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Position at the UK Office for National Statistics
by Enrico Scalas 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Dear Colleagues, The Office for National Statistics in the UK is recruiting statisticians. You might wish to circulate the ads to interested persons (deadline 22 Oct): https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID= c2VhcmNoX3NsaWNlX2N1cnJlbnQ9MiZjc291cmNlPWNzcXNlYXJjaCZwYWdl YWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3QmcGFnZWNsYXNzPUpvYnMmb3duZXJ0 eXBlPWZhaXImdXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9NDUyMjYyOTUmb3duZXI9NTA3 MDAwMCZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdmFjPTE1NTgyODYmcmVxc2lnPTE1MDcxMTg3 ODUtZjA0NTBmNjVhOWM2NDc4ZjFiZTZiNWVkNmYxMjk3NTQwZTcyMTEwOQ== https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID= Y3NvdXJjZT1jc3FzZWFyY2gmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImdXNlcnNlYXJjaGNv bnRleHQ9NDUyMjYyOTUmam9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0xNTU4MjgzJnNlYXJj aF9zbGljZV9jdXJyZW50PTEmb3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZwYWdlY2xhc3M9Sm9i cyZwYWdlYWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3QmcmVxc2lnPTE1MDcxMTg2 NTQtYmRmN2M0MWQ1MDhmYzEwNGQ0ZGY5NzkxMmVkMGU3ZmEzM2EyODZjMA== I hope the links above do work. If not, please feel free to contact me personally in case you are interested. Best regards, Enrico Scalas Professor of Statistics and Probability Head of Department, Mathematics University of Sussex, UK

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Assegno di Ricerca SECS-S/06 a Roma Tre
by Pietro Caputo 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Segnalo il seguente assegno di ricerca bandito presso il Dipartimento di Studi Aziendali, SSD SECS-S/06 "Metodi matematici per l'analisi di problemi relativi alla gestione aziendale, alla finanza, alle scelte individuali, strategiche e collettive". Il bando e' reperibile qui: http://europa.uniroma3.it/dottorati2010/assegni/6ef6e164-5bf6-48de-ab04- d5f9d4f62994.pdf Scadenza: 20 ottobre 2017

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Model Uncertainty and Robust Finance (II edition)
by Giovanni Puccetti 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT for the Workshop Model Uncertainty and Robust Finance (II edition), University of Milano, MARCH 15-16, 2018 https://sites.google.com/site/murf2018/ CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS Carole BERNARD (VUB & Grenoble EM) Roger COOKE (TU Delft) David LI (SAIF & SJTU Shangai) Massimo MARINACCI (Bocconi University) Walter SCHACHERMAYER (University of Vienna) Ludovic TANGPI (University of Vienna) FREE REGISTRATION FOR ACCEPTED CONTRIBUTED SPEAKERS (Deadline for abstract submission: JANUARY 31, 2018) DE FINETTI RISK SEMINAR on MARCH 14, 2018 (Lecture by W. SCHACHERMAYER and Welcome Reception) SPECIAL ISSUE in DEPENDENCE MODELING edited by Marco Frittelli and Emanuela Rosazza-Gianin Hope to see you soon in Milan!

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Fifth edition of the StaTalk series (workshops on statistical topics)
by Euloge C. Kenne Pagui 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Dear all, we are pleased to announce that the fifth edition of the StaTalk series will be held at the Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Padua, on November, 17, 2017. StaTalks are one-day workshops on statistical topics during which the hosting group introduces and overviews the main research interests of their members. Aimed at Master’s and PhD students, as well as at post-docs and young researchers, StaTalks are intended to be informal gatherings which allow for a more proficient interaction between presenters and participants. They typically feature some introductory tutorials on the main workshop theme and a few seminars that overview more advanced research topics, still kept at an expository level. StaTalks are thus a great opportunity to become acquainted with the workshop main topic, as well as to share and update one's knowledge on the interface of Statistical research in an easy and informal atmosphere. The topic of this fifth edition will cover many areas of research currently undergoing at the Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Padua ranging from methodological statistics to demography. Registrations, as in the past StaTalk events, is free of charge but mandatory. Additional information, can be found at the workshop page statalk.stat.unipd.it Best regards, The Organising Committee --------------------------------------------------------- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova. Via Cesare Battisti, 241 - 35121 Padova ---------------------------------------------------------

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Lezioni inaugurali - MSc FIRM - Firenze (mar 17/10)
by Giacomo Scandolo 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Inaugural Lectures MSc in Finance and Risk Management (Università di Firenze) Academic Year 2017/2018 17 October 2017 Aula 0.05, D15 building, Polo di Novoli PROGRAM 9.30 Institutional greetings 9.45 Elisa LUCIANO (University of Torino) " Geographical diversification of life-insurance companies: evidence and diversification rationale" 10.45 Coffee-break 11.15 Tai-Ho WANG (Baruch College, City University of New York) "Implied volatility and its related financial instruments: modeling and pricing" 12.30 Dimitri LORENZANI (European Commission, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs) "The European Commission's 2017 Country Report: analytical insights" More information http://www.frm.unifi.it/ Abstracts Elisa LUCIANO (University of Torino) " Geographical diversification of life-insurance companies: evidence and diversification rationale" Large life insurance companies are internationally diversified. The cost-effectiveness or business-cycle smoothing of international diversification is not always at work. How can the empirical evidence be rationalized, then? We show that diversification gains from international expansion can reduce risk margins and Solvency requirements due to longevity risk. Gains are more pronounced in a low-interest rates regime. To show that result, we build parsimonious continuous-time model for longevity risk, that captures the dependence across different ages in different populations. We define a diversification index and measure diversification gains in capital requirements according to the current regulation. We present a calibrated example, based on annuity portfolios of UK and Italian males. The results of our application show that diversification gains, evaluated as the reduction in the portfolio risk margin following the international expansion, may be non-negligible. Tai-Ho WANG (Baruch College, City University of New York) "Implied volatility and its related financial instruments: modeling and pricing" Abstract: Implied volatility modeling has been a mainstream research in academia and industry almost since the trading of options was introduced to the financial world. In this talk, we review stylized facts of implied volatility in equity market, followed by an introduction to the commonly used models that captures partly the stylized facts. The models include local volatility model, stochastic volatility model, local-stochastic volatility, and the fractional volatility model. The last in the list has been regaining great attentions these days. Numerical pricing of vanilla options and calibration of implied volatilities under these models will be briefly discussed. We conclude the talk by the pricing of financial instruments that are directly or indirectly related to implied volatilities. Dimitri Lorenzani (European Commission, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs) " The European Commission's 2017 Country Report: analytical insights" Abstract: In the 2017 Country Report, the European Commission assessed Italy's economy in the light of the economic priorities established through the 2017 Annual Growth Survey: (i) boosting investment; (ii) pursuing structural reforms; and (iii) ensuring responsible fiscal policies. The presentation aims to provide insights into some of the analytical work underpinning the European Commission's findings. The Country Report indicates that, despite some important reforms in recent years, significant structural weaknesses in diverse policy areas continue to undermine Italy's productivity growth, slowing the correction of Italy's excessive macroeconomic imbalances. In particular, the high public debt remains a major source of vulnerability for the Italian economy given the low potential growth and a still fragile fiscal position. Moreover, the competitiveness gap of the Italian economy vis-à-vis the rest of the euro area persists also due to the insufficient innovation capacity of Italian firms. The legacies of the long-lasting crisis also weigh on Italy's growth prospects since sizeable non-performing loans hamper banks' ability to support investment, while long-term and youth unemployment remain high.

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Seminario Tai-Ho Wang 19 ottobre 2017 presso Università Cattolica sede di Milano
by Marina DI GIACINTO 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Seminario di Tai-Ho Wang (Department of Mathematics - Baruch College - The City University of New York) Giovedi' 19 ottobre 2017 - ore 14:30 - aula 200 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Dipartimento di Discipline matematiche, Finanza matematica ed Econometria Via Necchi, 9 - Milano TITLE: Modeling of implied volatility and its recent progress ABSTRACT: Modeling of implied volatility has been active ever since the introduction of trading of option. In this talk, starting from the minimal and complete local volatility model, we discuss the development of more sophisticated models that aim to capture stylized facts observed in the market. In addition to local volatility models, the models include stochastic volatility model, exponential Levy models, and the recently revived fractional models. We also elaborate which of the styles facts are, and which aren't, captured by these models. Numerical pricing of vanilla options and calibration of implied volatilities under these models will be briefly discussed. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

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2 postdoc positions in Geometric Methods for Deep and Reinforcement Learning at RIST
by Luigi Malagò 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

=========================================================== *Subject*: 2 postdoc positions in Machine Learning (1 year, renewable up to 3 years) *Institution*: RIST - Romanian Institute of Science and Technology, Cluj-Napoca *Keywords*: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Stochastic Optimization, Optimization over Manifolds, Information Geometry, Riemannian Geometry *Application deadline*: 20 October 2017 (applicants are encouraged to apply earlier) *Salary*: around 2190 euro net *Official announcement*: http://rist.ro/en/details/news/postdoc- positions-in-deep-learning-and-machine-learning.html =========================================================== Dear colleagues, the Romanian Institute of Science and Technology (RIST) has an opening for 2 postdoc positions, in the context of the DeepRiemann project “Riemannian Optimization Methods for Deep Learning”, funded by European structural funds through the Competitiveness Operational Program (POC 2014-2020). The appointments will be for 1 year, with possible extensions up to 3 years. The DeepRiemann project aims at the design and analysis of novel training algorithms for Neural Networks in Deep Learning, by applying notions of Riemannian optimization and differential geometry. The task of the training a Neural Network is studied by employing tools from Optimization over Manifolds and Information Geometry, by casting the learning process to an optimization problem defined over a statistical manifold, i.e., a set of probability distributions. The project is highly interdisciplinary, with competences spanning from Machine Learning to Optimization, Deep Learning, Statistics, and Differential Geometry. The objectives of the project are multiple and include both theoretical and applied research, together with industrial activities oriented to transfer knowledge, from the institute to a startup or spin-off of the research group. The positions will be part of the new Machine Learning and Optimization group http://luigimalago.it/group.html, which performs research at the intersection of Machine Learning, Stochastic Optimization, Deep Learning, and Optimization over Manifolds, from the unifying perspective of Information Geometry. The group is one of two newly-formed groups in Machine Learning at RIST, where about 20 new postdoctoral research associates and research software developers will be hired by 2018. The official job announcement can be seen here: http://rist.ro/en/details/news/postdoc-positions-in- deep-learning-and-machine-learning.html Informal inquiries can be sent to Dr. Luigi Malagò <malago(a)rist.ro>, principal investigator of the DeepRiemann project. Application deadline: 20 October 2017 (applicants are encouraged to apply earlier) best regards, Luigi Malagò

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Fwd: Summer School in Probability and Mathematical Physics at IST Austria
by pietro caputo 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jan Maas <jan.maas(a)ist.ac.at> Date: Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 10:46 AM Subject: Summer School in Probability and Mathematical Physics at IST Austria To: pmp-2018(a)ist.ac.at Dear colleagues, IST Austria organizes a Summer School in Probability and Mathematical Physics which takes place on June 4-8, 2018. The school consists of three lecture series by eminent mathematicians: Hugo Duminil-Copin (IHES): Sharp threshold phenomena via randomized algorithms Martin Hairer (Imperial College London): A BPHZ theorem for stochastic PDEs Jason Miller (University of Cambridge): The Gaussian free field and Liouville quantum gravity The event is aimed at a broad audience of researchers, particularly focusing on PhD students and postdocs. It takes place at the campus of IST Austria, a young international institute dedicated to basic research and graduate education in the natural and mathematical sciences. The institute is located in Klosterneuburg on the outskirts of Vienna. Limited support is available for partially covering the costs of travel and/or accommodation for qualified (PhD) students and postdocs. More information and a registration form can be found at http://ist.ac.at/pmp2018/ We would be grateful if you could bring this information to the attention of researchers who may be interested to attend. Best regards, Laszlo Erdos, Jan Maas, Robert Seiringer

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seminar at LUISS
by Marco Scarsini 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Thursday October 12 from 12:00 to 13:00, room 207 Department of Economics and Finance LUISS viale Romania 32 00197 Roma. Speaker: Fabio Martinelli Title: Bootstrap percolation and interacting particle systems with kinetic constraints Abstract: Recent years have seen a great deal of progress in understanding the behavior of bootstrap percolation models, a particular class of monotone cellular automata. In the two-dimensional lattice, there is now a quite satisfactory understanding of their evolution starting from a random initial condition, with a strikingly beautiful universality picture for their critical behavior (length and time scales). Much less is known for their non-monotone stochastic counterpart, namely kinetically constrained models (KCM). In KCMs the state of each vertex which could be infected by the bootstrap percolation rules is resampled (independently among the vertices) at rate one by tossing a p-coin. In particular, the infection can also heal, hence the non-monotonicity. Besides their connection with bootstrap percolation, KCMs have a strong interest in their own: as p ↓ 0 they display some of the most striking features of the liquid/glass transition, a major and still largely open problem in condensed matter physics. In this talk, after an introductory first part, I shall discuss (i) some recent conjectures relating the universality behavior of critical KCMs to their bootstrap percolation counterpart and (ii) some very recent progress towards proving the above conjectures. Joint project with C. Toninelli (Univ. Paris VII) and R. Morris (IMPA, Rio de Janeiro) ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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PhD Course on Hawkes Processes and Applications in Finance
by Carlo Sgarra 07 Oct '17

07 Oct '17

In my previous message announcing a PhD Course at Politecnico di Milano on "Hawkes Processes and Applications in Finance" a systematic misprint on the dates of the lectures appeared. The lectures will take place in JANUARY 2018, not January 2017 (as appearing in the previous message); the other informations concerning classrooms, days and times were correct. I apologize for the misprint. Kind Regards, Carlo Sgarra

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Seminario KAKAMU
by Matteo Ruggiero 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

************************************************************************ STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ************************************************************************ Venerdi 13 Ottobre 2017, alle ore 12:00, presso il nuovo edificio del Collegio Carlo Alberto, in Piazza Arbarello 8, Torino, si terra' il seguente seminario: ------------------------------------------------ Kazuhiko KAKAMU (Kobe University) HOW DOES MONETARY POLICY AFFECT INCOME INEQUALITY IN JAPAN? EVIDENCE FROM GROUPED DATA We examine the effects of monetary policy on income inequality in Japan using a novel econometric approach that jointly estimates the Gini coefficient based on micro-level grouped data of households and the dynamics of macroeconomic quantities. Our results indicate different effects on income inequality depending on the monetary policy measure under consideration: A traditional rate increase decreases income inequality, whereas a reduction of asset purchases leads to more inequality. Movements of inflation expectations and equity prices might account for theses differences. ------------------------------------------------ Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (www.carloalberto.org/stats) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

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PhD Course on Hawkes Processes and Aplications in Finance
by Carlo Sgarra 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

The Mathematics Department of Politecnico di Milano will offer a PhD course on the subject "Hawkes Processes and Applications in Finance". The course will be given by Carlo Sgarra. The calendar and the subjects of the lectures will be the following: January 8, 2017 9:30-12:30 Motivation for introducing Hawkes processes in financial models, the self-exciting features of jumps and the clustering property. January 8, 2017 14:30-16:30 Introduction to point processes: their basic properties. January 9, 2017 9:30-12:30 Definition and basic properties of Hawkes processes. January 9, 2017 14:30-16:30 The microstructure foundation of Hawkes processes. January 10, 2017 9:30-12:30 Multivariate Hawkes processes. January 10, 2017 14:30-16:30 Simulation of Hawkes processes. The time change technique. January 15, 2017 9:30-12:30 The Statistics of Hawkes processes: parametric estimation. The Maximum Likelihood Estimator for Hawkes Processes. January 15, 2017 14:30-16:30 Hawkes processes and pricing. January 16, 2017 9:30-12:30 Hawkes processes and the branching property. Branching processes in continuous time and their relation with Hawkes. January 16, 2017 14:30-16:30 Hawkes processes and power market. January 17, 2017 9:30-12:30 Hawkes processes and rough volatility models: an introduction to rough volatility models. January 17, 2017 14:30-16:30 Optimal control problems in Hawkes framework: a few examples from the literature. Some slides will be available at the end of the course. The lectures will take place in the classroom inside the Department of Mathematics located at the third floor of the building called "La Nave". Best Regards, Carlo Sgarra

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Fwd: 4th Barcelona Summer School on Stochastic Analysis
by Marco Romito 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: 4th Barcelona Summer School on Stochastic Analysis Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 15:43:29 +0200 From: Bústia CRM Difusions <crmdifusions(a)crm.cat> Dear colleague, We are pleased to announce the upcoming *4th Barcelona Summer School on Stochastic Analysis*, which will be held at the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica in Bellaterra (Barcelona) from *July 9 to July 13, 2018*. The school is intended for PhD students and young researchers mainly in stochastic analysis. The courses will be the following: * /Some stochastic models in eco-evolution/, by *Sylvie Méléard*(École Polytechnique, France) * /Topology of zero sets of smooth random Gaussian functions, by**/*Mikhail Sodin*(Tel Aviv University, Israel) We invite you to visit the homepage of the school http://www.crm.cat/en/Activities/Curs_2017-2018/Pages/4th-BCN-Summer-School… to keep posted with the progress of and news about the organization. Sincerely Yours, The Organizing Committee: Xavier Bardina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Lluís Quer-Sardanyons (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Marta Sanz-Solé (Universitat de Barcelona) Josep Vives (Universitat de Barcelona) *CRM_LOGO_P* Centre de Recerca Matemàtica Campus de Bellaterra, Edifici C 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona) Tel.: + 34 93 581 10 81 Fax: + 34 93 581 22 02 *www.crm.cat <http://www.crm.cat/>*** *@CRMatematica <https://twitter.com/CRMatematica>*

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DataScience@Sapienza
by Pierpaolo Brutti 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

A tutti gli interessati, Venerdì 6 ottobre si terrà il simposio "DataScience@Sapienza" al termine del quale il rettore Eugenio Gaudio proclamerà i primi laureati magistrali in "Data Science" dell'Ateneo. Durante il simposio sono previsti gli interventi della direttrice di ricerca Google per il Machine learning, Corinna Cortes e del direttore per i servizi IT di Eurostat, Emanuele Baldacci. Inoltre, si discuterà sulle opportunità di lavoro e sulle competenze della figura del data scientist attraverso la partecipazione di alcune delle numerose realtà industriali che hanno collaborato con il Corso di laurea magistrale (IBM, Microsoft, SAS, Banca d'Italia e Unicredit). Per maggiori informazioni: DataScience@SAPIENZA: Symposium and Graduation Ceremony url: http://news.uniroma1.it/06102017_0900 --P

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Open full professorship, Prob-L@B, University of Bath, UK
by Alexandre Stauffer 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

Apologies for cross postings The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath is inviting applications for a full professorship in Probability. Applicants must have a strong research vision, and a track record of engagement within their Department and across the wider mathematical community. Applicants are expected to have an excellent track record of publications and research grant acquisition, commensurate to their stage of career, as well as a keen interest in pursuing excellence in teaching and in supervising graduate students. Key attributes are strategic leadership and the ability to influence and shape the output and success of the Department. We particularly welcome applications from established Professors, as well as from Readers, Senior Lecturers and Associate Professors or equivalent who can demonstrate a significant upward trajectory. Applications from all groups currently under-represented in academic posts are particularly encouraged. Both the Department and the University are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment. Flexible working options will be considered wherever possible. For more information visit http://www.bath.ac.uk/hr/working/flexible-working/. For further information on how to apply, please visit https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=SF5266 Contact Professor Andreas Kyprianou (a.kyprianou(a)bath.ac.uk) should you have further questions. Best wishes, Alexandre

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avviso di seminario - Univ. Milano-Bicocca
by Emanuela Rosazza 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

Si avvisa che il giorno mercoledì 11 ottobre alle ore 16 presso l’Università di Milano- Bicocca (via degli Arcimboldi 8 - edificio U7, quarto piano- Sala del Consiglio) si terrà il seguente seminario: Speaker: Prof. Giorgio Ferrari (Università di Bielefeld, Germania) Titolo: “On a Class of Optimal Dividend Problems with Capital Injection” Abstract: In this talk I present some recent results on the optimal dividend problem with capital injection. That is the problem of a fund manager aiming at maximising the discounted dividend payments, net of the penalised discounted capital injections needed to avoid bankruptcy of the fund. In our model the surplus dynamics is driven by a general linearly controlled one-dimensional diffusion, that is reflected at zero. Moreover, we assume that the dividend payments are subject to surplus-dependent taxes/transaction costs. We show that depending on the properties of the surplus-dependent taxes/transaction costs we can have different kinds of optimal strategies for the dividend payments. Either it is optimal to follow a classical barrier strategy, or not paying dividend at all is the best thing to do. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Un saluto cordiale, Emanuela ******************************************************************************************* 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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French-Italian Statistics Workshop
by Matteo IACOPINI 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

Dear all, it is our pleasure to announce the French-Italian workshop "New Challenges in Statistics for Social Sciences", which will take place on 16-17 October 2017 at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Economics (Meeting Room 1, Campus Economico, Fondamenta San Giobbe 873). This workshop aims at presenting recent developments in both theoretical and applied statistics for social sciences, with particular attention to economics and finance. The workshop will feature six presentations by international speakers and two tutorial classes will be offered: - Bayesian inference for Poisson processes, by prof. Fabrizio Ruggeri (CNR IMATI of Milan) - Introduction to Approximate Bayesian Computation by prof. Christian Robert (Université Paris Dauphine and University of Warwick). The sponsors of the event are: - Université Franco-Italienne (UFI) - GRETA research group - Dipartimento di Economia dell'Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia All interested researchers, as well as PhD students, are invited to participate. The participation is free, but for organization reasons, people interested in attending the Workshop are kindly requested to contact the local organizers within October 7 via the following account: Matteo Iacopini: matteo.iacopini(a)unive.it <mailto:matteo.iacopini@unive.it> For further information please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/ifstatseminar/ <http://sites.google.com/site/ifstatseminar/> We apologize for cross-posting and look forward to seeing you in Venice! Best regards, Monica Billio, Roberto Casarin and Matteo Iacopini

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Fwd: 3-year post-doctoral fellowship in probability at Durham
by Pietro Caputo 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew Wade <andrew.wade(a)durham.ac.uk> Date: Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 11:05 AM Subject: 3-year post-doctoral fellowship in probability at Durham To: Dear colleagues, Apologies if you receive more than one copy of this message. Please allow us to draw your attention to the fact that Durham University is advertising for a 3-year post-doctoral fellowship (Willmore Fellowship) in probability or a closely related area of analysis (closing date 25 October 2017): https://recruitment.durham.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_ jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=008217 Please pass this on to anyone who you think might be interested. Many thanks, Sunil Chhita Nicholas Georgiou Ostap Hryniv Mikhail Menshikov Andrew Wade

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Quantitative Finance Workshop 2018 - Call for Papers
by Davide Erminio Pirino 30 Sep '17

30 Sep '17

[image: Immagine incorporata 1] Dear Collegues, We take great pleasure to invite you to attend the XIX edition of the Workshop on Quantitative Finance that will be held at the Department of Business Studies - University Roma Tre on 24-25-26 January 2018. The official website is http://disa.uniroma3.it/qfw2018/ After the great success of the previous edition at the University of Milano-Bicocca, we repeat the same conference format, lasting two days and a half (from Wednesday 24 January afternoon to Friday 26 January). The deadline for submitting an Extended Abstract is 26 November 2017. Notification of acceptance will be given by 23 December 2017. The full paper for the discussant will have to be provided by 7 January 2018. Looking forward to seeing you in Rome! Best regards The organizing committee

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Call for abstracts - opening conference of the thematic semester on “Stochastic modeling” - Verona, Italy - December 18th to 21st, 2017
by Luca di persio 30 Sep '17

30 Sep '17

*Call for abstracts* *Opening conference of the thematic semester on* *“Stochastic modeling”* *December 18th to 21st, 2017* *Verona, Italy * We would like to invite both academics and practitioners to submit abstracts to the *opening conference of the thematic semester on “Stochastic modeling” taking place in Verona, Italy from December 18th to 21st, 2017. *The aim of the thematic semester, and in particular this opening conference, is to enhance existing connections and to foster new collaborations between researchers in the fields of stochastic modeling, financial mathematics, stochastic control and risk management. The scientific program will feature plenary lectures, invited and contributed talks, as well as poster sessions. *Confirmed plenary speakers are: * Paolo Baldi (Roma 2 University) Viorel Barbu (Romanian Academy) Alberto Bressan (Penn State university) Christa Cuchiero (Vienna university) Romuald Elie (Paris Est university) Damir Filipovic (EPFL and Swiss Finance Institute) Franco Flandoli (Pisa university) Marco Furhman (Milano university) Dylan Possamaï (Columbia university) Young researchers – especially PhD students and junior postdocs – are encouraged to submit their work for a contributed talk or a poster presentation. *Abstracts for contributed talks and posters must be in English and can be submitted at info(a)vpsms2018.org <info(a)vpsms2018.org> (Please indicate during submission if you are willing to do a poster presentation)* *The deadline for abstract submission is October 31st, 2017.* *Decisions on acceptance / rejection will be communicated to the authors by November 7th, 2017.Registration for Participation: November 15th, 2017 (Early registration)Registration fees: 120 euros (Early registration) - 170 euros (Regular registration)* For further information about the conference, please visit our *website:* http://vpsms2018.org/event/opening-conference/ If you have any queries, do not hesitate to *contact us at:* info(a)vpsms2018.org Warm wishes, The organizing committee Etienne Chevalier (Evry university) Luca Di Persio (Verona university) Idris Kharroubi (Paris 6 university) Sergio Pulido (ENSIIE Paris-Evry) __ 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 <+39%20045%20802%207968> Head of R&D info(a)hpa8.com | www.hpa8.com

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Fwd: Postdoc positions at Luiss - Roma. A final reminder
by Fausto Gozzi 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

Sorry there was a mistake in the email below (sent this morning) the correct text is the following. Final reminder. Applications are open for three postdoc positions at LUISS on theÂ following topics: Proff. Marco SCARSINI, Marco DALLAGLIO Efficiency of equilibria in large games. Deterministic and stochastic viewpoints Deadline: October 16th, 2017 - 14:00 p.m. - Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 Proff. Sara BIAGINI, Fausto GOZZI Stochastic control and duality methods to tackle model uncertainty in finance and insurance Deadline: September 30, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. - Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 Proff. Giuseppe RAGUSA, Francesco SOBBRIO, Giovanna VALLANTI High-Dimensional Data: Applications to Economics Deadline: September 30, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. - Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 Information can be found here: <http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166>http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166 >Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:17:47 +0200 >To: random(a)dm.unipi.it >From: Fausto Gozzi <faustogozziluiss(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Postdoc positions at Luiss - Roma. A final reminder > >Final reminder. > >Applications are open for three postdoc >positions at LUISS on theÂ following topics: > >Proff. Marco SCARSINI, Marco DALLAGLIO >Efficiency of equilibria in large games. >Deterministic and stochastic viewpoints > Deadline: September 30, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. - > Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 > > >Proff. Sara BIAGINI, Fausto GOZZI >Stochastic control and duality methods to tackle >model uncertainty in finance and insurance > Deadline: September 30, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. - > Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 > > >Proff. Giuseppe RAGUSA, Francesco SOBBRIO, Giovanna VALLANTI >High-Dimensional Data: Applications to Economics >Deadline: October 16th, 2017 - 14:00 p.m. - >Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 > >The application deadline is September 30. > >Information can be found here: > ><http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166>http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166 > >Fausto Gozzi >Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza >LUISS - Guido Carli >Viale Romania, 32 >00197 Roma >Italy >tel 06.85225723 (office) >FAX 06.86506513 >e-mail: fgozzi(a)luiss.it >webpage: http://docenti.luiss.it/gozzi/ > >old address, sometimes still used: > >Fausto Gozzi >Dipartimento di Matematica >Universita' di Pisa >Largo Bruno Pontecorvo n.5 >56127 Pisa >Italy >tel 050/2213270 >e-mail: gozzi(a)dm.unipi.it Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS - Guido Carli Viale Romania, 32 00197 Roma Italy tel 06.85225723 (office) FAX 06.86506513 e-mail: fgozzi(a)luiss.it webpage: http://docenti.luiss.it/gozzi/ old address, sometimes still used: Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Pisa Largo Bruno Pontecorvo n.5 56127 Pisa Italy tel 050/2213270 e-mail: gozzi(a)dm.unipi.it --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Postdoc positions at Luiss - Roma. A final reminder
by Fausto Gozzi 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

Final reminder. Applications are open for three postdoc positions at LUISS on theÂ following topics: Proff. Marco SCARSINI, Marco DALLAGLIO Efficiency of equilibria in large games. Deterministic and stochastic viewpoints Deadline: September 30, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. - Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 Proff. Sara BIAGINI, Fausto GOZZI Stochastic control and duality methods to tackle model uncertainty in finance and insurance Deadline: September 30, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. - Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 Proff. Giuseppe RAGUSA, Francesco SOBBRIO, Giovanna VALLANTI High-Dimensional Data: Applications to Economics Deadline: October 16th, 2017 - 14:00 p.m. - Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC +2 The application deadline is September 30. Information can be found here: <http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166>http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166 Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS - Guido Carli Viale Romania, 32 00197 Roma Italy tel 06.85225723 (office) FAX 06.86506513 e-mail: fgozzi(a)luiss.it webpage: http://docenti.luiss.it/gozzi/ old address, sometimes still used: Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Pisa Largo Bruno Pontecorvo n.5 56127 Pisa Italy tel 050/2213270 e-mail: gozzi(a)dm.unipi.it --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Seminario BERESTYCKI
by Matteo Ruggiero 29 Sep '17

29 Sep '17

************************************************************************ STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ************************************************************************ Venerdi 6 Ottobre 2017, alle ore 12:00, presso il nuovo edificio del Collegio Carlo Alberto, in Piazza Arbarello 8, Torino, si terra' il seguente seminario: ------------------------------------------------ Julien BERESTYCKI (University of Oxford) BRANCHING BROWNIAN MOTION WITH ABSORPTION What does the genealogy of a population under selection look like? This question is crucial for ecology and evolutionary biology and yet it is not fully understood. Recently, Brunet and Derrida have conjectured that for a whole class of models of such populations, we can expect the genealogy to be described by a universal scaling limit: the Bollthausen-Sznitman coalescent. The purpose of this talk is to present several recent results which put this prediction on a rigorous footing. The model we chose is that of a one-dimensional branching Brownian motion in which particles are absorbed at the origin. A particle's position is interpreted as the fitness of an individual and the killing at zero correspond to the removal from the population of individuals whose fitness is too low. We assume that when a particle branches, the offspring distribution is supercritical, but the particles are given a drift μ towards the origin. Depending on the value of μ the process can be (sub/super)-critical. I will particularly focus on the critical case, for which I will present results concerning the extinction time and Yaglom-type limits for the behavior of the process conditioned to survive for an unusually long time, which both improve upon results of Kesten (1978). An important tool in the proofs of these results is the convergence of branching Brownian motion with absorption to a continuous state branching process. ------------------------------------------------ Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (www.carloalberto.org/stats) in collaborazione con il Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cordiali saluti, Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

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assegno di ricerca UNIFI - Post-doc position at UNIFI
by Maria Elvira Mancino 28 Sep '17

28 Sep '17

The call for a 12 month postdoc (assegno di ricerca) is open at University of Firenze (Dept of Economics and Management) The details of the call are at http://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F002539689-UNFICLE-09683e1e… Deadline 20 October 2017

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Fwd: Lecturer in probability & stoch. processes @ Uni Melbourne
by pietro caputo 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Konstantin Borovkov <kostya.borovkov(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 10:43 AM Subject: Lecturer in probability & stoch. processes @ Uni Melbourne To: Konstantin Borovkov <kostya.borovkov(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Our School of Maths & Stats (The University of Melbourne) has just announced a new position: Lecturer (level B, comparable to assist. prof. in the United States of North America) in probability & stochastic processes, please see http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/891641/lecturer-in-pro bability-and-stochastic-processes for more detail. We have got a pretty good (IMHO) and friendly probability group, including at the moment Aihua Xia, Nathan Ross, Mark Holmes and myself (plus, there are a few other people in the school with strong interests in probability theory & its applications). So now we are trying to attract the best candidates (as usual) and would be grateful if you could circulate the information as appropriate (and perhaps some of you might be interested in that position as well). Thanks! Best, kostya borovkov

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(senza oggetto)
by Faggionato, Alessandra 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

Vi segnalo, con preghieria di diffusione, il bando per un assegno di ricerca annuale, settore MAT/07, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica della Sapienza (scadenza 29 settembre 2017) https://www2.mat.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/bando2017-3.pdf L'assegno e' nell'ambito delle progetto di ateneo "Metodi fisico-matematici per problemi di evoluzione", Scopo della ricerca e' lo sviluppo di metodi fisico-matematici per lo studio di problemi di evoluzione, tra cui: PDE stocastiche, super-diffusivita' nel trasporto di energia, deep learning nell'intelligenza artificiale, sistemi cinetici auto-interagenti e/o auto-propellenti, sequenze dati fisici/fisiologici/antropologici, e altri problemi rilevanti per la ricerca fisico-matematica. -- ************************************************* Prof. Alessandra Faggionato http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/~faggionato/ Department of Mathematics University "La Sapienza" Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 - Rome Office 5, Phone (0039) 06 49913252 *************************************************

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Seminario di Probabilità - Padova - Rettifica orario
by Paolo Dai Pra 25 Sep '17

25 Sep '17

A causa di un mio errore il seguente seminario era stato annunciato ad un orario errato, quello corretto è 10:30. Ecco l’annuncio corretto: Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario, che si terrà Martedì 26 Settembre, alle 10:30, in aula 2AB45 della Torre Archimede presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. SPEAKER: Paolo Pigato AFFILIATION: WIAS, Berlino TITLE: The Oscillating Brownian motion: estimation and application to volatility modeling ABSTRACT: We consider a continuous time stochastic process which exhibits a regime-switch in the dynamics accordingly to a certain threshold. This process is solution to a stochastic differential equation with piecewise constant coefficients. We introduce and analyze estimators for the diffusion coefficient, the drift coefficient, and the threshold level. We use this process as a local volatility model for financial indices, that we test on time series of daily prices of several assets, finding evidence of leverage effect (negative correlation between prices and volatilies) and of mean-reversion effects in the dynamics of the prices. Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

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Annuncio seminario di probabilita', Pisa, 26.09.2017
by Carina Geldhauser 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

Seminar announcement of the probability seminar at the University of Pisa DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, september 26, 09:15h - 11:00h LOCATION: Aula Seminari, Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' di Pisa SPEAKER: Nicolas Perkowski TITLE: A weak universality result for the parabolic Anderson model ABSTRACT: We consider a class of nonlinear population models on a two-dimensional lattice which are influenced by a small random potential, and we show that on large temporal and spatial scales the population density is well described by the continuous parabolic Anderson model, a linear but singular stochastic PDE. The proof is based on a discrete formulation of paracontrolled distributions on unbounded lattices which is of independent interest because it can be applied to prove the convergence of a wide range of lattice models. This is joint work with Jörg Martin. Everyone is invited to participate. For more information, please contact carina.geldhauser(a)dm.unipi.it

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Seminario di Probabilità - Padova
by Paolo Dai Pra 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario, che si terrà Martedì 26 Settembre, alle 14:15, in aula 2AB45 della Torre Archimede presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. SPEAKER: Paolo Pigato AFFILIATION: WIAS, Berlino TITLE: The Oscillating Brownian motion: estimation and application to volatility modeling ABSTRACT: We consider a continuous time stochastic process which exhibits a regime-switch in the dynamics accordingly to a certain threshold. This process is solution to a stochastic differential equation with piecewise constant coefficients. We introduce and analyze estimators for the diffusion coefficient, the drift coefficient, and the threshold level. We use this process as a local volatility model for financial indices, that we test on time series of daily prices of several assets, finding evidence of leverage effect (negative correlation between prices and volatilies) and of mean-reversion effects in the dynamics of the prices. Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

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Avviso seminario
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Scusandomi per il breve preavviso, inoltro il seguente avviso di seminario. The Enskog Process *September 21, 2017* *Venue:* Seminar Room “-1” – Department of Mathematics - Via Sommarive 14 - Povo -Trento at *11:00 a.m.* - *Barbara Rüdiger-Mastandrea (*Bergische Universität Wuppertal) *Abstract: * (Joint article with S. Albeverio, P. Sundar, appeared on Journal Stat. Physics, January 2017 (No1)) The existence of a weak solution to a McKean-Vlasov type stochastic differential system corresponding to the Enskog equation of the kinetic theory of gases is established under suitable hypotheses. The distribution of any solution to the system at each fixed time is shown to be unique. The existence of a probability density for the time-marginals of the velocity is verified in the case where the initial condition is Gaussian, and is shown to be the density of an invariant measure. *Contact person: *Stefano Bonaccorsi *Staff Dipartimento di Matematica* *Università degli Studi Trento*Via Sommarive, 14 38123 Povo (TN) Tel +39 0461/281625-1701-3786

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Postdoc position in Probability at Universidade de São Paulo
by Fabio Zucca 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

Ricevo e volentieri inoltro. Segnalate pure questa opportunità a chiunque pensiate possa essere interessato. Fabio Zucca %%%%%%%%%%%% The Institute of Mathematics and Statistics at the *University of Sao Paulo*, seeks candidates for one post-doctoral position through the National Programme for Post- Doctoral Scholarships (CAPES, Brazil). The scholarship is allocated to the *S**tatistics **and Probability *Program ( https://www.ime.usp.br/en/statistics/graduate ). We look for candidates with strong and proven research record and potential. Possible interaction with the research groups of the Institute may be an advantage. Please see the research areas link https://www.ime.usp.br/en/research/lines/statistics. The scholarship consists of a monthly payment of 4100 Brazilian reals per month (tax-free money). The positions are initially for one year and may be renewed depending on progress. The candidates are expected to send via e-mail the following documents: •Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications. •Research project. •Letter from an advisor of the Graduate Program in Statistics of the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics - USP qualifying the relevance of the project and demonstrating interest in collaborating with the candidate in its execution. •Names and e-mail addresses of up to three researchers who can be contacted by the Graduate Program to send reference on the candidate. **These documents should be sent to cpg(a)ime.usp.br with the subject “PNPD/CAPES Statistics” ***Closing date: September 29, 2017.* More information about the Statistics Department: https://www.ime.usp.br/en/statistics

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Conference in Valpolicella (Verona)
by Stefania Ugolini 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

Symmetry and Invariance in Stochastic Dynamics, Sala Capitolare, San Giorgio di Valpolicella, September 18, 2017 http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/ugolini/workshop2017/WorkshopValpolicella2017…

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Call for papers in a special issue on "Financial Mathematics"- Mathematics
by Antonella Basso 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

The journal Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390) is currently running a Special Issue entitled "Financial Mathematics". Prof. Dr. Antonella Basso, of the Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, (Venice, Italy), is serving as Guest Editor for this issue. The purpose of this Special Issue is to establish a collection of articles that reflect the latest mathematical methods and models in the field of financial mathematics, a bridge between mathematical theory and its applications to finance. [...] For further reading, please follow the link to the Special Issue Website at: http://www.mdpi.com/si/mathematics/Financial_Mathematics_2017 The submission deadline is 31 March 2018. You may send your manuscript now or up until the deadline. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. We also encourage authors to send a short abstract or tentative title to the Editorial Office in advance (mathematics(a)mdpi.com) Mathematics is fully open access. Open access (unlimited and free access by readers) increases publicity and promotes more frequent citations, as indicated by several studies. Open access is supported by the authors and their institutes. An Article Processing Charge (APC) of CHF 350 currently applies to all accepted papers. You may be entitled to a discount if you have previously received a discount code or if your institute is participating in the MDPI Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), for more information see: http://www.mdpi.com/about/ioap. For further details on the submission process, please see the instructions for authors at the journal website (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics/instructions) We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Ms. Sheryl Yin Assistant Editor Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390; http://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics) is a journal published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Mathematics maintains rigorous peer-review and a rapid publication process. All articles are published with a CC BY 4.0 license. For more information on the CC BY license, please see: http://creativecommons.org -- Antonella Basso Prorettore alla Programmazione e Valutazione - Prorector at Planning and Valuation Dipartimento di Economia Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Fondamenta S. Giobbe - Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia - Italy Tel. +39-041-2346914 - Fax +39-041-2347444 E-mail address: basso(a)unive.it Web page: http://www.unive.it/data/persone/5591751

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Fwd: Open PostDoc Position
by Marco Romito 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Ricevo da M. von Renesse e inoltro. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends, I have a PostDoc position available in my group in Leipzig. Starting date is any time from now, I can offer two years plus possible extension for longer. Any interesting subject of expertise is ok, from geometry to SPDE to interacting particle systems to mass concentration to optimal transport etc. Job includes possibility for joint cooperation with other Leipzig colleagues like such as Gess, Jost, Kircheim, Otto, Sapozhnikov, Szekelyhidi etc. I would be happy if you could forward this to anyone who might be suitable and looking for a job. Cordially, yours Max

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Fwd: StochMod 2018 at Lancaster University
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

ricevo e inoltro > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >(First announcement) > >Dear Colleagues, > >We would like to invite you to attend the 7th >Stochastic Modelling meeting (StochMod 2018), >which will take place on 13-15 June 2018 at >Lancaster University, UK. > >The StochMod meeting has been organized by the >EURO Working Group on Stochastic Modelling >biennially since 2006, and its scope covers both >the theory and applications of stochastic models. > >StochMod 2018 will include keynote talks from >- Margaret Brandeau (Stanford University) >- Kevin Glazebrook (Lancaster University) >- Warren B. Powell (Princeton University) >- Kalyan Talluri (Imperial College London) > >For additional information about StochMod 2018, >please visit the meeting's webpage: > ><http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/jacko/stochmod2018/>http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/jacko/stochmod2018/ > >We look forward to welcoming you in Lancaster! > >Best regards, > >Peter Jacko and Rouba Ibrahim (StochMod 2018 co-chairs). > > >-------------------------------------------------------- >Additional information about EURO and the working group: > >EURO is the "Association of European Operational >Research Societies". It has sections which are >called "Working Groups", one of which is on >"Stochastic Modelling". > >Currently, the Stochastic Modelling working >group has around 350 members and anyone >interested in presenting their research, >participating in the discussions, or simply >learning about stochastic modelling is welcome >to join the working group and its meetings. >Membership is also free, so please join >at <http://stochmod.eu/Members/>http://stochmod.eu/Members/ if >interested. > > > >-- > >------------------------------------- >Peter Jacko >------------------------------------- > >Lecturer in Management Science >Department of Management Science >Lancaster University Management School >Lancaster, LA1 4YX, UK ><mailto:p.jacko@lancaster.ac.uk>p.jacko(a)lancaster.ac.uk | >+44-15245 94035 | Office B57 ><http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ym1nWHEAAAAJ>scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ym1nWHEAAAAJ > ><http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/peter-jacko>http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/peter-jacko > ><http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/jacko/>http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/jacko/ > >------------------------------------- > > > > --

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Postdoc positions. A reminder
by Marco Scarsini 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Applications are open for three postdoc positions at LUISS on the following topics: “High-Dimensional Data”: Applications to Economics Stochastic control and duality methods to tackle model uncertainty in finance and insurance Efficiency of equilibria in large games. Deterministic and stochastic viewpoints The application deadline is September 30. Information can be found here: http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/node/5166 ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Seminar at Luiss - Marcel Nutz
by Sara 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Dear all, On Tuesday 26, at 2pm in room 106 - Luiss viale Romania 32, Roma, prof Nutz will give the following seminar: Supply and Shorting in Speculative Markets Abstract: We propose a continuous-time model of trading among risk-neutral agents with heterogeneous beliefs. Agents face quadratic costs-of-carry on their positions and as a consequence, their marginal valuation of the asset decreases when the magnitude of their position increases, as it would be the case for risk-averse agents. In the equilibrium models of investors with heterogeneous beliefs that followed the original work by Harrison and Kreps, investors are risk-neutral, short-selling is prohibited and agents face a constant marginal cost of carrying positions. The resulting resale option guarantees that the equilibrium price exceeds the price of the asset in a static buy-and-hold model where speculation is ruled out. Our model features three main novelties. First, increasing marginal costs entail that the price depends on the exogenous supply. Second, in addition to the resale option, agents may also value an option to delay, and this may cause the market to equilibrate below the static buy-and-hold price. Third, we introduce the possibility of short-selling; then the resale option for agents with short positions partly compensates the resale option for long agents. (Joint work with Jose Scheinkman) Best, Sara -- Sara Biagini, Professor of Mathematical Finance Department of Economics and Finance LUISS Guido Carli Address: viale Romania, 32 - 00197 Roma Web: http://sites.google.com/site/sarabiagini/

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Call for PhD position at University of Oslo
by Giulia Di Nunno 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Dear Colleagues, this is to draw your attention to the call for a PhD position at the University of Oslo in stochastic analysis and its applications in the scopes of STORE "Stochastics of Renewable Energy Markets". You find the description and the call here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/141687/phd-research-fellowsh… Deadline for application is: September 20, 2017 Please help to advertise this call to all interested people and possible candidates. Thank you in advance! Best wishes Giulia --- Giulia di Nunno Professor Department of Mathematics University of Oslo http://folk.uio.no/giulian/

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Workshop Optimization & Big Data in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

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workshop 25 settembre
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

A tutti gli interessati. Stiamo organizzando un incontro per salutare il prof. Tubaro che andrà in pensione il 30 settembre. Questo incontro si terrà lunedì 25 settembre, dalle ore 9 alle 13, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Trento. Al termine della parte scientifica si terrà un breve rinfresco. Troverete tutte le informazioni e il programma nella locandina allegata. La partecipazione è gratuita ma, per ragioni di organizzazione, vi chiediamo cortesemente di confermare la vostra partecipazione con una mail a stefano.bonaccorsi(a)unitn.it, possibilmente entro il 20 settembre. Gli organizzatori Stefano Bonaccorsi, Giuseppina Guatteri, Sonia Mazzucchi

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Slow Monday in Algebraic Statistics, Genova 18 settembre 2017
by Fabio Rapallo 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Car* collegh*, vi segnalo che il prossimo lunedì 18 settembre, a partire dalle ore 10, si terrà presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Genova l'incontro Slow Monday in Algebraic Statistics con talk di Christiane Gorgen, Luigi Malagò, Giovanni Pistone, Jim Smith, Gherardo Varando e Henry Wynn. Maggiori dettagli nel documento qui disponibile: http://www.dima.unige.it/~riccomag/SeminarsGenova/18sept2017_details.pdf Cordiali saluti, Fabio Rapallo -- Fabio Rapallo Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica Universita' del Piemonte Orientale viale Teresa Michel, 11 15121 ALESSANDRIA - ITALY Tel: +39 0131 360223 web: http://people.unipmn.it/rapallo/

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Fwd: Postdoc position
by Marco Romito 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

ricevo e inoltro da Ismael Bailleul ----------------------------------- I have some funding for an *18 months postdoc position* in Rennes, for a project on the /paracontrolled approach to Singular PDEs/. Applications are welcome from PhD students that have defended their PhD after Sept. 2014 (or shortly before that date) and next December. /The successful applicant should however take the position between Jan. and March 2018/; the window is short, but this is imposed by the funding Agency. Applicants should email me for discussion before applying officially (ismael.bailleul(a)univ-rennes1.fr) Ismaël Bailleul

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Postdoc position in Statistics at Inria Grenoble, France
by Julyan Arbel 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

We are seeking a postdoc candidate interested in applying Bayesian inference to extreme value theory. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The starting date is flexible, from October 1st, 2017 onward. For more info see: https://doctorat.campusfrance.org/en/CF20172480 <https://doctorat.campusfrance.org/en/CF20172480> or contact me (Julyan Arbel, julyan.arbel(a)inria.fr) or Prof. Stéphane Girard (stephane.girard(a)inria.fr) A general overview of the stats group at Inria can be found at https://team.inria.fr/mistis/members/ <https://team.inria.fr/mistis/members/> Julyan Arbel Researcher, Mistis team Inria Grenoble Rhône-Alpes http://www.julyanarbel.com/ <http://www.julyanarbel.com/>

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PhD Studentship at Sussex on PDMP-based Monte Carlo Methods (2018)
by Enrico Scalas 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Car* collegh*, all'Universita' del Sussex abbiamo una posizione di dottorato sull'analisi rigorosa di metodi di Monte Carlo: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/fees-and-scholarships/scholarships/view/7… Per maggiori informazioni si puo' contattare il Dr Andrew Duncan ( Andrew.Duncan(a)sussex.ac.uk) Se conoscete persone potenzialmente interessate, per favore, passate l'annuncio. Grazie mille e cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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Statistical Challenges in Big Data & Complex Systems, CLADAG 2017 SATELLITE MEETING September 12th, 2017
by stefano iacus 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Dear all, this is a gentle reminder in case you missed the original announcement. We are glad to announce that on the day before the CLADAG conference <http://www.cladag2017.unimib.it/>, which is held in Milan 13-15 September 2017, a satellite event is proposed by Data Science Lab <http://datasciencelab.unimi.it/> of the University of Milan. The event title is STATISTICAL CHALLENGES IN BIG DATA & COMPLEX SYSTEMS <http://datasciencelab.unimi.it/index.php/2017/07/05/statistical-challenges-…>, is held on the 12th of September 2017 from 14 in Aula Crociera Alta di Giurisprudenza, Via Festa del Perdono 7. After the meeting an Aperitif in the suggestive Porticato San Nazaro will be offered to the participants. The event is free, but for organizational matters, please send an email to datasciencelab(a)unimi.it. <mailto:datasciencelab@unimi.it> The purpose of this scientific event is to take advantage of the presence in Milan of the international community of statisticians attending CLADAG 2017 Conference and to stimulate cross-discussion between the various researchers at the University of Milan who work on diversified topics related to Big Data & Complex Systems. The Flash Talk are meant for a wider audience, including the Press and colleagues from other disciplines. Problems, solutions and challenges for Big Data & Complex Systems vary upon the scientific field of study. This event is an attempt to out statisticians in connection with scientists of the many different disciplines. Download the leaflet <http://datasciencelab.unimi.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Volantino-evento-…> Best wishes Stefano Iacus and Silvia Salini

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unibz - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Job Call - Associate Professor in Statistics (direct call from abroad)
by Bauer Monika 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

To the members of the RANDOM-list. The Faculty of Economics and Management of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano is seeking excellent candidates to fill the following academic position Associate Professor in Statistics (13/D1 - SECS-S/01) Bozen-Bolzano Campus Profile The candidate should have a PhD in Statistics or related fields, obtained in Italy or abroad, and an excellent record of international scientific publications, preferably with an applied focus. Position The position offered is at the Associate Professor level in Statistics (Professore Associato SECS-S/01 in the Italian system). This is a tenured full-time position with a teaching load of 120 hours/year. The salary is competitive with that of top European universities. Approximate starting date: January 2018 For more information, please contact Prof. Mirco Tonin - mirco.tonin(a)unibz.it<mailto:mirco.tonin@unibz.it>. For general information about the position, terms and conditions of working at the Faculty of Economics and Management please contact the Dean Prof. Oswin Maurer - oswin.maurer(a)unibz.it<mailto:oswin.maurer@unibz.it>. Requirements According to Italian legislation, only candidates already holding an equivalent academic position (Associate Professor) at their current foreign university are qualifying for a "direct call from abroad". The Faculty is particularly interested in applicants who will substantially contribute to its strong cross-disciplinary international research, as well as to its multilingual teaching culture. All else equal, preference will be given to candidates with an interest in applied economics or econometrics. Furthermore, applicants need to meet the following conditions: a) record of excellence in scholarship at the international level, demonstrated by an appropriate publication record in leading international journals; b) evidence of high-quality teaching and mentoring; c) significant level of service to the department, the university, and the profession; d) knowledge of at least two of the three official teaching languages at the Faculty of Economics and Management (German, Italian, English). The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore specifically encourages female scientists to submit their expression of interest. About the Faculty The Faculty of Economics and Management was founded in 1998 and now counts over 1000 students and more than 50 faculty members who study and work in three languages: German, Italian and English. Through academic excellence in research and teaching, the Faculty contributes to the development of the South-Tyrolean economy while being solidly connected to international scientific networks. Research carried out in our faculty has been ranked no 2 in the Research Quality Evaluation in Italy in 2017 and the university is among the Top-10 small universities worldwide by THE (Times Higher Education). The working language of the Faculty of Economics and Management is English but teaching is done also in German and Italian. More information is available on the Faculty's website: https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/economics-management/ Application procedure Please send your expression of interest, together with a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications, an indication of your research focus, a short description of courses taught, your teaching evaluations, as well as a statement of your current academic position. We recommend the use of the form "Attachment A - University Academic CV" available on the following website: https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/?g… Your application, duly signed and dated on the last page, must be sent to Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Economics and Management, attn. Mrs. Monika Bauer, Universitätsplatz 1, 39100 Bozen, or by e-mail: recruitment_economics(a)unibz.it<mailto:recruitment_economics@unibz.it> Expressions of interest will be accepted until September 13, 2017. Short-listed candidates will be invited to a skype interview on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 and afterwards to a personal interview provisionally scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2017. 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Ai sensi del D.Lgs. 196/2003 si precisa che le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono riservate ed a uso esclusivo del destinatario. Qualora il messaggio in parola Le fosse pervenuto per errore, La invitiamo ad eliminarlo senza copiarlo e a non inoltrarlo a terzi, dandocene gentilmente comunicazione. Grazie.

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YoungCLADAG events coming soon
by Riccardo Pascuzzo 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Dear all, we remind you that on the day before the CLADAG conference<http://www.cladag2017.unimib.it/> (classification and data analysis group), which is held in Milan 13-15 September 2017, two satellites events are proposed to young data scientists: an exciting data contest and a generous aperitivo milanese! DATA CONTEST The main activity will be the data contest<http://www.cladag2017.unimib.it/youngcladagcontest/>, that is held on the 12th of September 2017 from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm at Politecnico di Milano. The event is sponsored by Data Reply, Oracle and Fondazione Cariplo. During the contest, teams challenge themselves by analyzing the same dataset and proposing a solution to the related statistical problem. Lunch is provided for free for all the participants! PRIZES The best teams are awarded with amazing prizes kindly offered by our sponsors. In particular, we mention here the four scholarships for attending ‘The Data Incubator<http://www.reply.com/en/topics/big-data-and-analytics/the-data-incubator>’ course, about advanced techniques for machine learning and applied statistics, offered by Data Reply. Moreover, the winners have the opportunity to show their solutions during a dedicated moment within the CLADAG2017 conference. APERITIVO After the competition, in the evening of the 12th of September, an aperitivo milanese<http://www.cladag2017.unimib.it/aperitivo/> is provided for free for all the people attending the contest. Music, drink and food are the keywords of this event! For further information and free registrations to both the events, please visit the website of the youngCLADAG 2017<http://www.cladag2017.unimib.it/youngcladag-2/> or write an email to: youngcladag(a)unimib.it<mailto:youngcladag@unimib.it> Hurry up, the number of places is limited and the time is running out! Best wishes, the youngCLADAG organizing committee: Jacopo Di Iorio, Francesca Gasperoni, Andrea Martino, Chiara Masci, Riccardo Pascuzzo -- Riccardo Pascuzzo MOX Laboratory for Modeling and Scientific Computing Dept. of Mathematics - Politecnico di Milano Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milan, Italy Phone: (+39) 02 2399 4604 Email: riccardo.pascuzzo(a)polimi.it Website: https://statistics.mox.polimi.it

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Call for interest - Financial Mathematics Researcher @ Polimi
by Daniele Marazzina 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

Con preghiera di diffusione >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Il Dipartimento di Matematica del Politecnico di Milano è alla ricerca di manifestazioni di interesse per una posizione di ricercatore a tempo determinato o a tempo determinato in tenure track (RTDA o RTDB) nel settore scientifico disciplinare SECS-S/06 con un focus nell’ambito della finanza matematica. Gli interessati possono inviare la loro manifestazione di interesse all’indirizzo application-dmat(a)polimi.it<mailto:application-dmat@polimi.it> specificando nell’oggetto del messaggio ‘’finanza matematica’’ ed allegando: -curriculum vitae e lista delle pubblicazioni, -lettera di motivazione/interesse per la posizione e per il Politecnico di Milano, -eventuali lettere di referenze. Per essere prese in considerazioni, le manifestazioni di interesse debbono essere inviate entro il 18 settembre 2017 ore 24.00. Eventuali richieste di informazioni possono essere inviate all’indirizzo di cui sopra. Sito internet gruppo finanza quantitativa: https://www.mate.polimi.it/qfinlab<https://www.mate.polimi.it/qfinlab/index.php?cate=15> Disclaimer Questa è soltanto una richiesta di manifestazioni di interesse e non un annuncio di job vacancy o di una futura procedura di valutazione comparativa nel settore SECS-S/06. Il Dipartimento di Matematica si riserva di valutare se promuovere una procedura di valutazione comparativa e per quale posizione eventualmente farlo. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, is seeking expressions of interest for positions of researcher (either temporary or temporary in tenure track) in financial mathematics. Notice that a solo temporary position lasts three years (renewable for two years) a temporary position (three years), in tenure track allows the candidate to become associate professor after three years provided that the candidate is habilitated at the national level before the end of the contract. Candidates are invited to apply. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the activities of the Department, in particular by doing: > Research, by contributing/defining research projects, attracting funding, and contributing to dissemination of results through top-level publications. > Teaching, by offering courses for approximately 80 (temporary)/120 (temporary in tenure track) hours per year to students at the undergraduate and graduate level. > Management, by serving in committees and boards of our University. Salary is conformal to national standards, gross salary for solo temporary position is 37.000 euro, temporary in tenure track is 50.000 euro. Interested candidates are kindly requested to send at application-dmat(a)polimi.it<mailto:application-dmat@polimi.it>, specifying the reference to ‘‘mathematical finance’’ on the object of the message, the following material: - a complete CV and list of publications - a short letter explaining their interest in working in Italy and at the Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano - reference letters (if any). Applications to be considered should reach by 18 September 24.00(local time). For requests of information please contact the above email. Quantitative finance group website: https://www.mate.polimi.it/qfinlab/index.php?cate=15 Disclaimer Please note that this is a call for interest only, and not a job vacancy advertisement, and that the Department can decide on its own whether or not to open a position and at which level. The actual selection for a position will be based on a public selection procedure pursuant art. 18, comma 1 and 4, of Italian Law 240/2010.

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Call for PhD position at University of Oslo (fwd)
by Lucia Caramellino 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:43:57 +0000 From: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> Subject: Call for PhD position at University of Oslo Dear Colleagues, this is to draw your attention to the call for a PhD position at the University of Oslo in stochastic analysis and its applications in the scopes of STORE "Stochastics of Renewable Energy Markets". You find the description and the call here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/141687/phd-research-fellowsh… rgy-finance Deadline for application is: September 20, 2017 Please help to advertise this call to all interested people and possible candidates. We would appreciated if you could bounce this advertising to the relevant local/national mailing lists. Thank you in advance! Best wishes Giulia --- Giulia di Nunno Professor Department of Mathematics University of Oslo http://folk.uio.no/giulian/

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Call for PhD position at University of Oslo
by Giulia Di Nunno 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

Dear Colleagues, this is to draw your attention to the call for a PhD position at the University of Oslo in stochastic analysis and its applications in the scopes of STORE "Stochastics of Renewable Energy Markets". You find the description and the call here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/141687/phd-research-fellowsh… Deadline for application is: September 20, 2017 Please help to advertise this call to all interested people and possible candidates. We would appreciated if you could bounce this advertising to the relevant local/national mailing lists. Thank you in advance! Best wishes Giulia --- Giulia di Nunno Professor Department of Mathematics University of Oslo http://folk.uio.no/giulian/

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