing 1 October 2015
Applications are invited for three Chapman Fellowships in Mathematics,
tenable for two years, starting 1 October 2015. These posts provide an
excellent opportunity for those seeking to pursue an academic career
in mathematics.
Candidates for a Chapman Fellowship are expected to have proven
research ability in mathematics. Candidates will demonstrate the
potential for strong leadership qualities in the subject, as
illustrated, for example, through showing initiative on research
projects.
As well as holding a good honours degree and a PhD (or equivalent) in
mathematics or a closely related subject, candidates will also be
expected to demonstrate exceptional ability in their chosen research
areas. They will have an outstanding research record commensurate
with their level of experience, as demonstrated, for example, through
an outstanding thesis, publications and conference presentations, etc.
Candidates will be able to contribute significantly to the research
environment of the Department of Mathematics, and have a proven track
record of successful research interaction.
In addition to pursuing research, Fellows will be expected to
undertake a limited range of teaching duties in the Department of
Mathematics. The ability to teach mathematics at undergraduate and
postgraduate level is essential, as demonstrated by excellent written
and verbal communication skills with the ability to give effective
presentations.
Further particulars, together with information about Imperial College
London, the Department of Mathematics can be found at
http://www.ma.imperial.ac.uk/[1].
The preferred method of application is online via our website
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select ?Job Search? then
enter the job title or vacancy reference number into ?Keywords? ?
vacancy ref: NS2014200AM ). Please complete and upload an
application form stating which area you are applying to, (Applied
Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Finance, Statistics), also
providing a CV, list of publications and Research Plan.
If you are unable to apply online or have any queries about the
application process please contact Ms Claudia Cannon, Academic
Support Administrator (c.cannon(a)imperial.ac.uk) quoting the
reference number NS2014200AM to request an application form.
CLOSING DATE: 27 NOVEMBER 2014
Interviews for the posts will be held January 2015
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
https://www4.ad.ic.ac.uk/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelf…..
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Links:
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Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati,
scusandomi per invii multipli.
Cordialmente,
Giacomo Aletti
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Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica
Applicata, il giorno lunedì 17 Novembre 2014, alle ore 14.30,
nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli
Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano,
"Spike count and spike time coding of flashed images in macaque
primary visual cortex"
Marcello MULAS,
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Abstract: http://goo.gl/VCJ3dt
Short intro to the talk
How the brain represents stimuli is still a matter of debate. It is
unclear how important is the precise time of spikes in order to encode
information. This study suggests that taking into account the
interaction between neurons might undermine conclusions based on
estimates of average information in single neurons.
Keywords
V1, neural coding, information time course, synergy, redundancy,
information theory
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Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized
within an open community of researchers interested in applying up to
date mathematical modeling and data analysis approaches to the study
of biological systems. The RGS take place at the Math. Department in
Milan (via Saldini). Initiatives and updates are published on the
website: http://rgs.mat.unimi.it/.
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Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor
ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM)
Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it)
Via Saldini, 50
20133 Milano, Italy
Tel: +39-02-503.16158
Fax:+39-02-503.16090
Cell: +39-340-9739142
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