- Random - Mailing list — Dipartimento di Matematica, UniPI

Seminario di Probabilità - Università di Padova
by Paolo Dai Pra 04 Apr '16

04 Apr '16

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario che si terrà Lunedì 11 Aprile 2016, alle ore 15 in Sala Riunioni del VII piano del Dipartimento di Matematica di Padova (accesso scala B): Speaker: Dr. Joseba Dalmau, ENS Parigi Titolo: La distribuzione della quasi-specie Abstract: nel 1971, Manfred Eigen propone un modello deterministico per descrivere l'evoluzione di una popolazione infinita di macromolecole, soggetta a delle forze di mutazione e selezione. Due fenomeni principali si osservano nel modello di Eigen: una soglia di errore per il tasso di mutazione e una distribuzione di quasi-specie per dei tassi di mutazione sulla soglia di errore. Al fine di ottenere un analogo di questi risultati per una popolazione finita, studiamo un modello di Moran con mutazione e selezione, e ritroviamo, in un regime asintotico concreto, la soglia di errore e la distribuzione della quasi-specie. Inoltre, otteniamo una formula esplicita per la distribuzione della quasi-specie. Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

1 0

Annuncio Seminario - Ate Nieuwenhuis - Memotef (Sapienza)
by Gabriele Stabile 31 Mar '16

31 Mar '16

*Mercoledì 6 aprile 2016, ore 14:00* presso l'Aula Fanfani (Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipart. Memotef, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, Roma - Facoltà di Economia, 5°piano) Il prof. Ate Nieuwenhuis terrà un seminario dal titolo: *"*An early contribution to vector maximisation of De Finetti*”* Summary: An achievement of De Finetti for which he has received little recognition thus far is his contribution to the field of vector maximisation in two articles published in 1937, Problemi di “optimum” and Problemi di “optimum” vincolato. The speech will put his contribution in historical perspective and will discuss its importance for economic theory. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare

1 0

Fwd: UNISActuarial School - Invitation (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: UNISActuarial School - Invitation Data: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:34:03 +0100 Mittente: unisactuarialschool <unisactuarialschool(a)unisa.it> A: unisactuarialschool(a)unisa.it Dear Colleagues/Students/Friends, We are pleased to announce the first edition of UNISActuarial School, an International School in actuarial mathematics of the University of Salerno (Italy). The first edition will be held on October 25,26,27, 2016 - Campus universitario, University of Salerno (Italy). The school is open to both academics and practitioners and will provide lectures on a wide range of actuarial topics as the following: * Insurance * Insurance Products * Stochastic modelling of extremal events in insurance and finance * Aggregation of risk measures * Longevity risk * Solvency Analysis * Retirement Planning * Risk Management * Pensions, etc. In particular, the School invites participants to discuss their ideas in their specific fields with the academics, researchers and practitioners. ?SHARE your Knowledge? : The School will give you the opportunity to download routines, codes and datasets related to empirical applications on actuarial topics, by a new App - UNISAct (Android and Apple) devoted to actuarial applications. Find more information about the School at http://www.unisact.unisa.it/ We are looking forward to your application!!! With best regards, The Organizing Committee

1 0

Fwd: Announcement: 9th European Summer School in Financial Mathematics (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

----- Forwarded message from summerschoolmathfi <summerschoolmathfi(a)cmap.polytechnique.fr> ----- Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:16:09 +0100 From: summerschoolmathfi <summerschoolmathfi(a)cmap.polytechnique.fr> Subject: Announcement: 9th European Summer School in Financial Mathematics To: peter.tankov(a)gmail.com Dear all, We are glad to announce the 9th European Summer School in Financial Mathematics, which will be held in Pushkin, close to St. Petersburg, from August 29th to September 2nd 2016. Main lectures will be given by B. Bouchard, K. Kardaras, J. Ruf, N. Touzi and M. Zhiltukhin. We invite applications from PhD students and early career researchers. Grants covering accommodation and travel expenses will be provided to accepted participants. Please visit the web page of the summer school for more information: http://www.cmap.polytechnique.fr/~euroschoolmathfi16/ Deadline for applications is April 30th. Please follow the instructions on the web page to apply. We count on your participation to make this ninth summer school a success, just as the previous editions have been! Please feel free to circulate this announcement. With our best regards, The organising committee: Youri Kabanov, Aleksey Muravlev, Albert Shiryaev, Peter Tankov, Nizar Touzi, Mikhail Zhiltukhin ----- End forwarded message -----

1 0

Post Doc a Wuppertal
by Claudio Macci 29 Mar '16

29 Mar '16

Cari tutti, Barbara Ruediger mi ha chiesto di segnalare un bando per una posizione di Post Doc a Wuppertal (vedere bando in allegato). La scadenza e` imminente (dopodomani) ma fa fede il timbro postale. Per eventuali chiarimenti/curiosita` potete contattarla (conosce l'italiano) all'indirizzo ruediger(a)uni-wuppertal.de Cordiali saluti. C.M.

1 0

Annuncio Seminario - Peter Eichelsbacher - Tor Vergata
by Valentina Cammarota 25 Mar '16

25 Mar '16

Ciclo di Seminari - Progetto ERC PASCAL (Probabilistic and Statistical Techniques for Cosmological Applications) Mercoledì 6 aprile ore 12:30 Aula D'Antoni Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Roma Tor Vergata Speaker: Peter Eichelsbacher, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Title: Malliavin-Stein method for Variance-Gamma approximation on Wiener space. Abstract: In a joint work with Christoph Thäle, we combine Malliavin calculus with Stein's method to derive bounds for the Variance-Gamma approximation of functionals of isonormal Gaussian processes, in particular of random variables living inside a fixed Wiener chaos induced by such a process. The bounds are presented in terms of Malliavin operators and norms of contractions. We show that a sequence of distributions of random variables in the second Wiener chaos converges to a Variance-Gamma distribution if and only if their moments of order two to six converge to that of a Variance-Gamma distributed random variable (six moment theorem). Moreover, simplified versions for Laplace or symmetrized Gamma distributions are presented. Also multivariate extensions and a universality result for homogeneous sums are considered. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Valentina Cammarota Department of Mathematics Universita` degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/english.php https://sites.google.com/site/valentinacammarota/

1 0

Corso Andreas Kyprianou
by Matteo Ruggiero 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Cari colleghi, siamo lieti di annunciare che nell’ambito della nuova Laurea Magistrale in lingua inglese in Stochastics and Data Science http://www.master-sds.unito.it/ attiva all’Università di Torino dal corrente a.a., il Prof. Andreas E. KYPRIANOU (University of Bath, UK) terrà un corso introduttivo su LEVY PROCESSES Le lezioni si terranno nell’aula 10 dell’edificio di Corso Unione Sovietica 218/bis dell’Università di Torino, secondo il seguente calendario: - 5 e 12/4, h. 16.00 - 6 e 13/4, h. 9.30 - 7 e 14/4, h. 11.15 - 8 e 15/4, h. 9.30 La partecipazione è libera. Ulteriori informazioni possono essere richieste all’indirizzo matteo.ruggiero(a)unito.it Cordiali saluti, i coordinatori del Programma Laura Sacerdote Matteo Ruggiero --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

1 0

[Dynstoch] Newsletter (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:55:19 +0000 From: Dynstoch Newsletter <sci-math-dynstoch(a)list.ku.dk> To: "sci-math-dynstoch(a)list.ku.dk" <sci-math-dynstoch(a)list.ku.dk> Subject: [Dynstoch] Newsletter DYNSTOCH NEWSLETTER 19 October 2015 ************************************************ DYNSTOCH 2016 The Dynstoch 2016 Workshop will take place in Rennes, France in the days 8 - 10 June 2015. For more information, please go to http://www.lebesgue.fr/content/sem2016-DYNSTOCH2016 Best wishes, Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael S?rensen, Professor and Associate Chair for Research Dept. of Mathematical Sciences E-mail: michael(a)math.ku.dk University of Copenhagen Tel.: +45 3533 0402 Universitetsparken 5 Fax: +45 3532 9555 DK-2100 Copenhagen ? Web-page: www.math.ku.dk/~michael Denmark Skype: michaelsor1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Fwd: Open position at Charles University in Prague (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: Open position at Charles University in Prague Data: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:07:46 +0100 Mittente: kopa(a)karlin.mff.cuni.cz Apologies for cross-posting ----------------------------------- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Dept. of Probability and Math. Statistics Position Title: Assistant Professor Position Type: Tenured/Tenure-track faculty Position Location: Prague, Czech Republic Subject Area: Econometrics, Operations Research, Financial Mathematics Application Deadline: 2016/04/30 Position Description: Responsibilities: Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels; conducting independent and collaborative research; supervision of Bachelors and Masters theses. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Econometrics, Operations Research, Financial Mathematics or related fields; promise of strong publication record; fluency in written and spoken English; willingness to learn Czech. Application process: Candidates should submit applications to e-mail address kpms(a)karlin.mff.cuni.cz. The application must include CV, list of publications, description of professional interests and teaching experience, and specification of future goals in teaching and research. Candidates should provide names and telephone/e-mail contacts for two professional references (letters of reference will be requested at a later date). The deadline for receiving applications is April 30, 2016. Contacts: Departmental web page: http://kpms.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/?lang=en. Questions may be directed to Dr. M. Kulich, the Chair of the Department, e-mail kulich(a)karlin.mff.cuni.cz. About the Department: The department currently employs 27 faculty members conducting research and education in mathematical fields that involve randomness and uncertainty, in particular theoretical and applied statistics, econometrics, stochastic optimization, stochastic processes and stochastic geometry, and financial and insurance mathematics. Current research topics in econometrics, operations research and financial mathematics include economic and financial time series, asset-liability management, financial accounting, simulation, facility planning, scheduling, portfolio optimization, sensitivity and output analysis, risk management, credit scoring, derivatives pricing, rate-making, optimal pricing in insurance, reserving, stress testing. The department teaches courses in the Bachelor's programs "General Mathematics" and "Financial Mathematics", in the Master's programs "Probability, Statistics, and Econometrics", and "Financial and Actuarial Mathematics", and in the Doctoral program "Probability and Statistics, Econometrics and Financial Mathematics".

1 0

Seminario Prof. Y. Mishura (presso Dip. Scienze Statistiche, Roma)
by Alessandro Degregorio 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venerdì 1 Aprile, ore 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche "Sapienza" Università di Roma Prof. Yuliya Mishura (Kyiv University) *Titolo:* *Between two self-similarities* *Sintesi:* Everybody knows that fractional Brownian motion with any Hurst index is a self-similar process with stationary increments. According to geometric terminology of J. P. Kahane, it belongs to helix. Self-similarity and incremental stationarity are very useful when we study the properties of different functionals based on fBm however these properties are rather restrictive. For example, Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process starting from zero time point is neither self-similar nor stationary or with stationary increments. Therefore the goal of the present talk is to consider wider class of Gaussian processes. In our terminology, they live between two self-similarities, or belong to the generalized quasi-helix. We consider three problems concerning such processes: --asymptotic behavior of maximal functionals; --representation theorems involving integrals w.r.t. such processes; --some statistical results. The results are common with: Alexander Novikov (Sydney University), Mikhail Zhitlukhin (Steklov Mathematical Institute), Georgij Shevchenko (Kyiv University) and Kostjantin Ralchenko (Kyiv University) Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti Alessandro De Gregorio

1 0

Course on Bayesian Statistics: Modelling and Computation by Ioannis Ntzoufras
by Consonni Guido 23 Mar '16

23 Mar '16

? Universita' Milano-Bicocca Dottorato di Statistica e Matematica per la Finanza Bayesian Statistics: Modelling and Computation Ioannis Ntzoufras (Athens University of Business and Economics) April 11-15, 2016 ? Syllabus * Introduction to Bayesian Logic * MCMC methods * Bayesian regression analysis * Introduction to Bayesian modelling using Winbugs * Bayesian model and variable selection Schedule Monday, April 11th: 16-18 (pc Lab 715 first floor) Tuesday, April 12th: 10-13 (pc lab 715 first floor) Thursday, April 14th: 9-13 (pc lab 715 first floor) Friday, April 15th: 10-13 (pc lab 715 first floor) The course is targeted at PhD students and young researchers in Statistics, Biostatistics, Econometrics, Economics and Finance, and in any other field dealing with empirical research. Attendance is free The max. n. of participants is 28, and for organizational reasons we ask to register by sending an email to nicoletta.alghisi(a)unimib.it<mailto:nicoletta.alghisi@unimib.it> ?

1 0

Grants for PhD International Students, University of Padova, Italy - Deadline April 22, 2016
by Patrizia Piacentini - PhD 23 Mar '16

23 Mar '16

For the academic year 2016/17 the University of Padova, Italy, offers 15 research fellowships for foreign (non Italian) students to attend Doctoral/International Courses - Deadline: 22 April 2016 (10.00 a.m. Italian local time) The call for application is available at the following address: http://www.unipd.it/en/node/1053 The announcement concerns a limited number of fully funded grants for foreign (non-Italian) graduate students to be awarded on the basis of qualifications only and requiring no entry examination. The grants include all University and Department fees, full board at the University accommodation and provide an additional personal scholarship of 13.638,47 € per year for a total of 3 years. Doctoral courses will start on October 1st, 2016 and will end on September 30st, 2019. Application is to be made following carefully the instructions in the announcement. The PhD Course in Statistics ( http://www.stat.unipd.it/fare-ricerca/dottorato-di-ricerca ) highly encourages foreign students to apply for admission. All lectures are given in English. Interested applicants are invited to contact the Course Coordinator (dottorato(a)stat.unipd.it) for any advice. Some summary information about grants and admission procedures for foreign students can be found at http://www.stat.unipd.it/fare-ricerca/ammissione. Prof. Monica Chiogna Coordinator Phd Course in Statistics University of Padova Italy

1 0

Junior Professorship (W1) at the Universty of Munich (Germany) (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:01:29 +0100 (CET) From: Francesca Biagini <biagini(a)mathematik.uni-muenchen.de> Subject: Junior Professorship (W1) at the Universty of Munich (Germany) (fwd) ****************************** The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics of the University of Munich invites applications for a Junior Professorship (W1) (for a period of 3 years) of Stochastic Methods in Financial and Insurance Sciences commencing as soon as possible. The primary tasks of the successful candidate include active research and teaching in the field of Financial and Insurance Mathematics / Stochastics. Applicants are expected to participate actively in research and teaching at the Institute of Mathematics. In particular, they should be able to teach all courses in Financial Mathematics / Stochastics of the Bachelor-/Master Program in Mathematics and Financial Mathematics. Prerequisites for this position are a university degree, teaching skills at university level and an aptitude for an academic career, usually evidenced by the excellent quality of a doctoral degree. If the applicant was employed as a research assistant either before or after obtaining the doctoral degree, the entire duration of the period of employment and of the doctoral degree should not exceed six years. The position is a fixed-term professorship for the duration of three years. Pending a positive evaluation, the position may be extended by another period of three years. A conversion to an indefinite position (tenure track) is not possible. LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples. LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members. Furthermore, disabled candidates with essentially equal qualifications will be given preference. Please submit your application comprising a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates as well as a list of publications under the keyword ?math9? to the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics, Prof. Dr. Andreas Rosenschon, Theresienstra?e 39, 80333 Munich, Germany, no later than April 21, 2016. Please mail the application also electronically to dekanat16(a)lmu.de as one pdf-file not greater than 10 MB. For further information you can contact Prof. Francesca Biagini, biagini(a)math.lmu.de.

1 0

Fwd: Reminder 3rd Barcelona Summer School on Stochastic Analysis: A 2016 EMS Summer School
by Marco Romito 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

1 0

Fwd: ETH Post-doc
by Giovanni Puccetti 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

Begin forwarded message: > > From: Embrechts Paul <paul.embrechts(a)math.ethz.ch> > Subject: ETH Post-doc > Date: 18 Mar 2016 14:36:37 CET > To: Embrechts Paul > > Dear colleagues, > I would be most grateful if you could bring the ETH Risk Center post doc position below to the attention of possible candidates. > Bruno Sudret and I are jointly involved in the supervision and am convinced that the project holds great promise. > The main theme is high-dimensional dependence modeling with engineering applications; for application details, see > > https://apply.refline.ch/845721/4353/pub/7/index.html > > Please feel free to pass on the announcement to other copula-loving colleagues! > Kind regards, > Paul. > PS Sorry for the possible double-mailing. >

1 0

conference statistical mechanics Nantes, June 10
by Niccolo Torri 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Dear Colleagues, This is the first announcement for the conference on: MODELISATION PROBABILISTE DU COMPORTEMENT DE GRANDS SYSTEMES PHYSIQUES which will be held on Friday, June 10, 2016, in Nantes. The conference will focus on statistical mechanics and the speakers will present some of their most recent contributions to various topics as Polymer models, Random walk in Random environment, Dimer Models, Random Graph. The conference is hosted by the Cité Internationale des Congrés as part of the Journées Scientifiques de l'Université de Nantes. Confirmed speakers : Frank den Hollander, Poquet Christophe, Benoît Laslier, Laurent Tournier, Paolo Milanesi A detailed program is available here: http://www.math.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/~torri/JS_NANTES_Proba.pdf The conference is free and open to all, but the registration is *mandatory* (we have only a limited number of places: 30). Please use the on-line form http://inscriptions.js.univ-nantes.fr/?id=CL09 For further informations http://www.math.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/~torri/JS_Nantes.html Nicolas Pétrélis, Niccolò Torri, Philippe Carmona

1 0

de Finetti risk seminar - April 2016
by Emanuela Rosazza 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture Curtis Lee Smith Idaho National Laboratory Title to be announced LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, April 6, at 18.00 at room 3-E4-SR03, Bocconi University, Via Rontgen 1, 3rd floor, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee: Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) 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. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** 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 *****************************************************

1 0

Corso di Storia della Probabilità a Pavia
by Antonio Lijoi 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Nell'ambito delle attivita' del Dottorato di Ricerca in Matematica (Universita' di Pavia - Universita' di Milano Bicocca - INdAM), il prof. Eugenio Regazzini terra' il corso ** History of Probability in the First Half of XX Century ** Le lezioni (30 ore complessive) si terranno presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "F. Casorati" dell'Universita' di Pavia, ogni giovedi' e venerdi' dalle 10:00 alle 13:00, a partire dal 14 aprile. Per ulteriori informazioni e' possibile contattare il docente via email: eugenio.regazzini(a)unipv.it ** Descrizione del corso ** The first half of the last century has been a formidable period for the development of probability and its applications. In point of fact, during its course a number of open problems found a definitive answer and, at the same time, sound bases towards new important achievements were established. The method adopted in the present course in order to illustrate the advance of probability consists in analyzing the most original and streamlined lines of reasoning to prove a certain number of theorems generally seen as determining the magnificence of modern probability. Since the aforesaid progress has been made possible even by the axiomatization of probability, the first part of the course will be devoted to this subject, drawing particular attention to the foundational work of A. N. Kolmogorov (1933) and B. de Finetti (1931). The second part will deal with distinguished versions of the strong law of large number, starting from E. Borel (1909) and F.P. Cantelli (1917), to get at the general formulation from the Soviet School (Kolmogorov, A. Khinchin, etc.). In the case of stochastic independence, their extensions to exchangeable random elements (de Finetti), and more general stationary sequences (ergodic theorem of von Neumann and Birkhoff) will be displayed and discussed. In this very same part, the role played by stable and infinitely divisible laws to solve the central limit problem (P. Lévy, Khinchin, W. Doeblin, B. Gnedenko) will be emphasized. The last part will be devoted to the birth of the theory of stochastic processes, starting from the works of Kolmogorov (1929) on Markov processes, de Finetti (1929 -1933) and Lévy (1934-1935) on random functions with independent increments, Lévy (1935-1937) and J. Doob (1940) on martingales. This last part will end with an outline to the methods devised in the fifties to study convergence in law of stochastic processes.

1 0

Assistant position, TU Graz, Austria
by Fabio Zucca 12 Mar '16

12 Mar '16

Cari tutti, ricevo e volentieri inoltro, scusandomi in anticipo con chi l'avesse per caso già ricevuto. Fabio Zucca --------------------------------- Open position - Assistant Professor with PhD for 6 years Graz University of Technology Institute of Discrete Mathematics Working Group Structure Theory and Stochastics Starting date: October 1st 2016. Requirements: PhD or equivalent university degree in Mathematics or Technical Mathematics, awarded before the beginning of the engagement. Desired qualifications: scientific work in the fields of Stochastic Processes (random walks), Graph Theory, Geometric Group Theory, possibly combining those topics. Readiness to collaborate in research projects in these areas. Teaching duties of at least 4 hours per week per semester, in particular for Mathematics in the Engineering sciences, in German (!). Deadline for applications: May 31, 2016. For details regarding position and applications, see http://www.math.tu-graz.ac.at/~woess/position Graz, March 2016, Wolfgang Woess _______________________________________________

1 2

Half day in stochastic processes and mathematical finance
by Tiziano Vargiolu 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

It is a pleasure to announce that on March, 14 in Room 2BC/30 of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Padova (via Trieste, 63) there will be two seminars and the discussion of a PhD thesis. The plan of the morning is as follows: 10am Prof. Carlo Sgarra (Politecnico di Milano): "American options valuation in stochastic volatility models with transaction costs" (joint with A. Cosso and D. Marazzina) 11am Prof Fausto Gozzi (LUISS Roma): "HJB equations for stochastic control problems with delay in the control: regularity and feedback controls" (joint with Federica Masiero) 12am Dr Matteo Basei will defense his PhD thesis titled "Topics in stochastic control and differential game theory, with application to mathematical finance" Here below the abstracts of the presentations. ABSTRACT SGARRA In the present paper we analyze the American option valuation problem in a stochastic volatility model when transaction costs are taken into account. We shall show that it can be formulated as a singular stochastic optimal control problem, proving the existence and uniqueness of the viscosity solution for the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman partial differential equation. Moreover, after performing a dimensionality reduction through a suitable choice of the Utility Function, we shall provide a numerical example illustrating how American options prices can be computed in the present modeling framework. ABSTRACT GOZZI Stochastic optimal control problems governed by delay equations with delay in the control are usually more difficult to study than the the ones when the delay appears only in the state. This is particularly true when we look at the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation. Indeed, even in the simplified setting (introduced first by Vinter and Kwong [44] for the deterministic case) the HJB equation is an infinite dimensional second order semilinear Partial Differential Equation (PDE) that does not satisfy the so-called "structure condition" which substantially means that "the noise enters the system with the control". The absence of such condition, together with the lack of smoothing properties which is a common feature of problems with delay, prevents the use of the known techniques (based on Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (BSDEs) or on the smoothing properties of the linear part) to prove the existence of regular solutions of this HJB equation and so no results on this direction have been proved till now. In this paper we provide a result on existence of regular solutions of such kind of HJB equations and we use it to solve completely the corresponding control problem finding optimal feedback controls also in the more difficult case of pointwise delay. The main tool used is a partial smoothing property that we prove for the transition semigroup associated to the uncontrolled problem. Such results hold for a specific class of equations and data which arises naturally in many applied problems. ABSTRACT BASEI: We consider three problems in stochastic control and differential game theory, arising from practical situations in mathematical finance and energy markets. First, we address the problem of optimally exercising swing contracts in energy markets. Our main result consists in characterizing the value function as the unique viscosity solution of a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. The case of contracts with penalties is straightforward. Conversely, the case of contracts with strict constraints gives rise to stochastic control problems where a non-standard integral constraint is present: we get the anticipated characterization by considering a suitable sequence of unconstrained problems. The approximation result is proved for a general class of problems with an integral constraint on the controls. Then, we consider a retailer who has to decide when and how to intervene and adjust the price of the energy he sells, in order to maximize his earnings. The intervention costs can be either fixed or depending on the market share. In the first case, we get a standard impulsive control problem and we characterize the value function and the optimal price policy. In the second case, classical theory cannot be applied, due to the singularities of the penalty function; we then outline an approximation argument and we finally consider stronger conditions on the controls to characterize the optimal policy. Finally, we focus on a general class of non-zero-sum stochastic differential games with impulse controls. After defining a rigorous framework for such problems, we prove a verification theorem: if a couple of functions is regular enough and satisfies a suitable system of quasi-variational inequalities, it coincides with the value functions of the problem and a characterization of the Nash equilibria is possible. We conclude by a detailed example: we investigate the existence of equilibria in the case where two countries, with different goals, can affect the exchange rate between the corresponding currencies. Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Prof. Nils Hjort PhD short course on Confidence distributions
by Andrea Ongaro 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

1 0

seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

SEMINAR IN DECISION SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE March 15th from 14:30 to 15:30 in room 204 LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma (note the change of time and room) Title of the talk: Asymptotic Lower Bounds for Optimal Tracking: a Linear Programming Approach Speaker: Peter Tankov (Universite Paris Diderot -- Paris 7) Abstract We consider the problem of tracking a target whose dynamics is modeled by a continuous Ito semi-martingale. The aim is to minimize both deviation from the target and tracking efforts. We establish the existence of asymptotic lower bounds for this problem, depending on the cost structure. These lower bounds can be related to the time-average control of Brownian motion, which is characterized as a deterministic linear programming problem. A comprehensive list of examples with explicit expressions for the lower bounds is provided. Joint work with Jiatu Cai and Mathieu Resenbaum paper available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.04295 ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

1 0

PhD positions in Probability at the University of Sussex, UK
by Enrico Scalas 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Car* collegh*, al Sussex abbiamo due posizioni di dottorato per probabilist* piu' una serie di altre posizioni disponibili. Il link qui sotto dovrebbe condurre a una pagina dove tutte le posizioni sono descritte. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/pg/fees-and-scholarships/pgr2016/search?sent=… Vi prego di far circolare l'informazione tra gli studenti e le studentesse potenzialmente interessate. Cordiali saluti e a presto, Enrico Scalas

1 0

de Finetti risk seminar - March 2016
by Emanuela Rosazza 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture TITLE: Set-valued portfolios and set-valued risks Ilya Molchanov University of Bern, Switzerland ABSTRACT: Using the concept of set-valued portfolios, it is possible to incorporate dependencies between the distribution of the multivariate gain and the exchange rules. The set-valued portfolio is considered acceptable if it possesses a selection (i.e. a random vector that alsmost surely belongs to it) with all individually acceptable components. The corresponding set-valued risk measure is said to be a selection risk measure. The talk surveys its main properties, discusses the primal and dual representation, gives examples, and shows how to approximate its values from below and from above using rather elementary arguments. Applications of selection risk measures to the practical risk assessment are also presented. A special attention is paid to applications of selection risk measures to risk assessment of financial groups. Joint work with I. Cascos (Madrid), A. Haier (Bern), M. Schmutz (Bern). LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 16, at 18.00, Aula di rappresentanza, Dept. of Mathematics, Milano University, Via C. Saldini 50, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) 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. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** 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 *****************************************************

1 0

1 posto di RTD di tipo a) del s.s.d. SECS-S/06 presso la Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa)
by Fabrizio Lillo 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

La Scuola Normale Superiore ha bandito un posto di RTD di tipo a nel ssd SECS-S/06 Le informazioni, il bando e il modello della domanda si trovano al link http://www.sns.it/bando/ricercatore -tempo-determinato-secs-s06-metodi-matematici-dell%E2%80%99economia-e-delle-scienze-attuariali-e-finanziarie-0 Il termine di scadenza delle domande è il prossimo 31 marzo 2016. Fabrizio Lillo ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY New website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

1 0

Annuncio Seminario - Hashorva - Tor Vergata
by Valentina Cammarota 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Ciclo di Seminari - Progetto ERC PASCAL (Probabilistic and Statistical Techniques for Cosmological Applications) Mercoledì 16 marzo ore 14:30 Aula Dal Passo Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Roma Tor Vergata Speaker: ENKELEJD HASHORVA, Université de Lausanne Title: Extremes of Gaussian random fields. Abstract: This talk is concerned with tail asymptotics of supremum of Gaussian random fields. Our findings extend the classical results for homogeneous Gaussian random fields and Gaussian random fields with unique maximum point of the variance. The applications that will be discussed include extremes of Shepp statistics, expansions for the tail probability of maximum loss and span of stationary Gaussian processes. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. . Valentina Cammarota Department of Mathematics Universita` degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/english.php https://sites.google.com/site/valentinacammarota/

1 0

seminar March 8 -- Brunero Liseo
by Marco Scarsini 06 Mar '16

06 Mar '16

SEMINAR IN DECISION SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma Title of the talk: A general theory for Bayesian inference with linked and duplicated data Speaker: Brunero Liseo (Sapienza Università di Roma) on March 8th from 12:00 to 13:00 in room 207 Abstract Record linkage is a statistical method which aims at identifying whether two or more records refer to the same statistical entity or not. Duplications of the same entity within one single source or across different files may be interpreted as “clusters of records”, showing strong similarities across their fields. In this paper we frame the record linkage process into a formal Bayesian clustering model and we investigate the role of species sampling models as prior distributions for the clustering structure. In fact the different latent entities underlying one or more data sources can be treated as the sampled species and the observed records as noisy measurements of their features. We also discuss an important issue in the clustering approach to entity resolution, that is the need to bound the clusters sizes even for large data sets. The proposed statistical models will be used both in a classical record linkage scenario and in the more complex framework of multiple duplications on the same data source and will serve as supporting models for Bayesian regression analyses with linked data. Key words: Species Sampling, Latent structure, Hit and Miss Algorithm, Clustering. References 1. Tancredi, A. and Liseo, B. (2015) Regression Analysis with linked data: Problems and possible solutions. Statistica, 75,1:19–35. 2. Lahiri, P. and Larsen, M.D., (2005). Regression analysis with linked data. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 100, pp. 222–230. 3. Tancredi, A., Liseo, B. (2011) A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to Record Linkage and Population Size Problems. The Annals of Applied Statistics, Vol. 5, No. 2B, 1553–1585. 4. R.C. Steorts, R. Hall & S. Fienberg. (2013). A Bayesian approach to graphical record linkage and de-duplication. Journal of the American Statistical Association, (In Press) preprint arXiv:1312.4645.

1 0

ARPM Bootcamp 2016
by Elisa Appolloni 04 Mar '16

04 Mar '16

Registration for the ADVANCED RISK AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT BOOTCAMP (15-21 August 2016 - New York University) is open! Topics include portfolio construction, factor modeling, liquidity and execution, estimation risk/data mining, risk modeling, optimization, and much more. The program is delivered as theory, live simulations, review sessions and exercises. Plus... - Gala dinner and other networking opportunities - Renowned guest speakers. Past speakers included Rob Almgren, Peter Carr, Emanuel Derman, Bruno Dupire, Jim Gatheral, Alex Lipton, Bob Litterman, Bob Litzenberger, Andrew Lo, Fabio Mercurio, Steven Shreve, and more - Internships - Access to the ARPM Lab, with code and theory - Certifications: 40 GARP CPD, 40 CFA Institute CE credits, academic credit, ARPM Certificate® - 2-day Python and MATLAB conferences Discounts are available for early registration (before May 1st) and group. Contact us at arpm(a)bootcamp.co for groups' rates and further information. Visit also our website www.arpm.co. Please help us spread the news by forwarding this message to your students and colleagues. Thank you Elisa Appolloni *ARPM <http://www.arpm.co/>** - Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management**®*

1 0

workshop in Pisa on "Singular Phenomena and Singular Geometries"
by Marco Romito 04 Mar '16

04 Mar '16

Singular Phenomena and Singular Geometries ---------------------------------------------------- The purpose of this workshop is to investigate possible connections between Rough Paths theory and sub-Riemannian geometry, as theories dealing with non-smooth mathematical structures. It will bring together experts and young researchers from both sides, to share knowledge and confront new ideas, tools and problems. The workshop will consist in two mini-courses and several thematic seminars. The courses will introduce some general aspects of rough path theory and sub-elliptic geometry. The seminars will be more focused on recent advances in sub-Riemannian Geometry. Invited Speakers: I. Bailleul, D. Barilari, G. Citti, B. Franchi, M. Gubinelli, P. Hajlasz, C. Litterer , F. Montefalcone, R. Monti, A. Pinamonti, S. Riedel, F. Serra Cassano Date: Monday, Jun 20, 2016 -- Thursday, Jun 23, 2016 Place: Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa more information on the workshop: https://sites.google.com/site/spsgpisa2016/ the organizers, V. Magnani, M. Romito, D. Trevisan

1 0

Fwd: ARPM Bootcamp 2016
by Francesco Cesarone 04 Mar '16

04 Mar '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alberto Santangelo <alberto.santangelo(a)symmys.com> Date: 2016-03-03 13:49 GMT+01:00 Subject: ARPM Bootcamp 2016 To: Francesco Cesarone <francesco.cesarone(a)uniroma3.it> Cc: Zorica Ivanovic <zorica.ivanovic(a)arpm.co> Dear Francesco, Registration for the ARPM Bootcamp 2016 is open! Please help us spread the news by forwarding this message to your students and colleagues. Thank you! Best regards, Alberto *ARPM* <http://www.arpm.co/>* - Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management**®* *Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management Bootcamp* <http://www.arpm.co/bootcamp/> *6-day intensive quantitative course* *15-20 Aug 2016 - New York University* *Registration* <http://www.arpm.co/bootcamp/registration/> for the *ARPM Bootcamp* <http://www.arpm.co/bootcamp/> is open: *6 days, 9 hours/day *(+2 days conference). Topics include *portfolio construction*, *factor modeling*, *liquidity* and execution, *estimation risk*/data mining, *risk modeling*, optimization, and much more. The *program* <http://www.arpm.co/bootcamp/program/> is delivered as theory, live simulations, review sessions and exercises. Plus... • Gala dinner and other *networking* opportunities • Renowned *guest speakers*. Past speakers included Rob Almgren, Peter Carr, Emanuel Derman, Bruno Dupire, Jim Gatheral, Alex Lipton, Bob Litterman, Bob Litzenberger, Andrew Lo, Fabio Mercurio, Steven Shreve, and more • *Internships* • Access to the *ARPM Lab*, with code and theory • Certifications: *40 GARP* CPD, *40 CFA* Institute CE credits, academic credit, ARPM Certificate® • 2-day *Python* and *MATLAB* conferences *Program <http://www.arpm.co/bootcamp/program/>* | *Registration* <http://www.arpm.co/bootcamp/registration/> | *Video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnrgjNxBWk> | Linkedin Forum <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3825142> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ARPM.co/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/ARPM_co>* -- -- Francesco Cesarone - Ph.D. Ricercatore - Assistant Professor Facoltà di Economia Dipartimento di Studi Aziendali Università Roma Tre Via Silvio D'Amico, 77 00145 - Roma tel: +39 06 57335744 Skype: francesco.cesarone email: francesco.cesarone(a)uniroma3.it <francesco.cesarone(a)uniroma1.it> Studio n. 20 piano V WWW: http://host.uniroma3.it/docenti/cesarone/ <http://dipeco.uniroma3.it/docenti.asp?id=164>

1 0

(Error correction) Deadline approaching: Workshop on Random Interacting Systems in Bath, UK
by Alexandre Stauffer 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Sorry for the multiple postings. The deadline was wrong in the previous email. The registration deadline is 25th March. People at all stages of career are welcome to register. School and Workshop on Random Interacting Systems 19-24 June 2016, in Bath, U.K. http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/ris2016/ MINI-COURSES ============ Michael Damron (Georgia Institute of Technology) Geodesics in first-passage percolation Ron Peled (Tel Aviv University) The spin and loop O(n) models INVITED SPEAKERS ================ Krzysztof Burdzy (University of Washington) Manuel Cabezas (PUC Chile) Elisabetta Candellero (University of Warwick) Pietro Caputo (Roma Tre) Shirshendu Ganguly* (University of Washington) Jack Hanson (CCNY) Dmitry Ioffe (Technion) Elena Kosygina (Baruch College, CUNY) Fabio Martinelli (Roma Tre) Allan Sly* (UC Berkeley) Yinon Spinka (Tel Aviv University) Alain-Sol Sznitman (ETH Zurich) Vincent Tassion (Universite Geneve) Balint Toth (Bristol & TU Budapest) Daniel Ueltschi (University of Warwick) * = to be confirmed. There will be slots for a small number of contributed talks (with preference to PhD students and post-docs). If you are interested, send title and abstract during registration at http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/ris2016/ We look forward to seeing you in Bath. Vladas Sidoravicius and Alexandre Stauffer

1 0

Deadline approaching: Workshop on Random Interacting Systems in Bath, UK
by Alexandre Stauffer 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

The registration deadline is 25th May. People at all stages of career are welcome to register. School and Workshop on Random Interacting Systems 19-24 June 2016, in Bath, U.K. http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/ris2016/ MINI-COURSES ============ Michael Damron (Georgia Institute of Technology) Geodesics in first-passage percolation Ron Peled (Tel Aviv University) The spin and loop O(n) models INVITED SPEAKERS ================ Krzysztof Burdzy (University of Washington) Manuel Cabezas (PUC Chile) Elisabetta Candellero (University of Warwick) Pietro Caputo (Roma Tre) Shirshendu Ganguly* (University of Washington) Jack Hanson (CCNY) Dmitry Ioffe (Technion) Elena Kosygina (Baruch College, CUNY) Fabio Martinelli (Roma Tre) Allan Sly* (UC Berkeley) Yinon Spinka (Tel Aviv University) Alain-Sol Sznitman (ETH Zurich) Vincent Tassion (Universite Geneve) Balint Toth (Bristol & TU Budapest) Daniel Ueltschi (University of Warwick) * = to be confirmed. There will be slots for a small number of contributed talks (with preference to PhD students and post-docs). If you are interested, send title and abstract during registration at http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/ris2016/ We look forward to seeing you in Bath. Vladas Sidoravicius and Alexandre Stauffer

1 0

Information Geometry and its Applications IV (June 13-17, 2016 - Liblice Castle, Czech Republic)
by Paolo Gibilisco 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Dear All, The fourth conference on Information Geometry and its Applications will be held on June 13-17, 2016, at Liblice Castle in Czech Republic. It is organized by the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The first three conferences took place in Pescara, Italy (IGAIA I, 2002 <http://www.sci.unich.it/convegni/2002/infgeo/>), Tokio, Japan ( IGAIA II, 2005 <http://www.stat.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~infogeo/index.html>), and Leipzig ( IGAIA III, 2010 <http://www.mis.mpg.de/de/veranstaltungen/konferenzen-und-workshops/2010/inf…>). The conference is financially supported by Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (Information Theory of Cognitive systems Group), Institute of Information Theory and Automation of Czech Academy of Sciences, and by the Department of Economics and Finance of Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata". The aim of the conference is to highlight recent developments within the field of information geometry and to identify new directions of research. To this end, the conference will bring together leading experts in the field. It will consist of invited talks and poster sessions representing theoretical work as well as work within one of the many application fields where information geometry plays a role. Here it is the website of the conference. http://igaia.utia.cz/ <http://igaia.utia.cz/> For further information contact Paolo Gibilisco at the following address: gibilisco(a)volterra.uniroma2.it <mailto:gibilisco@volterra.uniroma2.it> Best regards > Paolo Gibilisco

1 0

Assegno di ricerca presso la Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa)
by Fabrizio Lillo 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

E' bandito un assegno di ricerca dal titolo "A NEW MEASURE OF LIQUIDITY" presso la Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). L'assegno è finanziato su un progetto SIR di cui è responsabile il Dott. Davide Pirino. Il bando in italiano ed inglese si trova all'url: http://www.sns.it/bando/assegno-di-ricerca-la-collaborazione-al-progetto-di -ricerca-miur-sir-2014-dal-titolo-%E2%80%9C-new-measure-liquidity%E2%80%9D- codice-rbsi14ddnn Per maggiori informazioni contattare il Dott. Pirino (davide.pirino(a)sns.it) ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY New website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

1 0

PhD in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). Call 2016-2017
by Fabrizio Lillo 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

The call for applications to the 2016/2017 PhD program in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, has been published on the web site phd.sns.it/en, and on the home page of the institutional web site of the Scuola (ww.sns.it). We are attaching with this letter an informative poster to distribute to your colleagues at other institutions. Should you need any further information, please address your request to Fabrizio Lillo (fabrizio.lillo(a)sns.it). Thank you very much in advance. -- Quantitative Finance Research Group Scuola Normale Superiore *http://mathfinance.sns.it/ <http://mathfinance.sns.it/>* ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY New website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

1 0

Fwd: Open Positions at the Wuhan Center for Mathematical Sciences
by Marco Romito 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

> Job ads: > https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/7908

1 0

Fwd: Lecturer position in the Strathclyde
by Marco Romito 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

Dear all, we are currently advertising a position in the department (see the attached advert and further particulars). It would be desirable to have somebody in stochastics, but the advert is open enough so anyone who has an interest in mathematical finance should be considered, even if it is not stochastics. If you know of anyone who could be suitable for this position, I would be most thankful if you could let him/her know! Thanks in advance, and best regards, Gabriel -- Gabriel R. Barrenechea Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics University of Strathclyde 26 Richmond Street Glasgow G1 1XH Scotland http://personal.strath.ac.uk/gabriel.barrenechea/About_Me.html Phone : (44)(141) 548 3652 Fax : (44)(141) 548 3345

1 0

Fwd: Register for the Risk Measures, XVA Analysis, Cost of Capital & Central Counterparties Workshop, 18-19 April 2016, Singapore (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

----- Forwarded message from askcqf(a)nus.edu.sg ----- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 08:41:28 +0000 From: AskCQF <askcqf(a)nus.edu.sg> Subject: Register for the Risk Measures, XVA Analysis, Cost of Capital & Central Counterparties Workshop, 18-19 April 2016, Singapore Dear Sir/Madam, The Centre for Quantitative Finance (CQF) cordially welcome you to join us for the Risk Measures, XVA Analysis, Cost of Capital & Central Counterparties Workshop, to be held on 18-19 April 2016, at the Standard Chartered Bank. Please click here to register online by 31 March 2016 to join us for the workshop.<http://cqf.nus.edu.sg/NUS_SJTU_Evry_Workshop/Registration.html> For more details, please visit us at http://cqf.nus.edu.sg/NUS_SJTU_Evry_Workshop/Overview.html or email us at askcqf(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:askcqf@nus.edu.sg>. [cid:image003.jpg@01D173D9.3373CE60]<http://cqf.nus.edu.sg/NUS_SJTU_Evry_Workshop/Overview.html> To unsubscribe from our mailing list, please email us at askcqf(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:askcqf@nus.edu.sg> with the word "unsubscribe" as the subject. Thank you. Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you to the event. Best Regards, YONG Xue Ting (Ms) :: Executive, Centre for Quantitative Finance c/o Department of Mathematics:: National University of Singapore :: Blk S16, #04-15, 6 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117546 :: askCQF(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:askCQF@nus.edu.sg> (E) :: http://cqf.nus.edu.sg/ (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E Facebook.com/CQF.NUS<https://www.facebook.com/CQF.NUS> :: LinkedIn/CQF<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Centre-Quantitative-Finance-NUS-6731082/abo…>

1 0

Pubblicazione bando chiamata professore I fascia SECS-S/06 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 22:13:37 +0100 From: Antonella Basso <basso(a)unive.it> Cari Soci AMASES, vi informo che ? stato pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 17 del 1 marzo 2016, l'avviso di indizione della procedura selettiva per la copertura di n. 1 posto di professore universitario presso l'Universit? Ca' Foscari Venezia, Dipartimento di Economia, fascia degli ordinari, da coprire mediante chiamata ai sensi dell'art. 18, comma 1, L. 240/2010, settore concorsuale 13/D4 (Metodi matematici dell'economia e delle scienze attuariali e finanziarie), settore scientifico-disciplinare SECS-S/06. Il bando ? consultabile nelle pagine web dell'ateneo Ca' Foscari: http://intra.unive.it/plapps/bandi/common/showcat.pl?categoria=pdp1&descriz… nonch? su: http://bandi.miur.it/ http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/index Cordiali saluti Antonella Basso -- Antonella Basso Dipartimento di Economia Universit? 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/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=415&persona=000893

1 0

Assegno di ricerca (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:04:00 +0100 From: Davide Erminio Pirino <davide.pirino(a)sns.it> To: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it Subject: Assegno di ricerca Caro Tiziano, ti segnalo un assegno di ricerca presso la Normale finanziato su un progetto SIR di cui io sono il responsabile. Il bando in italiano ed inglese si trova all'url: http://www.sns.it/bando/assegno-di-ricerca-la-collaborazione-al-progetto-di -ricerca-miur-sir-2014-dal-titolo-%E2%80%9C-new-measure-liquidity%E2%80%9D- codice-rbsi14ddnn Mi faresti un grande piacere se potessi diffonderlo il pi? possibile. Grazie in anticipo per la disponibilit?. Un Saluto, Davide.

1 0

Fwd: Saint-Flour 2016 - registration
by Francesco Caravenna 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

> Da: Saint-Flour Summer School <stflour(a)math.univ-bpclermont.fr> > Oggetto: Saint-Flour 2016 - registration > Data: 29 febbraio 2016 17:41:34 GMT+01:00 > A: saintflour(a)math.univ-bpclermont.fr > Rispondi a: Saint-Flour Summer School <stflour(a)math.univ-bpclermont.fr> > > SAINT-FLOUR 2016 - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT > > Dear colleagues, > > Online registration is now open for the 46th Saint-Flour Probability Summer School (July 3-15) > > This year's lectures are: > > > Paul Bourgade (New York University): > > "Large random matrices, microscopic asymptotics" > > > Francis Comets (Universite Paris 7): > > "Directed polymers in random environments" > > > Scott Sheffield (Massachussets Institute of Technology) and > > Jason Miller (Cambridge University): > > "Universal randomness in 2D" > > > DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: APRIL 15 > > IMPORTANT: Registration MAY CLOSE BEFORE that date if the number of applications is too high. > We therefore recommend you not to wait too long. > > The registration forms as well as useful information about the school > can be found on the web pages: > > http://recherche.math.univ-bpclermont.fr/stflour/stflour-en.php (english) > http://recherche.math.univ-bpclermont.fr/stflour/index.php (french) > > Please forward the above information to anyone who might be interested. > > > Best regards, > > The organizing committee > > Christophe Bahadoran, Arnaud Guillin, Laurent Serlet > > stflour(a)math.univ-bpclermont.fr > > Laboratoire de Mathématiques CNRS UMR 6620 > Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand 2) > Campus des Cézeaux > 3, Place Vasarely > TSA 60026 > CS 60026 > 63178 Aubière Cedex (France) > > tel (+33) 4 73 40 70 50 > fax (+33)4 73 40 54 50

2 1

Short Course 2016: "COPULAS FOR HYDROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES"
by Gianfausto SALVADORI 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

**************** Dear Colleagues, all interested people (especially PhD and Post-doc students) are kindly invited to attend the following Short Course [details are given below]: "COPULAS FOR HYDROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES" *** PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS MAIL TO ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE: *** the DEADLINE is getting closer and closer. THANKS. _______________________________________________________________ Short Course "COPULAS FOR HYDROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES" @ "Centro Studi Alpino" of the University of Tuscia (Italy) Pieve Tesino (Italy), July 24-30, 2016 The Instructors are top scientists in the fields of Copulas and Environmental Applications. The international event is organized by the INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON STATISTICAL HYDROLOGY. For all participants, attendance certificates/credits will be provided. *** SCOPE *** The statistical modeling of natural events frequently involves the modeling of the joint distribution of several random phenomena. Copulas are mathematical objects that are particularly suitable for modeling the multivariate dependence between several continuous random variables, independently of their marginal distributions. This explains why they are more and more often used in hydrology and environmental sciences. With the development of powerful statistical software (such as the R statistical system), a multivariate analysis based on copulas appears increasingly feasible. This one-week short course will focus on the theory and statistical practice of copulas with applications to hydrological problems and related environmental issues. It will also contain an introduction to multivariate extreme-value theory from a copula perspective. Theoretical concepts will be illustrated through the analysis of real-world datasets using the R statistical system. *** VENUE *** "Centro Studi Alpino" of the University of Tuscia (Italy) Pieve Tesino (Italy), July 24-30, 2016 *** WEB SITE *** http://www.stahy.org/Events/2016CopulaShortCourse/tabid/120/Default.aspx ____________________________________________________ Gianfausto SALVADORI ____________________________________________________ Università del Salento Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica "E. De Giorgi" Provinciale Lecce-Arnesano, P.O.Box 193 I-73100 Lecce (Italy) ____________________________________________________ PHONE: +39-0832-29 7584. FAX: +39-0832-29 7594 ____________________________________________________ E-MAIL: gianfausto.salvadori(a)unisalento.it http://www.unisalento.it/people/gianfausto.salvadori (OPEN) "Dependence Modeling" Editorial Board member http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/demo ____________________________________________________

1 0

Annuncio Seminari - M. Gubinelli; M. Coghi.
by Marta Leocata 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Cari tutti, Mercoledì 3 febbraio 2016, alle ore 11:30 presso l'aula Seminari del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Pisa, il professor Massimiliano Gubinelli (Institute of Applied Mathematics, University of Bonn) terrà un seminario dal titolo: "Weak universality of the stationary KPZ equation". Abstract: I will discuss a notion of solution for the KPZ equation which has been introduced by Jara and Gonçalves (2010) and later improved by Jara and myself (2013) and goes under the name of energy solutions. In a recent work in collaboration with Perkowski we have recently obtained a uniqueness results for energy solutions. Using energy solutions is possible to prove weak universality results for KPZ: namely that a wide class of one dimensional microscopic interacting particle models with weak asymmetry and in non-equilibrium stationary states have large scale fluctuations described by the KPZ equation. A seguire, nella stessa aula il dottor Michele Coghi (Scuola Normale Superiore) terrà un seminario dal titolo: "Mean field limit of interacting filaments and vector valued non linear PDEs". Abstract: Families of N interacting curves are considered, with long range, mean-field type, interaction. A family of curves defines a 1-current, concentrated on the curves, analog of the empirical measure of interacting point particles. This current is proved to converge, as N goes to infinity, to a mean field current, solution of a nonlinear, vector valued, partial differential equation. In the limit, each curve interacts with the mean field current and two different curves have an independence property if they are independent at time zero. This set-up is inspired from vortex filaments in turbulent fluids, although for technical reasons we have to restrict to smooth interaction, instead of the singular Biot-Savart kernel. All these results are based on a careful analysis of a nonlinear flow equation for 1-currents, its relation with the vector valued PDE and the continuous dependence on the initial conditions terrà un seminario dal titolo Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

1 2

Posto di Professore di Statistica all'Universita' di Caen
by giuliano＠dm.unipi.it 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Ricevo e inoltro. Cordiali saluti Rita Giuliano ********************************************************************** Un poste de professeur en 26ème section est mis au concours à l'université de Caen avec comme intitulé Statistique et interactions. https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPub… L'objectif de ce recrutement est de renforcer et fédérer les activités existant actuellement autour de la statistique à Caen. La volonté du laboratoire à moyen terme est de développer cette thématique, en particulier en recrutant par la suite autour du nouveau professeur. Toutes les candidatures relevant de la statistique et de ses interactions (info-stats., fouille de données, apprentissage, biostats., probabilités appliquéesŠ) seront considérées. La personne recrutée donnera, entre autres, des cours de statistiques théoriques et appliquées en licence et master, en particulier dans la filière MIASHS. Elle devra s'investir dans la vie du laboratoire et assumer pleinement les responsabilités attendues d'un professeur. Contacts : Mohamed Didi Biha : mohamed.didi-biha(a)unicaen.fr Gilbert Levitt : gilbert.levitt(a)unicaen.fr

1 0

Seminario di Silvia Zuffi presso IMATI-Milano
by Antonella Bodini 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Mercoledi' 2 marzo alle ore 11 presso la sala A dell'Area di Ricerca 1 di Milano, via Corti 12, la Dottoressa Silvia Zuffi (ITC-CNR) terra' il seguente seminario: TITOLO: MAP Inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models ABSTRACT: Molti problemi di interesse scientifico ammettono una rappresentazione mediante modelli probabilistici in cui la probabilita’ congiunta delle variabili aleatorie puo’ essere rappresentata mediante un modello grafico. Tali rappresentazioni sono vantaggiose sia in fase di apprendimento del modello che in fase di inferenza delle variabili date le osservazioni. Metodi di computazione distribuita come l’algoritmo Belief Propagation sono efficacemente applicati in modelli a variabili discrete o che ammettono una discretizzazione dello spazio delle variabili. In caso di problemi ad alta dimensionalita’ e/o con variabili continue, dove una discretizzazione dello spazio non e’ computazionalmente affrontabile, un approccio comune e’ ricorrere a metodi non parametrici, ed eseguire una stima della soluzione a posteriori piu’ probabile. Per problemi ad alta dimensionalita’ tali algoritmi sono dipendenti dall’inizializzazione e possono convergere a singoli massimi locali. Nella presentazione illustrero’ un algoritmo per inferenza della soluzione MAP (maximum-a-posteriori) in modelli grafici probabilistici ad alta dimensionalita’, detto “Diverse Particle Max Product” (DPMP). DPMP a differenza di formulazioni precedenti e’ meno sensibile all’inizializzazione ed in grado di mantenere molteplici ipotesi. (Collaboratori: Jason Pacheco ed Erik Sudderth, Brown University e Michael J. Black, MPI-IS Tuebingen) Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Antonella. -- Dott. Antonella Bodini CNR-Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano (Italy) *** SI PRENDA NOTA CHE PER LAVORI DI RISTRUTTURAZIONE ATTUALMENTE L'ACCESSO E' DA VIA CORTI 12. *** tel +39 02 23699524 fax +39 02 23699538 http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~anto/

1 0

Copulas for hydrology and environmental sciences
by Giovanni Puccetti 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

July 24-30, 2016 University of Tuscia - Centro Studi Alpino - Pieve Tesino (TN), Italy Short Course "Copulas for hydrology and environmental sciences" website: http://www.stahy.org/Events/2016CopulaShortCourse/tabid/120/Default.aspx <http://www.stahy.org/Events/2016CopulaShortCourse/tabid/120/Default.aspx> Application deadline: February 27, 2016

1 0

International Conference in Venice - CALL FOR PAPERS
by Monica Billio 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

15^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CREDIT 2016 */New CREDIT SOLUTIONS for THE REAL ECONOMY and their IMPLICATIONS for INVESTORS, FINANCIAL STABILITY and POLICY DESIGN / *Venice, Italy 6 - 7 October 2016 *GRETA Associati *(Venice, Italy), *Research Center SAFE *at Goethe University Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany), the *European Investment Fund *(Luxembourg) and *Intesa Sanpaolo *(Milan, Italy) are co-sponsors of a Conference to be held in Venice on October 6-7, 2016. The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference will provide an opportunity for participants engaged in research at the forefront of this area to discuss both the causes and implications of recent events in financial markets and may, in turn, suggest fruitful directions for future research. The Conference, organised under the auspices of the *Department of Economics of the University Ca Foscari of Venice*, *ABI - Italian Banking Association *and *European Investment Bank*, is the *fifteenth* of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk. The banking industry has traditionally been shaped by the interplay between innovations and regulatory trends. The global and sovereign-debt crisis we have observed from 2007 and the harsher regulatory reaction have impacted on banks capacity and willingness to direct financial flows to the real economy in appropriate amounts. The result has been an extremely feeble, and slow creditless recovery, that not even the pursuit of a historically low interest-rate monetary policy and QE appear so far capable of influencing. The markets reaction to this state of affairs has been to develop alternative or complementary ways to commercial banking to channel funds where needed, that is to households, firms and infrastructure projects. Examples are (i) alternative financing solutions: mini-bonds, SME guarantees, Start-up and Venture Capital/Private Equity, Business Angel financing, payment-by-result bonds, securitization, microfinance and (ii) Digital finance like P2P lending and crowdfunding, The European Commissions with the Capital Market Union project plan to foster the diversification of funding sources for enterprises, in particular SMEs. The organizers encourage submissions of papers on any topic within the overall theme of the conference and in the following areas in particular: * How alternative and digital financing interplay with the standard funding channels? * Are alternative financing and financial innovations socially useful and valuable in solving the problem of supplying quality resources to the most vulnerable, financially deprived (e.g. households; start-ups; young entrepreneurs) and growth-enhancing (e.g. SMEs; infrastructures) sectors of the economy, thereby supporting social inclusion, sustainable growth and employment? * Do alternative and digital financial products and credit innovations offer an attractive risk/reward trade-off to potential investors, be consistent with their ALM requirements, yield expectations, risk appetite and wealth preserving objectives. * What should be the role of the public sector in promoting the emergence and development of alternative financing channels for the real economy? * What is the role of innovative monetary policies (QE) in promoting these alternative and digital financing channels for the real economy? * Do alternative and digital financing channels pose the same or bigger potential threats to financial stability? Should they be covered by adequate supervisory frameworks, or else justifiably expect a more lenient treatment? The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Loriana Pelizzon *(Ca Foscari University of Venice, SAFE, Goethe University Frankfurt & GRETA,**Programme Chair) *Francesca Campolongo *(JRC Unit Financial and Economic Analysis) *Marco Da Rin *(Tilburg University) *Helmut Kraemer-Eis *(Head EIFs Research & Market Analysis) *Jan Peter Krahnen *(SAFE & Goethe University Frankfurt) *Adair Morse *(Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley) *Steven Ongena *(University of Zurich, SFI & CEPR) *Steven Schaefer *(London Business School) CALL FOR PAPERS The final program will include both submitted and invited papers. Acceptances received from invited speakers include *Franklin Allen *(Brevan Howard Centre, Imperial College London), *Thomas Hellman *(Oxford Said Business School) and *Adair Morse *(Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley). The Conference will also feature a panel discussion on researchers' and practitioners' views of the major outstanding problems. Those wishing to present a paper at the Conference should submit by *May 15, 2016 *to the address given below (preferably in electronic format). Please indicate to whom correspondence should be addressed. Decisions regarding acceptance will be made by *July 15, 2016*. The final version of accepted papers must be received by August 31, 2016. Please send papers to: GRETA Associati San Polo, 2605 - 30125 Venice, ITALY Phone : +39 041 5238178 - Fax : +39 041 5286166 e-mail: credit(a)greta.it <file:///mailto:credit@greta.it> Local Organisers: *Davide Alfonsi* (Intesa Sanpaolo), *Monica Billio* (Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA), *Andrea Giacomelli* (Knowshape & GRETA), *Pier Luigi Gilibert* (EIF, Luxembourg) and *Domenico Sartore* (Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA) IMPORTANT DATES May 15, 2016: Papers submission deadline July 15, 2016: Paper acceptance notification August 31, 2016: Deadline for early registration August 31, 2016: Deadline for sending final version of accepted papers More detailed information available on the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm <file:///http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm> <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2015/credit2015.htm>

1 0

Seminario FRANCO FLANDOLI @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* giovedì 3 Marzo 2016 alle ore 15:00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Prof. FRANCO FLANDOLI (Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pisa) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Commenti teorici ed applicativi su sistemi di particelle e loro limiti al continuo in oncologia matematica e clinica" Sommario: Un problema importante di oncologia clinica consiste nella scelta tra numerosi regimi chemioterapici. Un primo modello matematico che verrà mostrato nel seminario, modello molto semplificato e basato su semplici equazioni differenziali e processi a salto, può essere un prototipo di simulatore dell'efficacia di alcuni regimi. Tra gli altri, due problemi che sorgono in tali modelli semplificati sono la giustificazione delle equazioni usate e la caratterizzazione, magari con incertezza, delle costanti. Il seminario mostrerà allora alcuni ragionamenti che collegano il modello semplificato a modelli più complessi a scala cellulare, creando un ponte tra diverse costanti dei due modelli. Infine, tra gli innumerevoli problemi di rigore matematico originati da questi collegamenti, ne verrà affrontato uno. Esso riguarda la dimostrazione rigorosa che un certo meccanismo proliferativo a scala cellulare origini un determinato termine nonlineare a livello di una classe di equazioni alle derivate parziali che, sempre entro ampi limiti di approssimazione, possono essere utilizzate per descrivere l'evoluzione spazio-temporale di una densità di cellule proliferanti. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- 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

1 0

COST Info day - Roma, 4 marzo 2016
by Giulia Rotundo 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Cari utenti Random, segnalo il programma provvisorio del COST Info Day previsto presso il MIUR- via dei Carcani 61, Roma, per il 4 marzo p.v. Tutti gli interessati possono registrarsi utilizzando il Doodle (massimo 80 posti per via della capienza della sala) http://doodle.com/poll/pm5hgp7r4m8fwwgs37v6fyq4/admin#table Cordialmente Giulia Programma provvisorio: 9.30 welcome – Presentation of speakers/agenda - Dr Uccellatore 10.00 What is COST and how does it work? (President of the COST Association) 10.30 What are the COST Actions and how to participate in them? (Dr Lucia Forzi – Science Officer CA) 11.00 How to prepare a successful proposal? (Dr Lucia Forzi - Science Officer CA) 11.30 What is the added value and impact of participating in COST Actions? (Prof. Corona and Dalla Cort) 12.00 National participation in COST Actions, national support measures and nomination procedures (TBD - CNC) 12:15 Question time COST National Coordinator Office Ministero dell'Istruzione, Università e Ricerca DG Coordinamento, promozione e valorizzazione della ricerca Dipartimento per la Formazione Superiore e per la Ricerca Via Carcani n. 61 00153,Roma e-mail: cnc(a)miur.ittel. 06 9772 7549

1 0

Alberto Bressan seminar [ Comp.Science Dept. ; Verona University ; 7th of March, 2016 ]
by Luca di persio 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Prof. Alberto Bressan [ The Pennsylvania State University ], will be hosted by the Computer Science Department of the University of Verona (Strada le Grazie, 15, Verona) the next 7th of March (2016), where he will give the following seminar *Non cooperative Differential Games * scheduled at the *Green Hall*, *starting from 15:45*, with the following *abstract* The theory of noncooperative games provides a mathematical tool to describe interactions between two or more agents with different goals. It has found widespread applications in economics and management science. The first part of this talk will review the basic definitions of Nash and Stackelberg solutions, based on the concept of "best reply". For games in continuous time, equilibrium solutions can be found by studying a particular system of Partial Differential Equations. Within the talk, I shall explain how to derive these PDEs, and what are the main difficulties toward their solution. Some current research directions will be discussed, together with applications. As an example, I shall present a model of optimal debt management, viewed as a noncooperative game between a borrower and a pool of lenders. *Here you can find more details*: http://www.di.univr.it/?ent=seminario&af=2017&ai=2015&gf=15&gi=15&id=3515&i… Do not hesitate to contact me for further infos: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it Best, LuCa __ 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 - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686 Questa e-mail è stata inviata da un computer privo di virus protetto da Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

1 0

Mini course Yuri Kondratiev [ Dept. Comp.Science ; Verona University ; 1-8 March, 2016 ]
by Luca di persio 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Within the Internationalisation programme of the Master Degree in Mathematics of the University of Verona, Prof. Yuri Kondratiev [ University of Bielefeld ] will give the mini course ” *Statistical dynamics of interacting particle systems* “ with the following *Syllabus* 1. Mathematical framework: configuration space analysis 2. Markov dynamics in the continuum 3. Statistical dynamics and hierarchical chains 4. General birth-and-death models 5. Special classes of birth-and-death processes in the continuum 6. Scaling limits and kinetic equations 7. Spatial logistic model The course consists of 5 lessons that will be held at the Computer Science Department of the University of Verona [ Strada le Grazie 15 - Verona ], according with the following calendar - 1st of March [ Room M, 14:30-16:30 ] - 2nd of March [ Room M, 16:30-19:30 ] - 3rd of March [ Room M, 15:30-18:30 ] - 7th of March [ Room M, 14:30-17:30] - 8th of March [ Room D, 14:30-1730 ] Do not hesitate to contact me for further details: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it Best, LuCa __ 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 - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686 Questa e-mail è stata inviata da un computer privo di virus protetto da Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

1 0

Riapertura termini bando assegno ricerca "Previsori di instabilità dei mercati finanziari" Firenze
by cecilia mancini 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Sono stati riaperti i termini per inviare la domanda per la partecipazione alla selezione per l'assegno di ricerca "Previsori di instabilità dei mercati finanziari": nel nuovo bando * scadenza 26 febbraio * esplicitata la possibilità di inviare la domanda via PEC, purché PEC personale * eliminata la richiesta di invio di progetto di 7000 parole http://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F002125606-UNFICLE-06cd9b68… Il 03/02/2016 18.46, cecilia mancini ha scritto: > Il Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e per l'Impresa > dell'Università di Firenze ha appena bandito una selezione per > l'ottenimento di un assegno di ricerca, > settore SECS-S/06 > > Titolo: > Previsori di instabilità dei mercati finanziari > > Responsabile Scientifico: Prof. Cecilia Mancini > > scadenza: 19/02/2016 > > link diretto al bando > http://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F002112640-UNFICLE-141ea01b… > > > Per raggiungere l'albo ufficiale dell'ateneo di Firenze: > http://www.unifi.it/vp-9008-albo-ufficiale.html >

1 0

Seminario Dariusz Zawisza 23 febbraio
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Martedi' 23 febbraio alle 14.00 in aula 2AB/45 del Dipartimento di Matematica, via Trieste 63, Padova Dariusz Zawisza Institute of Mathematics Jagiellonian University in Krakow terra' un seminario dal titolo: "Discounted reward control problems and financial applications" ABSTRACT We consider a discounted reward control problem in continuous time stochastic environment where the discount rate might be an unbounded function of the control process. We provide a set of general assumptions to ensure that there exists a smooth classical solution to the corresponding HJB equation. Moreover, some verification reasoning are provided and the possible extension to dynamic games is discussed. At the end consumption - investment problem is considered together with its robust optimization analogue.

1 0

Piano straordinario RTD-B (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Carissimi, per chi non sapesse ancora... Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:33:04 +0100 From: Antonella Basso <basso(a)unive.it> To: Soci AMASES <amases-soci(a)listserv.unive.it> Subject: [amases-soci] Piano straordinario RTD-B Cari Soci AMASES, al seguente link: http://attiministeriali.miur.it/anno-2016/febbraio/dm-18022016.aspx trovate il Decreto Ministeriale 18 febbraio 2016 n. 78 riguardante il Piano straordinario 2016 per il reclutamento ricercatori di cui all?articolo 24, comma 3, lettera b) della legge 240/2010 (i cosiddetti ricercatori a tempo determinato lettera B). Cordiali saluti Antonella Basso -- Antonella Basso Dipartimento di Economia Universit? 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/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=415&persona=000893

1 0

AP@R international workshop
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

> >From: Joshua Vincent Ross <joshua.ross(a)adelaide.edu.au> >To: Joshua Vincent Ross <joshua.ross(a)adelaide.edu.au> >Subject: AP@R international workshop > > >Dear Colleague, > >Applied Probability @ The Rock (AP@R) is an >international workshop taking place at Ayers >Rock Resort in central Australia between Monday >17th and Friday 21st April, 2017. It will bring >together leading researchers from around the >world to share recent discoveries and begin new >collaborations. It will also provide an >opportunity to celebrate the 60th birthday of >one of Australia's prominent Applied >Probabilists, Prof. Phil Pollett. > >The workshop aims to showcase the full range of >topics in Applied Probability, and includes >particular themes of "Networks in Queueing and >Telecommunications", "Stochastic Models in >Biology" and "Limits and Approximation". Invited >keynote speakers are Prof. Frank Kelly, Prof. >Ruth Williams, Prof. Andrew Barbour and Prof. >Erik van Doorn. > >For further information, please visit: ><http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/APatR/> >http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/APatR/. > >Best wishes, >Josh. >__ >Dr Joshua Ross >ARC Future Fellow & > Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics >The University of Adelaide ><http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/joshua.ross/>http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/joshua.ross/ --

1 0

Seminario di Matematica Applicata - A. Torrente
by Alessandra Micheletti 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

Apologies for cross posting --------------------------------- SEMINARIO DI MATEMATICA APPLICATA Giovedi 25 Febbraio 2016, ore 10.30 Aula Rappresentanza, Dipartimento di Matematica (Via Saldini 50, Milano) Robust statistical techniques for the analysis of high dimensional gene expression data Dr. Aurora Torrente Gregorio Millan Institute Escuela Politecnica Superior Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ABSTRACT Microarray and Next Generation Sequencing experiments provide data on the expression level of thousands of genes simultaneously, suggesting several serious challenges in the pre-processing, management and analysis of these high dimensional datasets. In this talk, we will describe some robust statistical tools, based on the concept of functional data depth, which measures the centrality of a function within a sample. These techniques include, for example, the scale curve, as a way to visualise the dispersion of a set of multivariate observations, and supervised classifications techniques, to assign new observations to one of a given set of (known) groups. When these tools make use of the so-called Modified Band Depth, adapted to high-dimensional data, they prove to be very efficient and of low computational cost, specially when a suitable implementation is considered. The use of these techniques will be illustrated on real gene expression data. La S.V. e` cordialmente invitata. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Home page del seminario: http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/veeser/sma/ Il seminario e` organizzato da: - Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita` di Milano, - Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Matematiche. -- ------------------------------------ Alessandra Micheletti Associate Professor - Probability and Mathematical Statistics Dept. of Mathematics Università degli Studi di Milano via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy phone: +39-02503-16130 fax: +39-02503-16090 http://users.mat.unimi.it/users/michel <http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/michel>

1 0

Seminario MARTA PITTAVINO @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Venerdì 4 Marzo 2016 alle ore 15:00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, La Dott.ssa MARTA PITTAVINO (University of Zurich) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Modelling multivariate data with additive Bayesian networks" Abstract: Bayesian networks are a form of graphical model which derives from empirical data a directed acyclic graph describing the dependency structure between random variables. Especially, additive Bayesian networks (ABNs) extend the usual generalized linear models to multiple dependent variables without involving dimension reduction. Existing software for working with ABNs are useful for dealing with these models for heterogeneous applications in systems epidemiology and biology. However, limitations in terms of computation and feasibility can be still open challenges. In this talk, an introduction to ABN model will be provided, together with a description of the R package abn, whereby applications of these models to systems epidemiology and biology are showed. Moreover, a theoretical development will be presented as an initial step to overcome open questions. Specifically, the result of fitting an ABN to a data set is translated into optimizing the likelihood of observing the data under the studied model: the marginal likelihood (ABN network score). A novel conjugate prior distribution for ABNs models is introduced that helps us to address the goodness of fit computation and the posterior parameter estimation. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- 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

1 0

Fwd: Associate Professorship of Probability, University of Oxford
by Francesco Caravenna 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD > > MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION > > DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS in association with Lady Margaret Hall > > > > Associate Professorship of Probability > > The combined University and College salary will be on a scale from £45,066 p.a. (plus substantial additional benefits, including free college housing or a housing allowance of £7,800) > > > > Applications are invited for the 5-year fixed term post of Associate Professor of Probability, to be held in the Department of Statistics, in association with a Fellowship and Tutorship at Lady Margaret Hall, with effect from 1 May 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. > > > The main duties of the post are to undertake research in probability (broadly interpreted) and to teach both for the department (in lectures, problems classes and project supervision) and for the college (in tutorials). The postholder will also be expected to participate in the administration of the department and the college, and in the pastoral care of the mathematics students at Lady Margaret Hall. > > You will be an outstanding individual with the potential to be a leader in your field. You will have a doctorate in the field of mathematical sciences, or a related subject, and a proven research record of high quality at an international level in the area of probability, as well as the potential to attract research funding. You will have the skills and enthusiasm to teach a wide range of topics in mathematics and statistics, provide supervision of students, and undertake tutorial teaching. You will work at the Department of Statistics, 24–29 St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LB and at Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA. > > To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: > > https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… > > > > Queries about this post should be addressed to: Professor Alison Etheridge at etheridg(a)stats.ox.ac.uk or Professor Simon Myers at myers(a)stats.ox.ac.uk. > > The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) Wednesday 30th March 2016. > > Interviews are planned for Wednesday 20th April 2016. > > Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. > > The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer. > >

1 0

International Workshop on Applied Probability, Toronto, June 20-23, 2016
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to attend the Eighth International Workshop on Applied Probability (IWAP2016), which will take place in Toronto, Canada, on June 20-23, 2016. This will mark the first Canadian IWAP, following previous successful IWAPs held in Turkey (2014), Israel (2012), Spain (2010), France (2008), USA (2006), Greece (2004), and Venezuela (2002). The venue of IWAP2016 is located in the heart of vibrant downtown Toronto, and is easily accessible by road, rail, and air. For more details, please visit the conference website <http://iwap2016.com/>http://iwap2016.com . IWAP2016 aims to bring together researchers and scientists engaged in applied probability, covering methodology and applications from diverse fields such as mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, economics, engineering, biology, chemistry, and social and health sciences. In addition to research presentations, there will be ample networking opportunities throughout the event. Abstracts for contributed presentations will be accepted until April 15, 2016. Research presenters will be invited to submit for journal publication in a special issue of Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability. Should you have any questions regarding IWAP2016, please feel free to contact <mailto:info@iwap2016.com>info(a)iwap2016.com. Yours sincerely, Wendy Lou & Joseph Glaz Co-Chairs of IWAP2016 --

1 0

Avviso seminario_Piet Van Mieghem_25 febbraio_ore 10.00
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

TIME-VARYING SIS PREVALENCE IN NETWORKS: THEORY AND A NEW APPROXIMATE FORMULA 25 febbraio 2016 *Luogo:* Dipartimento di Matematica, via Sommarive, 14 - Povo (TN) - Aula Seminari *Ore* 10:00 *Relatore:* - *Piet Van Mieghem** (*TU Delft Olanda*)* *Abstract: * Currently, epidemic spreading processes on networks are popular to model diffusion phenomena in real-world networks. After reviewing some basics about the continuous-time SIS Markov process on networks, we will focus on the prevalence, the average fraction of infected nodes in the network. Based on a recent exact differential equation containing the Laplacian matrix of the underlying graph, the time dependence of the SIS prevalence is first studied and then upper and lower bounded by a new, explicit analytic function of time. Our new approximate formula obeys a Riccati differential equation and bears resemblence to the classical expression in epidemiology of Kermack and McKendrick (1927), but enhanced with graph specific properties, such as the algebraic connectivity, the second smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian of the graph. A comparison with the N-Interwined Mean-Field Approximation (NIMFA) and simulations of the exact continuous-time Markovian SIS process on a graph exhibit the accuracy and the potential of the new analytic formula. *Referente: *Stefano Bonaccorsi

1 0

SPDE&A 2016 - Levico Terme
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Dear Collegues, we are organizing the 10th edition of the Conference *Stochastic Partial Differential Equations and Applications* In Levico Terme (Trento, Italy) from May 31 to June 4, 2016. Our aim is to put together young researchers and well-known mathematicians active in the field in a stimulating environment, in order to explore current research trends, propose new developments and discuss open problems. The list of main speakers includes Freddy Bouchet, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Dan Crisan, Imperial College London Tadahisa Funaki, University of Tokyo Massimiliano Gubinelli, Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, Bonn Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, Università di Roma La Sapienza J.C. Mattingly, Duke University (tbc) Felix Otto, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig Laure Saint-Raymond, École Normale Supérieure, Paris Armen Shirikyan, University of Cergy-Pontoise Panagiotis E. Souganidis, University of Chicago Lorenzo Zambotti, Université Paris 6 – Pierre et Marie Curie For all details, please refer to the conference web page: https://sites.google.com/site/levico2016/ The conference will be held at Bellavista Relax Hotel in Levico Terme (Trento, Italy). No registration fee is required to attend the conference; however, no contribution for travel or lodging is available. For further information please contact: Mr. A. Micheletti Secretary of CIRM Fondazione Bruno Kessler Via Sommarive 14 - Povo I-38123 Trento, Italy e-mail: augusto.micheletti(a)unitn.it The organizing Committee: Franco Flandoli (Università di Pisa) Arnaud Debussche (ENS Cachan Bretagne) Michael Röckner (Bielefeld) Stefano Bonaccorsi (Università di Trento).

1 0

Prof. Youri Davydov (Lille 1) PhD Lectures on Probability and Stochastic Processes
by Francesca Greselin 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

Nei giorni 16-17-18-19 febbraio 2016, dalle ore 9 alle 12, presso l'aula seminari del Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi della Università di Milano-Bicocca, il prof. Youri Davydov del Laboratoire Painlevé, dell'Universitè Lille 1, terrà un corso su "Probability (II parte)" e nella settimana successiva (giorni 22-23-24 e 25 febbraio), continuerà con "Stochastic Processes" I corsi si svolgono nell'ambito del programma di internazionalizzazione del Dottorato in Statistics and Financial Mathematics ed è indirizzato a studenti, dottorandi e giovani ricercatori di Statistica, Matematica, e Finanza. La partecipazione è gratuita ma per motivi organizzativi vi chiediamo di iscrivervi mandando una email a nicoletta.alghisi(a)unimib.it. Di seguito il syllabus. PHD Lectures on Probability (II) and Stochastic Processes Prof. Youri Davydov Laboratoire Painlevé - Université Lille 1 Syllabus Probability (II) • Characteristic function • Independence of random variables • Convergence of random variables • Convergence of distributions • Central Limit Theorem • Markov Chains (or Conditional expectations and probabilities). References 1. Shiryaev, A. N. (1996). Probability. Graduate Texts in Mathematics #95. 2. Jacod, J., & Protter, P. E. (2003). Probability essentials. Springer Science & Business Media. Stochastic processes • Definitions and general notions • Examples • Processes with independent increments • Stationary processes • Gaussian processes • Martingales. References 1. Gikhman, I. I., & Skorokhod, A. V. (1969). Introduction to the theory of random processes. Philadelphia: WB Saunders. 2. Lamperti, J. (2012). Stochastic processes: a survey of the mathematical theory (Vol. 23). Springer Science & Business Media. 3. Resnick, S. I. (1992). Adventures in Stochastic Processes, Birkhauser, Boston. Cordiali saluti Francesca Greselin Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods

1 0

assegno di ricerca a Pisa
by Marco Romito 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Alla pagina https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/pra2016/matematica/14mar2016/inde… è stato pubblicato un bando (disponibile in italiano e inglese) per un assegno di ricerca annuale presso il dipartimento di Matematica dell'università di Pisa con scadenza il 14 marzo 2016 su ``Studio di fenomeni singolari in problemi deterministici e stocastici'' Per ulteriori informazioni: Marco Romito romito(a)dm.unipi.it A call for a one-year ``assegno di ricerca'' is open, with deadline March 14, 2016, at the department of Mathematics, Pisa university, on ``Analysis of singular phenomena in deterministic and stochastic problems'' The details of the call (english and italian versions available) can be found at https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/pra2016/matematica/14mar2016/inde… For further information: Marco Romito romito(a)dm.unipi.it

1 0

Assistant Professor position - Statistics - Operations Research
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Assistant Professor position (tenure track) in the Department of Statistics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid The Department of Statistics of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid has one opening for Full-Time Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, to teach courses in English and Spanish, starting September 1st, 2016. Potential candidates must have a Ph.D. and verifiable research experience in at least one of the following fields: - Statistics - Operations Research The position is offered for a one year period, renewable in accordance with the Department´s promotional criteria available on the website. Estimated Salary: 32.335 euros gross per year divided into 14 payments. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2016. For more information about Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Department of Statistics, you can visit the web page http://www.est.uc3m.es. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid encourages applications from all qualified individuals and people with disabilities. Applicants must have valid documentation to work in Spain before starting. Interested candidates should send via email a statement of interest including the objectives to be achieved in the position and the curriculum vitae. Also the candidates should ask two referees to send letters of reference by March 15 to the following address: Departamento de Estadística Personal de Administración y Servicios Francisco García Saavedra E- Mail: fgs(a)pa.uc3m.es The Department could invite candidates from a short list to present a Research Seminar as part of the selection process during April. --

1 0

Assistant Professor Position - Econometrics
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Statistics at the University Carlos III of Madrid The Department of Statistics of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is offering a full time Assistant Professor position, with teaching in Econometrics or/and Statistics in English or Spanish in the Campus de Getafe, starting from 1st September 2016. The candidates should possess a PhD and research experience in the field of: - Econometrics The contract is for one year, renewable to a second. Salary: 21.962 euros gross per year divided into 14 payments. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2016. For more information about Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Department of Statistics, you can visit the web page http://www.est.uc3m.es. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid encourages applications from all qualified individuals and people with disabilities. Applicants must have valid documentation to work in Spain before starting. Interested candidates should send via email a statement of interest including the objectives to be achieved in the position and the curriculum vitae. Also the candidates should ask two referees to send letters of reference by March 15 to the following address: Departamento de Estadística Personal de Administración y Servicios Francisco García Saavedra E- Mail: fgs(a)pa.uc3m.es The Department of Statistics will ask preselected candidates to visit the Department and give a research seminar or for a telephone interview during April. --

1 0

Fwd: [World] PhD positions at Utrecht University
by Gustavo Posta 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Begin forwarded message: > > VACANCY: PhD positions in Random Graphs and Percolation. > > Fully funded PhD positions are available at the Department of > Mathematics of the University of Utrecht, to work on random graphs and > percolation theory under the direction of Dr. Tobias Müller. The > positions are funded by an NWO VIDI project on geometric random graphs > and related percolation models. > > The positions are for four years and offer competitive salary and > benefits. They carry a modest teaching load which, in the case of > foreign applicants, can be performed in English. One position is > available immediately, but starting dates are negotiable as long as > they are within the next calender year. > > Utrecht is a lively, picturesque city in the center of the > Netherlands, with excellent train connections to the rest of the > country and to Europe (train trips to Amsterdam take 20 minutes and 25 > minutes to Schiphol Airport). > > REQUIREMENTS: Candidates should have completed a Masters degree in > Mathematics or a related discipline by the time they start the > position. A strong background in probability theory and discrete > mathematics is advantageous, but mathematical maturity and motivation > are more important. > > APPLICATION DEADLINE: For full consideration, please apply on or > before 9 March 2016. Reviewing of applications will commence on 9 > March 2016, but we accept applications until all positions are filled. > > HOW TO APPLY: Please send the following material to t.muller(a)uu.nl: > > 1. A cover letter including an explanation why you consider pursuing a > Ph.D. in the area of random graph theory and percolation theory; > 2. An up-to-date curriculum vitae; > 3. A list of all courses taken for your bachelor's and master's > degrees together with grades and explanations of the grades; > 4. If available, a copy of the Bachelor thesis and Master thesis; > 5. The names and contact details of two academic referees, one of > which should you be your master thesis supervisor. Please make sure > that they also send their confidential reference letters directly to > t.muller(a)uu.nl to arrive by the deadline. > > GENERAL INFORMATION: You will be offered a full-time position for four > years. The gross monthly salary will amount to EUR 2.146,- in the > first year to EUR 2.744,- in the fourth year (P-scale of the > Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities). It is supplemented > with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. > In addition Utrecht University offers a pension scheme and a partially > paid parental leave. > > INQUIRIES: If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Tobias > Müller, t.muller(a)uu.nl. > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)aleanetwork.net > http://aleanetwork.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

1 0

PhD positions in Utrecht
by Tobias Mueller 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

VACANCY: PhD positions in Random Graphs and Percolation. Fully funded PhD positions are available at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Utrecht, to work on random graphs and percolation theory under the direction of Dr. Tobias Müller. The positions are funded by an NWO VIDI project on geometric random graphs and related percolation models. The positions are for four years and offer competitive salary and benefits. They carry a modest teaching load which, in the case of foreign applicants, can be performed in English. One position is available immediately, but starting dates are negotiable as long as they are within the next calender year. Utrecht is a lively, picturesque city in the center of the Netherlands, with excellent train connections to the rest of the country and to Europe (train trips to Amsterdam take 20 minutes and 25 minutes to Schiphol Airport). REQUIREMENTS: Candidates should have completed a Masters degree in Mathematics or a related discipline by the time they start the position. A strong background in probability theory and discrete mathematics is advantageous, but mathematical maturity and motivation are more important. APPLICATION DEADLINE: For full consideration, please apply on or before 9 March 2016. Reviewing of applications will commence on 9 March 2016, but we accept applications until all positions are filled. HOW TO APPLY: Please send the following material to t.muller(a)uu.nl: 1. A cover letter including an explanation why you consider pursuing a Ph.D. in the area of random graph theory and percolation theory; 2. An up-to-date curriculum vitae; 3. A list of all courses taken for your bachelor's and master's degrees together with grades and explanations of the grades; 4. If available, a copy of the Bachelor thesis and Master thesis; 5. The names and contact details of two academic referees, one of which should you be your master thesis supervisor. Please make sure that they also send their confidential reference letters directly to t.muller(a)uu.nl to arrive by the deadline. GENERAL INFORMATION: You will be offered a full-time position for four years. The gross monthly salary will amount to EUR 2.146,- in the first year to EUR 2.744,- in the fourth year (P-scale of the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities). It is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. In addition Utrecht University offers a pension scheme and a partially paid parental leave. INQUIRIES: If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Tobias Müller, t.muller(a)uu.nl.

1 0

Pomeriggio Seminari Dipartimento di Matematica UniTo
by Roberta Sirovich 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* *Martedì 16 Febbraio 2016 alle ore 14:30 in Aula C* presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, si svolgerà il pomeriggio di seminari *"Neurons, Muscles, Brain-Computer Interfaces: Mathematics helps Biology and Medicine"* Programma: - ore 14:30-15:20 *Enrica Pirozzi *(Universita' di Napoli) "Stochastic neuronal modeling by Gauss-Markov processes". - ore 15:20-16:10 *Tatyana Aksenova* (Cea-Clinatec, Grenoble) "Tensor based decoding of brain neuronal activity for Brain Computer Interface project in CLINATEC". - 16:10-16:30 intervallo. - 16:30-17:20 *Giuseppe D'Onofrio* (Università di Napoli) "Two-boundary first exit time of Gauss-Markov processes for biological modeling". In allegato gli abstract dei seminari. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. r. -- --------------------------------------------------- Roberta Sirovich Department of Mathematics G. Peano University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino (Italy) +390116702937 www.robertasirovich.it <http://www.personalweb.unito.it/roberta.sirovich/EN/Home.html> ---------------------------------------------------

1 0

Pomeriggio Seminari Dipartimento di Matematica UniTo
by Roberta Sirovich 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* *Martedì 16 Febbraio 2016 alle ore 14:30 in Aula C* presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, si svolgerà il pomeriggio di seminari *"Neurons, Muscles, Brain-Computer Interfaces: Mathematics helps Biology and Medicine"* Programma: - ore 14:30-15:20 *Enrica Pirozzi *(Universita' di Napoli) "Stochastic neuronal modeling by Gauss-Markov processes". - ore 15:20-16:10 *Tatyana Aksenova* (Cea-Clinatec, Grenoble) "Tensor based decoding of brain neuronal activity for Brain Computer Interface project in CLINATEC". - 16:10-16:30 intervallo. - 16:30-17:20 *Giuseppe D'Onofrio* (Università di Napoli) "Two-boundary first exit time of Gauss-Markov processes for biological modeling". In allegato gli abstract dei seminari. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. r. -- --------------------------------------------------- Roberta Sirovich Department of Mathematics G. Peano University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino (Italy) +390116702937 www.robertasirovich.it <http://www.personalweb.unito.it/roberta.sirovich/EN/Home.html> ---------------------------------------------------

1 0

Conference in Vienna (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 13:35:00 +0000 From: Fred Espen Benth <fredb(a)math.uio.no> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Conference in Vienna Dear Tiziano, could you please post this announcement and invitation to the "Conference on the Mathematics of Energy Markets" on your email list? You are all welcome to participate in the "Conference on the Mathematics of Energy Markets", taking place at the Wolfgang Pauli Institute in Vienna from July 5-July-7, 2016. There will be plenary and contributed talks, along with a pre-conference intensive course on July 4, 2016. Please visit http://www.mn.uio.no/math/english/research/groups/store/events/conferences/… for more information, including list of plenary speakers and information about the venue and how to register. On behalf of the organizing committee, Fred Espen Benth (University of Oslo)

1 0

Seminario RIOS
by Elena Villa 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. ******************************************* A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ******************************************* *Martedì 9 Febbraio 2016*,*ore 15:30 precise* Aula Dottorato, Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' degli Studi di Milano via C. Saldini 50, Milano il Professor *Paulo R. Rios*(Universidade Federal Fluminense, Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) terrà un seminario dal titolo *PROBABILISTIC COMPUTER SIMULATION OF MARTENSITE* ABSTRACT: In bulk polycrystalline materials, the first nucleation event of a martensite plate within a single grain may induce transformation in one or more neighboring grains, resulting in a cluster of partially transformed grains: 'the spread event'. The collection of these single spread events can be defined as the 'spread' or 'martensite spread'. First, in this paper, martensite spreads are analyzed to estimate the mean number of partially transformed grains in a single spread event. Secondly, taking the quantitative knowledge gained from this analysis as a starting point, a computer simulation of the martensite spread is proposed. This computer simulation is carried out in a 3-d network of space-filling grains represented as Kelvin polyhedra and is based on a probabilistic approach. The experimental and simulation results are presented, compared and discussed. We conclude that the probabilistic computer simulation of martensite spread could successfully describe important quantitative aspects of martensite spread Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Saluti Elena Villa -- ******************************************* Elena Villa Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' degli Studi di Milano via C.Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy Phone: +39 0250316132 - Fax: +39 0250316090 Web-page: http://users.mat.unimi.it/~villa

1 0

PhD course on Lévy processes in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

1 0

seminar announcement (correction)
by Marco Scarsini 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Sorry, the previous announcement had a wrong date Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 12:00 to 13:00 LUISS room 207 Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma Speaker Roberto Cominetti (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez) Title "Risk measures and shortest paths in network games" ABSTRACT: We consider network congestion games with risk-averse players. We review some recent proposals for computing risk-sensitive optimal paths, starting from the simplest Markowitz approach based on mean-stdev optimization. This approach presents some significant drawbacks in terms of its computational complexity, lack of monotonicity, as well as a dynamic inconsistency phenomenon which arises when one re-evaluates an optimal path along the way. This inconsistency also affects other popular measures of risk such as VaR, CVaR, and semi-deviations. As a matter of fact, under minimal conditions, we show that the only risk measures that are dynamically consistent are the so-called "entropic risk measures". With these measures, and assuming that link travel times are independent, a risk-sensitive optimal path reduces to a standard shortest path problem which can be solved efficiently. This extends directly to equilibrium situations where the network is used concurrently by many players. However, link travel time correlations are to be expected in game situations, which gives rise to a number of issues and questions that will be pointed out during the talk. This talk is based on joint work with Alfredo Torrico. The list of seminars can be found at http://economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/events ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

1 0

seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Tuesday, February 8, 2016 from 12:00 to 13:00 LUISS room 207 Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma Speaker Roberto Cominetti (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez) Title "Risk measures and shortest paths in network games" ABSTRACT: We consider network congestion games with risk-averse players. We review some recent proposals for computing risk-sensitive optimal paths, starting from the simplest Markowitz approach based on mean-stdev optimization. This approach presents some significant drawbacks in terms of its computational complexity, lack of monotonicity, as well as a dynamic inconsistency phenomenon which arises when one re-evaluates an optimal path along the way. This inconsistency also affects other popular measures of risk such as VaR, CVaR, and semi-deviations. As a matter of fact, under minimal conditions, we show that the only risk measures that are dynamically consistent are the so-called "entropic risk measures". With these measures, and assuming that link travel times are independent, a risk-sensitive optimal path reduces to a standard shortest path problem which can be solved efficiently. This extends directly to equilibrium situations where the network is used concurrently by many players. However, link travel time correlations are to be expected in game situations, which gives rise to a number of issues and questions that will be pointed out during the talk. This talk is based on joint work with Alfredo Torrico. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

1 0

Bando RTDA SECS-P05 Firenze Scadenza 18/02 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 17:26:02 +0100 From: Giampiero M. Gallo <gallog(a)disia.unifi.it> To: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it Subject: Bando RTDA SECS-P05 Firenze Scadenza 18/02 Con preghiera di diffusione Car* collegh* Vi giro la mail dell'amministrazione di UNIFI con la quale si d?notizia della pubblicazione del bando di varie procedure di selezione tra le quali una per RTDA in Econometria presso il nostro dipartimento con scadenza 18 febbraio. Se poteste far circolare fra le vostre reti, ci fareste cosa gradita. Saluti a tutt* Giampiero > > > Gentilissimi, > > vi informiamo che sull?Albo di Ateneo ? stato pubblicato il decreto rettorale n. 1704 del 29 dicembre 2015 (Avviso pubblicato in G.U. - 4?Serie Speciale ? Concorsi ed esami, n. 5 del 19 gennaio 2016): bando di indizione delle procedure selettive di cui all'oggetto, reperibile alla pagina: http://www.unifi.it/vp-9901-selezioni-in-corso.html > > La scadenza per la presentazione delle domande ? il 18 febbraio 2016. > > Cordiali saluti, > > Adele Torchia > > -- > Adele Torchia > AREA RISORSE UMANE > Unit? di Processo ?Amministrazione del Personale Docente? > Tel. 055/2757307 > Fax 055/2756346 > > > > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Giampiero M. Gallo > Professor of Econometrics > Dipartimento di Statistica, Informatica, Applicazioni (DiSIA) 'G.Parenti' > Universit? di Firenze > Viale GB Morgagni, 59 > 50134 Firenze - Italy > +39 055 2751 591 > +39 055 4223 560 (FAX) > http://unifi.academia.edu/GiampieroMGallo > www.disia.unifi.it/fedra > http://econpapers.repec.org/RAS/pga48.htm

1 0

Fwd: Bando assegno SECS-S/06 UNIFI
by Tiziano Vargiolu 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: Bando assegno SECS-S/06 UNIFI Data: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:42:33 +0100 Mittente: Maria Elvira Mancino <mariaelvira.mancino(a)unifi.it> Organizzazione: Universita' degli Studi di Firenze bando per un assegno di ricerca presso UNIFI, visibile sull'albo on line di Ateneo (www.unifi.it). Questo il link diretto http://www.unifi.it/vp-9008-albo-ufficiale.html Cari saluti Mavira

1 0

Fwd: Summer school/Conference on Lévy processes - Lille/Angers
by Francesco Caravenna 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > Da: ICLP8 <iclp8(a)listes.math.cnrs.fr> > Oggetto: Summer school/Conference on Lévy processes - Lille/Angers > Data: 02 febbraio 2016 18:57:19 GMT+01:00 > > Dear colleagues, > > The summer school and the 8th Conference on Lévy Processes will take place respectively at the University of Lille, > 18-22 July 2016 and in Angers, 25-29 July 2016. > > Registration for both events is open until April, 30th. Those planning to come, please go to http://levy2016.math.cnrs.fr > and fill the registration form. > > We thank you in advance for passing this announcement forward. > > We look forward to meeting you in Lille and/or Angers, > The Organizing Committee.

1 0

Tirocini formativi e di orientamento per neolaureati - Scadenza 15 Febbraio 2016
by Maurizio Ceseri 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Si segnala che è stata attivata una selezione per tre tirocini formativi e di orientamento retribuiti da svolgersi presso l'Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo "Mauro Picone" del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, nell'ambito del progetto Sportello Matematico per l'Industria Italiana. Di seguito, una sintetica descrizione della posizione. Maggiori informazioni e tutti i dettagli per presentare la domanda possono essere trovate al seguente link http://www.sportellomatematico.it/SMII/tirocini-2016/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *L'obiettivo del Tirocinio* è di formare la figura professionale del *Traduttore Tecnologico* nell'ambito della Matematica Industriale, in grado di facilitare la comunicazione tra imprese e centri di ricerca. *Il bando è rivolto a* giovani con una Laurea Specialistica o Magistrale in una delle seguenti discipline: Matematica, Statistica, Fisica, Ingegneria, Scienze Informatiche ed Economia. *Il Tirocinio prevede* un rimborso mensile di *700 Euro* e ha una durata di *6 mesi*. *Per partecipare alla selezione*, è necessario inviare domanda di partecipazione all'Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone” esclusivamente tramite Posta Elettronica Certificata (PEC) all'indirizzo: protocollo.iac(a)pec.cnr.it, entro il 15 Febbraio 2016. Alla domanda deve essere allegato un *curriculum vitae* in formato PDF. *La selezione* dei candidati avverrà il *17 Febbraio 2016 alle ore 10:00* presso l'Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone”, via dei Taurini 19, Roma, che sarà anche la sede del tirocinio formativo. Maurizio Ceseri Sportello Matematico per l'Industria Italiana Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo (IAC-CNR) via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma (Italy) Tel: (+39) 0649270969 Website: sportellomatematico.it

1 0

Seminario Andrea Cosso a Milano-Bicocca
by federica.masiero＠unimib.it 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Il giorno 10 Febbraio, alle ore 10.30, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca, via Cozzi, 55, Edificio U5, aula 2109 (secondo piano), il Dott. Andrea Cosso, Politecnico di Milano, terrà un seminario dal titolo "Randomization method and backward SDEs for optimal control of partially observed path-dependent stochastic systems" Abstract: In the present talk we introduce a general methodology, which we refer to as the randomization method, firstly developed for classical Markovian control problem in the paper: I. Kharroubi and H. Pham "Feynman-Kac representation for Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman IPDE", Ann. Probab., 2015. As it is well-known, the dynamic programming method is the standard methodology implemented for the study of classical Markovian control problems, which allows to relate the value function to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation through the so-called dynamic programming principle. The key feature of the dynamic programming method is that the knowledge of the value function allows, at least in principle, to find an optimal control for the problem. This very powerful and well-known methodology breaks down (in the sense that it can not be directly implemented in a standard way) when we face control problems which present the following additional features: partial observation, path-dependence, delay in the control. On the other hand, the randomization method can be quite easily generalized and adapted to these more general control problems. The aim of the talk is to illustrate this latter point, starting with the presentation of the fundamental ideas of the randomization method. The talk is based on a joint work in progress with E. Bandini, M. Fuhrman, H. Pham. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Federica Masiero

1 0

seminario Johanna Ziegel in Bicocca
by fabio.bellini 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

Il giorno lunedì 8 febbraio alle ore 16.00 presso la aula seminari del Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi, al quarto piano dell'edificio U7, la prof. J. Ziegel della Università di Berna terrà un seminario su "How is elicitability relevant for backtesting?" Abstract e riferimenti bibliografici in allegato. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Fabio Bellini

1 0

Tristissima notizia
by Nappo, Giovanna 31 Jan '16

31 Jan '16

Con profondo cordoglio vi annuncio la scomparsa di Enza Orlandi. Enza Orlandi ha lavorato presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Roma, La Sapienza, dal 1981 al 1992, successivamente all'Università dell'Aquila fino al 1995, ed infine all'Università di Roma Tre, sempre apprezzata per il suo rigore e il suo impegno. La sua attività scientifica si concentrata principalmente sugli aspetti probabilistici della Fisica Matematica. I suoi numerosi lavori sono apprezzati a livello internazionale, e ha avuto collaborazioni scientifiche di altissimo livello. Recentemente il suo impegno era stato riconosciuto in modo ufficiale anche in Italia: era infatti risultata idonea sia come Professore Ordinario di Probabilità che di Fisica Matematica. Martedì 2 Febbraio dalle 10.00 alle 10.30 si terra’ una cerimonia informale presso il Tempietto Egizio, Cimitero del Verano, Roma, per darle un ultimo saluto. Giovanna Nappo

1 0

Salzburg workshop on Dependence Models and Copulas
by Durante Fabrizio 31 Jan '16

31 Jan '16

The Salzburg workshop on Dependence Models and Copulas will take place September 19-21, 2016, in Salzburg (Austria) and feature the following plenary speakers: Irène Gijbels (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE) Erich Peter Klement (JKU Linz, AT) Roger B. Nelsen (Lewis & Clark College, Portland, US) Ludger Rüschendorf (Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg, DE) Matthias Scherer (Technische Universität München, DE) Aiming to provide a meeting point for researchers working in the field of Dependence Modeling and Copulas the workshop welcomes both, contributions with a theoretical focus as well as contributions concentrating on applied aspects. In order to stimulate the discussion of new results, ideas and applications there will be no parallel sessions, implying that only a limited number of presentations can be accepted. Fees will be kept at a minimum: 140 € for regular participants, 80 € for PhD Students (including lunches, coffee breaks and conference dinner). Dependence Modeling (De Gruyter Open) will publish a special issue related to the workshop with planned appearance in April 2017. Papers from corresponding authors taking part in the workshop will have publication charges completely waived for submissions to this special issue. To propose and organize a special session at the workshop please send a short email to sessions(a)dmc-salzburg.at<mailto:sessions@dmc-salzburg.at> - special session proposal deadline is February 15, 2016. Abstracts of about 150 words should be emailed to abstracts(a)dmc-salzburg.at<mailto:abstracts@dmc-salzburg.at> before March 15, 2016. All relevant info can be found on the workshop homepage www.dmc-salzburg.at<http://www.dmc-salzburg.at/> We are looking forward to welcome you in Salzburg Fabrizio Durante & Wolfgang Trutschnig

1 0

Avviso seminario
by demattei＠student.dm.unipi.it 29 Jan '16

29 Jan '16

Cari tutti, Mercoledì 3 febbraio 2016, alle ore 11:30 nell'aula Seminari del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Pisa, il professor Vincenzo Capasso ADAMSS (Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences) Universitá degli Studi di Milano terrà un seminario dal titolo: Modelli matematici per l'angiogenesi tumorale Sommario. Nella modellazione matematica della angiogenesi tumorale, il forte accoppiamento tra i processi stocastici di diramazione-elongazione-morte di vasi, e i campi biochimici dovuti alla massa tumorale, é causa di forte complessitá dal punto di vista sia analitico che computazionale. Al fine di ridurre tale complessitá, si cerca di rendere completamente deterministiche le equazioni di evoluzione dei campi, sostituendo in esse i termini stocastici derivanti dalla evoluzione delle rete di vasi, con una loro approssimazione di campo medio. In tal modo i parametri cinetici dei processi (stocastici) di formazione della rete divengono deterministici. Purtroppo a causa della anastomosi, non é possibile garantire le condizioni di applicabilitá tipiche della propagazione del caos, che quindi viene messa in discussione. Una possibile derivazione di equazioni di evoluzione deterministiche per i campi fa ricorso alla media su molte repliche dei processi coinvolti, secondo leggi classiche dei grandi numeri. Simulazioni numeriche incoraggiano l'adozione di questo approccio. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Valeria De Mattei

1 0

Avviso di seminario
by Marco Scarsini 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

February 2nd from 12:00 to 13:00 room 207 Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma Speaker Pierpaolo Brutti (Sapienza Università di Roma) Title A (bittersweet) topological data analysis aperitif Abstract In recent years the statistical analysis of topological signatures computable from a possibly high-dimensional point cloud has attracted increasing attention from a theoretical as well as applied point of view. In this talk I will informally review the basic techniques and main inferential results available in the TDA toolkit showing them in action (...with their pros-&-cons...) on two classification problems related to activity tracking tasks (joint with Tullia Padellini). ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

1 0

Fwd: [World] Postdoc position at University Paris 13 in Combinatorics, probability, dynamical systems
by Gustavo Posta 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Begin forwarded message: > One-year Postdoc position at University Paris 13 > in Combinatorics, probability, dynamical systems and application to > statistical physics or mathematical physics. > > > A one-year postdoc position in combinatorics, probability, dynamical > systems and application to statistical physics or mathematical physics > is available at the University Paris 13. The position is within the > framework of the axis 3 (mathematical physics, statistical physics, > combinatorics) of the mathStic pole that groups members of the LIPN > (Calin team) and of the LAGA (Probability et Statistics team, Ergodic > theory and dynamical systems team, and algebraic topology team) and > deals with discrete random structures coming from theoretical computer > science, probability, dynamical systems, statistical physics or > mathematical physics. > > Anyone with research interests close to one of the topic above is > welcome to apply. Applicants should have a PhD at the starting date of > the post-doc. > > The successful candidate will be appointed by University Paris 13, > will join LIPN or LAGA (University Paris 13). The position will begin > before October 2016. > > Applications, including CV, list of publications, research plan and > the names of two references including email addresses, should be sent > before Febuary, 15 to > Frederique Bassino Frederique.Bassino(a)lipn.univ-paris13.fr > Yueyun HU <yueyun(a)math.univ-paris13.fr> > > Later applications will be considered until the position is filled. > > For further information do not hesitate to contact us. > > > -- > Frederique Bassino > > LIPN UMR 7030 Tel: +33 1 49 40 40 84 > Universite Paris 13 - CNRS Institut Galilee Bureau A104 > 99, avenue J.-B. Clement > 93430 Villetaneuse - FRANCE

1 0

seminario di Ivan Bardet (Université Lyon 1) a Pavia
by Carbone Raffaella 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Cari colleghi, vi annuncio che martedì 2 febbraio, alle ore 11:30 precise, nell'aula Beltrami del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pavia, il Dott. Ivan Bardet (Université Lyon 1) terrà un seminario dal titolo Classical and Quantum parts of the dynamics in Open Quantum System, di cui segue il sunto. Distinti saluti, Raffaella Carbone Abstract: Since the work of Heisenberg it is known that for microscopic systems, the algebra of observables has to be replaced by a non-commutative algebra. This observation subsequently led to von Neumann formulation of quantum mechanics, in which von Neumann algebras have a central role. After recalling their definition and first properties, I will show how they can be helpful when dealing with the following specific problem: when can a quantum open system be modeled by a classical stochastic equation (instead of a quantum one). -- Raffaella Carbone, PhD Ricercatore di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia

1 0

Workshop on SPDE and Interacting Particle Systems
by Enrico Priola 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Hendrik Weber <hendrik.weber(a)warwick.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 at 16:57 Subject: maths-staff: Workshop on SPDE and Interacting Particle Systems To: <maths-staff(a)listserv.csv.warwick.ac.uk>, <probability(a)warwick.ac.uk> Dear all, Martin and I are organising a workshop entitled "Probabilistic models - from discrete to continuous” in Warwick from March 29 to April 02 2016. The aim is to bring together researchers from Stochastic Analysis and Statistical Mechanics. Invited speakers include: Ismael Bailleul Lorenzo Bertini Thierry Bodineau Arnaud Debussche Frank Den Hollander Nicolas Dirr Franco Flandoli Tadahisa Funaki Peter Friz Giambattista Giacomin Patricia Goncalves Massimiliano Gubinelli Milton Jara Giovanni Jona-Lasinio Cyril Labbé Hubert Lacoin Claudio Landim Joel Lebowitz Jean-Christophe Mourrat Stefano Olla Nicolas Perkowski Herbert Spohn*) Lorenzo Zambotti *) To be confirmed We would be happy, if you could attend. In that case we would ask you to please register at http://web.warwick.ac.uk/mrc/register.php?event=297&linked=no so that we can arrange for the right amount of food during the workshop and for the conference dinner. Best wishes, Hendrik %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- Enrico Priola Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Torino via Carlo Alberto 10, 10123 TORINO, Italy tel +39 011 6702883 fax +39 011 6702878 e-mail enrico.priola(a)unito.it

1 0

Fwd: job openings in Berlin
by Marco Romito 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

1 0

IWAP 2016 (International Workshop on Applied Probability)
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

IWAP 2016 (International Workshop on Applied Probability) IWAP has traditionally been held in Europe, and will be held for the first time in Canada this year. The conference will take place on June 20-23, 2016, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (see http://www.sheratontoronto.com/ ). Please see the conference website http://iwap2016.com for more details. --

1 0

Assegno di ricerca biennale
by Tiziano Vargiolu 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Con preghiera di diffusione -------------------------- E' indetta una selezione per il conferimento di n. 1 assegno, per lo svolgimento di attivita' di ricerca nell'ambito del progetto dal titolo: "I mercati della capacita' e la definizione del valore delle Reliability Options" da svolgersi presso il Dipartimento di Matematica sotto la supervisione del Prof. Tiziano Vargiolu, in qualita' di responsabile scientifico. - durata: 24 mesi; - importo: Euro 21.304,00 annui lordo percipiente; - oggetto: Nei mercati energetici, particolare interesse analitico hanno le Reliability Options (RO), che assumono la forma di opzioni fisiche di produzione di energia, vendute da generatori e acquistate da un soggetto per coprirsi dal rischio di inadeguata capacita' di generazione elettrica. Scopo di questo assegno e' la definizione del corretto valore delle RO, che richiede tecniche che vanno oltre a quelle classiche usate nei mercati finanziari per valutare e coprire titoli derivati. - bando disponibile: http://www.math.unipd.it/it/news/?id=1801 (a breve anche in inglese). Per maggiori informazioni, potete contattare Tiziano Vargiolu (vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it). Cordiali saluti a tutti Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

lutto
by c.costantini＠unich.it 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Cari colleghi, ieri sera e' venuta a mancare Anna Gerardi, che molti di voi conoscevano. I funerali si terranno domani, lunedi' 25 Gennaio, alle ore 11:00, a Roma, nella chiesa dei Sette Santi Fondatori, a piazza Salerno, vicino a Piazza Bologna. Cristina Costantini e Claudia Ceci

1 0

[iwfos2017] IWFOS 2017: First Announcement
by Enea Bongiorno 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

4th International Workshop on Functional and Operational Statistics (IWFOS 2017) A Coruña, SPAIN http://iwfos2017.udc.es Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce the Fourth International Workshop on Functional and Operational Statistics (IWFOS 2017), to be held in A Coruña, SPAIN, from 15th to 17th June 2017. The treated topics (Functional Data Analysis and Operator-based Statistics) and the format (5 sessions in 2.5 days) of this workshop will follow the ones of the previous successful three editions held in Toulouse-France (2008), Santander-Spain (2011) and Stresa-Italy (2014). The scientific program will include invited talks, contributed talks and contributed posters. *Invited speakers (confirmed):* John ASTON (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Alexander AUE (University of California, Davis, USA) Antonio CUEVAS (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) Aurore DELAIGLE (University of Melbourne, Australia) Jeff GOLDSMITH (Columbia University, USA) Stephan HUCKEMANN (Institut für Mathematische Stochastik, Göttingen, Germany) Victor PANARETOS (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland) Beatriz PATEIRO (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) Laura SANGALLI (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) *Co-chairs of the Scientific Committee:* Ricardo CAO (Universidad de A Coruña, Spain) Philippe VIEU (Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, France) *Co-chairs of the Organizing Committee:* Germán ANEIROS (Universidad de A Coruña, Spain) Enea BONGIORNO (Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy) More information can be found in the attached file as well as at http://iwfos2017.udc.es . Thank you for your attention. Hoping to see you in A Coruña, Sincerely Yours, On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees. -- 4th International Workshop on Functional and Operational Statistics IWFOS 2017, A Coruña (SPAIN) http://iwfos2017.udc.es

1 0

Fwd: Postdoc Positions in Berlin
by Mario Maurelli 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Dear colleagues, I am happy to forward this announcement of post-doc positions in Berlin. For more information, you can contact Prof. Peter Friz (in cc). Best regards Mario Maurelli Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics & Technische Universität Berlin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sebastian Riedel <riedel(a)math.tu-berlin.de> Date: 2016-01-21 13:13 GMT+01:00 Subject: Postdoc Positions in Berlin To: riedel(a)math.tu-berlin.de Hi everybody, our Forschergruppe "Rough paths, stochastic partial differential equations and related topics" offers several Postdoc positions, see attached PDF and the announcement on our website: https://sites.google.com/site/researchunitfor2402/job-openings. Thank you for promoting this at your institution and for sharing with possible candidates. Best, Sebastian Dr. Sebastian Riedel Technische Universität Berlin Fakultät II, Institut für Mathematik Sekretariat MA 7-5 Straße des 17. Juni 136 D-10623 Berlin, Germany Office: MA 780 Phone: +49 30 314 28415 E-mail: riedel(a)math.tu-berlin.de Homepage: http://page.math.tu-berlin.de/~riedel/

1 0

seminari Emilio Porcu in Bicocca 27-28/1
by Fabio Bellini 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

1 0

DEPENDENCE MODELING IN FINANCE, INSURANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
by Durante Fabrizio 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

==== Call for presentations: It is our pleasure to announce the upcoming conference at Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany: DEPENDENCE MODELING IN FINANCE, INSURANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE taking place on MAY 17-19, 2016. CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS: * Carole Bernard, Grenoble Ecole de Management * Roger Cooke, Technical University Delft * Paul Embrechts, ETH Zurich * Fabrizio Durante, Free University Bozen-Bolzano * Christian Genest, McGill University * Irene Gijbels, KU Leuven * Harry Joe, University of British Columbia * Luis Mediero, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid * Johanna Neslehova, McGill University * Giovanni Puccetti, University of Florence CONTENT: In our complex and interrelated world, taking care of dependence is a key task for success in stochastic modeling. The copula framework takes a pivotal role in this area. The conference will bring together researchers from different methodological view points and application areas to provide an up to date forum on dependence modeling and their challenges in view of big data issues. This conference is a continuation of workshops held in Delft (2007, 2008), Oslo (2009), Munich (2011), and Beijing (2014). While the first workshops were focused on vine copulas (www.vine-copula.org<http://www.vine-copula.org>), the theme of the last workshop was much broader. This workshop is intended to continue with this broader view. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION: In addition to invited sessions, we will also organize contributed talks. Contributions within the theme of the workshop are welcome and presentation abstracts can be submitted to dominik.mueller(a)ma.tum.de<mailto:dominik.mueller@ma.tum.de> until Jan 31, 2016. POST-WORKSHOP SHORT COURSES: Two short courses (Copulas and Vine copulas) will be arranged on the afternoon of May 19, 2016 directly following the workshop. The targeted audience includes advanced PhD students and junior faculty. SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZERS: C. Czado and M. Scherer LOCAL ORGANIZERS: B. Haas, M. Killiches, D. Krause, D. Mueller SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: http://www.mathfinance.ma.tum.de/copulas2016/

1 0

Applied Bayesian Statistics Summer School - 29 agosto-2 settembre 2016
by Consonni Guido 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

13th edition of the ABS (Applied Bayesian Statistics) Summer School BAYES, BIG DATA, AND THE INTERNET Lecturer: STEVE SCOTT, Senior Economic Analyst at Google Like in the past three years, the 2016 school will be held in the magnificent Villa del Grumello, in Como (Italy), on the Lake Como shore. Guido Consonni and Fabrizio Ruggeri ABS16 Directors Raffaele Argiento ABS16 Executive Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ******************************* * ABS16 * ******************************* Applied Bayesian Statistics School BAYES, BIG DATA, AND THE INTERNET August, 29 - September, 2 2016 Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy Lecturer: Steve Scott, Senior Economic Analyst at Google, USA https://sites.google.com/site/stevethebayesian/ The conference webpage is >>>> web.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/abs16.html <<<< Registration is now open. Please note that the conference room allows only for a very limited number of participants. The ABS16 Secretariat can be contacted at abs16(a)mi.imati.cnr.it COURSE OUTLINE Day 1: One of the main applications of statistics at internet companies is to A/B testing (e.g. to determine which version of a web site is most effective). Standard statistical methods for A/B testing using static experimental design is typically dominated (in terms of cost) by sequential methods based on Thompson sampling. The first day of the course uses Thompson sampling to motivate standard low dimensional statistical modeling such as beta-binomial, Poisson-gamma and normal-normal models. We will review Monte Carlo method for computing with Bayesian models, including Gibbs sampling, Metropolis-Hastings, and slice sampling. Day 2: Very quickly after implementing an experiment, one discovers that more than one factor needs to be tested (e.g. you need to test whether the button should be red or blue, AND whether it should be located on the left or the right of the page). You also need to determine whether the optimal design varies according to various contextual factors (e.g. whether the page is shown on the weekend or on a week day). These factors can be handled within the Thompson sampling framework by extending the reward distribution to various generalized linear models. The second day of the course will discuss Bayesian regression in linear and generalized linear models using data augmentation. Probit, logit, Poisson, and student T models will be covered. Day 3: If the number of factors to be tested (or number of contexts to be controlled for) is very large, then sparse models must be considered. Sparsity can be introduced into a Bayesian model using a "spike-and-slab" prior that places some prior mass at zero for each coefficient in a linear model. The data can then move posterior mass between the "spike" (at zero) and "slab" (nonzero) portions of the posterior distribution. Day 4: One valuable aspect of internet data is that it occurs in nearly real time, while many official statistics are released as monthly or quarterly time series. One way to model these data is with dynamic linear models. These models can combine time series model (capturing the target series' past behavior) with a sparse regression component (capturing the impact of contemporaneous internet data). We will work on examples using economic data from FRED (the St. Louis Federal Reserve Economic Database) and data from Google trends. Day 5: we will discuss methods that can be applied when facing "big" data that must be distributed across several machines. PRACTICAL INFORMATION The school will be as usual, with lectures and practical sessions (run by a junior researcher), participants' talks, free Wednesday afternoon, start on Monday after lunch and ending on Friday before lunch. Accommodation is available either at the Villa guesthouse or in downtown hotels (info will appear soon on the website). Como can be easily reached by train from Milano and its airports. More details are available on the website.

1 1

[SMPS 2016] - Second Call For Papers
by Barbara Vantaggi 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

[please distribute - apologies for multiple postings] SMPS 2016 8th International Conference on Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics September 12 - 14, 2016 Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/smps2016 ***** ONLINE REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION ARE NOW OPEN ***** =========================================================== VENUE =========================================================== SMPS 2016 will be held in Rome, Italy. The conference venue will be San Pietro in Vincoli (Via Eudossiana, 18), in the historic center of Rome, directly overlooking the Coliseum and next to the ancient Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli, home to Michelangelo’s statue of Moses. =========================================================== SCOPE and TOPICS =========================================================== The scope of SMPS 2016 is to bring together experts working on and with Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics. SMPS 2016 invites submissions of papers dealing with a variety of topics in soft methods in probability and statistics, which include, but are not limited to: - Analysis of Censored Data - Analysis of Fuzzy Data - Random Sets - Fuzzy Random Variables - Fuzzy Regression Methods - Triangular Norms and Copulas - Imprecise Probabilities - Dempster-Shafer Theory - Robust Methods - Clustering and Classification - Graphical Models - Machine Learning - Heuristic Optimization - Soft Computing and Statistics - Statistical Software for Imprecise Data - Applications in Biology, Economics etc. =========================================================== PROCEEDINGS =========================================================== Papers accepted for presentation will be published in an edited volume of the series Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing from Springer-Verlag. Full papers of 5-8 pages written in English and fulfilling the instructions for authors should be submitted not later than February 15, 2016, camera-ready versions of the accepted papers not later than April 30, 2016 (tentative). For accepted contributions to be included in the sessions and proceedings of the conference, the payment of the conference fees should be made not later than May 20, 2016. After the Conference there will be a SPECIAL ISSUE of International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR) dedicated to SMPS 2016. For this, all the selected papers will have to pass a regular review process. =========================================================== PLENARY SPEAKERS =========================================================== Ana Colubi (University of Oviedo, Spain) Thierry Denoeux (University of Technology of Compiègne, France) Massimo Marinacci (Bocconi University, Italy) =========================================================== IMPORTANT DATES =========================================================== Paper submission deadline: February 15, 2016 Notification of paper acceptance: April 10, 2016 Revised paper due: April 30, 2016 Early registration deadline: May 20, 2016 =========================================================== ORGANIZATION =========================================================== General Chairs: - Maria Brigida Ferraro (Rome, Italy) - Paolo Giordani (Rome, Italy) - Barbara Vantaggi (Rome, Italy) Executive Board: - María Ángeles Gil (Oviedo, Spain) - Przemyslaw Grzegorzewski (Warsaw, Poland) - Olgierd Hryniewicz (Warsaw, Poland) Best regards, Maria Brigida Ferraro, Paolo Giordani, Barbara Vantaggi SMPS 2016 Chairs – Sapienza University of Rome =========================================================== http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/smps2016 ===========================================================

1 0

2nd STATALK ON BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRICS @ Collegio Carlo Alberto, 19 Feb 2016
by Matteo Ruggiero 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

******************************************************************************************************* 2nd STATALK ON BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRICS @ Collegio Carlo Alberto, 19 Feb 2016 ******************************************************************************************************* Dear all, this is a reminder that the second edition of the StaTalk series will be held at Collegio Carlo Alberto on February 19, 2016. Deadline for registration: 7th February 2016. 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 the second StaTalk will be Bayesian nonparametrics, a field of Statistics which has experienced a tremendous growth in the last few decades, both in terms of research production and in terms of impact of the discipline on the applications. Collegio Carlo Alberto, which will host the event, is a research and high education institution which comprises national and international faculty members, research fellows and visiting scholars in the fields of Economics, Statistics and wider social sciences. The Collegio is sited in a historical building in Moncalieri, at the outskirts of Torino, and can be easily reached from Torino city centre with public transportation. The StatTalk on Bayesian nonparametrics is supported by the “de Castro" Statistics Initiative in collaboration with Collegio Carlo Alberto. Additional info can be found at the workshop page www.carloalberto.org/research/statistics-initiative/events/statalk Information on the PROGRAMME can be found here www.carloalberto.org/research/statistics-initiative/events/statalk/workshop… Information on the REGISTRATION (which is free of charge but mandatory) can be found here www.carloalberto.org/research/statistics-initiative/events/statalk/registra… Best regards, The Organising Committee --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

1 0

Fwd: Durham UK: Permanent Lectureship in Probability
by Francesco Caravenna 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > > Dear All, > > > > The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University, UK is > > advertising the following permanent position: > > > > Lectureship in Probability > > > > Closing date: 16 February 2016 > > > > https://www.dur.ac.uk/mathematical.sciences/news/?itemno=26840&rehref=%2Fma… > > > > > > Please could you forward the details of the above vacancy to anyone you think could be interested. > > > > Durham University is seeking to increase the proportion of female > > academic staff, and therefore specifically invites qualified women to apply. > > > > Should you have any queries, please do let me know. > > > > Anne >

1 0

Seminario BRUNO TOALDO @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Giovedì 11 Febbraio 2016 alle ore 15:00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Dott. BRUNO TOALDO (Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, "Sapienza" Università di Roma) terrà un seminario dal titolo INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND SEMI-MARKOV PROCESSES Abstract: A stochastic process X is semi-Markov in the sense of Gihman and Skorohod if the couple (X(t),J(t)), where J(t) is the sojourn time in the current position, is a strict Markov process. The waiting times between the changes of state of the process are in general non exponential r.v.'s. We study the governing equations (Kolmogorov type equations) for semi-Markov processes. These equations are integro-differential equations that become fractional in some particular and interesting cases. For example this is true when the distribution of the waiting times have Mittag-Leffler distribution. Furthermore we present various sufficient conditions to say that a semi-Markov process is a time-changed Markov process. This last case has interesting consequences on the structure of the governing equation. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- 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

1 0

Workshop "Stochastic Models And Related Topics"
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Dear Colleague, the International Workshop "Stochastic Models And Related Topics" will take place on January 21 and 22, 2016, at the Department of Mathematics of Salerno University, Via Giovanni Paolo II, n. 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy The program and the relevant information can be found at http://www.unisa.it/docenti/antoniodicrescenzo/smart2016/workshop Your participation is welcome. The Organizing Committee Antonio Di Crescenzo, Virginia Giorno, Barbara Martinucci, Alessandra Meoli, Amelia G. Nobile, Serena Spina. --

1 0

cancellazione corso PINAR!
by fabio.bellini 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Cari colleghi, purtroppo a causa di un problema di passaporto Mustafa Pinar non ha potuto partire oggi da Ankara e quindi il suo corso di Ottimizzazione, previsto a partire da domani in Bicocca, non avrà luogo. Ci scusiamo per gli eventuali disagi! Fabio Bellini

1 0

Lake Como Workshop: "Quantitative Laws II: From physiology to ecology, from interaction structures to collective behavior"
by Federico Bassetti 16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

Dear Colleagues, This is the first announcement of the Lake Como Workshop "Quantitative Laws II: From physiology to ecology, from interaction structures to collective behavior" to be held on June 13th - June 25th, 2016, at Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy. SUBMISSIONS AND APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW. For submission of abstracts, deadlines and other information, see the conference website at http://qlsb.lakecomoschool.org/ Please help us spreading word of this workshop to any colleagues you know might be interested, and bring this announcement to the attention of students and post-docs. (Apologies if you receive this multiply.) Confirmed Invited speakers: Rosalind Allen (Edinburgh University) Marc Barthelemy (CEA-Saclay) William Bialek (Princeton University) Naama Brenner (Technion Haifa) Antonio Celani (ICTP Trieste) Pietro Cicuta (University of Cambridge) Andrea de Martino (CNR/NANOTECH Italy) Kevin Dorfman (CEMS, University of Minnesota) Hans Herrmann (ETH Zurich) Kunihiko Kaneko (University of Tokyo) Edo Kussell (New York University) Amos Maritan (University of Padova) Matteo Marsili (ICTP Trieste) Sergei Maslov (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Namiko Mitarai (University of Copenhagen) Miguel A. Muñoz (Universidad de Granada) Thierry Mora (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris) Todd Parsons (Université Pierre et Marie Curie) Chris Quince (University of Glasgow) Bianca Sclavi (Ecole Normale de Cachan, Paris) Kim Sneppen (University of Copenhagen) Sander Tans (AMOLF Amsterdam) Guido Tiana (University of Milan) Remco van der Hofstad (Eindhoven University of Technology) Erik van Nimwegen (Biozentrum Basel) Sven van Teeffelen (Pasteur Institute) Aleksandra Walczak (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris) Joshua Weitz (Georgia Tech) Best Regards, The organising committee: Federico Bassetti Fabrizio Capuani Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino Marco Gherardi Matteo Osella

1 0

seminario Edgars Jakobsons
by Fabio Bellini 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

1 0

Seminario Prof. Sara Biagini
by Gabriele Stabile 13 Jan '16

13 Jan '16

Mercoledì 20 Gennaio alle ore 13, presso l'aula Master al 5° piano del Dipartimento MEMOTEF (Sapienza Università di Roma, via del Castro Laurenziano 9) si terrà il seminario: "The Robust Merton Problem of an Ambiguity Averse Investor" Prof. Sara Biagini, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza-LUISS G. Carli Abstract: We derive a closed form portfolio optimization rule for an investor who is di dent about mean return and volatility estimates, and has a CRRA utility. The novelty is that con dence is here represented using ellipsoidal uncertainty sets for the drift, given a volatility realization. This speci cation a ords a simple and concise analysis, as the optimal portfolio allocation policy is shaped by a rescaled market Sharpe ratio, computed under the worst case volatility. The result is based on a max-min Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman-Isaacs PDE, which extends the classical Merton problem and reverts to it for an ambiguity-neutral investor. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati Cordiali saluti Gabriele Stabile

1 0

de Finetti risk seminar - January 2016
by Emanuela Rosazza 13 Jan '16

13 Jan '16

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture TITLE: Optimal arbitrage and portfolio optimization for market models satisfying NUPBR but not NFLVR WOLFGANG RUNGGALDIER University of Padova ABSTRACT: The classical no-arbitrage condition of NFLVR is often too strong and can be weakened thereby still allowing to solve meaningfully standard problems in mathematical finance. A weaker condition to this effect is NUPBR (NA1). For market models satisfying NUPBR, but where NFLVR does not hold, classical arbitrage is thus possible and the interest arises to construct such models and and to obtain for them optimal arbitrage. In particular, we consider models with insider information and for such models we discuss, besides optimal arbitrage, also the possibility of solving portfolio optimization problems by analogy to classical duality even under absence of an ELMM. (Joint work with N.H.Chau and P.Tankov) LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 20, at 18.00, Aula di rappresentanza, Dept. of Mathematics, Milano University, Via C. Saldini 50, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) 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. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** 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 *****************************************************

1 0

Final Call for Papers--ICASQF2016 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:48:12 -0500 From: Jaime Alberto Londono Londono <jalondonolo(a)unal.edu.co> To: Jaime Londo?o <icasqf(a)gmail.com> Subject: Final Call for Papers--ICASQF2016 Dear Colleague, Please let me call your attention on the Second International Congress on Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance will be in Cartagena, Colombia from June 15 to June 18 of 2016, and the enclosed call of papers. The web page of the Congress is http://icasqf.org If you do not want to receive any further emails on this topic, please write me to this address. Best regards, Jaime A. Londo?o Chairman Organizing Committee Second International Congress on Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance Associate Professor, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales jalondonol(a)unal.edu.co, jaime.a.londono(a)gmail.com Final Call for papers "Second International Congress on Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance" Cartagena, Colombia, June 15 to June 18 of 2016. http://icasqf.org Dear colleague, You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for presentation consideration at the Second International Congress on Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance, Cartagena, Colombia, June 15 to June 18 of 2016. The web page of the congress is http://icasqf.org Authors of selected oral presentations would be invited to submit to the special issue entitle ?Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance: ICASQF2016, Cartagena, Colombia, June2016? of Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (PROMS). Invited papers would follow a standard refereeing process. You can find the proceedings of the First edition of ICASQF here. The deadline for abstract submissions is February 1st, 2016 (23:59 Western time). The Congress is organized by Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad de Cartagena, Universidad del Rosario, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad de Los Andes and ENSIIE/Universit? d??vry-Val-d?Essonne. The event builds on the success of the first ICASQF. This second edition consolidates the Congress as the premier event in Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance in Colombia, the Andean Region (Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia) and the Caribbean Region. The Congress will cover a variety of topics in Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance. Topics include statistics techniques in Finance and Actuarial Science, Portfolio Management, Derivative Valuation, Financial Economics, Financial Econometrics, Computational Finance, Risk Theory and Life and Pension Insurance Mathematics, Non-Life Insurance Mathematics, and Economics of Insurance among others. The event would consist of plenary sessions with invited speakers in the areas of actuarial science and quantitative finance, oral sessions of contributed talks, invited sessions and poster sessions. A program of one day of the Congress would emphasize on problems of interest to practitioners. Also, there would be short courses on topics of interest in actuarial science and quantitative finance, given by some of the invited speakers. Invited speakers include: * Rama Cont. Semi-plenary talk and short course. Imperial College, London, UK. * Bruno Dupire. Plenary talk.Bloomberg LP. New York, US * Nicole El Karoui. Plenary talk and short course. ?cole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France. * Christian Hipp. Semi-plenary talk. Karlsruher Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany. * Jean Jacod, Semi plenary talk and short course. Universit? Paris VI, Paris, France. * Ioannis Karatzas. Plenary talk and short course. University of Columbia, NY, US. * Glenn Meyers, Plenary talk and short course. ISO Innovative Analytics, New York USA. * Kees Oosterlee, Semi-plenary talk. Dutch national research center for mathematics and computer science, Amsterdam Netherlands. * Michael Sherris. Semi plenary talk. UNSW, Sydney Australia. * Qihe Tang. Plenary talk. School of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa USA * Fernando Zapatero. Semi-plenary talk. USC, Los Angeles, CA, US The following preeminent scholars have accepted to help us organize invited sessions: * St?phane Cr?pey, (Universit? d'Evry) * Jos? Garrido (Concordia University) * Julien Guyon, (Bloomberg LP) * Daniel Hern?ndez, (CIMAT) * Vladimir Kaishev, (Cass Business School) * Claude Lef?vre, (Universit? Libre de Bruxelles) * Andrea Pascucci, (University of Bologna) * Philip Protter (Columbia University) * Greg Taylor, (UNSW) * Emiliano Valdez, (University of Connecticut) The scientific committee of the event is integrated by: * Hansjoerg Albrecher, (Univ. of Lausanne) * Samuel Cox, (Georgia State University) * Richard Davis, (Columbia University) * Jos? Garrido, (Concordia University) * Daniel Hernandez, (CIMAT) * Edward (Jed) Frees, (University of Wisconsin, Madison) * Monique Jeanblanc, (Universit? d'?vry Val-d'Essonne) * Khaldoun Khashanah, (Stevens Institute of Technology) * Steve Haberman, (Cass Business School) * Ralf Korn, (Technische Universit?t Kaiserslautern) * St?phane Loisel, (Universit? Lyon 1, France) * Fabio Mercurio, (Blomberg) * Jean-Luc Prigent, (Universit? de Cergy-Pontoise) * Suresh P. Sethi, (University of Texas, Dallas) * Ajay Subramanian, (Georgia State University) * Emiliano Valdez, (University of Connecticut) * Carlos V?zquez Cend?n (Universidad de la Coru?a) * Viswanathan Arunachalam, (Universidad Nacional, Bogot?) * Jaime Londo?o(Chair, Universidad Nacional, Manizales). Best regards, On behalf of the Organizing Committee Jaime Londo?o

1 0

PhD course di Mustafa Pinar in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

1 0

Convegno in onore di Eugenio Regazzini, 10-11 giugno 2016
by Antonio Lijoi 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

******************************************************** Convegno in onore di Eugenio Regazzini - Pavia ******************************************************** In occasione del settantesimo compleanno di Eugenio Regazzini, il 10 e l'11 giugno 2016 a Pavia si terra' il convegno * Advances in Statistics, Probability and Mathematical Physics * * A Conference in Honour of Eugenio Regazzini * Il sito dedicato all'evento http://matematica.unipv.it/eugenioconference e' stato aggiornato con alcune informazioni utili per chi desidera partecipare. In particolare, si segnala che e' ora possibile registrarsi al convegno collegandosi al sito http://www-dimat.unipv.it/eugenioconference/registration.html Come gia' annunciato la registrazione e' gratuita, ma necessaria per motivi organizzativi e deve essere completata entro il *31 maggio 2016*. Nel modulo di registrazione occorre anche specificare se si intende partecipare alla cena sociale che si svolgera' venerdi' 10 giugno, a Pavia. Cordiali saluti, Antonio Lijoi

1 0

Politecnico di Milano - Seminario Frédéric Brunet
by Marzia Angela Cremona 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Si avvisa che in data 15-01-2016, alle ore 16:00, presso l'Aula Seminari "F. Saleri" VI piano - Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, nell'ambito delle iniziative MOX, si svolgerà il seguente seminario: Relatore: Frédéric Brunet Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon Titolo: 1-2-3-4: a story about whole genome duplications in fish and other vertebrates Abstract: Gene and genome duplications, which increase gene copy number at different scales, are considered to be important contributors to the evolution of organisms. During the evolution of vertebrates, two successive rounds of whole genome duplication, called 1R and 2R have highly influenced the organization of gene content of genomes. After WGDs, genomes returned progressively to a diploid state, but a certain amount of genes were kept as duplicates, which led to the formation and extension of many gene families. A fish-specific genome duplication called 3R occurred at the base of the teleost fish lineage. A fourth round of WGD has also been characterized Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Marzia Cremona Marzia A. Cremona MOX - Modeling and Scientific Computing Dipartimento di Matematica "F. Brioschi" Politecnico di Milano Via Bonardi, 9 20133 Milano (Italy) tel: +39 02 2399 4595 e-mail: marziaangela.cremona(a)polimi.it

1 0

Deadline approaching: postdoc position in Probability at the University of Bath
by Alexandre Stauffer 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Dear colleagues, This is the last call to a 3-year postdoc position available in Probability. For more information, see below and http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=FY3536 The deadline is 20th January. Please pass this to potential candidates and local mailing lists. Thank you very much. Best wishes, Alexandre Postdoc in probability at the University of Bath, UK A postdoc (research associate) position is available in the area of probability starting from 1st October 2016, or a date to be agreed (but no sooner than 1st April 2016). The position will be available for up to 3 years. The position is funded by the EPSRC fellowship "Mathematical analysis of strongly correlated processes on discrete dynamic structures" of Dr. Alexandre Stauffer. The area of research will be centered on the mathematical analysis of random large-scale interacting systems, such as interacting particle systems, random walks and other stochastic processes in random or dynamic environments, percolation, spin systems, and dynamically evolving graphs. The ideal candidate is expected to have a strong background in probability theory, and have a PhD in mathematics, theoretical computer science or related areas. The successful applicant will be associated with the probability laboratory (Prob-L@B) of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath. Prob-L@B is one of the world’s most vibrant probability groups, with eight permanent members, a large cohort of PhD students and postdocs, and a large number of different research activities and international visitors. Applications made to the on-line system should include: * an updated curriculum vitae (with publication list), * the names and contact details of three academic referees, * a one-page research statement describing your research interests, your experience in the area of the position and your career aspirations. Deadline for applications: 20th January 2016. To apply, go to http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=FY3536 Interview of short-listed applicants is expected to take place in the week of 15th February 2016. For informal enquiries please contact Dr. Alexandre Stauffer ( a.stauffer(a)bath.ac.uk). For more information visit the website of Dr. Alexandre Stauffer ( http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/) and Prob-L@B ( http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/centres/probability-laboratory/).

1 0

Fwd: Assistant Professor positions at the LSE (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

----- Forwarded message from mihalis.zervos(a)gmail.com ----- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 23:14:38 +0000 From: Mihail Zervos <mihalis.zervos(a)gmail.com> Subject: Assistant Professor positions at the LSE To: Mihail Zervos <mihalis.zervos(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, The Department of Mathematics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is seeking to appoint one or more career-track Assistant Professors. We particularly welcome applications in financial mathematics and game theory. The application deadline is January 15, 2016. Please bring this advertisement to the attention of suitable candidates who might be interested. Best regards, Mihail Zervos. ----- End forwarded message ----- ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

1 0

Fwd: Reminder 3rd Barcelona Summer School on Stochastic Analysis
by Marco Romito 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

1 0

CIME-EMS Summer School on Singular Random Dynamics
by FRANCO FLANDOLI 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

CIME-EMS Summer School on Singular Random Dynamics Cetraro (CS) - August 22 - August 27, 2016 Registration is open at http://web.math.unifi.it/users/cime/ MINI-COURSES ============ Massimiliano Gubinelli (IAM, Bonn) Applications of controlled paths to problems in stochastic analysis Martin Hairer (Univ. Warwick) Stochastic PDEs and Renormalisation Panagiotis Souganidis (Univ. Chicago) Hamilton-Jacobi partial differential equations and conservation laws with rough time signals and applications Nikolay Tzvetkov (Univ. Cergy-Pontoise) On Hamiltonian partial differential equations with random initial conditions ============ We look forward to seeing you in Cetraro, Franco Flandoli, Massimiliano Gubinelli, Martin Hairer

1 0

Fwd: Bocconi Call for Applications - PhD in Statistics 2016/17 - deadline Feb 1st, 2016
by Gustavo Posta 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

Begin forwarded message: > From: Sonia Petrone <sonia.petrone(a)unibocconi.it> > Date: 23 dicembre 2015 00.03.42 GMT+01.00 > Subject: Bocconi Call for Applications - PhD in Statistics 2016/17 - deadline Feb 1st, 2016 > Reply-To: angela.baldassarre(a)unibocconi.it > > Dear colleague, > > I would be grateful if you could bring the Bocconi PhD program in Statistics to the attention of your best master students. > The deadline for application is February 1st, 2016. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > PhD in Statistics > > Call for applications for PhD student positions > > Within the Doctoral School at Bocconi University, the four-years Ph.D. program in Statistics gives a solid grounding for high level research in Universities and international research institutions. > > The curricula covers fundamentals of Probability and Statistics and applications. Students acquire a deep methodological preparation and specialized skills, through the first and second year courses. The third and forth years are entirely devoted to research. Dedicated mentorship is offered to students throughout their time at Bocconi. Multidisciplinary interchange with other graduate programs in Bocconi’s PhD school is encouraged. The program includes monographic courses held by visiting professors from the most prestigious Universities and research institutions. > > The Ph.D. in Statistics is designed for highly motivated students who wish to undertake first rate research careers in theoretical or applied Statistics and decision sciences. Career opportunities also include central banks, governments and international organizations, and financial institutions. > > Highly qualified and motivated students with M.Sc. degrees in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, as well as other quantitatively-oriented fields, are encouraged to apply for admission. > > Applicants should hold or be on their way to hold a graduate degree or equivalent. > > The PhD School offers at least 4 student positions with fellowship for the PhD in Statistics and further positions with fellowship or tuition waiver are available. See the full official call – attached – or visit www.unibocconi.eu/admissionphd for all information. > > Applications are due by February 1st, 2016. > > For more information about the program, its courses and the admission procedures, please feel free to contact our Program Assistant at infophd(a)unibocconi.it or visit our website www.unibocconi.eu/phdstatistics > > Sincerely, > > Sonia Petrone > Director, PhD program in Statistics > Bocconi University > Milano, Italy > > -------------------------------------------------- > > PhD School Administrative Assistant > Bocconi University > Via Röntgen 1 > 1st floor - room 1-E3-04 > 20136 Milano, Italy > T: +39 02 5836.3367 > E: angela.baldassarre(a)unibocconi.it >

1 0

2nd STATALK ON BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRICS @ Collegio Carlo Alberto, 19 Feb 2016
by Matteo Ruggiero 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '15

******************************************************************************************************* 2nd STATALK ON BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRICS @ Collegio Carlo Alberto, 19 Feb 2016 ******************************************************************************************************* Dear all, we are pleased to announce that the second edition of the StaTalks series will be held at Collegio Carlo Alberto on February 19, 2016. 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. StaTalks are endorsed by Y-SIS (https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/) the young section of the Italian Statistical Society. The first edition has been a StaTalk on Biostatistics, held in April 2015 at the University of Milan. The second StaTalk will be held on February 19, 2016, at Collegio Carlo Alberto. The topic of the second StaTalk will be Bayesian nonparametrics, a field of Statistics which has experienced a tremendous growth in the last few decades, both in terms of research production and in terms of impact of the discipline on the applications. Collegio Carlo Alberto, which will host the event, is a research and high education institution which comprises national and international faculty members, research fellows and visiting scholars in the fields of Economics, Statistics and wider social sciences. The Collegio is sited in a historical building in Moncalieri, at the outskirts of Torino, and can be easily reached from Torino city centre with public transportation. The StatTalk on Bayesian nonparametrics is supported by the “de Castro" Statistics Initiative in collaboration with Collegio Carlo Alberto. Additional info can be found at the workshop page www.carloalberto.org/research/statistics-initiative/events/statalk Information on the PROGRAMME can be found here www.carloalberto.org/research/statistics-initiative/events/statalk/workshop… Information on the REGISTRATION (which is free of charge but mandatory) can be found here www.carloalberto.org/research/statistics-initiative/events/statalk/registra… Best regards, The Organising Committee --- Matteo Ruggiero University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto www.matteoruggiero.it

1 0

PhD position in stochastic analysis at Leeds
by Elena Issoglio 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Dear Colleagues, At the University of Leeds we have a PhD position in stochastic analysis within the framework "Leeds York NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)". Details are as follows: Topic: An Abstract Model for Surface Water Flow - Stochastic Differential Equations on Graphs and related Fractal Limits Deadline: January 11th 2016 How to apply: http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/how-to-apply/ More info can be found at http://www.nercdtp.leeds.ac.uk/projects/index.php?id=284 . Alternatively you can contact Elena Issoglio at e.issoglio(a)leeds.ac.uk<mailto:e.issoglio@leeds.ac.uk> Please draw this to the attention of potential candidates. With best wishes, Elena Issoglio

1 0

Fwd: CRM-PISA -- 4 two-year Junior Visiting Positions -- DEADLINE 11th JANUARY 2016
by Tiziano Vargiolu 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

From: CRM <crm(a)sns.it> Date: 2015-12-15 20:08 GMT+01:00 Subject: CRM-PISA -- Announcement for 4 two-year Junior Visiting Positions -- DEADLINE 11th JANUARY 2016 To: CRM <crm(a)sns.it> Dear Colleague, I would be grateful if you could bring to the attention of your best postgraduate students and PhD holders the *CRM-PISA Junior Visiting Programme <http://crm.sns.it/grant/31/>* The program covers four two-year Junior Visiting positions starting in the Academic Year 2016/17 and is aimed at highly qualified new or recent PhD's in mathematics with an exceptional research potential. PhD students can also apply, provided they obtain their PhD no later than 1 st October 2016. *Deadline for application is 11th January 2016.* The annual gross remuneration is around 32,000 Euros, corresponding to a monthly salary of approximately 2,000 Euros, plus a research allowance of 1,000 Euros that can be used for exchange visits. Junior Visitors are expected to start their research activity at CRM-PISA no later than October 2016. *Full official call can be retrieved at* *http://www.sns.it/bando/assegni-di-ricerca-denominati-%E2%80%9Cjunior-visiting-position%E2%80%9D-quattro-giovani-studiosi-lo-svolgimento-di-attivit%C3%A0-di-ricerca-nel <http://www.sns.it/bando/assegni-di-ricerca-denominati-%E2%80%9Cjunior-visit…>* *For an English version please view the Announcement in attachment to the call:* *http://www.sns.it/sites/default/files/documenti/09-12-2015/2015announcement617.pdf <http://www.sns.it/sites/default/files/documenti/09-12-2015/2015announcement…>* Hosting over 4000 visitors since its foundation in 2001, CRM-PISA* (**Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi <http://crm.sns.it/>**) *provides a thriving international and interdisciplinary research environment and Junior Visitors can take part to a great variety of scientific activities including intensive research periods, workshops and seminars, and have a unique opportunity to interact with top-class scientists. Yours sincerely, Stefano Marmi Director CRM-PISA ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

1 0

modifica seminari 16 dicembre
by Matteo Ruggiero 14 Dec '15

14 Dec '15

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Mercoledi 16 Dicembre 2015, nell’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terranno i seguenti seminari: 11:00 am Harry CRANE (Rutgers University) RELATIVE EXCHANGEABILITY -- 12:00 pm Juhee LEE (University of California at Santa Cruz) BAYESIAN INFERENCE FOR INTRA-TUMOR HETEROGENEITY IN MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATION -- 4:00 pm Mattia CIOLLARO (Carnegie Mellon University) AN INFERENTIAL THEORY OF CLUSTERING FOR FUNCTIONAL DATA Rispetto al programma precedentemente annunciato, è stato cancellato l'intervento di Linxi LIU. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Gli abstracts possono essere consultati alla pagina www.carloalberto.org/events/seminars/statistics/ 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

1 0

seminario Alois Pichler in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 14 Dec '15

14 Dec '15

1 0

Workshop "Stochastic Models And Related Topics"
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

The International Workshop "Stochastic Models And Related Topics" will take place on January 21 and 22, 2016 at the Department of Mathematics of Salerno University Via Giovanni Paolo II, n. 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy Main topics of the Workshop include stochastic models in dynamical systems, reliability theory, biomathematics, mathematical finance, queueing systems. Some talks will also focus on current problems in applications of mathematics, probability and statistics, and on related computational aspects. The program of the activities is still being planned. We wish to have a scientifically interesting and stimulating opportunity to exchange information both in the form of lectures, seminars and, above all, informal discussions among the participants. There is no registration fee for attending the Workshop. The deadline for Abstracts is January 5, 2016. Abstract submissions must be sent by email to adicrescenzo(a)unisa.it The abstract template and other details are available at http://www.unisa.it/docenti/antoniodicrescenzo/smart2016/workshop Those who are interested are kindly invited to write an email to adicrescenzo(a)unisa.it The Organizing Committee Antonio Di Crescenzo, Virginia Giorno, Barbara Martinucci, Alessandra Meoli, Amelia G. Nobile, Serena Spina --

1 0

Conference MAF 2016 - Extended deadline for abstract sublission
by Marco Corazza 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

========================================================================== Seventh International Conference on MAF 2016 - MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ACTUARIAL SCIENCES AND FINANCE March 30-31 and April 1, 2016 University Paris-Dauphine - Paris (France) Extended deadline for abstract submission: December 20th, 2015 http://maf2016-paris.dauphine.fr/fr.html ========================================================================== Third call for papers ========================================================================== Dear All, the seventh international conference "MAF 2016 - MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ACTUARIAL SCIENCES AND FINANCE" will be held from March 30 to April 1, 2016 at the University Paris-Dauphine, in Paris (France). Here, I highlight only a few things: 1) Submission of abstracts, no more than two pages, within December 20th, 2015 (extended deadline). You can download the instructions for authors and the template for the abstract from the webpage: http://maf2016-paris.dauphine.fr/fr/registration-submission.html. Then you can send the abstract by email: maf2016_submission(a)unive.it. 2) Notification of the abstract acceptance within January 11th, 2016. 3) Please, give the widest possible diffusion to the call for paper. See you in Paris, Marco (Corazza) P.S. - Apologies for cross sending. -- Marco Corazza Department of Economics Ca' Foscari University of Venice San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia, Italy Mobile: (+39) 366 602-9134 Phone: (+39) 041 234-6921 Fax: (+39) 041 234-7444 E-mail: corazza(a)unive.it -- <<If a risk measure is coherent for return distributions, it may not be coherent for payoff distributions.>> S.T. Rachev, S.V. Stoyanov, F.J. Fabozzi, “A probability metrics approach to financial risk measures”, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 [pag. 150]

1 0

Modifica orario del Mini-corso "Martingale Optimal Transport" del prof. Nizar Touzi a Pisa
by Fausto Gozzi 08 Dec '15

08 Dec '15

Modifica orario Riguardo al mini-corso dal titolo "Martingale Optimal Transport" presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pisa di cui all'avviso qui sotto, si comunica che l'orario della lezione di domani, Mercoledi' 9 Dicembre, verra' spostato in avanti di mezz'ora. Quindi la lezione si svolgerà dalle 16.30 alle 18.30, stesso luogo. Fausto Gozzi >Si ricorda che nei giorni 9-11 dicembre il prof. Nizar Touzi dell'Ecole >Polytechnique di Parigi terra' un mini-corso dal >titolo "Martingale Optimal Transport" presso il >Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pisa. > >L'abstract ed il calendario sono riportati di seguito. > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > >- MER 9/12: ore 16 - 18 (Aula riunioni) >- GIO 10/12: ore 10 - 12 (Aula seminari) >- GIO 10/12: ore 15 - 17 (Aula seminari) >- VEN 11/12: ore 9 - 13 (Aula seminari) > >Abstract: We provide an introduction to martingale optimal transport. In >the context of the one-period version of the problem, we establish the >Kantorovitch duality, we discuss the existence for the primal and the >dual problems, and we provide the martingale version of the cyclic >monotonicity condition together with of the one-dimensional Brenier >theorem. We finally show the connection between continuous-time >martingale transport and the Skorohod embedding problem, and we provide >some applications. > > >Salvatore Federico >_______________________________________________ >Random mailing list > >Per informazioni e per disiscriversi: >https://fields.dm.unipi.it/listinfo/random >Per contattare gli amministratori: random-admin(a)fields.dm.unipi.it >Per inviare un messaggio alla mailing list: Random(a)fields.dm.unipi.it >Archivio dei messaggi inviati: >https://fields.dm.unipi.it/pipermail/random/#end 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 addresses: Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica per le Decisioni Economiche Finanziarie e Assicurative Facolta' di Economia Universita' di Roma La Sapienza via del Castro Laurenziano 9 00161 Roma Italy tel 06/49766275 (office) FAX 06/49766765 and also Fausto Gozzi Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Pisa via Filippo Buonarroti n. 2 56127 Pisa Italy tel 050/2213270 FAX 050/2213224 e-mail: GOZZI(a)DM.UNIPI.IT --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

1 0

Seminari LIU, LEE, CRANE
by Matteo Ruggiero 08 Dec '15

08 Dec '15

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Mercoledi 16 Dicembre 2015, nell’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terranno i seguenti seminari: 11:00 am Linxi LIU (Stanford University) CONVERGENCE RATE OF A CLASS OF MULTIVARIATE DENSITY ESTIMATORS BASED ON ADAPTIVE PARTITIONING -- 12:00 pm Juhee LEE (University of California at Santa Cruz) BAYESIAN INFERENCE FOR INTRA-TUMOR HETEROGENEITY IN MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATION -- 4:00 pm Harry CRANE (Rutgers University) RELATIVE EXCHANGEABILITY Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Gli abstracts possono essere consultati alla pagina www.carloalberto.org/events/seminars/statistics/ 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

1 0

EFI - Edizione 1
by Tiziano Vargiolu 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Carissimi, trovate online le ultime informazioni sul workshop Energy Finance Italia (prima edizione), a Camerino (MC) il 10-11 dicembre 2015. Il programma del workshop con gli orari degli interventi ed il nome dei chair di ogni sessione ? stato pubblicato sul sito web: http://energyfinanceitalia.dtdns.net/ E' prevista alla fine del workshop una riunione per discutere insieme di questa nuova rete. Nel sito sono presenti anche i link a informazioni su come raggiungere la sede del convegno e l'albergo. La fee (che comprende cena, una notte di albergo e i coffee break) ? di 120 euro, e dovrebbe essere pagata con la seguente modalit?: 1) per enti pubblici (le universit?): versamento su BANCA D?ITALIA DI MACERATA CC/ di tesoreria unica n. 37554 ; indicando nella causale 'partecipazione NOME COGNOME a Energy Finance Italia 2015' 2) per privati: versamento su Banca Marche, AGENZIA 13 Camerino, CC/ IBAN: IT83 P060 5568 8300 0000 0010346 ; indicando nella causale 'partecipazione NOME COGNOME a Energy Finance Italia 2015' Chi ha bisogno del certificato di partecipazione me lo faccia sapere. A presto ! Carlo -- Carlo Lucheroni School of Sciences and Technologies Universita' di Camerino via Madonna delle Carceri 9 62032 Camerino (MC) Italy Office phone: 39-0737402552 Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Secondo annuncio: Mini-corso "Martingale Optimal Transport" del prof. Nizar Touzi a Pisa
by Salvatore Federico 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Si ricorda che nei giorni 9-11 dicembre il prof. Nizar Touzi dell'Ecole Polytechnique di Parigi terra' un mini-corso dal titolo "Martingale Optimal Transport" presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pisa. L'abstract ed il calendario sono riportati di seguito. -------------------------------------------------------------- - MER 9/12: ore 16 - 18 (Aula riunioni) - GIO 10/12: ore 10 - 12 (Aula seminari) - GIO 10/12: ore 15 - 17 (Aula seminari) - VEN 11/12: ore 9 - 13 (Aula seminari) Abstract: We provide an introduction to martingale optimal transport. In the context of the one-period version of the problem, we establish the Kantorovitch duality, we discuss the existence for the primal and the dual problems, and we provide the martingale version of the cyclic monotonicity condition together with of the one-dimensional Brenier theorem. We finally show the connection between continuous-time martingale transport and the Skorohod embedding problem, and we provide some applications. Salvatore Federico

1 0

Fwd: School and Workshop on Random Interacting Systems in Bath, UK
by Faggionato, Alessandra 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

School and Workshop on Random Interacting Systems 19-24 June 2016, in Bath, U.K. Registration is open until 25th March 2016 at http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/ris2016/ MINI-COURSES ============ Michael Damron (Georgia Institute of Technology) Geodesics in first-passage percolation Ron Peled (Tel Aviv University) The spin and loop O(n) models INVITED SPEAKERS ================ Krzysztof Burdzy (University of Washington) Manuel Cabezas (PUC Chile) Elisabetta Candellero (University of Warwick) Pietro Caputo (Roma Tre) Shirshendu Ganguly* (University of Washington) Jack Hanson (CCNY) Dmitry Ioffe (Technion) Elena Kosygina (Baruch College, CUNY) Fabio Martinelli* (Roma Tre) Allan Sly* (UC Berkeley) Yinon Spinka (Tel Aviv University) Alain-Sol Sznitman (ETH Zurich) Vincent Tassion (Universite Geneve) Balint Toth (Bristol & TU Budapest) Daniel Ueltschi (University of Warwick) * = to be confirmed. There will be slots for a small number of contributed talks (with preference to PhD students and post-docs). If you are interested, send title and abstract during registration at http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/ris2016/ We look forward to seeing you in Bath. Vladas Sidoravicius and Alexandre Stauffer -- Prof. Alessandra Faggionato Department of Mathematics University La Sapienza Piazzale A. Moro, 2 00186 Rome - Italy

1 0

Annuncio seminario Prof. Meilijson
by Cristina Zucca 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Lunedì 14 Dicembre 2015 alle ore 15:00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Prof. Isaac Meilijson (Department of Statistics and Operations Research · School of Mathematical Sciences; Tel Aviv University) terrà un seminario dal titolo How variable can a martingale with a given final variance be? Abstract: The ratio between the expected diameter (maximum-minimum) of an L2-bounded martingale and the standard deviation of its last term cannot exceed √3 (Dubins, Gilat & Meilijson). This extends the Dubins & Schwarz respective bounds 1 and √2 for the ratios between the expected maximum and maximal absolute value of the martingale and the standard deviation of its last term. All three will be reviewed in a unified way, by showing that these problems can be reduced to finding some optimal stopping times in Brownian Motion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare Cristina Zucca -- Dr. Cristina Zucca Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino, Italy tel: +39-011-6702850 fax: +39-011-6702878

1 0

Seminario Ilaria Spassiani a RM1
by Nappo, Giovanna 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

*********************************************************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA *********************************************************************************************** Dipartimento di Matematica G. Castelnuovo Sapienza, Università di Roma piazzale A. Moro 2, Roma *********************************************************************************************** Mercoledì 9 dicembre 2015 Ore 11:30, Aula di Consiglio Seminario di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica/Presentazione Tesi di Dottorato Ilaria Spassiani (Sapienza Università di Roma) Un nuovo modello ETAS per terremoti con magnitudo dipendenti Il classico modello ETAS temporale per sequenze sismiche fa parte della classe di processi di Hawkes con marche indipendenti. Tuttavia, poiché l'ipotesi di dipendenza tra le magnitudo è supportata da analisi statistiche, proponiamo una nuova versione dell'ETAS temporale, in cui le magnitudo degli aftershocks (eventi triggerati) dipendono dalle magnitudo dei rispettivi eventi madre (eventi triggeranti) attraverso una probabilità di transizione tale che, in accordo con i risultati sperimentali, (i) eventi triggerati con magnitudo grande/piccola sono più probabili se scatenati da eventi triggeranti con magnitudo grande/piccola; (ii) tutte le magnitudo seguono la stessa legge esponenziale di Gutenberg-Richter, ovvero la sua densità è autofunzione di un opportuno operatore. Infine, discuteremo la non esplosione del modello, l'approssimazione della probabilità di zero eventi in [0,t], per t piccolo, ed interpreteremo i risultati come un'approssimazione della densità comune degli intertempi. *********************************************************************************************** Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare Giovanna Nappo ***********************************************************************************************

1 0

posizioni di post-doc e borse per studenti di master c/o centro Lebesgue
by Marco Romito 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

segnalo per gli interessati. ---------------------------------------------------- The Lebesgue Center invites to apply for post-doctoral positions in mathematics for a period of six months to a year (renewable once). The hired applicant will conduct his/her research at one of these Institutes: IRMAR (Rennes), LMJL (Nantes), LMBA (Brest and Vannes), LAREMA (Angers). The position is open to all research areas present within the four Institutes. It does not include an obligation to teach. The net salary will be 2 225 Euros per month. Deadline: April 15, 2016. http://www.lebesgue.fr/ ---------------------------------------------------- The Lebesgue Center offers 10,000€ scholarships to outstanding mathematics students applying for a master programme in mathematics, for a fist year of Master (M1) or for a second year of Master (M2), in Rennes, Nantes, Angers, Brest or Vannes. Deadline: March 10, 2016. http://www.lebesgue.fr/

1 0

Seminario Valeria Bignozzi
by Gabriele Stabile 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

Mercoledì 9 Dicembre, alle ore 13, presso l'Aula Fanfani al 5° piano del Dipartimento MEMOTEF (Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, Roma), si terrà il seminario: "How superaddittive can a risk measure be?" Speaker: Velaria Bignozzi (Sapienza University of Rome). ABSTRACT ************** Risk measures that are not subadditive may penalize the aggregation of risk, by inducing portfolio requirements that are larger than those of undiversified positions. This happens for instance for Value-at-Risk (VaR), as well as convex shortfall risk measures. In this paper we characterize the potential for superadditivity that any risk measure may exhibit, considering both dependence uncertainty as well as the effect of portfolio size. It is shown that for the wide majority of risk measures of use or interest this corresponds to calculating the smallest dominating coherent risk measure (SDCRM). We show that this risk measure often exists and is identified with the notion of extreme-aggregation risk measure introduced in this paper. Explicit results are provided for the class of distortion risk measures, where the SDCRM is again a distortion risk measure and for the class of shortfall risk measures, where the SDCRM is given by an expectile. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Gabriele Stabile

1 0

Fwd: Saint-Flour 2016
by Marco Romito 02 Dec '15

02 Dec '15

1 0

Seminario di Probabilita' - Universita' di Padova
by alessandra bianchi 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario, che si terrà giovedì 10 dicembre, alle 11:30, in Aula 2BC30 della Torre Archimede presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. SPEAKER: Sander Dommers AFFILIATION: Ruhr University Bochum TITLE: Metastability in the reversible inclusion process ABSTRACT: In the reversible inclusion process with N particles on a finite graph, each particle at a site x jumps to site y at rate (d+n_y) r(x,y), where d is a diffusion parameter, n_y is the number of particles on site y and r(x,y) is the jump rate from x to y of an underlying reversible random walk. When the diffusion d converges to 0 as N goes to infinity, the particles cluster together to form a condensate. It turns out that these condensates only form on the sites where the underlying random walk spends the most time. Once such a condensate is formed the particles stick together and the condensate performs a random walk itself on much longer timescales, which can be seen as metastable behavior. We study the rates at which the condensate jumps and show that in the reversible case there are several time scales on which these jumps occur depending on how far (in graph distance) the sites are from each other. This generalizes work by Grosskinsky, Redig and Vafayi who study the symmetric case where only one timescale is present. Our analysis is based on the martingale approach by Beltrán and Landim. This is work in progress jointly with Alessandra Bianchi and Cristian Giardinà. -- Alessandra Bianchi Dip. di Matematica Università di Padova Via Trieste, 63 - 35121 Padova, Italy phone: +39 049 827 14 06 fax: +39 049 827 14 28 e-mail: bianchi(a)math.unipd.it http://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/

1 0

internship position "An analysis of the firebrand landing distributions" at BCAM, Bilbao
by Gianni Pagnini 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Dear all, an internship position is open at BCAM www.bcamath.org [1], Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain, on the topic "AN ANALYSIS OF THE FIREBRAND LANDING DISTRIBUTIONS" related to a ongoing research on modelling wildland fire propagation. The deadline for application submission is the 20th of January, 2016. http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/internships [2] http://www.bcamath.org/documentos_public/archivos/internships/SP_FirebrandL… [3] For information you can contact Inderpreet kaur: ikaur(a)bcamath.org. Sincerely, Gianni Pagnini -- Gianni Pagnini Ikerbasque Research Fellow BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics Alameda de Mazarredo, 14 E-48009 Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain Tel. +34 946 567 842 gpagnini(a)bcamath.org | www.bcamath.org/gpagnini [4] _ _ _(__ __matematika mugaz bestalde )_ Links: ------ [1] http://www.bcamath.org [2] http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/internships [3] http://www.bcamath.org/documentos_public/archivos/internships/SP_FirebrandL… [4] http://www.bcamath.org/gpagnini

1 0

postdoc position on "Stochastic Processes for Anomalous Diffusion" at BCAM, Bilbao
by Gianni Pagnini 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Dear all, I would like inform you about a call for a 2-year postdoc position at BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics [1], Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain. The topic is "Stochastic Processes for Anomalous Diffusion" and the deadline for submission of applications the 30th of December, 2015. Here is the link http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2015-winter-postdoctoral-fellowshi… [2] The applicant should select the research line SP-Statistical Physics. Please, share this announcement with any colleague and applicant that could be interested. Questions can be sent to me gpagnini(a)bcamath.org. Thank you very much. Regards, Gianni -- Gianni Pagnini Ikerbasque Research Fellow BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics Alameda de Mazarredo, 14 E-48009 Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain Tel. +34 946 567 842 gpagnini(a)bcamath.org | www.bcamath.org/gpagnini [3] _ _ _(__ __matematika mugaz bestalde )_ Links: ------ [1] http://www.bcamath.org/ [2] http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2015-winter-postdoctoral-fellowshi… [3] http://www.bcamath.org/gpagnini

1 0

4 new positions at Loughborough (fwd)
by Michele Gianfelice 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:38:03 +0000 From: Wael Bahsoun <W.Bahsoun(a)lboro.ac.uk> To: Wael Bahsoun <W.Bahsoun(a)lboro.ac.uk> Subject: 4 new positions at Loughborough Dear Colleagues, We are advertising for 4 new positions at Loughborough. I would greatly appreciate it if you pass the info below to suitable candidates, and encourage them to apply as soon as possible. The deadline is 17 December: 1. Lecturer in Stats https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?… 2. Prof in Stats or in Applied Maths https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?… 3. SL/Reader in Stats or in Applied Maths https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?… 4. Lecturer in Maths (geometry, algebra or algebraic geometry) https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?… Best wishes, Wael

1 0

Lectureship in Financial Mathematics at DCU (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:33:26 +0000 From: Paolo Guasoni <paolo.guasoni(a)dcu.ie> To: undisclosed-recipients: ; Subject: Lectureship in Financial Mathematics at DCU Dear Colleague, Dublin City University has a Lecturer vacancy in Financial Mathematics: http://www4.dcu.ie/hr/vacancies/current.shtml Please draw this to the attention of potential candidates. The closing date for applications is January 3rd. All the best, Paolo Guasoni

1 0

EFI call for papers
by Tiziano Vargiolu 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Carissimi, stiamo organizzando un workshop intitolato Energy Finance Italia (EFI), prima edizione, per collegare la comunit? italiana che lavora su finanza ed economia dell'energia. Sul tema avevamo gia' organizzato in Italia il convegno Energy Finance 2014 (energyfinance2014.org), della serie europea Energy Finance. EFI sara' tenuto all'Universita' di Camerino (Camerino, MC), giovedi' 10 e venerdi' 11 dicembre pp.vv. Il tema e': tutto quanto di interessante si fa in energy finance ed economics, (dal pricing alla policy, dall'econometrics al disegno e alle simulazioni del mercato elettrico, dagli equilibri micro nei mercati dei carburanti, della CO2 e delle rinovabili al disegno di contratti derivati, dalle analisi con integrated assessment model del global warming all'ottimizzazione della gestione degli impianti idroelettrici), con gli scopi di: 1) riunirci come 'collezione di competenze' del settore, e di 2) creare una comunita' di riferimento italiana, da usare per integrare le proprie reti di contatti individuali, per proporre progetti per finanziamenti, come workshop italiano a cui mandare dottorandi e postdoc, eccetera, tutto questo, ovviamente, in Italia. Il sito del workshop e': http://energyfinanceitalia.dtdns.net/ Chi fosse interessato a partecipare e/o a contribuire con un talk, e' pregato di scrivere a carlo.lucheroni(a)unicam.it ENTRO VENERDI' 5 DICEMBRE. Grazie per l'attenzione, Carlo Lucheroni (Universit? di Camerino), Carlo Mari (Universit? di Chieti Pescara), Tiziano Vargiolu (Universit? di Padova). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Annuncio di seminario (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:21:41 +0100 From: Pietro Rossi <pietro.rossi(a)prometeia.com> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Annuncio di seminario Con il consueto invito di estenderlo a chiunque possa essere interessato Giovedi 3 Dicembre ore 14:30 Anna Maria Gambaro Dottoranda presso il dipartimento di statistica e metodi quantitativi (DISMEQ) dell'universit? di Milano Bicocca HJM multiple-curve model with time-changed L?vy processes Abstract:We propose a multiple-curve model, set in Heath-Jarrow-Morton framework, with time-changed L ?evy as driving processes. This class of process was introduced in finance by Carr and Wu (2004) for pricing of equity derivatives. However, recently, empirical studies, as Leippold and Str?mberg (2014), suggest the application of time-changed L ?evy process to interest rate financial products. In particular, L ?evy processes generate very flexible return innovation distribution and take into account potential discontinuities in Libor dynamics. On the other hand, the time change and the dependence between the L ?evy process and the random time introduce ?stochastic volatility? and ?stochastic skew? in the model, in order to reproduce the term structure of the volatility smile of caps and swaptions. This paper is inspired by the work of Eberlein and Raible (1999) on L ?evy models, generalized in Crepey et al. (2014) to a multiple curve setting. To the best of our knowledge, no previous works present a theoretically consistent no-arbitrage framework for pricing interest rate derivatives with time-changed L ?evy process. Moreover we apply these flexible processes to a multiple-curve post crisis set-up. First of all, we build a term structures for zero coupon bonds and Libor forward rate and we derive sufficient conditions to ensure the absence of arbitrage. Moreover the pricing of interest rate derivatives, as caps and swaptions, is developed using the Fourier transform method. Finally different choices for the construction of the driving process are examined and compared. Il seminario si terra' presso la sede di Prometeia a Bologna in Via Marconi 43. -- Disclaimer: http://www.prometeia.it/disclaimer

1 0

Fwd: FW: postdoc position on "Stochastic Processes for Anomalous Diffusion" at BCAM
by Enrico Scalas 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Car* collegh*, e' disponibile una posizione di postdoc per 2 anni al BCAM a Bilbao. Il tema e' "Stochastic Processes for Fractional Diffusion". La scadenza e' il 30 dicembre. Questi sono i link ufficiali http://www.bcamath.org/documentos_public/archivos/ofertas/BCAM15_Postdoc_Pr… http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2015-winter-postdoctoral-fellowshi… Se avete domande o candidature potete rivolgervi a -- Gianni Pagnini Ikerbasque Research Fellow *BCAM - * Basque Center for Applied Mathematics Alameda de Mazarredo, 14 E-48009 Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain Tel. +34 946 567 842 gpagnini(a)bcamath.org | www.bcamath.org/gpagnini Cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

1 0

Fwd: Spring School in Financial Mathematics 2016
by Tiziano Vargiolu 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

SPRING SCHOOL IN FINANCE 2016 March 10-12, 2016 University of Bologna, Italy https://events.unibo.it/ssf2016 A three day Spring School in Financial Mathematics will be held in Bologna on March 10-12, 2016. The School is open to both practitioners and people from the academic world and intends to provide two crash courses on Credit and Counterparty risk given by * St?phane Cr?pey (University of Evry) * Andrea Pallavicini (Banca IMI, Milan - Imperial College, London) For further information and registration, see: https://events.unibo.it/ssf2016/registration Barbara Giovannini Tutor C.A.F. Finanza Matematica Dipartimento di Matematica Piazza di Porta San Donato, 5 40126 Bologna

1 0

Fwd: Post-doctoral positions in Probability and Statistical Mechanics at Tel Aviv University
by Elisabetta Candellero 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

A tutti gli interessati. Elisabetta ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ron Peled <peledron(a)post.tau.ac.il> Date: 24 November 2015 at 08:26 Subject: Post-doctoral positions in Probability and Statistical Mechanics at Tel Aviv University To: Dear colleagues, We would appreciate if you could bring the following announcement of post-doctoral positions at Tel Aviv University to the attention of relevant applicants. The School of Mathematical Sciences at Tel Aviv University invites applications for post-doctoral fellowships in Probability Theory and Statistical Mechanics. Our group includes Prof. Asaf Nachmias <http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~asafnach/>, Ron Peled <http://www.math.tau.ac.il/%7Epeledron/>, Boris Tsirelson <http://www.tau.ac.il/%7Etsirel/> and Sasha Sodin <http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~sashas1/> and keeps close ties with the analysis and combinatorics groups in the school. The position starts on October 1, 2016 and its duration is for 2 years with an option for renewal. Shorter durations or other starting dates can be considered. Applicants should complete their Ph.D. degree by September 30, 2016. Post-doctoral fellowships are research positions and do not carry teaching responsibilities. Candidates should e-mail the following application materials to Ms. Nurit Liberman at nuritl(a)tauex.tau.ac.il with cc to Prof. Ron Peled at peledron(a)post.tau.ac.il: - CV - List of publications - Research statement - Three letters of recommendation The deadline for applications is January 15, 2016. Applications received after the deadline will be considered if positions remain open. The positions are also announced on the MathJobs website: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/8089 Thank you very much, Ron

1 0

seminario Claudio Macci in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

1 0

PhD position in statistics of extremes -- TU Delft
by Alessandra Cipriani 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

With apologies for crossposting. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: PhD position in statistics of extremes From: Juan-Juan Cai <J.J.Cai(a)tudelft.nl> We are now recruiting a phd student for the project “Probabilistic forecasts of extreme weather utilizing advanced methods from extreme value theory”. Might you help to forward this to some candidates who might be interested? Thank you very much! For information about this position, see the end of the email or click here http://recruitment2.tudelft.nl/vacatures/index.php?lang=en&id=564779&type=a . Best, juan Duration of contract 4 years Salary scale €2125 to €2717 per month gross Job description The research project “Probabilistic forecasts of extreme weather utilizing advanced methods from extreme value theory” is funded by STW and is a collaboration between the statistics section, Delft University of Technology and the R&D Weather and Climate Modelling department of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). There is an urgent need for statistically sound prediction methods for extreme weather, which often has a strongly disruptive societal impact. The PhD candidate will develop advanced statistical post-processing methods to estimate the probability of extreme weather, utilizing large meteorological data sets and extreme value theory, and will verify these newly developed methods. It is expected that the new statistical models will be used by several partners, including KNMI, to improve their short-term forecasts and warnings of extreme weather. The PhD candidate will work in close collaboration with colleagues from KNMI and communicate regularly with the partners on project progress. The student will be supervised by Prof. G. Jongbloed (TU Delft), Dr. J. Cai (TU Delft) and Dr. M.J. Schmeits (KNMI). The position includes modest teaching duties. The candidate is expected to finish his/her project with a PhD thesis and disseminate the results through publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences. Requirements The candidate possesses an MSc degree in mathematics (specialisation statistics or probability theory) or econometrics, preferably with a strong curriculum in extreme value theory. Some experience with handling and analysing large data sets would also be advantageous. (S)he must be highly motivated and interested in meteorology and have some experience in (statistical) programming (e.g. in R). In addition, we require very good communication skills and fluent spoken and written English. How to apply Applications should include a letter of application emphasising your specific interest in and qualifications for this position, a detailed CV, a publication list if applicable and contact details of at least two references. Additionally, a transcript of the course programmes attended and the grades obtained is required. Please e-mail your application by 15 December 2015 to Mrs. P.T.M. van den Bergh, Hr-eemcs(a)tudelft.nl . When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2015-42. Information For more information about this position, please contact Dr. J. Cai ( J.J.Cai(a)tudelft.nl ) or Prof. G. Jongbloed ( G.Jongbloed(a)tudelft.nl ).

1 0

Seminario di Probabilità - Università di Padova
by Paolo Dai Pra 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario, che si terrà Lunedì 30 Novembre, alle 16:30, in Aula 1BC45 della Torre Archimede presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. SPEAKER: Alessandro Zocca AFFILIATION: TU Eindhoven TITLE: Hitting times asymptotics for hard-core interaction on finite graphs and applications to random-access networks ABSTRACT: We consider the hard-core model on finite graphs, which is a stochastic model for particles that dynamically interact in a finite volume subject to hard-core constraints. This model can be used to describe the dynamics of random-access networks, where, due to wireless interference, active users prevent other nearby users from simultaneous activity. In order to gain insight in the network performance and starvation phenomena, we examine the behavior of the first hitting times between maximum-occupancy configurations and mixing times. For this purpose it is convenient to look at the same model in the framework of Friedlin-Wentzell Markov chains with Metropolis transition probabilities. In this context, the high-fugacity regime in which we are interested corresponds to the low-temperature limit and the maximum-occupancy configurations are the stable states of the corresponding energy landscape. We will illustrate how we extended the pathwise approach beyond the classical metastability setting in order to study, for instance, the tunneling time between stable states. For some specific graphs of interest, e.g. grid graphs and triangular grid graphs, we will show by means of a novel combinatorial method how the order-of magnitude of the tunneling time between the two stable states depends on the size of the lattice and on the boundary conditions. After having discussed some applications of our results to random-access networks, we will then focus on the Widom-Rowlison model on finite graphs which, besides providing another example where our generalized framework can be used, is also instrumental to study multi-channel random-access networks. (This talk is based on joint work with Sem C. Borst, Johan S.H. van Leewaarden and Francesca R. Nardi) Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it <mailto:daipra@math.unipd.it>

1 0

Seminario Fabio Spizzichino a Macerata
by Roy Cerqueti 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Si avvisa che il prof. Fabio Spizzichino terrà un seminario presso lUniversità di Macerata. Titolo: Funzioni di utilita' multiattributo: il caso "target-based" e il ruolo delle funzioni di aggregazione Data, ora e luogo: mercoledì 25/11, ore 11, aula E (Piazza Strambi). Saluti Roy Cerqueti

1 0

Position as Quantitative Risk Analyst in Eon Global Commodities in Duesseldorf (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:50:06 +0000 From: "Sabino, Piergiacomo" <Piergiacomo.Sabino(a)eon.com> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Position as Quantitative Risk Analyst in Eon Global Commodities in Duesseldorf Dear Tiziano, I am writing to you in order to inform that there a position as ?Quantitative Risk Analyst? in my team in Eon Global Commodities in Duesseldorf in Germany. The team, called Quantitative Risk Modelling and Analytics, is part of the wider Quantitative Risk Model Department in the Risk Management area. Could you please forward this email? The link to the offer and job description are: http://karriere.eon.beesite.de/html/jobad14240.html Many thanks for your help, Kind regards, Piergiacomo

1 0

Post-doctoral position in probability - Paris
by Cristina Toninelli 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Dear friends and colleagues, I am currently advertising a postdoctoral position in probability at the University Paris Diderot, in the Laboratoire de Probabilites et Modeles Aleatoires. The position is funded by my European project MALIG, "A mathematical approach to the liquid-glass transition". Main areas of research include: interacting particle systems, bootstrap percolation and glassy dynamics. The position is for two years and the expected starting date is september 2016, but a different date may be arranged. The successful candidate will not have teaching duties and will have substantial fundings for travel. I would be grateful if you would bring this announcement to the attention of potential candidates and distribute it via local mailing lists. I apologize if you receive this email more than once. Please contact me for any additional informations cristina.toninelli(a)upmc.fr or visit the postdoc announcement on my website http://www.proba.jussieu.fr/~toninelli/postdoc.html Best regards, Cristina Toninelli

1 0

Second Announcement: Winter school on Stochastic Homogenization
by Marco Romito 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

Dear all, here is a short reminder for the winter school on Stochastic Homogenization to be held at the University of Augsburg, Germany, for three full days from February 17 to February 19, 2016. The main course will be given by Felix Otto and additional lectures presented by Scott Armstrong and Antoine Gloria. There will also be a limited number of short contributed talks. The school is intended mainly for PhD students and early stage researchers, but open for everyone. Registration is free, but participants are required to register in advance, for organizational purposes. Further information on the school and deadlines (partial financial support, submission of an abstract for the contributed talks) can be found on the web page of the winter school: http://www.math.uni-augsburg.de/de/prof/ana/Tagungen/Winter-School-Stochast… Looking forward to see you in Augsburg. Best regards, The organizers Lisa Beck, Dirk Blömker, Franco Flandoli and Marco Romito

1 0

Workshop "Stochastic Models And Related Topics"
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Preliminary Announcement of International Workshop Dear Colleague, we are planning the International Workshop "Stochastic Models And Related Topics" This will take place on January 21 and 22, 2016, at the Department of Mathematics of Salerno University, Via Giovanni Paolo II, n. 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy Main topics of the Workshop include stochastic models in dynamical systems, reliability theory, biomathematics, mathematical finance, queueing systems. Some talks will also focus on current problems in applications of mathematics, probability and statistics, and on related computational aspects. The program of the activities is still being planned. We wish to have a scientifically interesting and stimulating opportunity to exchange information both in the form of lectures, seminars and, above all, informal discussions among the participants. Tentative List of Invited Speakers Claudia CECI, Università di Chieti-Pescara Fabrizio DURANTE, Libera Università di Bolzano Franco FLANDOLI, Università di Pisa Larry M. GOLDSTEIN, University of Southern California Franco PELLEREY, Politecnico di Torino Yosef RINOTT, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Laura SACERDOTE, Università di Torino Gianpaolo SCALIA TOMBA, Università di Roma Tor Vergata Carlo SEMPI, Università del Salento Fabio SPIZZICHINO, Sapienza Università di Roma Further details will be included in a future announcement. Those who are interested are invited to write an email to adicrescenzo(a)unisa.it The Organizing Committee Antonio Di Crescenzo, Virginia Giorno, Barbara Martinucci, Alessandra Meoli, Amelia G. Nobile, Serena Spina. --

1 0

Fwd: Mathematics for Industry: funding calls open
by Alessandra Micheletti 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Con preghiera di diffusione. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MI-NET <MI-NET(a)bath.ac.uk> Date: Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 8:52 PM Subject: Mathematics for Industry: funding calls open To: Cc: MI-NET <MI-NET(a)bath.ac.uk> ***Funding calls open*** (Apologies for cross posting) We’d be very grateful if you could help us publicise the following calls widely, and encourage your colleagues - especially early-career investigators (researchers within 8 years of their PhD) - to apply! As part of the recently-established Mathematics for Industry Network ( <http://www.mi-network.org>MI-NET <http://mi-network.org/>) EU COST Action, whose aim is to facilitate more effective widespread application of mathematics to all industrial sectors, we are pleased to announce that *funding calls* for - One day themed *Industrial Workshops <http://mi-network.org/industrial-workshops/> (*up to €1k) - Mathematical Modelling *Training Weeks <http://mi-network.org/modelling-weeks/>* (up to €10k) - *Research visits* to industrial or academic institutions (*Short-Term Scientific Missions* <http://mi-network.org/short-term-scientific-missions/>) (up to €2k) [Short-Term Scientific Missions can be of 5-180 days duration, and can, for example, be used to participate in existing European Study Groups with Industry, please see the webpage <http://www.maths-in-industry.org/future/> for upcoming workshops]. - *European Study Groups* <http://mi-network.org/study-groups-with-industry/> (*problem-solving workshops*) with Industry (up to €10k) are now open for applications from academic researchers or industrial practitioners from any COST country <http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/tdp/TD1409?parties> that is part of Action TD1409. The next deadline for all calls is the *30th November 2015*. Applications for activities which will take place before *30th April 2016* are particularly encouraged. Best wishes, Jo and Filipa Dr Joanna Jordan Dr Filipa Vance http://mi-network.org/ @Maths4Industry <https://twitter.com/Maths4Industry> -- ------------------------------------ Alessandra Micheletti Associate Professor - Probability and Mathematical Statistics Dept. of Mathematics Università degli Studi di Milano via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy phone: +39-02503-16130 fax: +39-02503-16090 http://users.mat.unimi.it/users/michel <http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/michel>

1 0

Statistics Faculty Positions at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
by Peruggia, Mario 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Description: The Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for three tenure track assistant professor positions and an open rank position, to begin effective Autumn Semester 2016. We seek energetic researchers in areas of modern statistical methods, computation, and data analysis with preference for expertise as follows: For the open-rank position, expertise in statistics and machine learning. An appointment at the associate or full professor level should have a demonstrated record of scholarly leadership. The assistant professor positions span a range of areas. One position is directed toward environmental analytics; the second position is directed toward predictive modeling for biological applications; the third position is directed toward the design and/or statistical modeling of computer experiments. In all cases, commitments to both methodological research and scientific collaboration are required. Interests in applications to decision analysis in the presence of uncertainty, complex systems, including physical and biological systems as well as those involving human behavior and well-being are of special interest. Faculty members are expected to be dedicated to the development and delivery of educational programs at all levels. Experience working in interdisciplinary teams and mentoring members of underrepresented groups is a plus. All positions are aligned with Ohio State's Discovery Themes Initiative, a significant faculty hiring investment in key thematic areas in which the university can build on its culture of academic collaboration to make a global impact: http://discovery.osu.edu/ Qualifications: Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in Statistics, or a related area, by the start of Autumn Semester 2016, and to present evidence of excellence in teaching and in both methodological and collaborative research. Further information about the department can be found at http://www.stat.osu.edu/ About Columbus: The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology industries (see http<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>://<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>liveworkplaycolumbus<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>.<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>com<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>/<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http://columbus.org/ Application Instructions: Candidates for all positions should apply to Academic Jobs Online at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6502. All candidates will be considered for all advertised positions, as judged appropriate by the search committee. Therefore, a single application suffices for all. Complete applications include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, and three letters of reference, on letterhead, submitted directly to the Academic Jobs Online posting by the writers. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2015. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to facultysearch(a)stat.osu.edu<mailto:facultysearch@stat.osu.edu>. The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. ------------------------------ Mario Peruggia Professor of Statistics The Ohio State University ------------------------------

1 0

Seminario JENKINS
by Matteo Ruggiero 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Venerdi 20 Novembre 2015 alle ore 12:00, presso l’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Paul JENKINS (University of Warwick) EXACT SIMULATION OF THE WRIGHT-FISHER DIFFUSION The Wright-Fisher family of diffusion processes is a class of evolutionary models widely used in population genetics, with applications also in finance and Bayesian statistics. Simulation and inference from these diffusions is therefore of widespread interest. However, simulating a Wright-Fisher diffusion is difficult because there is no known closed-form formula for its transition function. In this talk I show how it is possible to simulate exactly from the scalar Wright-Fisher diffusion with general drift, extending ideas based on retrospective simulation. The key idea is to exploit an eigenfunction expansion representation of the transition function. This approach also yields methods for exact simulation from several processes related to the Wright-Fisher diffusion: (i) its moment dual, the ancestral process of an infinite-leaf Kingman coalescent tree; (ii) its infinite-dimensional counterpart, the Fleming-Viot process; and (iii) its bridges. This is joint work with Dario Spanò. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://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

1 0

Prin 2015
by DI NARDO Elvira 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

Segnalo l’uscita del bando PRIN 2015 http://prin.miur.it/ Saluti, EDN -- ...................................................... Elvira Di Nardo Dept. Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics University of Basilicata Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10 I-85100 (Potenza) alternative address: dinardo.el(a)gmail.com (room) +390971205890 (cell.) +393470033068 (fax) + 390971205896 (skype) elvira.di.nardo (web) http://oldwww.unibas.it/utenti/dinardo/home.html ......................................................

1 0

PRIN: Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Ricevo e inoltro. Cordiali saluti a tutti Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:27:23 +0100 From: Antonella Basso <basso(a)unive.it> To: Soci AMASES <amases-soci(a)listserv.unive.it> Subject: [amases-soci] PRIN: Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale Cari Soci AMASES, vi inoltro il seguente avviso di pubblicazione del bando PRIN 2015 (pubblicato sul sito MIUR nelle more della registrazione da parte della Corte dei Conti). Cordiali saluti Antonella Basso ------------------------------------------- PRIN: Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale E' stato pubblicato il bando PRIN 2015. Il bando finanzia proposte in tutti i temi di ricerca e promuove collaborazioni tra enti, offrendo anche la possibilit? di partecipare individualmente. L'obiettivo del bando ? il rafforzamento delle basi scientifiche nazionali, anche in vista di una pi? efficace partecipazione alle iniziative europee. I progetti, di durata triennale, possono prevedere finanziamento massimo di 1 milione di euro, su un budget totale di 91 milioni; una quota ? riservata ai Principal Investigator di et? inferiore a 40 anni. L'Ufficio Ricerca Nazionale ? disponibile per informazioni e supporto alla presentazione di proposte progettuali. scadenza: 22 dicembre 2015 info: http://attiministeriali.miur.it/anno-2015/novembre/dd-04112015.aspx -- Antonella Basso Dipartimento di Economia Universit? 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/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=415&persona=000893

1 0

Two Positions at Otago University
by elisa＠mi.imati.cnr.it 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Alla cortese attenzione dei possibili interessati. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Statistics (2 positions; both confirmation Path) DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO Te Whare Wananga o Otago Dunedin, New Zealand To build our Statistics Group we are offering an opportunity for two permanent academic appointments that would suit motivated persons who wish to live in the vibrant southern city of Dunedin, gateway to the beautiful Otago Region of New Zealand. These positions are ideal for active researchers who want to further their career in an academic environment, particularly those interested in collaborative research with academics in medical and scientific fields. University of Otago is one of New Zealand's most research intensive Universities and members of the Department are well-placed to collaborate. Research interests of staff at Otago include environmental and ecological statistics, Bayesian inference, statistical theory, point processes, spatial statistics, biostatistics and bioinformatics. We welcome applications from candidates wishing to extend their research in any area of statistics. The successful applicants will teach statistics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and supervise postgraduate research students. The research/teaching nexus is emphasised at Otago and we structure teaching loads to facilitate personal scholarship of our academics as well as to expose our students to research-informed teaching. Candidates should have a PhD in Statistics, a commitment to ongoing statistical research, and experience in teaching. We welcome international candidates and can provide financial assistance for relocation and visa applications. We encourage academics to maintain international research connections and support this with generous research and study leave provisions. The Department is committed to diversity in staffing and we encourage applications from women and other groups who are under-represented in the mathematical and statistical sciences. The University has generous parental leave provisions and operates childcare centres covering the period birth to eight years. The salary range for a Lecturer is $76,595 to $91,971 and for an exceptional candidate the Senior Lecturer salary range is $96,832 to $120,931. The positions are full time and permanent subject to the satisfactory completion of the confirmation path objectives for new appointees. Note that the U.S. equivalent level of appointment (for Lecturer) is Assistant Professor and that confirmation path is equivalent to tenure-track. Specific enquiries about these positions may be directed to Professor Richard Barker (phone +64 3 479 7756, email rbarker(a)maths.otago.ac.nz). Further details: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1501638 Information about the Department: www.maths.otago.ac.nz. Applications quoting reference number 1501638 close on Friday 15 January 2016. Please apply online at: www.otago.ac.nz/jobs Equal opportunity in employment is University policy. E tautoko ana Te Whare Wananga o Otago i te kaupapa whakaorite whiwhinga mahi. Additional information: Dunedin: www.cityofdunedin.com/ Dunedin City Council: www.dunedin.govt.nz/ Otago: www.otago.co.nz/ University of Otago: www.otago.ac.nz/ Immigration New Zealand: www.immigration.govt.nz/

1 0

I: Multi-armed Bandit Workshop 2016 at STOR-i, Lancaster University, UK
by Cecchi, F. 10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

Da: peter.jacko(a)gmail.com [peter.jacko(a)gmail.com] per conto di Peter Jacko [p.jacko(a)lancaster.ac.uk] Oggetto: Multi-armed Bandit Workshop 2016 at STOR-i, Lancaster University, UK -------- Multi-armed Bandit Workshop 2016 at STOR-i, Lancaster University, UK Dates: 11-12 January 2016 Webpage: http://www.stor-i.lancs.ac.uk/research/Workshops/Multi-armed-Bandit-Workshop The STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training, which is a joint venture of the Operational Research group at the Department of Managment Science and the Statistics group at the Department of Mathematics at Lancaster University with strong links to the industry, will be holding a specialist workshop on multi-armed bandits. Lancaster university has a long tradition of research on this topic and several STOR-i PhD students have contributed to it. The multi-armed bandit problem has become classic because of its extreme difficulty. Researchers from different fields, especially statistics, operational research, applied probability and computer science, have made theoretical contributions that in the recent years started gaining wider popularity in practice due to the huge modelling power of this problem. This workshop will provide a forum for stimulating discussions, especially across the approaches that have developed independently of each other. The list of invited speakers includes recognised experts on reinforcement learning bandits, restless bandits, non-parametric bandits, Bayesian bandits, etc., covering both theoretical advances and applications in information technology, business & management, communications networks, health care, etc. We are grateful to EPSRC for support of the series of specialed workshops at STOR-i and to the London Mathematical Society for additional support for this workshop, in particular for significantly enhanced support for UK PhD students. Important Dates Friday 20th November 2015: Abstract submission and student bursaries request deadline Monday 14th December 2015: Registration deadline Monday 11th - Tuesday 12 January 2016: Workshop Invited Speakers (confirmed) Alexandra Carpentier - University of Potsdam, Germany Chris Gamble - Google UK Kevin Glazebrook - Lancaster University, UK Michael N. Katehakis - Rutgers University, USA Emilie Kaufmann - DYOGENE-INRIA, France Odalric Maillard - INRIA France Remi Munos - Google DeepMind, UK Yevgeny Seldin - University of Copenhagen, Denmark Sofia S. Villar - MRC Biostatistics Unit, UK Abstract Submission We invite researchers and practitioners to present their work on multi-armed bandits by submitting an abstract below. Please, send your name, e-mail, affiliation, title and abstract including a list of co-authors in a one-page PDF format by e-mail to stor-i-bandits(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:stor-i-bandits@lancaster.ac.uk> by Friday 20th November 2015. We will aim at accommodating all the accepted abstracts as talks, but some may be accepted as posters. The topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to, the following: - multi-armed bandit formulations: classic, adversial, non-parametric, Bayesian, restless, stochastic, infinitely-armed, many-armed, arm-aquiring bandits, best-arm identification, etc. - theoretical aspects of exploration–exploitation tradeoff in sequential experimental design - optimality and convergence of randomised algorithms, index rules, and myopic policies - characterisation, computation, approximation and learning of (near-)optimal policies - applications of multi-armed bandit models in practice Student bursaries We have funding to support UK PhD students to attend the workshop. To apply, please email stor-i-bandits(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:stor-i-bandits@lancaster.ac.uk> by Friday 20th November with a description of your current research topic and why the workshop is important to you. Registration To register, please go to the registration page: http://online-payments.lancaster-university.co.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?com… . The registration fee is £100 to be paid by Monday 14th December. Registration for STOR-i students is free, but is required by Monday 7th December. The conference fee includes access to the workshop presentations, meals and the conference dinner, but you will need to book your own accommodation. Programme The workshop will be held on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th January 2016, from 9:00 - 18:00. The workshop dinner will be held on Monday. Detailed program of accepted presentations will be announced in early December 2015 Organisers David Leslie, Steffen Grunewalder, Peter Jacko. Location Postgraduate Statistics Centre Lancaster University Lancaster United Kingdom LA1 4YF -- ------------------------------------- Peter Jacko ------------------------------------- Lecturer in Management Science Department of Management Science Lancaster University Management School Lancaster, LA1 4YX, UK p.jacko(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:p.jacko@lancaster.ac.uk> | +44-15245 94035 | Office B57 scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ym1nWHEAAAAJ<http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ym1nWHEAAAAJ> http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/peter-jacko -------------------------------------

1 0

Seminario Dr. Cosetta Minelli - Mendelian Randomisation - 9 novembre 2015
by Alessandro Marcon 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Gentilissimi/e, vi invio un avviso di seminario, con preghiera di massima diffusione. Sede del seminario: Istituti Biologici 2, Università di Verona, strada Le Grazie 8 (VERONA). Distinti saluti, Alessandro Marcon Alessandro Marcon, PhD Unit of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics Department of Diagnostics and Public Health University of Verona Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy tel. +39 045 8027668 Avviso di SEMINARIO Lunedì 9 novembre 2015 (ore 13.00-13.45) Aula E - Istituti Biologici (Istituti Biologici 2, blocco B, secondo piano) Dr. Cosetta Minelli Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London *Mendelian randomization: * *The use of genes as instruments to strengthen causal inference in epidemiology* Mendelian randomization is an approach that uses genes as instrumental variables to derive unconfounded estimates of the effects of risk factors (e.g. biomarkers) on disease traits, and is therefore increasingly being used in epidemiology to distinguish causal from spurious associations. Since genes are randomly allocated at conception, genetic effects on a biomarker cannot be affected by classical confounding (e.g. lifestyle factors) or reverse causation (e.g. biomarker level being influenced by the presence of disease). Demonstration that a genetic variant known to modify the biomarker also modifies the disease trait represents indirect evidence of a causal biomarker-disease association. The validity of Mendelian Randomization, however, is based on instrumental variable assumptions, the most important being absence of pleiotropy. This talk will describe the approach, discuss ways to assess pleiotropy, highlight opportunities and challenges offered by available genome-wide data, and discuss its extension to the field of epigenetics (two-step epigenetic Mendelian randomization).

1 1

TOR VERGATA - GIOVANNI LUCA TORRISI - MAURIZIA ROSSI - 17 NOVEMBRE
by Valentina Cammarota 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

Ciclo di Seminari - Progetto ERC grant PASCAL (Probabilistic and Statistical Techniques for Cosmological Applications) Avviso di seminario al Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita` di Roma Tor Vergata Martedi` 17 novembre Ore 14:15 in Aula D'Antoni Giovanni Luca Torrisi (Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo "Mauro Picone" (C.N.R.)) Gaussian approximation of Hawkes processes Abstract: We give a general Gaussian bound for the innovation of a point process with stochastic intensity constructed by embedding in a bivariate Poisson process. We apply this result to Hawkes processes, providing a quantitative central limit theorem. Ore 16 in Aula Dal Passo Maurizia Rossi (Universita` di Roma Tor Vergata) The geometry of spherical random fields (discussione tesi di dottorato) Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. . Valentina Cammarota Department of Mathematics Universita` degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/english.php https://sites.google.com/site/valentinacammarota/

1 0

TOR VERGATA - COLLOQUIUM GIOVANNI PECCATI - ALESSANDRO ARLOTTO - 18 NOVEMBRE
by Valentina Cammarota 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

Ciclo di Seminari - Progetto ERC grant PASCAL (Probabilistic and Statistical Techniques for Cosmological Applications) Annuncio di Colloquium al Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita` di Roma Tor Vergata Mercoledi` 18 novembre 2015 in Aula Dal Passo Ore 15 Giovanni PECCATI (Universite' du Luxenbourg) Connecting and projecting random points: a gate to novel functional estimates Abstract: I will formulate two simple models of stochastic geometry: the first one involves the projection of a random Gaussian point on a closed convex cone, and the second one consists in the construction of a random graph on the plane. For each of them, I will explain how the fluctuations of several key quantities can be controlled by using functional inequalities, like Poincare', logarithmic Sobolev and information/transport estimates. The resulting bounds will allow us to present a number of quantitative results that are part of a growing body of literature focussing on probabilistic approximations via variational techniques, that have been successfully applied to fields as diverse as compressed sensing, the geometry of random fields on homogeneous spaces, polymer models, computer sciences and time series analysis. The presentation will be adapted to a general mathematical audience, and is based on a large number of contributions by many authors, spread over almost a decade. Ore 16: coffee break Ore 16:45 Seminario Alessandro Arlotto (Duke University) Finite Horizon Markov Decision Problems and a Central Limit Theorem for Total Reward Abstract: We prove a central limit theorem for a class of additive processes that arise naturally in the theory of finite horizon Markov decision problems. The main theorem generalizes a classic result of Dobrushin (1956) for temporally non-homogeneous Markov chains, and the principal innovation is that here the summands are permitted to depend on both the current state and a bounded number of future states of the chain. We show through several examples that this added flexibility gives one a direct path to asymptotic normality of the optimal total reward of finite horizon Markov decision problems. The same examples also explain why such results are not easily obtained by alternative Markovian techniques such as enlargement of the state space. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. .. Valentina Cammarota Department of Mathematics Universita` degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/english.php https://sites.google.com/site/valentinacammarota/

1 0

Mini-corso "Martingale Optimal Transport" del prof. Nizar Touzi a Pisa
by Fausto Gozzi 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Si avvisa che nei giorni 9-11 dicembre il prof. Nizar Touzi dell'Ecole Polytechnique terrÃ un mini-corso dal titolo "Martingale Optimal Transport" presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'UniversitÃ di Pisa. L'abstract ed il calendario sono riportati di seguito. -------------------------------------------------------------- - MER 9/12: ore 16 - 18 (Aula riunioni) - GIO 10/12: ore 10 - 12 (Aula seminari) - GIO 10/12: ore 15 - 17 (Aula seminari) - VEN 11/12: ore 9 - 13 (Aula seminari) Abstract: We provide an introduction to martingale optimal transport. In the context of the one-period version of the problem, we establish the Kantorovitch duality, we discuss the existence for the primal and the dual problems, and we provide the martingale version of the cyclic monotonicity condition together with of the one-dimensional Brenier theorem. We finally show the connection between continuous-time martingale transport and the Skorohod embedding problem, and we provide some applications. Fausto Gozzi >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 addresses: > >Fausto Gozzi >Dipartimento di Matematica per le Decisioni >Economiche Finanziarie e Assicurative >Facolta' di Economia >Universita' di Roma La Sapienza >via del Castro Laurenziano 9 >00161 Roma >Italy >tel 06/49766275 (office) >FAX 06/49766765 > >and also > >Fausto Gozzi >Dipartimento di Matematica >Universita' di Pisa >via Filippo Buonarroti n. 2 >56127 Pisa >Italy >tel 050/2213270 >FAX 050/2213224 >e-mail: GOZZI(a)DM.UNIPI.IT --- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

1 0

Conference MAF 2016 - Second call for paper
by Marco Corazza 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

====================================================== Seventh International Conference on MAF 2016 - MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ACTUARIAL SCIENCES AND FINANCE March 30-31 and April 1, 2016 University Paris-Dauphine - Paris (France) http://maf2016-paris.dauphine.fr/fr.html ====================================================== Second call for papers ====================================================== Dear All, the seventh international conference "MAF 2016 - MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ACTUARIAL SCIENCES AND FINANCE" will be held from March 30 to April 1, 2016 at the University Paris-Dauphine, in Paris (France). You can download the instructions for authors and the template from the webpage: http://maf2016-paris.dauphine.fr/fr/registration-submission.html. Here, I highlight only a few things: 1) Submission of abstracts (no more than two pages) within December 1, 2015. 2) Notification of the abstract acceptance within January 11th, 2016. 3) Please, give the widest possible diffusion to the call for paper. See you in Paris, Marco (Corazza) P.S. - Apologies for cross sending. -- Marco Corazza Department of Economics Ca' Foscari University of Venice San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia, Italy Mobile: (+39) 366 602-9134 Phone: (+39) 041 234-6921 Fax: (+39) 041 234-7444 E-mail: corazza(a)unive.it -- <<If a risk measure is coherent for return distributions, it may not be coherent for payoff distributions.>> S.T. Rachev, S.V. Stoyanov, F.J. Fabozzi, “A probability metrics approach to financial risk measures”, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 [pag. 150]

1 0

Postdoc position in Probability, at the University of Bath, UK
by Pietro Caputo 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Postdoc in probability at the University of Bath, UK A postdoc (research associate) position is available in the area of probability starting from 1st October 2016, or a date to be agreed. The position will be available for up to 3 years. The position is funded by the EPSRC fellowship "Mathematical analysis of strongly correlated processes on discrete dynamic structures" of Dr. Alexandre Stauffer. The area of research will be centered on the mathematical analysis of random large-scale interacting systems, such as interacting particle systems, random walks and other stochastic processes in random or dynamic environments, percolation, spin systems, and dynamically evolving graphs. The ideal candidate is expected to have a strong background in probability theory, and have a PhD in mathematics, theoretical computer science or related areas. The successful applicant will be associated with the probability laboratory (Prob-L@B) of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath. Prob-L@B is one of the world’s most vibrant probability groups, with eight permanent members, a large cohort of PhD students and postdocs, and a large number of different research activities and international visitors. Applications made to the on-line system should include: * an updated curriculum vitae, * the names and contact details of three academic referees, * a one-page research statement describing your research interests, your experience in the area of the position and your career aspirations. Deadline for applications: 20th January 2016. To apply, go to http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=FY3536 Interview of short-listed applicants is expected to take place in the week of 15th February 2016. For informal enquiries please contact Dr. Alexandre Stauffer (a.stauffer(a)bath.ac.uk). For more information visit the website of Dr. Alexandre Stauffer (http://people.bath.ac.uk/ados20/) and Prob-L@B (http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/centres/probability-laboratory/).

1 0

de Finetti Risk seminar - november 2015
by Emanuela Rosazza 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture Title: Dynamic programming approach to Principal-Agent problems NIZAR TOUZI Ecole Polytechnique, Paris - France Abstract: We consider a general formulation of the Principal-Agent problem from Contract Theory, on a finite horizon. We show how to reduce the problem to a stochastic control problem which may be analyzed by the standard tools of control theory. In particular, Agent’s value function appears naturally as a controlled state variable for the Principal’s problem. Our argument relies on the Backward Stochastic Differential Equations approach to non-Markovian stochastic control, and more specifically, on the most recent extensions to the second order case. LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 18, at 18.00, Aula di rappresentanza, Dept. of Mathematics, Milano University, Via C. Saldini 50, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) 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. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** 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 *****************************************************

1 0

conferenza su "Guido Castelnuovo" 5 novembre 2015 Dip MATEMATICA, ROMA1
by Nappo, Giovanna 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

In occasione dei 150 anni dalla nascita di Guido Castelnuovo giovedì 5 novembre presso il Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma La Sapienza Piazzale Aldo Moro 2 si terrà una giornata dedicata alla sua figura di matematico e di didatta. Guido Castelnuovo, che fu un valente geometra, ebbe anche un ruolo chiave nello sviluppo della probabiltà in Italia: nel 1919 pubblicò il suo manuale di Calcolo delle probabilità, il primo libro di probabilità scritto in Italiano, successivamente ampliato sino alla terza edizione del 1948, e istituì la cattedra di Probabilità qui alla Sapienza, che tenne per diversi anni. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare Giovanna Nappo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guido Castelnuovo: un ricordo a 150 anni dalla nascita Aula Picone del Dipartimento di Matematica 5 Novembre 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAMMA Mattina 9.30-10.00 Saluti del Rettore, del Preside e del Direttore 10.00-11.00 Paola GARIO, Guido Castelnuovo: l'uomo e lo scienziato 11.00-11.30 Pausa caffè 11.30-12.00 Enrico ROGORA, Guido Castelnuovo e la Facoltà di Scienze 12.00-12.30 Eugenio REGAZZINI, Guido Castelnuovo e gli albori della Probabilità e della Statistica Matematica in Italia 12.30-13.00 Marta MENGHINI, Guido Castelnuovo e l’insegnamento della Matematica Pomeriggio 14.30-15.30 Enrico ARBARELLO, Guido Castelnuovo e la Geometria Algebrica Italiana 15.30-16.30 Edoardo SERNESI, Guido Castelnuovo e il teorema di Riemann-Roch 16.30-17.30 Ciro CILIBERTO, Guido Castelnuovo: il bello della razionalità Gli organizzatori Enrico Rogora, Marta Menghini, Giovanna Nappo ------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0

Miniworkshop "Biostatistica: un punto di incontro tra Matematica e Medicina", Università di Torino
by Maria teresa Giraudo 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

L'11 novembre prossimo dalle 9:15 alle 16:30 si svolgerà nella sala Principi di Acaja del Rettorato dell'Università di Torino in Via Verdi 8 il Miniworkshop "Biostatistica: un punto di incontro tra Matematica e Medicina". Gli argomenti trattati consentono di esemplificarecome la matematica avanzata possa essere utilizzata in biostatistica e mettono in evidenza la natura interdisciplinare che li caratterizza. La partecipazione è libera, tuttavia le persone interessate a prendervi parte sono cortesemente pregate di inviarmi una mail entro il 6 novembre. Per ulteriori informazioni vi invito a visitare il sito https://sites.google.com/site/biostatunito/ Grazie molte, saluti cordiali Maria Teresa Giraudo

1 0

Concorso MAT/06
by Cristina Zucca 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

Carissimi, segnalo che nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 85 del 3/11/2015 è stato pubblicato l'avviso relativo alla bandizione della procedura selettiva (riservata ai sensi dell'art.18, comma 4 della L. 240/2010) per Professore di seconda fascia da coprire mediante chiamata ai sensi dell'art. 18 comma 1 della Legge 240/2010: - n. 1 posto - settore concorsuale 01/A3 - ssd MAT/06 Il relativo bando, pubblicato all'Albo di Ateneo, è disponibile al link http://iisced04.rettorato.unito.it/concorsi/rtd_scheda.pl?XY=C&codice=114AR oppure seguendo il percorso "www.unito.it" - "Università e Lavoro" - "Opportunità ed esperienze di Lavoro" "Personale Docente e Ricercatore" - "Procedure selettive per la chiamata di Professori di I e II fascia - Art.18, Legge 240/2010" Il termine di scadenza per la presentazione delle domande è il 3/12/2015. Cordiali saluti, Cristina Zucca -- Dr. Cristina Zucca Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino, Italy tel: +39-011-6702850 fax: +39-011-6702878

1 0

SMPS 2016
by Barbara Vantaggi 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

[please distribute - apologies for multiple postings] SMPS 2016 8th International Conference on Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics September 12 - 14, 2016 Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/smps2016 =========================================================== VENUE =========================================================== SMPS 2016 will be held in Rome, Italy. The conference venue will be San Pietro in Vincoli (Via Eudossiana, 18), in the historic centre of Rome, directly overlooking the Coliseum and next to the ancient Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli, home to Michelangelo’s statue of Moses. =========================================================== SCOPE and TOPICS =========================================================== The scope of SMPS 2016 is to bring together experts working on and with Soft Methods in Probability and Statistics. SMPS 2016 invites submissions of papers dealing with a variety of topics in soft methods in probability and statistics, which include, but are not limited to: - Analysis of Censored Data - Analysis of Fuzzy Data - Random Sets - Fuzzy Random Variables - Fuzzy Regression Methods - Triangular Norms and Copulas - Imprecise Probabilities - Dempster-Shafer Theory - Robust Methods - Clustering and Classification - Graphical Models - Machine Learning - Heuristic Optimization - Soft Computing and Statistics - Statistical Software for Imprecise Data - Applications in Biology, Economics etc. =========================================================== PROCEEDINGS =========================================================== Papers accepted for presentation will be published in an edited volume of the series Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing from Springer-Verlag. Full papers of 5-8 pages written in English and fulfilling the instructions for authors should be submitted not later than February 15, 2016, camera-ready versions of the accepted papers not later than April 30, 2016 (tentative). For accepted contributions to be included in the sessions and proceedings of the conference, the payment of the conference fees should be made not later than May 20, 2016. After the Conference there will be a SPECIAL ISSUE of International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR) dedicated to SMPS 2016. For this, all the selected papers will have to pass a regular reviewing process. =========================================================== PLENARY SPEAKERS =========================================================== Ana Colubi (University of Oviedo, Spain) Thierry Denoeux (University of Technology of Compiègne, France) Massimo Marinacci (Bocconi University, Italy) =========================================================== IMPORTANT DATES =========================================================== Proposal for organized sessions: December 15, 2015 Acceptance for organized sessions: January 10, 2016 Paper submission deadline: February 15, 2016 Notification of paper acceptance: April 10, 2016 Revised paper due: April 30, 2016 Early registration deadline: May 20, 2016 =========================================================== ORGANIZATION =========================================================== General Chairs: - Maria Brigida Ferraro (Rome, Italy) - Paolo Giordani (Rome, Italy) - Barbara Vantaggi (Rome, Italy) Executive Board: - María Ángeles Gil (Oviedo, Spain) - Przemyslaw Grzegorzewski (Warsaw, Poland) - Olgierd Hryniewicz (Warsaw, Poland) Best regards, Maria Brigida Ferraro, Paolo Giordani, Barbara Vantaggi SMPS 2016 Chairs – Sapienza University of Rome =========================================================== http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/smps2016 ===========================================================

1 0

Workshop "Fractional differential equations" - Sapienza - 6/11/2015
by Luisa Beghin 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Venerdì *6 Novembre 2015 dalle ore 14:30* presso l'*aula 34* del *Dipartimento di Scienze Statistcihe * Università *Sapienza*, p.le A.Moro 5, Roma si svolgerà il workshop: *Fractional differential equations and their applications in probability theory and physics * con il seguente programma *Probability theory and its applications:* 14,30 G.Basile (Dip.Matematica, La Sapienza), From a phonon Boltzmann equation to a fractional diffusion 15,00 C.Ricciuti (Dip.Scienze Statistiche, La Sapienza), Time non-homogeneous jump processes and variable order operators *Biophysical applications:* 15,30 J.Carcione (OGS), Wave simulation in biologic media based on the Kelvin-Voigt fractional derivative stress-strain relation16,00 A.Gabrielli (CNR ISC), NMR Anomalous Diffusion Measurements to investigate complex systems Mathematical Analysis: 17,00 F.Ferrari (Dip.Matematica, Università di Bologna), A weighted parabolic problem and the definition of the Marchaud derivative *Mathematical methods and physical applications:* 17,30 M.Fabrizio (Dip. Matematica, Università di Bologna), On new definitions of fractional derivatives 18,00 G.Dattoli (ENEA), Application of the evolution operator method for fractional partial equation and application to Physical problems, from relativistic equations to anomalous diffusion Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ***************************************************************** Luisa Beghin Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Fac. Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Informatica e Statistica "SAPIENZA" Università di Roma Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma T (+39) 06 49910543 F (+39) 06 4959241 http://www.dss.uniroma1.it/dipartimento/persone/beghin-luisa *****************************************************************

1 0

Seminario di Economia e Probabilita' a RM1
by Fabio Spizzichino 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

La Dr.ssa Eleonora Perversi (Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' di Pavia) terrà, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' La Sapienza, un seminario su *Inequality and risk aversion in economies open to altruistic attitudes* Mercoledi' 4 Novembre, ore 14.00, Aula Picone Dipartimento di Matematica, Piazzale A. Moro, Roma Tutte le persone interessate sono invitate ad intervenire Fabio Spizzichino Abstract: In recent years there has been a great interest in the phenomenon of economic inequality, especially in relation to its connection with other important aspects of an advanced economy, for example attitude towards risk, growth, financial developments, and so on. In this talk, based on a joint work with Eugenio Regazzini, I will introduce a model for the surplus/deficit distribution, which points out a relationship between agents' risk aversion and inequality. More precisely, on the one hand, the long-time surplus/deficit distribution turns out to be a weak Pareto law whose exponent is given by an affine transformation of the agents relative risk aversion index, supposed to be the same for every agent. On the other hand, it is proved that concentration in a weak Pareto law can be measured through a function of its exponent. This way, a link is established between inequality and risk aversion. Finally, some feasible actions of economic policies suitable for the control of inequality are derived.

1 0

CALL FOR PAPERS: Energy and Commodity Finance Conference 2016 - ESSEC Business School - Paris (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:44:38 +0000 From: Sekretariat LEF <sekretariat.lef(a)wiwinf.uni-due.de> Cc: "\"Kiesel, R?diger\"" <Ruediger.Kiesel(a)uni-due.de> Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS: Energy and Commodity Finance Conference 2016 - ESSEC Business School - Paris Dear All, Attached please find the call for papers as well as more information on the Energy and Commodity Finance Conference taking place in Paris on 23 and 24 June 2016. Sincerely, Kirsten van der Koelen (Secretary to Professor R?diger Kiesel) Kirsten van der Koelen Lehrstuhl f?r Energiehandel und Finanzdienstleistungen Universit?t Duisburg-Essen Campus Essen Raum R09 R00 H35 Universit?tsstra?e 12 45141 Essen phone: +49 (0)201 183-4973 http://www.lef.wiwi.uni-due.de/ cid:ii_ifzgl33r0_150859ff1b992800 ? cid:ii_ifwqb9m81_1507bc9516360da0 ? ? Dear Colleague, The Energy and Commodity Finance Conference 2016 follows in the footsteps of a long standing series of Energy Finance meetings that held their first event in London in 2004 and nowadays represents the benchmark academic conference in the area. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS cid:ii_ifyp5eig13_15082e0cba744094 ? ? ? SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ? Carol Alexander (University of Sussex) ? Giovanni Barone-Adesi (Universit? della Svizzera Italiana) ? Fred Espen Benth (University of Oslo) ? Derek Bunn (London Business School) ? Jaime Casassus (Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica de Chile) ? Anna Creti (University Paris Dauphine) ? Rita D'Ecclesia (University of Rome La Sapienza) ? Jer?me Detemple (Boston University) ? Ronald Huisman (Erasmus University) ? Sebastian Jaimungal (University of Toronto) ? Scott Linn (University of Oklahoma) ? Nikos Nomikos (Cass Business School) ? Michel Robe (American University) ? Andrea Roncoroni (ESSEC Business School) ? Duane Seppi (Carnegie Mellon University) ? Ke Tang (Tsinghua University) ? Luca Taschini (London School of Economics) ? Anders Trolle (Swiss Finance Institute) ? Rafal Weron (Wroclaw University of Technology) TOPICS The conference covers all areas of energy finance and commodity finance, including: ? Asset pricing and hedging ? Contract securitization and derivative structuring ? Risk measurements and management ? Asset management and portfolio allocation ? Trading strategies and operations ? Macro market analysis and microstructure ? Corporate finance of producers and end consumers ? Long-term investment financing ? Regulation (EMIR, REMIT, MIFID, Dodd-Franck) ? Quantitative financial modeling ? Econometric analysis and statistics ? Physical operations management ? Real options and physical asset valuation ? Decision theory and the following markets: ? Conventional fossil energy: oil, gas, refined products ? Electricity ? Metals: precious, base, ferrous, specialist non-ferrous, rare ? Agriculturals: softs, grains and seeds, livestock ? Renewable energy sources ? Commoditized services (CO2 allowances, shipping freights) ? Weather-linked securities ? Currencies A round table will gather academic and professional experts to discuss major aspects of the financialization of energy and commodity markets in the current global environment, including international trading and investment opportunities, production-side corporate finance challenges, end consumer dynamics, accounting standards, and regulatory compliance. IMPORTANT DATES ? March 1, 2016: Submission deadline (full/working papers, PDF files) ? April 15, 2016: Notification of acceptance/rejection ? May 1, 2016: Registration deadline (early bird) WEBSITE For additional information, you are welcome to visit: http://ecomfin2016.essec.edu/ Energy and Commodity Finance 2016 website CONTACT For administrative inquiries, please write to: ecomfin2016(a)essec.edu ?We look forward to meeting you in Paris. Sincerely, The Organizing Committee (Francis Declerck, Giovanni Pagliardi, Sofia Ramos, Andrea Roncoroni) and The Energy and Commodity Finance Association Board (?lvaro Cartea, R?diger Kiesel, Andrea Roncoroni) cid:ii_ifwfoceb1_1507ab8b5fa953e7 -- Energy and Commodity Finance RESEARCH CENTER

1 0

Seminario Luciano Campi: On the support of extremal martingale measures [ presso DipMat UniTn ]
by Luca di persio 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

On the support of extremal martingale measures 4 novembre 2015 *Luogo:* Dipartimento di Matematica, via Sommarive, 14 - Povo (TN) - Aula Seminari *Ore* 15:00 *Relatore: * - *Luciano Campi *( LSE ) *Abstract: * After discussing some characterisations of extremal measures with given marginals available in the literature, going from functional analysis to combinatorics, we will turn to their martingale counterparts whose study is related to robust pricing and hedging. In particular, we will give some sufficient and necessary conditions with a geometric and combinatorial flavour for a given set to be the support of an extremal martingale measure with pre-specified discrete marginals. Some open problems will be discussed as well. This is based on joint work with Claude Martini. Il seminario si svolge all'interno del progetto Research in Pairs "McKean-Vlasov dynamics with Lévy noise with applications to systemic risk" , L.Campi e L. Di Persio , finanziato dal CIRM __ 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 - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686

1 0

Kolmogorov meets Turing II: November 24th at Tor Vergata
by Pietro Caputo 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

=================================== Kolmogorov meets Turing II Workshop on probabilistic methods for the analysis of stochastic processes and randomized algorithms Where: Macroarea di Ingegneria, Universita Tor Vergata di Roma. Via del Politecnico, Roma - Aula Leonardo. When: Tuesday November 24th, 2015, 2:30 - 6:30 pm *Abstract* Following the spirit of the first edition held in Sapienza University of Rome, the goal of this workshop is to offer a multidisciplinary perspective over recent research directions in different areas, including applied probability theory, discrete mathematics and algorithmics, whose common denominator is the application of probabilistic tools to the analysis of complex stochastic processes and algorithms. *Schedule* 2:30 - 3:20. Luca Trevisan (UC Berkeley): Beating the random assignment on constraint satisfaction problems of bounded degree. 3:20 - 4:10. Stefano Leonardi (Univ. La Sapienza): Simple and efficient mechanisms for bayesian auctions. 4:10 - 4:50. Coffee Break 4:50 - 5:40. Fabio Martinelli (Univ. Roma Tre): Dynamics of lattice triangulations on thin rectangles. 5:40 - 6:30. Francesco Pasquale (Univ. Tor Vergata): Stabilizing Consensus Dynamics. *Registration* It is free but participants should send an email to clementi - at - mat.uniroma2.it by November 14th with subject KMT_II Organizing committee: Luca Becchetti, Andrea Clementi, Emanuele Natale, Francesco Pasquale ===================================

1 0

Assegno di ricerca Univ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano
by Consonni Guido 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Si comunica che sul sito http://progetti.unicatt.it/progetti-ateneo-Bando_2063_ita.pdf e' disponibile il bando per un Assegno di ricerca annuale (rinnovabile per ulteriori tre anni) (DR 2063) sul tema : Disegni sperimentali ottimi la scheda per la domanda e' reperibile al seguente indirizzo http://progetti.unicatt.it/progetti-ateneo-milano-brescia-piacenza-e-cremon… Scadenza per la presentazione della domanda 25 novembre p.v. Per informazioni: Guido Consonni Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Largo Gemelli, 1 20123 Milano; ITALY https://sites.google.com/site/consonnibayes/home Ph: +39 02 7234 3049

1 0

Seminario ENRICO SCALAS @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Martedì 10 Novembre 2015 alle ore 14:30 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Prof. ENRICO SCALAS (Department of Mathematics, University of Sussex, UK) terrà un seminario dal titolo EXACTLY-SOLVABLE NON-MARKOVIAN DYNAMIC NETWORK Abstract: Non-Markovian processes are widespread in natural and human-made systems, yet explicit modelling and analysis of such systems is underdeveloped. In this letter we consider a dynamic network with random link activation and deletion (RLAD) with non-exponential inter-event times. We study a semi-Markov random process when the inter-event times are heavy tailed Mittag-Leffler distributed, thus considerably slowing down the corresponding Markovian dynamics and study the system far from equilibrium. We derive an analytically and computationally tractable system of forward equations utilizing the Caputo derivative for the probability of having a given number of active links in the network. http://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042801 Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- 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

1 0

Deadline approaching: Winter School in Padova (February 2016)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Dear all, this is to remind you that the deadline for the Winter School "Frontiers in Stochastic Modelling for Finance" is October, 31. For more details, see below and on the Winter School's website http://www.maths.univ-evry.fr/conferences/padova2016/index_ws.htm See you in Padova! Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:58:14 +0200 From: Giorgia Callegaro <giogiocallegaro(a)gmail.com> To: random(a)mail.dm.unipi.it Subject: [Random] Winter School in Padova (February 2016) Dear all, in collaboration with Evry University, ENSIIE and University Paris Diderot, the Department of Mathematics of the University of Padova (Organizing Committe in Padova: Giorgia Callegaro and Tiziano Vargiolu, Scientific Committe in Padova: Wolfgang J. Runggaldier) is organizing a Winter School on recent advances in Mathematical Finance, that will be held in Padova in the period 8-12 February 2016. Two main courses, on ?Energy Markets? and ?Pricing with Funding and Counterparty Risks? will be given, respectively, by Rene Aid (EdF) and Andrea Pallavicini (Banca IMI and Imperial College). Moreover, four mini-course are scheduled, on longevity risk (Nicole El Karoui), optimal stopping (Goran Peskir), polynomial processes (Martin Larsson) and numerical methods (Nadia Oudjane). More details can be found at the link: http://www.maths.univ-evry.fr/conferences/padova2016/index_ws.htm#section1 Accomodation during the period 7-12 February will provided to a limited number of students (maximum 35) selected among candidates who will send us, via the online form available here: http://www.maths.univ-evry.fr/conferences/padova2016/Application_ws.htm#sec… their CV and recommendation letter before the 31st October 2015. Thanks for your attention and see you in Padova! Giorgia Callegaro on behalf of the Organizing Committee -- Giorgia Callegaro Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it Web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

1 0

Politecnico di Milano - Seminari Jim Ramsay e Michelle Carey
by Laura M. Sangalli 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Si avvisa che in data 6-11-2015, alle ore 10:30 precise, presso l'Aula Seminari "F. Saleri" VI piano - Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, nell'ambito delle iniziative MOX, si svolgeranno i seguente seminari: ore 10:30 Jim Ramsay, McGill University, Exploring Functional Data with Dynamic Models ore 11:30 Michelle Carey, McGill University, Data2PDE: an iterative scheme for obtaining data driven estimates of the parameters of PDEs defined over complex domains Seguono gli abstracts dei due seminari. Jim Ramsay Exploring Functional Data with Dynamic Models Discrete observations of curves are often smoothed by attaching a penalty to the error sum of squares, and the most popular penalty is the integrated squared second derivative of the function that fits the data. But it has been known since the earliest days of smoothing splines that, if the linear differential operator D^2 is replaced by a more general differential operator L that annihilates most of the variation in the observed curves, then the resulting smooth has less bias and greatly reduced mean squared error. This talk will show how we can use the data to estimate such an operator. The differential equation estimated in this way is already an interesting model for the data that represents the dynamics of the processes being estimated. But, in addition to the advantages in bias and MSE, it emerges that exciting new ways of representing the data emerge that use an orthogonal basis system defined by the estimated operator. M. Carey Data2PDE: an iterative scheme for obtaining data driven estimates of the parameters of PDEs defined over complex domains Spatial data are abundant in many scientific fields, some examples include; satellite images of the earth, temperature readings from multiple weather stations and the spread of an infectious disease over a particular region. In many instances the spatial data are accompanied by mathematical models expressed in terms of partial differential equations (PDEs). These PDEs determine the theoretical aspects of the behaviour of the physical, chemical or biological phenomena considered. The parameters of the PDEs are typically unknown and must be inferred from expert knowledge of the phenomena considered. In this talk I will discuss extending the profiling with parameter cascading procedure outlined in Ramsay et al (2007) to incorporate PDE parameter estimation. Furthermore, following from Sangalli et al. (2013) the estimation procedure is extended to include nite element methods (FEMs). This allows the proposed method to account for attributes of the geometry of the physical problem such as irregular shaped domains, external and internal boundary features and strong concavities. Thus this talk introduces a methodology for data driven estimates of the parameters of PDEs dened over complex domains. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Laura Sangalli -- Laura Maria Sangalli MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano - Italy tel: +39 02 2399 4554 fax: +39 02 2399 4568 email: laura.sangalli(a)polimi.it url: http://mox.polimi.it/~sangalli

1 0

PIETRO CAPUTO - GIOVEDI 29 - TOR VERGATA - CICLO SEMINARI PASCAL
by Valentina Cammarota 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Ciclo di Seminari - Progetto ERC grant PASCAL (Probabilistic and Statistical Techniques for Cosmological Applications) Giovedi` 29 ottobre ore 15:00 Aula Dal Passo Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Roma Tor Vergata Prof. Pietro Caputo Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università Roma Tre Titolo: Dynamical phase transition in random lattice triangulations Abstract: We consider lattice triangulations, i.e., triangulations of the integer points in Euclidean plane. Our focus is on random triangulations in which a triangulation \sigma has weight \lambda^{|\sigma|}, where \lambda is a positive real parameter and |\sigma| is the total length of the edges in \sigma. Empirically, this model exhibits a phase transition at \lambda=1 (corresponding to the uniform distribution): for \lambda<1 distant edges behave essentially independently, while for \lambda>1 very large regions of aligned edges appear. We substantiate this picture as follows. For \lambda<1 sufficiently small, we show that correlations between edges decay exponentially with distance (suitably defined), and also that the Glauber dynamics, namely the local Markov chain based on flipping edges, is rapidly mixing (in time polynomial in the number of edges in the triangulation). By contrast, for \lambda>1 we show that the mixing time is exponential. For thin rectangular regions we obtain sharp mixing time bounds for all values of \lambda<1. This is joint work with F. Martinelli, A. Sinclair and A. Stauffer Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. . Valentina Cammarota Department of Mathematics Universita` degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/english.php https://sites.google.com/site/valentinacammarota/

1 0

Doctoral Seminar at LUISS
by Marco Scarsini 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

This is to invite you to our next doctoral seminar, on Thursday, October 29th, from 13:00 to 14:00 in room 405b. The speakers is Anna Zseleva (Maastricht University). The work presented will be: Title: Zero-sum games with charges Abstract: We consider two-player zero-sum games with infinite action spaces and bounded payoff functions. The players' strategies are finitely additive probability measures, called charges. Since a strategy profile does not always induce a unique expected payoff, we distinguish two extreme attitudes of players. A player is viewed as pessimistic if he always evaluates the range of possible expected payoffs by the worst one, and a player is viewed as optimistic if he always evaluates it by the best one. This approach results in a definition of a pessimistic and an optimistic value for each player. We provide an extensive analysis of the relation between these values, and connect them to the classical values. In addition, we also examine existence of optimal strategies with respect to these values. Updated calendar of our seminars at: http://ricerca.economiaefinanza.luiss.it/calendar ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

1 0

DRM 2015 - final program
by Fabio Bellini 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

1 0

seminario di Pablo Rodriguez a Milano-Bicocca
by daniela.bertacchi 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ANNUNCIO DI SEMINARIO ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Il giorno 30 ottobre 2015, alle ore 14 in aula 2109 del Dipartimento di matematica e Applicazioni dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca, il dott. PABLO RODRIGUEZ (Department of Applied Math. and Statistics, Universidade de Sao Paulo. Sao Carlos, Brazil.) terrà un seminario dal titolo PHASE TRANSITIONS IN SOME STOCHASTIC TOY-MODELS. Abstract: The aim of the talk is to discuss about the formulation and phase transition results regarding three stochastic toy-models. More precisely, we consider a modified ErdosRényi random graph, an accessibility percolation model on trees and an interacting particle system on Zd. We will discuss about motivation, results, open problems, and some ideas for the proofs. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare Daniela Bertacchi ********************************************* * Daniela Bertacchi * Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni * Università di Milano-Bicocca * Via Cozzi 53 * 20125 Milano * * Tel. +39 0264485716 * Fax +39 0264485705 * email: daniela.bertacchi(a)unimib.it * http://www.matapp.unimib.it/~bertacchi *********************************************

1 0

Postdoc on Models and algorithms for large networks from Big Data
by Fabrizio Lillo 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

The call for a two-year postdoc is open at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (Italy). The topic of the research is *Models and algorithms for large networks from Big Data”* under the following EU project: *“SoBigData Research Infrastructure”, *Acronym “*SoBigData*” (call H-2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015). The details of the call are at http://www.sns.it/en/servizi/job/assegnidiricerca/assegno502/ The research fellow shall carry out the following activities: study and implementation of models and algorithms for the study and inference of large complex networks of social, economic, financial, and computational origin; networks from time series; social pattern discovery; empirical analysis of Big Data. The deadline is November 9. I would be grateful if you could forward this message to any potentially interested candidate. The interested candidates can either contact me (fabrizio.lillo(a)sns.it) or the addresses in the call in case they need further information. Thanks and all the best, Fabrizio Lillo ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY Check the new website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

1 0

LUISS Seminar_28/10 Alessandro Arlotto
by Marco Scarsini 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

The next Research Seminar of Economics and Finance Dept. is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28th , from 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m., room 205/a, viale Romania. Our guest speaker will be Prof. Alessandro Arlotto (Duke University), who will held a lecture titled “Markov Decision Problems Where Means Bound Variances” Abstract We identify a rich class of finite-horizon Markov decision problems (MDPs) for which the variance of the optimal total reward can be bounded by a simple linear function of its expected value. The class is characterized by three natural properties: reward nonnegativity and boundedness, existence of a do-nothing action, and optimal action monotonicity. These properties are commonly present and typically easy to check. Implications of the class properties and of the variance bound are illustrated by examples of MDPs from operations research, operations management, financial engineering, and combinatorial optimization. Best regards, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza Viale Romania, 32 - 00197 Roma economiaefinanza(a)luiss.it t +39 06 85225550 f +39 06 85225985

1 0

Seminario Sergio Albeverio: Symmetries and stochastic differential equations (DipInf - UniVr)
by Luca di persio 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

Giovedi' 29 Ottobre, ore 16:30 (16:15 rinfresco, 16:30 inizio seminario) Presso: Dipartimento di Informatica (Sala Verde) Strada le Grazie, 15 https://goo.gl/maps/6mB9N2SSeqC2 Il prof. Sergio Albeverio (HCM - UniBonn) terrà il seguente seminario Title: Symmetries and stochastic differential equations. Abstract: Recently the study of relations between symmetries and stochastic (partial) differential equations has received renewed interest,in particular in relations with areas like hydrodynamics,finance and quantum field theory.The seminar will briefly present some of these developments. Speaker: Sergio Albeverio, HCM - University of Bonn __ Luca Di Persio - PhD assistant professor of Probability and Mathematical Finance Dept. Informatics University of Verona strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy Dept. Math University of Trento V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686

1 0

RETTIFICA ORARIO SEMINARIO PABLO RODRIGUEZ
by Angelica Yohana Pachon Pinzon 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************************************** *Si comunica che il seminario del Dott. Pablo Rodriguez e' spotato alle ore 12:00 del 29/10/2015 in Aula 1 presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10. * Il Dott. PABLO RODRIGUEZ (Department of Applied Math. and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo. São Carlos, Brazil.) terrà un seminario dal titolo PHASE TRANSITIONS IN SOME STOCHASTIC TOY-MODELS. Abstract: The aim of the talk is to discuss about the formulation and phase transition results regarding three stochastic toy-models. More precisely, we consider a modified Erdős–Rényi random graph, an accessibility percolation model on trees and an interacting particle system on Zd. We will discuss about motivation, results, open problems, and some ideas for the proofs. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Angelica Pachon. ---------------------------------------------------------- Dipartimento di Matematica “Giuseppe Peano” Università degli Studi di Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10, 10123 Torino

1 0

RETIFICA ORARIO SEMINARIO PABLO RODRIGUEZ
by Angelica Yohana Pachon Pinzon 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************************************** S Giovedi 29 Ottobre 2015 alle ore 11:00 in Aula 3 presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Dott. PABLO RODRIGUEZ (Department of Applied Math. and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo. São Carlos, Brazil.) terrà un seminario dal titolo PHASE TRANSITIONS IN SOME STOCHASTIC TOY-MODELS. Abstract: The aim of the talk is to discuss about the formulation and phase transition results regarding three stochastic toy-models. More precisely, we consider a modified Erdős–Rényi random graph, an accessibility percolation model on trees and an interacting particle system on Zd. We will discuss about motivation, results, open problems, and some ideas for the proofs. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare

1 0

Seminario PABLO RODRIGUEZ
by Angelica Yohana Pachon Pinzon 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************** ************************ Giovedi 29 Ottobre 2015 alle ore 11:00 in Aula 3 presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Dott. PABLO RODRIGUEZ (Department of Applied Math. and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo. São Carlos, Brazil.) terrà un seminario dal titolo PHASE TRANSITIONS IN SOME STOCHASTIC TOY-MODELS. Abstract: The aim of the talk is to discuss about the formulation and phase transition results regarding three stochastic toy-models. More precisely, we consider a modified Erdős–Rényi random graph, an accessibility percolation model on trees and an interacting particle system on Zd. We will discuss about motivation, results, open problems, and some ideas for the proofs. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

1 0

de Finetti Risk Seminar - october 2015
by Emanuela Rosazza 20 Oct '15

20 Oct '15

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture A Bayesian Decision-Theoretic Model of Sequential Clinical Trials with Delayed Responses Stephen Chick INSEAD LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, October 21, at 18.00 at room 3-E4-SR03, Bocconi University, Via Rontgen 1, 3rd floor, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee: Prof. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) 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. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** 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 *****************************************************

1 0

Borse di dottorato e di ricerca in memoria di Guido Cazzavillan (scadenze 8 novembre e 31 ottobre 2015)
by Monica Billio 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Nella primavera del 2014 è prematuramente scomparso un valente studioso di economia, Guido Cazzavillan, che è stato una figura importante in ambito economico e per l'Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, dove è stato direttore del Dipartimento di Economia e componente del Senato Accademico. La famiglia Cazzavillan, attraverso il Dipartimento di Economia dell'Università Ca' Foscari, ha voluto ricordare Guido bandendo una borsa di studio per poter frequentare il primo anno di un corso dottorato presso una Università di eccellenza internazionale (la borsa è rinnovabile per un anno) e una borsa di ricerca post-doc da utilizzare presso una istituzione di livello internazionale sui problemi della povertà e del sottosviluppo, temi che Guido sentiva particolarmente cari. Entrambi i bandi sono disponibili all’indirizzo: http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=193090 e si segnala che la scadenza per la borsa di dottorato è l’8 novembre 2015 mentre la scadenza per la borsa di ricerca è il 31 ottobre 2015. Si chiede cortesemente di informare dell'iniziativa giovani e studiosi che potrebbero essere interessati. Grazie per l'attenzione e un cordiale saluto, Monica -- Monica Billio Dipartimento di Economia, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Fondamenta San Giobbe 873, 30121 Venezia Tel +39 041 2349170, Fax +39 041 2349176 E-mail billio(a)unive.it http://venus.unive.it/billio http://ideas.repec.org/e/pbi55.html http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=303041

1 0

Fwd: Positions in EU project
by Marco Romito 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

1 0

Politecnico di Milano - Seminario Bill Sudderth
by Laura M. Sangalli 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

Si avvisa che in data 16-10-2015, alle ore 14:30 precise, presso l'Aula Seminari "F. Saleri" VI piano - Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, nell'ambito delle iniziative MOX, si svolgerà il seguente seminario: Relatore: Bill Sudderth School of Statistics, University of Minnesota Titolo: How to Control a Process to a Goal Abstract: Suppose that you have a fortune of $10 and seek to reach $100 by placing bets at xed odds on repetitions of a given event such as the appearance of red (or black) on each spin of a roulette wheel. What is the best strategy for you to reach your goal? What strategy will get you there in the least expected time? What if you are competing with another player? I will discuss these and related problems in both discrete and continuous time. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Laura Sangalli -- Laura Maria Sangalli MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano - Italy tel: +39 02 2399 4554 fax: +39 02 2399 4568 email: laura.sangalli(a)polimi.it url: http://mox.polimi.it/~sangalli

1 0

Half day in stochastic processes
by Paolo Dai Pra 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Half day in stochastic processes Venerdì 16 Ottobre, presso la Sala Riunioni del VII piano del Dipartimento di Matematica dell’Università di Padova, si svolgeranno i seguenti seminari. 9:15 Eva Locherbach (Université de Cergy-Pontoise). On oscillating systems of interacting neurons 9:55 Vlad Bally (Université de Marne-la-Vallée). Convergence in distribution norms in the CLT 10:35: Francois Delarue (Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis). Restoring uniqueness in mean-field games by randomization of the equilibria 11:15 - 11:30 Break 11:30. Paolo Pigato (Università di Padova e Université de Marne-la-Vallée). Tube Estimates for Hypoelliptic Diffusions and Scaling Properties of Stochastic Volatility Models (Ph.D. Defense) Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

1 0

RINVIATO: Seminario Dr. Cosetta Minelli - Mendelian Randomisation - 12 ottobre 2015
by Alessandro Marcon 10 Oct '15

10 Oct '15

Gentilissimi/e, vi avviso che il seminario in oggetto è stato rimandato a data da destinarsi, a causa del grave lutto che ha colpito la nostra Sezione. Il Prof. Roberto de Marco, ordinario di Statistica presso la scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Verona, ci ha lasciati ieri mattina. Tutti noi, orgogliosi di essere stati suoi allievi, vi diamo questo annuncio con profondo dolore. L'ultimo saluto verrà dato presso le celle dell'ospedale di Borgo Roma (Verona) lunedì 12 ottobre dalle ore 13.30 alle ore 14.30. Alessandro Marcon Alessandro Marcon, PhD Unit of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics Department of Diagnostics and Public Health University of Verona Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy tel. +39 045 8027668 2015-09-11 12:15 GMT+02:00 Alessandro Marcon <alessandro.marcon(a)gmail.com>: > > Gentilissimi/e, > vi invio un avviso di seminario, con preghiera di massima diffusione. > > Sede del seminario: Istituti Biologici 2, Università di Verona, strada Le > Grazie 8 (VERONA). > > > Distinti saluti, > Alessandro Marcon > > Alessandro Marcon, PhD > Unit of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics > Department of Diagnostics and Public Health > University of Verona > Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy > tel. +39 045 8027668 > > > > Avviso di SEMINARIO > > > > Lunedì 12 ottobre 2015 ore 11.00-11.45 > > Aula Igiene & Statistica > > (Istituti Biologici 2, blocco B, secondo piano) > > > > Dr. Cosetta Minelli > > Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, National Heart and Lung Institute, > Imperial College London > > > > *Mendelian randomization: * > > *The use of genes as instruments to strengthen causal inference in > epidemiology* > > Mendelian randomization is an approach that uses genes as instrumental > variables to derive unconfounded estimates of the effects of risk factors > (e.g. biomarkers) on disease traits, and is therefore increasingly being > used in epidemiology to distinguish causal from spurious associations. > Since genes are randomly allocated at conception, genetic effects on a > biomarker cannot be affected by classical confounding (e.g. lifestyle > factors) or reverse causation (e.g. biomarker level being influenced by the > presence of disease). Demonstration that a genetic variant known to modify > the biomarker also modifies the disease trait represents indirect evidence > of a causal biomarker-disease association. The validity of Mendelian > Randomization, however, is based on instrumental variable assumptions, the > most important being absence of pleiotropy. This talk will describe the > approach, discuss ways to assess pleiotropy, highlight opportunities and > challenges offered by available genome-wide data, and discuss its extension > to the field of epigenetics (two-step epigenetic Mendelian randomization). > > > > >

1 0

Seminario ROSSELL
by Matteo Ruggiero 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Veberdi 16 Ottobre 2015 alle ore 12:00, presso l’Aula Rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: David ROSSELL (University of Warwick) CONSISTENCY OF POSTERIOR MODEL PROBABILITIES IN HIGH-DIMENSIONAL MODEL SELECTION Abstract: In recent years there has been an increasing interest in developing Bayesian formulations that remain effective in high-dimensional and non-standard problems. We focus on high-dimensional model selection problems where the number of parameters may grow with the sample size, and review results characterizing the situations under which one can hope for the posterior probability assigned to the data-generating truth to eventually converge to 1 (often termed "strong consistency"). As it turns out, under certain regularity conditions for the canonical linear model such consistency can only be achieved if the prior formulation is based on so-called non-local priors. We will review the non-local prior framework and present some recent extensions for high-dimensional estimation. Our theoretical and empirical results show that inducing model selection parsimony via non-local priors allows working with simpler models and improving prediction accuracy simultaneously. Although for simplicity we shall focus on variable selection settings, time allowing we will touch upon extensions to more complex settings such as graphical models or mixture models. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Il seminario e' organizzato dalla "de Castro" Statistics Initiative (http://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

1 0

mini-corso Ruodu Wang in Bicocca
by runggal＠math.unipd.it 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Nell'ambito del programma di internazionalizzazione del Dottorato in Statistica e Matematica per la Finanza della Bicocca, il prof. Ruodu Wang del Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science della University of Waterloo terrà nei giorni 9,10 e 11 novembre un mini-corso su Risk aggregation and Fréchet problems Fréchet problems refer to questions related to an aggregation (sum, typically) of several random variables, where the marginal distribution of each individual random variable is known and the joint distribution (copula) is unspecific. Unfortunately (in fact, fortunately), a large number of questions in this field are still mathematically open. In the modeling of risk aggregation, individual risks and their dependence structure are often modeled separately, leading to uncertainty arising at the level of a joint model. As the dependence structure is typically uncertain, the study on quantitative characteristics (e.g. risk measures) of risk aggregation under model uncertainty leads to a variety of Frèchet problems. This course covers various topics in this quickly expanding field. The content is mainly based on recent research of the instructor and his collaborators. Le lezioni si svolgeranno dalle ore 14.30 alle 17.30 presso la Sala del Consiglio al IV piano dell'edificio U7. La partecipazione è libera ma è necessario iscriversi mandando una email a drm2015(a)unimib.it. Ulteriori informazioni sono disponibili sulla pagina https://sites.google.com/site/dependenceriskmeasures/mini-course[1] Saluti Prof. Fabio Bellini Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods University of Milano-Bicocca Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi 8, 20126 Milano 0039-2-64483119 http://www.economia.unimib.it/bellini http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=P61L8P4AAAAJ&hl=it Links: ------ [1] https://sites.google.com/site/dependenceriskmeasures/mini-course ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ Random mailing list Per informazioni e per disiscriversi: https://fields.dm.unipi.it/listinfo/random Per contattare gli amministratori: random-admin(a)fields.dm.unipi.it Per inviare un messaggio alla mailing list: Random(a)fields.dm.unipi.it Archivio dei messaggi inviati: https://fields.dm.unipi.it/pipermail/random/#end

1 0

mini-corso Ruodu Wang in Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

1 0

Paolo Guasoni lectures on Portfolio Choice and Asset Pricing at University of Verona
by Luca di persio 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear all, this is to announce that Prof. Paolo Guasoni [ Dublin City University ] will give a mini course (8 hours) concerning Lectures on Portfolio Choice and Asset Pricing within the Mathematical Finance Course (Master degree in Mathematics) at the Department of Computer Science, University of Verona. The lectures will cover the attached programme, and they have been scheduled according to the following calendar Monday 26/10 : 1330 - 1630 Tuesday 27/10 : 1030 - 1230 Thursday 29/10 : 1230 - 1530 All the lesson will be given here https://goo.gl/maps/6mB9N2SSeqC2 Strada le Grazie, 15 - 37134 Verona VR Ca' Vignal 2, first floor , Room M Do not hesitate to contact me for further details: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it LuCa __ Luca Di Persio - PhD assistant professor of Probability and Mathematical Finance Dept. Informatics University of Verona strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy Dept. Math University of Trento V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686

1 0

Seminario Prof. Henry Wynn
by DI NARDO Elvira 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

******************************************************************** SEMINARI per i corsi di Laurea in Economia Aziendale (triennale) Economia delle Risorse Naturali e Culturali (magistrale) ******************************************************************** Mercoledi' 14 Ottobre 2015 alle ore 9:30 presso l'Aula 10 del Dipartimento di Matematica, Informatica ed Economia, Campus Macchia Romana, Universita' degli Studi della Basilicata Prof. Henry Wynn (Department of Statistics, London School of Economics) "What is learning? A Bayesian approach" Abstract: Simple examples show that data can contradict prior beliefs; one can be "surprised". But theoretically one always expects to learn in a well-defined way and the class of information functionals for which this is true is known and includes Shannon information. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Elvira Di Nardo -- ...................................................... Elvira Di Nardo Dept. Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics University of Basilicata Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10 I-85100 (Potenza) alternative address: dinardo.el(a)gmail.com (room) +390971205890 (cell.) +393470033068 (fax) + 390971205896 (skype) elvira.di.nardo (web) http://oldwww.unibas.it/utenti/dinardo/home.html ......................................................

1 0

Call for Papers: XVII WORKSHOP on QUANTITATIVE FINANCE, Pisa, January 28-29, 2016, Second Announcement
by Fabrizio Lillo 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Second Announcement: XVII WORKSHOP on QUANTITATIVE FINANCE January 28-29, 2016 Venue: Scuola Normale Superiore Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa Italy The Workshop is the seventeenth edition of an annual meeting place for academia and financial industry on theoretical topics of quantitative finance and their application to the current issues facing the industry. The Workshop welcomes contributions from Mathematical Finance, Quantitative Risk Management, Financial Economics, Computational Finance, Financial Econometrics, Statistics of Financial Markets, Corporate Finance. As in the previous edition of the workshop, we wish to particularly encourage an international participation of young researchers and both theoretical and applied contributions. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Fabio Bellini (Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca), Giacomo Bormetti (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa), Andrea Consiglio (Università degli Studi di Palermo), Friederich Hubalek (Technische Universität Wien), Fabrizio Lillo (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa), Elisa Luciano (Università degli Studi di Torino), Maria Elvira Mancino (Università degli Studi di Firenze), Stefano Marmi (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa), Massimo Morini (Banca IMI), Aldo Nassigh (Unicredit Group), Loriana Pelizzon (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia), Mustafa Pinar (Bilkent University, Ankara), Mathieu Rosenbaum (École Polytechnique, Paris), Sergio Scarlatti (Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”), Carlo Sgarra (Politecnico di Milano), Peter Tankov (Université Denis Diderot, Paris), Josef Teichmann (ETH Zurich), and Tiziano Vargiolu (Università degli Studi di Padova). LOCAL COMMITTEE Giacomo Bormetti, Fabrizio Lillo, Maria Elvira Mancino, Stefano Marmi, Davide Pirino, Daniele Regoli, Chiara Sabelli. Deadline for submission: November 8, 2015 Web site: http://mathfinance.sns.it/qfwxvii/ ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY Check the new website: fabriziolillo.wordpress.com phone: +39 050509159

1 0

Conference "Risk Measures: frontiers of mathematics and regulation", Bologna
by Sabrina Mulinacci 03 Oct '15

03 Oct '15

Dear Colleagues, we are glad to invite you to the Conference on "Risk Measures: frontiers of mathematics and regulation" that is going to be held in Bologna, October 29-30-31, 2015. The program will include a tutorial directed to students, scholars and practitioners interested in mastering the state of the art of theory. Interested students may earn 3 credits upon attending the conference and providing a written discussion of some the presentations in the conference. On Saturday October 31st, there will be an informal meeting for networking on current research and discussion of special topics for future research. More detailed informations are available at http://www2.stat.unibo.it/risk-measures Best Regards Sabrina Mulinacci

1 0

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Random