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Seminario Orsingher
by Giovanni Luca Torrisi 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

*Venerdi' 19 Dicembre 2014*, *ore 11:30* Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo "Mauro Picone", Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma Aula Riunioni (secondo piano) *ENZO ORSINGHER* (Universita' di Roma "Sapienza") terra' un seminario dal titolo *Estensioni frazionarie del processo di Poisson* ABSTRACT: In questo seminario si presentano tre diverse estensioni frazionarie del processo di Poisson. La prima è la versione frazionaria rispetto al tempo dove si parte dalla equazione governante le probabilità di stato nelle quali appare la derivata frazionaria rispetto al tempo nella versione di Dzerbayshan-Caputo. Si ottengono le leggi di probabilità esplicite e una relazione con il processo di Poisson classico sotto forma di cambiamento del tempo. Si analizza anche la struttura del processo di Poisson frazionario come processo di rinnovo con intertempi con distribuzione di Mittag-Leffler. Una estensione del processo di Poisson chiamata Poisson frazionario nello spazio è analizzata e viene mostrato che si tratta di un processo ad incrementi indipendenti (a differenza della versione frazionaria rispetto al tempo), se ne ricava la distribuzione in diverse forme e si studiano le rispettive proprietà. Una terza versione del processo di Poisson come mistura di processi di Poisson omogenei è costruita e vengono discusse le sue applicazioni ai voli aleatori. Infine una classe più ampia di processi di Poisson a tempo riscalato e ad incrementi indipendenti è presentata assieme a specifiche forme legate a diverse scelte della misura di Lévy. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Giovanni Luca Torrisi.

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Seminario di Giorgia Callegaro presso Prometeia - Bologna
by giacomo.scandolo＠unifi.it 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Il giorno Martedì 16 Dicembre 2014, alle ore 14:30 presso la sede di Prometeia (sala grande, primo piano) via G.Marconi 43, Bologna Giorgia CALLEGARO (Università di Padova) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Pricing and Calibration in Local Volatility Models Via Fast Quantization" Abstract In this paper we propose the first calibration exercise based on quantization methods. Pricing and calibration are typically difficult tasks to accomplish: pricing should be fast and accurate, otherwise calibration cannot be performed efficiently. We apply in a local volatility context the recursive marginal quantization methodology to the pricing of vanilla and barrier options. A successful calibration of the Quadratic Normal Volatility model is performed in order to show the potentiality of the method in a concrete example, while a numerical exercise on barrier options shows that quantization overcomes Monte-Carlo methods.

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Seminario di G. Puccetti a Milano
by giovanni.puccetti＠unifi.it 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Giovedì 11 Dicembre alle 12:30 presso l'aula seminari dell'ex Dipartimento di Studi del Lavoro, via Conservatorio 7, primo piano, a Milano, Giovanni Puccetti (Università degli Studi di Firenze) terrà un seminario dal titolo Extremal negative dependence concepts Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Abstract: While the concept of extremal positive dependence is agreed upon for random vectors of arbitrary dimension, various notions of extremal negative dependence arise when more than two random variables are involved. We will review popular existing concepts of extremal negative dependence given in the literature and introduce a novel notion, which in a general sense includes the existing ones as particular cases. Although much of the literature on dependence is actually focused on positive dependence, we will show that negative dependence plays an equally important role in the solution of many optimization problems. This talk is based on a joint work with Ruodu Wang, University of Waterloo.

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StaTalk on Biostatistics - first announcement
by Francesca Ieva 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

*** apologize for cross posting *** Dear all, we would like to announce the first /StaTalk/ promoted by the young section of Italian Statistical Society (y-SIS), to be held in Milan, on April 24th, 2015. *STATALK ON BIOSTATISTICS* (https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/events/statalk…) Department of Mathematics "F. Enriques", Università degli Studi di Milano, via Saldini 50, Milano (Italy) All the information, including the tentative program and the sign-up link for the conference, can be found on the conference website. Statalks are a series of one-day workshop aimed at early career statisticians, i.e., master degree students, people carrying out a PhD, post-docs and young researchers. StaTalks are a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge on advanced topics of statistics in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The hosting research group will propose tutorials, seminars and interactive round tables on the main fields of research and application it is concerned. Participants can contribute bringing their own experience through presentations, ideas, poster and material to be shared in the debate. A StaTalk will be held every 6 months in a different city in Italy. StaTalks on Bayesian Nonparametrics and on Computational Tool for Statistical Modelling are already planned in Turin (autumn 2015) and Rome (spring 2016), respectively. Registrations to the first StaTalk are now open. *No conference fees are due, but registration is mandatory*, using the form available on the website. For further information or any doubt and question, please visit the website _https://sites.google.com/site/youngsocietaitalianastatistica/home_ and do not hesitate to contact the y-SIS officers at the e-mail: youngsis.2013(a)gmail.com <mailto:youngsis.2013@gmail.com>. On behalf of y-SIS officers Francesca Ieva -- ----- Francesca Ieva Department of Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Milano Via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy url: https://sites.google.com/site/mypagefi/ mailto: francesca.ieva(a)unimi.it -----

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Fwd: CRM-PISA -- Announcement for 3 two-year Junior Visiting Positions -- DEADLINE 19th December 2014 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

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Fwd: Saint-Flour 2015
by Marco Romito 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

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Fwd: CRM-PISA -- Announcement for 3 two-year Junior Visiting Positions -- DEADLINE 19th December 2014
by Marco Romito 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

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FINAL PROGRAM - Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management
by giovanni.puccetti＠unifi.it 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Workshop "Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management" Firenze, December 18-19, 2014. https://sites.google.com/site/dependencerisk/ FREE (MANDATORY) REGISTRATION WITH MATERIALS for 20 more participants! SPEAKERS INLCUDE FABIO BELLINI (Milano Bicocca) CAROLE BERNARD (University of Waterloo) ELENA DI BERNARDINO (CNAM Paris) JEAN JACOD (Paris VI) FABRIZIO LILLO (SNS Pisa) MARK PODOLSKIJ (Aarhus University) PIETRO RIGO (Università di Pavia) FABIO SPIZZICHINO (Sapienza Università di Roma) STEVEN VANDUFFEL (Vrije University Brussels)

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seminario il 19 Dicembre al CNR-IMATI
by Antonella Bodini 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Venerdi 19 dicembre, alle ore 11, presso la sede di Milano dell'IMATI Via Bassini 15, nella Sala Pentagonale al secondo piano, *Ting Wang* (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, New Zealand) presentera' un seminario dal titolo Modelling of seismic activity using Markov-modulated Hawkes process and its extensions. Abstract: Earthquakes are processes in which the internal workings are only observed indirectly, although the final effects are all too observable! Hidden Markov models (HMMs, a general statistical framework for modelling partially observed systems) are an intuitively attractive idea for analysing seismicity. I will introduce the Markov-modulated Hawkes process that we developed for investigating long-term patterns in seismicity rate. The catalogue of the Landers earthquake sequence, which included multiple mainshocks, was used as a case study. I will show how this model captures the cyclic parent-generating-offspring feature of the temporal behaviour of earthquakes. I will also discuss our current work on extending this temporal model by including spatial variation of the seismic activity and the earthquake magnitude. Our aim is to categorize spatiotemporal seismic hazards holistically, using the entire earthquake record in a selected region to identify patterns correlated with subsequent large earthquakes, rather than the traditional way of hunting for individual foreshocks. 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) tel +39 02 23699524 fax +39 02 23699538 http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~anto/

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Seminari al Collegio Carlo Alberto
by Matteo Ruggiero 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

**************************************************************** STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO **************************************************************** Nei giorni 10 e 11 Dicembre 2014, presso la sala rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terranno i seguenti seminari: 10 Dicembre, h 11.00 James SCOTT (University of Texas at Austin) FALSE DISCOVERY RATE SMOOTHING — 10 Dicembre, h 12.00 Taeryon CHOI (Korea University) GENERALIZED PARTIALLY ADDITIVE BAYESIAN SPECTRAL ANALYSIS REGRESSION MODELS — 11 Dicembre, h 11.00 Jaeyong LEE (Seoul National University) DEPENDENT SPECIES SAMPLING MODELS — 11 Dicembre, h 12.00 Luis Enrique NIETO-BARAJAS (ITAM, México) SPATIAL GAMMA PROCESSES IN DISEASE MAPPING Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. I seminari sono organizzati 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 http://sites.carloalberto.org/ruggiero

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Avviso di seminario :: Colubi@DSS (Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mercoledì 10 Dicembre, ore 11am ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Sapienza Università di Roma ANA COLUBI (Università di Oviedo) terrà un seminario dal titolo ON THE TRIMMED MEAN IN HILBERT SPACES: APPLICATIONS TO FUZZY AND FUNCTIONAL DATA tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm Saluti Pierpaolo Brutti --- ABSTRACT Numerous experimental studies involve semi-quantitative expert information, or measured in a non-precise way, which can be modeled with interval (fluctuations, grouped data, etc.) or fuzzy (ratings, opinions, perceptions etc.) data. A general framework to analyze these kinds of inexact data with statistical tools developed for Hilbertian random variables will be presented. Robust estimation in Hilbert spaces is specially relevant for its applications in the treatment of contaminated functional data. Specifically, the trimmed mean was already defined and analyzed under ideal conditions. However its estimation has not been efficiently implemented. An algorithm to compute the sample trimmed mean in Hilbert spaces is presented and its robust properties are briefly discussed. To show the performance of the algorithm some case studies concerning functional and fuzzy data will be presented.

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seminario GALERNE
by Elena Villa 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

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 ******************************************* *Giovedì 18 Dicembre*,*ore 11:00* Aula Dottorato, Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' degli Studi di Milano via C. Saldini 50, Milano *BRUNO GALERNE* (MAP5, Université Paris Descartes) terrà un seminario dal titolo *Random Fields of Bounded Variation and Computation of their Variation Intensity* ABSTRACT: The purpose of this talk is to define and characterize random fields of bounded variation, that is random fields with sample paths in the space of functions of bounded variation, and to study their mean total variation. We will mainly focus on the mean variation of random fields with stationary increments. We will show that this mean variation is proportional to the Lebesgue measure, and an expression of the constant of proportionality, called the variation intensity, will be established. This expression shows in particular that the variation intensity only depends on the family of two-dimensional distributions of the stationary increment random field. When restricting to random sets, the obtained results give generalizations of well-known formulas from stochastic geometry and mathematical morphology. The interest of these general results will be illustrated by computing the variation intensities of several classical stationary random field and random set models, namely Gaussian random fields and excursion sets, Poisson shot noises, Boolean models, dead leaves models, and random tessellations. 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

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de Finetti risk seminar - december 2014
by Emanuela Rosazza 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lecture ADVERSARIAL RISK ANALYSIS: CONCEPTS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS David Rios Insua ICMAT-CSIC LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 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. Marco Frittelli (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) Prof. Fabio Maccheroni (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Massimo Marinacci (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Emanuela Rosazza Gianin (Univ. Milano-Bicocca) Dott. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) Dott. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** Emanuela Rosazza Gianin Dipartimento di Metodi Quantitativi per le Scienze Economiche ed Aziendali Università di Milano Bicocca Edificio U7 – 4° Piano Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 20126 Milano Tel. 02 64483208 Fax. 02 64483105 e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it *****************************************************

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Seminario VALENTINA CAMMAROTA
by Federico Polito 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************************************** Lunedì 15 Dicembre 2014 alle ore 11:00 in Aula S, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, La Dott.ssa VALENTINA CAMMAROTA (Department of Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata") terrà un seminario dal titolo ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CRITICAL VALUES OF RANDOM SPHERICAL HARMONICS Abstract: We study the limiting distribution of critical points and extrema of random spherical harmonics, in the high energy limit. In particular, we first derive the density functions of extrema and saddles; we then provide analytic expressions for the variances and we show that the empirical measures in the high-energy limits converge weakly to their expected values. Our arguments require a careful investigation of the validity of the Kac-Rice formula in nonstandard circumstances, entailing degeneracies of covariance matrices for first and second derivatives of the processes being analysed. Joint paper with Domenico Marinucci (Università degli studi di Roma "Tor Vergata") and Igor Wigman (King's College, London) 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

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LMS-CMI Research school at Loughborough, April 13-17, 2015 (fwd)
by Michele Gianfelice 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:46:03 +0000 From: Wael Bahsoun <W.Bahsoun(a)lboro.ac.uk> To: Wael Bahsoun <W.Bahsoun(a)lboro.ac.uk> Subject: LMS-CMI Research school at Loughborough, April 13-17, 2015 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Dear Colleagues, I would like to point to your attention that there will be a LMS-CMI school for research students at Loughborough University from 13-17 April. Title: Statistical Properties of Dynamical Systems Lecturers are: C. Liverani (Rome), I. Melbourne (Warwick) and M. Demers (Fairfield, USA). More information is a availableat http://www.claymath.org/events/statistical-pr operties-dynamical-systems Please encourage research students to register via the above website. The deadline to register is 30 January 2015. Financial support to cover meals and accommodation is available, and in some cases, where other sources are not available, to cover travel for non-UK students. I would also appreciate it if you also post the attached poster in your department. Best regards, Wael

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Position in Pisa (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:38:52 +0100 (CET) From: Giovanna Carnovale <carnoval(a)math.unipd.it> To: users(a)math.unipd.it =========================================================================== POSTDOC POSITION AT CENTRO DI GIORGI - PISA This is a 2 year position. Gross compensation, inclusive of all taxes: ? 65.000 (for 2 years) The "Centro De Giorgi" is in front of Scuola Normale Superiore and 500 meters from the Department of mathematics. http://www.sns.it/en/servizi/job/assegnidiricerca/assegno559/ ==============================================================================

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Wednesday 3.12.14 14.30h ASSESSING RISKS: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS - R. Zitikis University of Western Ontario
by Francesca Greselin 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Francesca Greselin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday December, 3 2014, at 2.30 p.m Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods Aula Consiglio della Scuola di Economia e Statistica, 4rth floor, Room n°4064, building U7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICARDAS ZITIKIS, PhD, (Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada) will give the following talk: ASSESSING RISKS: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS Abstract Just like measuring economic inequality, assessing risk and its impact on decision making could be a daunting task. More often than not, we misestimate risk, and do so unwittingly. I will illustrate such issues and share thoughts that have guided my current research. http://www.stats.uwo.ca/faculty/zitikis/main.htm <http://www.stats.uwo.ca/faculty/zitikis/main.htm> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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seminario di Tiziano Vargiolu presso Prometeia - Bologna
by Giacomo Scandolo 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Il giorno Martedì 2 Dicembre 2014, alle ore 14:30 presso la sede di Prometeia (sala grande, primo piano) via G.Marconi 43, Bologna Tiziano VARGIOLU (Università di Padova) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Utility indifference pricing and hedging for structured contracts in energy markets" Abstract In this paper we focus on pricing of structured products in energy markets using utility indifference pricing approach. In particular, we compute the buyer's price of such derivatives for an agent investing in the forward market, whose preferences are described by an exponential utility function. Such a price is characterized in terms of continuous viscosity solutions of suitable non-linear PDEs. This provides an effective way to compute both an optimal exercise strategy for the structured product and a portfolio strategy to partially hedge the financial position. In the complete market case, the financial hedge turns out to be perfect and the PDE reduces to particular cases already treated in the literature. Moreover, in a model with two assets and constant correlation, we obtain a representation of the price as the value function of an auxiliary simpler optimization problem under a risk neutral probability, that can be viewed as a perturbation of the minimal entropy martingale measure. Finally, numerical results are provided.

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Seminario Ely MERZBACH (Fractional Poisson Process)
by Giacomo Aletti 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno giovedì 4 Dicembre 2014, alle ore 16.00, nell'Aula 4 (piano terra) del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, "The Fractional Poisson process and extensions" Ely MERZBACH Bar Ilan University (joint work with O. Busani and N. Leonenko) Abstract: We present different definitions and asymptotic properties of the Fractional Poisson Process. We define Continuous Time Random Walks Limits. Using inverse stable subordinators and Mittag-Leffler functions, we present a new definition of a fractional Poisson process parametrized by points of the Euclidean plane. Some properties are given and, in particular, we prove a long-range dependence property. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Seminario VIDYASHANKAR
by Andrea Ghiglietti 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati,scusandomi per invii multipli.Cordialmente,Andrea Ghiglietti--------------Annuncio il seguente seminario:il giorno giovedì 4 Dicembre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula 4 del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano,"Finite Sample Post-Model Selection Inference"Anand N. Vidyashankar,Department of Statistics, Volgeneau School of Engineering, George Mason University.Abstract:In several instances of statistical practice it is common, when using parametric or semi-parametric models, that a preliminary test of a subset of parameters is made and based on the results of the pretest an appropriate model is chosen. However, when evaluating the resulting inferential procedure the variability induced by the model-selection needs to be taken into account. In this presentation, we describe two distinct approaches to data analyses in these contexts. We evaluate both these approaches, using recently developed concentration inequalities, in nite samples as opposed to the traditional large sample investigations. We also describe new central limit theorems facilitating comparisons between the methods. Keywords: Finite Sample Inference, Model Selection Variability, Asymptotic inference, Data-splitting, Large deviations, Concentration Inequalities.

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Seminario CHARAWI (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno lunedì 1 Dicembre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, "Ionic mechanism underlying cardiac pacemaking: Insights from a mathematical model" Lara CHARAWI Dipartimento Matematica, Università di PAVIA Abstract: The ionic mechanisms at the basis of the spontaneous pacemaker activity of sinoatrial node (SAN) cells is a matter of intense debate [1], in particular the role of the hyperpolarization-activated current, known as the "funny" current If [2]. Computational models of the electrical activity of SAN cells have been proposed to gain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, however they fail in reproducing experimental effects of If modifications. We present a novel mathematical model of rabbit SAN action potential [3], developed by updating the description of membrane currents and intracellular mechanisms on the basis of experimental acquisitions, in an attempt to reproduce pacemaker activity and its physiological and pharmacological modulation. Our model describes satisfactorily experimental data on pacemaking regulation due to neural modulation, If block and inhibition of the intracellular calcium handling. Simulation results suggest that a detailed description of the intracellular calcium fluxes is fully compatible with the observation that If is a major component of pacemaking and rate modulation. Keywords Cardiac modelling, cardiac pacemaking, sinoatrial node, funny current, autonomic rate modulation. References [1] Lakatta, E. G., and DiFrancesco, D. (2009). What keeps us ticking: a funny current, a calcium clock, or both?. J. mol. cell. cardiol., 47(2), 157-170. [2] Brown, H. F., DiFrancesco, D., and Noble, S. J. (1979). How does adrenaline accelerate the heart? Nature, 280, 235-236. [3] Severi, S., Fantini, M., Charawi, L. A., and DiFrancesco, D. (2012). An updated computational model of rabbit sinoatrial action potential to investigate the mechanisms of heart rate modulation. J. physiol., 590(18), 4483-4499. ================= Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying up to date mathematical modeling and data analysis approaches to the study of biological systems. The RGS take place at the Math. Department in Milan (via Saldini). Initiatives and updates are published on the website: http://rgs.mat.unimi.it/. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Seminario Prof. Mascia (presso Dip. Scienze Statistiche, Roma)
by Alessandro Degregorio 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venerdì 28 Novembre, ore 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Sapienza Università di Roma PROF. CORRADO MASCIA (Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Castelnuovo", Sapienza Università di Roma) terrà un seminario dal titolo: *Parabolic behavior of hyperbolic systems describing velocity-jump processes* *Abstract:* *The talk concerns with the large-time behavior of a class of* *hyperbolic systems of partial differential equations and its relation* *with corresponding (reduced) parabolic equations. The basic prototypeis the Goldstein-Kac model for correlated random walks, interpreted asa variation of the classical heat equation.Areas of interest of the topic will be presented, together with aselection of known rigorous mathematical results available in theliterature. Additionally, the asymptotic description of ageneralization of the Goldstein-Kac model to an arbitrary number ofspeeds in several dimensions (based on an application of a variant ofthe Kirchoff’s matrix tree Theorem from graph theory) will bepresented in details.* Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Saluti Alessandro De Gregorio

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seminario TOM HURD
by Matteo Burzoni 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Avviso di seminario. Università degli studi di Milano. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venerdì 28 Novembre 2014 alle ore 14.00 presso l’Aula di Rappresentanza del Dipartimento di Matematica, Via Saldini, 50, Milano -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hurd Mc Master University terrà un seminario dal titolo: Percolation and Financial Cascades Abstract: Exact results in percolation theory on random graphs rely on a property known as the ``tree ansatz'', which is known to be asymptotically true on the family of configuration graphs. The question arises whether percolation ideas are relevant l for understanding systemic risk in financial networks. In this talk, I will review models of financial contagion, such as the Eisenberg-Noe model and its alternatives. Along the way, I will propose definitions for ``random financial network'' (RFN) and ``locally treelike independence'' (LTI), and explore these definitions' mathematical consequences. In the end, comparison of analytical approximations to Monte Carlo computations in some realistic network cascade examples shows that there are indeed situations where the LTI approximation is "surprisingly" accurate.

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Job Openings in Research Positions (Female) at ISM, Japan
by Ilia Negri 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Volentieri giro questa informazione di una posizione per ricercatrice (donna) presso l'ISM a Tachikawa, Tokyo. The institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM), Tachikawa, Tokyo (Japan) has an open position for Assistant Professor in Statistics (female) Deadline for Application : Must be submitted by December 12, 2014 More informations are available here: http://www.ism.ac.jp/jobs/index_e.html or here: http://www.ism.ac.jp/jobs/index_e/1111.pdf Ilia Negri http://www.unibg.it/pers/?ilia.negri

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Seminario MICHAEL HINZ -- UniTo
by Federico Polito 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************************************** Venerdì 28 Novembre 2014 alle ore 14:00 in Aula S presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Dott. MICHAEL HINZ (Department of Mathematics, Bielefeld University) terrà un seminario dal titolo CALCULUS, STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND GEOMETRY WITHOUT SMOOTHNESS Abstract: The talk deals with analysis and stochastic processes on fully singular spaces (i.e. singular at every or almost every point). In the first part we give a brief introduction to the subject which was started in the late eighties and early nineties by Goldstein, Kusuoka, Barlow, Bass, Kigami and others and is now referred to as 'Analysis on fractals'. Markov processes and their energy functionals (Dirichlet forms) play a key role. In the second part we explain some interrelations between stochastic analysis and items of differential geometry, point out some recent results and applications. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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Fwd: PhD position available at TU Delft
by Gustavo Posta 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Faggionato, Alessandra" <faggiona(a)mat.uniroma1.it> > Subject: PhD position available at TU Delft > Date: 20 novembre 2014 10:22:52 GMT+01:00 > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > PhD position available at TU Delft > > The PhD position is available in the Applied Probability group of Prof. Dr.= > Frank Redig at Technical University Delft. Under the supervision of Dr. W= > ioletta Ruszel and Prof. Frank Redig the PhD candidate has the opportunity = > to choose between the following challenging projects: > > - Gibbs- non Gibbs transitions on random graphs > > - Probabilistic cellular automata on trees > > - Synchronization on a network > > For more details please go to: > http://dutiosb.twi.tudelft.nl/~ruszel/misc.html > There is also the possibility to discuss possible other projects in consult= > ation with Dr. Ruszel and Prof. Redig. > You will report on your results through papers in high-ranking probability = > journals and through presentations at international conferences. > You will also have some minor teaching duties, mainly as an assistant for r= > elevant Bachelor and/or Master degree courses. > Women are especially encouraged to apply. > > Requirements > > You have an MSc in mathematics or physics, with a proven interest and track= > record in probability theory. > Conditions of employment > You will be appointed for a period of four years. Your performance will be = > evaluated after 18 months. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will= > be extended by 2.5 years; > You will be classified as a PhD Candidate (promovendus) in the Dutch univer= > sity job-ranking system (UFO). The gross starting salary amounts to 2,062 E= > uros per month based on full-time employment, and will increase to 2,638 Eu= > ros in the fourth year; > > Organisation > > TU Delft has over 13,000 students and 5,000 staff, all of whom are driven b= > y a fascination for science, design and engineering. Our university is not = > only the oldest but also the largest university of technology in the Nether= > lands. As such, we are constantly in search of new talent from home and abr= > oad to help us ensure that our research and education remains of the very h= > ighest standard. > Delft University of Technology works at providing new ground-breaking insig= > hts and solutions to urgent societal problems around the world. Thanks to i= > ts top faculty members and unique, large-scale technological research facil= > ities, this university offers world-level multidisciplinary research and ed= > ucation. > The campus contains a large number of state-of the art facilities such as t= > he sports and cultural centers. > > Contact > > The deadline fo rthe application is 31 st of December 2014. Please send a l= > etter of motivation, a list of taken courses with grades, a copy of your ma= > ster thesis and at least two references to W.M.Ruszel(a)tudelft.nl. > For more information and applications please contact W.M.Ruszel(a)tudelft.nl = > or F.H.J.Redig(a)tudelft.nl.

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Fwd: [World] Doctoral position in Combinatorics, Vienna
by Gustavo Posta 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: Ilse Fischer <ilse.fischer(a)univie.ac.at> > Subject: [World] Doctoral position in Combinatorics, Vienna > Date: 20 novembre 2014 09:15:54 GMT+01:00 > To: world(a)alea-research.eu > > Doctoral position in Combinatorics > University of Vienna, Austria > > A doctoral position in Combinatorics at the University of Vienna is available. The position is within the framework of a START project funded by the Austrian Science Foundation FWF and deals with recent topics in enumerative and algebraic combinatorics as wells as statistical physics. > > Successful candidates will join the combinatorics group > http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~kratt/comb.html > > The position comes with substantial travel funding and is available from January 1, 2015 (negotiable). There is no obligation to teach. > > Applications, including CV, letter of motivation, a PDF file of the master/diploma thesis and the name of one reference with her/his email-address, should be sent to > > Ilse Fischer > ilse.fischer at univie.ac.at > http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~ifischer/ > > and will be considered until the position is filled. > > For further informations do not hesitate to contact Ilse Fischer. > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)alea-research.eu > http://alea-research.eu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

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Last call JMVA-SI on Statistics in HD spaces
by Aldo Goia 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Dear Colleagues, This is the last call for inviting you to submit works to the Special Issue of the journal JMVA devoted to High and Infinite Dimensional Statistics. Recall that the last deadline for sending papers is fixed to December 31, 2014. We remember that this issue is devoted to contributions in the various fields involving High Dimensional Statistics including in particular (but not only) Functional Data Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Variable Selection, Model Choice ... You can find all the details on the JMVA web site: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-multivariate-analysis/call-for-… and you can submit your paper on line at http://ees.elsevier.com/jmva/ (please indicate at the first stage of submission, when filling "Type of article", that it is for this SI). Recall also that, after submission, the papers will be regularly reviewed according to the usual standards of the journal JMVA. Thank you for your interest in Functional and High Dimensional Statistics, and please apologize for cross-posting if any. With our best wishes, Aldo Goia and Philippe Vieu Guest Editors of JMVA S.I. on Statistics in HD Spaces -- Aldo Goia Dipartimento di Studi per l'Economia e l'Impresa Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro" Via Perrone, 18 - 28100 Novara Tel. +39 0321 375319 - Fax. +39 0321 375305

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Avviso di seminario :: Mukhopadhyay@DSS (Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Giovedì 27 Novembre, ore 11am ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Sapienza Università di Roma NITIS MUKHOPADHYAY (Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut-Storrs) terrà un seminario dal titolo WALKING A THIN LINE BETWEEN TEACHING AND RESEARCH CAN BE EXCITING tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm Saluti Pierpaolo Brutti --- ABSTRACT A two-way live connection involving give-and-take between teaching and research makes me feel very excited as a teacher every day at the real prospect of becoming more effective in a classroom. I may add that some of my recent research on statistical inference and related topics has tended to originate largely from teaching. In turn, such research energizes my role as a teacher. In this presentation, I will highlight a number of such interesting problems along with their often unassuming origins. In doing so, I will touch upon Student’s t-distributions, multivariate normality, as well as sufficiency, ancillarity, and Basu’s example.

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seminario di Maurizia Rossi a Pavia
by Carbone Raffaella 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Cari colleghi, vi annuncio che giovedì 27 novembre, alle ore 14:30 precise, nell'aula Beltrami del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pavia, la Dott. Maurizia ROSSI (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) terra' un seminario dal titolo *"Quantitative Central Limit Theorems for Nonlinear Functionals of RandomEigenfunctions on $\mathbb S^d$, $d\ge 2$".* Distinti saluti, Raffaella Carbone ----------------- *ABSTRACT* *We investigate Stein-Malliavin approximations for nonlinear functionals of geometric interest for random eigenfunctions on the unit d-dimensional sphere Sd, d ≥ 2. All our results are established in the high energy limit, i.e. as the corresponding eigenvalues diverge. In particular, we prove a quantitative Central Limit Theorem for the ex- cursion volume of Gaussian eigenfunctions; this goal is achieved by means of several results of independent interest, concerning the asymptotic analysis for the variance of moments of Gaussian eigenfunctions, the rates of convergence in various probability metrics for Hermite subordinated processes, and quantitative Central Limit Theo- rems for arbitrary polynomials of finite order or general, square-integrable, nonlinear transforms. Some related issues were already considered in the literature for the 2- dimensional case S2; our results are new or improve the existing bounds even in this special circumstances. Proofs are based on the asymptotic analysis of moments of all order for Gegenbauer polynomials, and make extensive use of the recent literature on so-called fourth-moment theorems by Nourdin and Peccati. This talk is based on the paper Stein-Malliavin Approximations for Nonlinear Func- tionals of Random Eigenfunctions on Sd, joint work with Domenico Marinucci.----------------* Raffaella Carbone, PhD Ricercatore di Probabilità e Statistica Matematica Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia

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Algebraic Statistics 2015 - Genova - June 8-11, 2015
by Fabio Rapallo 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

******************************** WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT ******************************** ALGEBRAIC STATISTICS 2015 June 8-11, 2015 Department of Mathematics, University of Genova Invited speakers: • Elvira Di Nardo (Universita' degli Studi della Basilicata, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics) • Thomas Kahle (University of Magdeburg, Fakultät für Mathematik) • Sonja Petrovic (Illinois Institute of Technology. Department of Applied Mathematics) • Jim Q. Smith (The University of Warwick, Department of Statistics) • Bernd Sturmfels (U.C. Berkeley, Department of Mathematics) The deadline for submission of abstracts of talks and posters is December 31, 2014. Further information are available from http://www.dima.unige.it/~rogantin/AS2015/ or by email from the Organising Committee at infoAS2015(a)dima.unige.it The meeting is sponsored by Department of Mathematics, Genova, and by Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale and has the patronage of Bernoulli Society and De Castro Statistics Initiative, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri. Best regards, Fabio Rapallo -- Fabio Rapallo Dipartimento DISIT Universita' del Piemonte Orientale

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Seminario CATTANI (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno lunedì 24 Novembre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, "Multispecies models for large neural network description" Anna CATTANI, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems (CNCS), IIT, Rovereto Joint work with Claudio Canuto Abstract: Today modeling large neural network is a topic more relevant than ever. In particular, the set up of computer simulations describing complex networks with a huge number of nodes is a formidable challenge. The intrinsic difficulties concerning the prohibitive computational costs may be handled to some extent by exploiting what we call "multispecies" models. From a mathematical perspective this issue consists in formalizing the PDE-based continuum models which describe the high-density populations inside the network and studying interactions between them and the ODE-based discrete models for each neuron belonging to the low-density populations. In particular, we exploit such an approach to describe the Golgi-Granular cell loop network in the Cerebellum. Each single cell is described by means of the FitzHugh-Nagumo model and both electrical and chemical (excitatory and inhibitory) synapses are taken into account. Several simulations describing interesting phenomena as synchronization and travelling waves have been done. Biological aspects have also been examined in order to provide our work with scientific completeness. References [1] A.Cattani, FitzHugh-Nagumo equations with generalized diffusive coupling, Mathematical Bio- sciences and Engineering, 11 203-215, 2014. [2] C.Canuto and A.Cattani, The derivation of continuum limits of neuronal networks with gap- junction couplings, Network and Heterogeneous Media, 9, 111-133, 2014. [3] A.Cattani, "Multispecies" models to describe large neuronal networks, Ph.D. thesis, 2014. ================= Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying up to date mathematical modeling and data analysis approaches to the study of biological systems. The RGS take place at the Math. Department in Milan (via Saldini). Initiatives and updates are published on the website: http://rgs.mat.unimi.it/. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Seminario MICHAEL HINZ
by Federico Polito 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************************************** Venerdì 28 Novembre 2014 alle ore 14:30 in Aula S presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Dott. MICHAEL HINZ (Department of Mathematics, Bielefeld University) terrà un seminario dal titolo CALCULUS, STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND GEOMETRY WITHOUT SMOOTHNESS Abstract: The talk deals with analysis and stochastic processes on fully singular spaces (i.e. singular at every or almost every point). In the first part we give a brief introduction to the subject which was started in the late eighties and early nineties by Goldstein, Kusuoka, Barlow, Bass, Kigami and others and is now referred to as 'Analysis on fractals'. Markov processes and their energy functionals (Dirichlet forms) play a key role. In the second part we explain some interrelations between stochastic analysis and items of differential geometry, point out some recent results and applications. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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Bicocca Winter School on SINGULAR STOCHASTIC PDEs
by Francesco Caravenna 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

RECENT BREAKTHROUGHS IN SINGULAR STOCHASTIC PDEs Bicocca Winter School (2-6 February 2015) The aim of this school is to present some recent breakthroughs in the theory of non-linear stochastic PDEs, that allow to give a rigorous meaning to some important singular equations for which classical methods fail, due to the irregularity of the noise. Examples include the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation in 1d, the equation of stochastic quantization in 3d, the parabolic Anderson model in 2d. The school is mainly targeted at PhD students and young researchers. There will be two mini-courses by Massimiliano Gubinelli (Université Paris Dauphine) and Lorenzo Zambotti (Université Pierre et Marie Curie), presenting different approaches but discussing analogous examples. The venue of the school is the Department of Mathematics and Applications of the University of Milano-Bicocca. For more information and for the registration, see the page: http://www.matapp.unimib.it/~fcaraven/spdes2015/ The Organizing Committee Francesco Caravenna, Federica Masiero, Gianmario Tessitore

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Seminario Giovanni Jona Lasinio a Roma Tre 18 Novembre
by Pietro Caputo 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

Giovanni Jona-Lasinio Universita' La Sapienza Titolo: Macroscopic fluctuation theory: an introduction and some applications Martedi' 18 Novembre 2014 ORE 14:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA 311 (SEMINARI) Abstract: The macroscopic fluctuation theory, proposed in collaboration with L. Bertini. A. De Sole, D. Gabrielli and C. Landim to study diffusive systems out of equilibrium, developed over the last decade into a powerful tool to solve concrete problems. After discussing the basic ideas I will illustrate some applications among which the existence of phase transitions in the behaviour of fluctuations. Of special interest are the fluctuations of the current in stationary states. New variational principles appear in the thermodynamics of non-equilibrium stationary states.

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Assegno di ricerca - Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
by Carlo Gaetan 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

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Lucian Maticiuc - seminar at Computer Science Department Verona [ 20/11/14 ]
by Luca di persio 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

This is to inform you about the seminar that will be given by Lucian Maticiuic [Department of Mathematics "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University] next 20/11, in Verona - Department of Computer Science. Details: http://www.di.univr.it/?ent=seminario&id=3220&lang=en Abstract We will present a self contained introduction to path dependent partial differential equation in stochastic framework, also considering memory effects and aiming at exploiting related results in financial frameworks characterized by various forms of delay. The talk will be divided in two parts of 45 minutes each. 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 - ItalyTel : +39 0461 281686

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de Finetti risk seminar - november 2014
by Emanuela Rosazza 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the de Finetti Risk Seminars, we are glad to invite you to participate at the following Lectures at 16:30: Conditional systemic risk measures Thilo Meyer-Brandis (LMU Munich) ABSTRACT The financial crisis has demonstrated that systemic risk due to the interconnectedness of financial-market participants - such as financial institutions, insurers, governments and, even, regulators themselves - can dramatically amplify the consequences of isolated shocks to financial systems and pose a serious threat to prosperity and social stability.The traditional approach to risk control in financial mathematics is to apply risk measures to single institutions. However, this strategy fails to capture systemic risk because it treats institutions as if they were in isolation, and recent literature in financial mathematics has started to develop various approaches to rectify this deficiency. In this presentation we will axiomatically introduce and characterize risk-consistent conditional systemic risk measures. This class of conditional systemic risk measures is defined on multidimensional risks and consists of those conditional systemic risk measures which can be decomposed into a state-wise conditional aggregation and a univariate conditional risk measure. Our studies are based on the axiomatic characterization in [Chen et al., 2013] of a similar class of systemic risk measures in a finite state and unconditional framework. We argue in favor of a conditional framework on general probability spaces for assessing systemic risk. Moreover, we allow for very general aggregation rules, a less restrictive axiomatic setting, and thus a more flexible structure which covers many prominent examples of systemic risk measures from the literature and used in practice. Further, we will see how this type of systemic risk measures naturally arises when considering families of consistent conditional systemic risk measures and discuss some examples. at 18:00: Mathematical models for the formation of financial bubbles Francesca Biagini (LMU Munich) ABSTRACT The notion of an asset price bubble has two ingredients. One is the observed market price of a given financial asset, the other is the asset's intrinsic value, and the bubble is defined as the difference between the two. The intrinsic value, also called the fundamental value of the asset, is usually defined as the expected sum of future discounted dividends. In the first part of the talk we study a flow in the space of equivalent martingale measures and focus on the corresponding shifting perception of the fundamental value of a given asset in an incomplete financial marketmodel. This allows us to capture the birth of a perceived bubble and to describe it as an initial submartingale which then turns into a supermartingale before it falls back to its initial value zero. In the second part of the talk we examine the impact of overconfidence on bubbles formation in the framework of reduced-form models for credit risk. We assume that the wealth associated to a defaultable asset may be strongly affected by the trading activity of overconfident investors, who believe the asset to be safe and provoke an alteration of its estimated value. Since the value process changes under this influence, the underlying pricing measure has also to readapt determining a switch in the space of the equivalent martingale measures. In this way we provide a constructive approach to explain bubbles formation as well as motivate a dynamics in the space of equivalent martingale measures at micro-economic level. LOCATION: The seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 19, starting from 16.30, Aula di rappresentanza, Dept. of Mathematics, Milano University, Via C. Saldini 50, Milano. A refreshment will be offered at 17.30. Scientific Committee: Prof. Marco Frittelli (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) Prof. Fabio Maccheroni (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Massimo Marinacci (Univ. Bocconi) Prof. Emanuela Rosazza Gianin (Univ. Milano-Bicocca) Dott. Simone Cerreia-Voglio (Univ. Bocconi) Dott. Marco Maggis (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) **************************************************** Emanuela Rosazza Gianin Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi Università di Milano Bicocca Edificio U7 – 4° Piano Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 20126 Milano Tel. 02 64483208 Fax. 02 64483105 e-mail: emanuela.rosazza1(a)unimib.it *****************************************************

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Avviso di seminario :: Fattorini@DSS (Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Giovedì 20 Novembre, ore 11am ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Sapienza Università di Roma LORENZO FATTORINI (Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica Università degli Studi di Siena) terrà un seminario dal titolo INDAGINI FORESTALI: TEORIA E APPLICAZIONI tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm Saluti Pierpaolo Brutti --- Sintesi In una prima parte metodologica, le stime di superfici e di totali vengono trattate come integrazioni Monte Carlo. Vengono poi dati risultati per campioni finiti e risultati asintotici sulle proprietà degli stimatori risultanti. In una seconda parte applicativa, vengono considerati gli aspetti pratici delle stime di superfici forestali e delle biomasse al loro interno ottenute tramite indagini campionarie note come inventari forestali.

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seminario di Alessandro Gnoatto presso Prometeia - Bologna
by Giacomo Scandolo 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

Il giorno Martedì 18 Novembre 2014, alle ore 14:30 presso la sede di Prometeia (sala grande, primo piano) via G.Marconi 43, Bologna Alessandro Gnoatto (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Interest rate modelling after the financial crisis" Abstract In the first part of the talk we proceed to review the main changes in the interbank interest rate market after the financial crisis. We present the most relevant empirical evidences: divergence between different interbank rates, failure of the standard FRA replication argument, emergence of basis swap spreads. Secondly, we quickly review the valuation of contingent claims under collateralization, which constitutes the market practice for interest rate products in the post-crisis world and forms the basis for multiple curve valuation. In the second part of the talk we propose a general framework for modelling multiple yield curves. In a general semimartingale setting, we provide an HJM approach to model the term structure of multiplicative spreads between FRA rates and simply compounded OIS risk-free forward rates. We derive an HJM drift and consistency condition ensuring absence of arbitrage and, in addition, we show how to construct models such that multiplicative spreads are greater than one and ordered with respect to the tenor's length. When the driving semimartingale is an affine process, we obtain a flexible and tractable Markovian structure. Finally, we show that the proposed framework allows to unify and extend several recent approaches to multiple yield curve modelling. The talk is based on joint works with C. Cuchiero, and C. Fontana.

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[ccfz] Postdoctoral fellowship at Imperial College London
by Tiziano Vargiolu 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

----- Forwarded message from r.cont(a)imperial.ac.uk ----- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:57:20 +0000 From: "Cont, Rama" <r.cont(a)imperial.ac.uk> Reply-To: "Cont, Rama" <r.cont(a)imperial.ac.uk> Subject: [ccfz] Postdoctoral fellowship at Imperial College London To: "ccfz(a)lists.math.ethz.ch" <ccfz(a)lists.math.ethz.ch> The Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London is recruiting 3 Chapman postdoctoral fellows in Mathematics, starting 1 October 2015 for a duration of 2 years. The Mathematical Finance Section http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/mathfin will support a candidate with research interests focused on MATHEMATICAL FINANCE, STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OR APPLIED PROBABILITY. The full announcement is below. The deadline for applications is NOVEMBER 27, 2014. --------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 3 CHAPMAN FELLOWSHIPS IN MATHEMATICS SALARY RANGE: ?33,410 - ?42,380 PER ANNUM Fixed Term: 24 months, commencing 1 October 2015 Applications are invited for three Chapman Fellowships in Mathematics, tenable for two years, starting 1 October 2015. These posts provide an excellent opportunity for those seeking to pursue an academic career in mathematics. Candidates for a Chapman Fellowship are expected to have proven research ability in mathematics. Candidates will demonstrate the potential for strong leadership qualities in the subject, as illustrated, for example, through showing initiative on research projects. As well as holding a good honours degree and a PhD (or equivalent) in mathematics or a closely related subject, candidates will also be expected to demonstrate exceptional ability in their chosen research areas. They will have an outstanding research record commensurate with their level of experience, as demonstrated, for example, through an outstanding thesis, publications and conference presentations, etc. Candidates will be able to contribute significantly to the research environment of the Department of Mathematics, and have a proven track record of successful research interaction. In addition to pursuing research, Fellows will be expected to undertake a limited range of teaching duties in the Department of Mathematics. The ability to teach mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate level is essential, as demonstrated by excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to give effective presentations. Further particulars, together with information about Imperial College London, the Department of Mathematics can be found at http://www.ma.imperial.ac.uk/[1]. The preferred method of application is online via our website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select ?Job Search? then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into ?Keywords? ? vacancy ref: NS2014200AM ). Please complete and upload an application form stating which area you are applying to, (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Finance, Statistics), also providing a CV, list of publications and Research Plan. If you are unable to apply online or have any queries about the application process please contact Ms Claudia Cannon, Academic Support Administrator (c.cannon(a)imperial.ac.uk) quoting the reference number NS2014200AM to request an application form. CLOSING DATE: 27 NOVEMBER 2014 Interviews for the posts will be held January 2015 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: https://www4.ad.ic.ac.uk/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelf….. >> Links: ------ [1] http://www.ma.imperial.ac.uk/ ----- End forwarded message -----

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Seminario MULAS (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno lunedì 17 Novembre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, "Spike count and spike time coding of flashed images in macaque primary visual cortex" Marcello MULAS, Neuroscientific System Theory, Technische Universität München, Germany Abstract: http://goo.gl/VCJ3dt Short intro to the talk How the brain represents stimuli is still a matter of debate. It is unclear how important is the precise time of spikes in order to encode information. This study suggests that taking into account the interaction between neurons might undermine conclusions based on estimates of average information in single neurons. Keywords V1, neural coding, information time course, synergy, redundancy, information theory ================= Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying up to date mathematical modeling and data analysis approaches to the study of biological systems. The RGS take place at the Math. Department in Milan (via Saldini). Initiatives and updates are published on the website: http://rgs.mat.unimi.it/. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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10th BNP conference - Abstracts submission
by Antonio Lijoi 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

The 10th conference on Bayesian Nonparametrics (BNP10) will be held in June 22-26, 2015 in Raleigh, NC. BNP10 will feature four special invited lectures, eight invited sessions, contributed talks and poster sessions. A proposal for a contributed talk or poster can be made through the conference website http://www.stat.duke.edu/bnp10/ and should consist of a title and an abstract. Slots for contributed talks are limited. Deadline for submission of a contributed talk is December 1, 2014, and decisions about acceptance are expected by January 15, 2015. Deadline for poster submission is May 1, 2015. Best, BNP10 Organizing Committee (10thbnpmeeting(a)gmail.com) ----- Antonio Lijoi University of Pavia via San Felice 5, 27100 Pavia, Italy http://economia.unipv.it/alijoi

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Fwd: Announcement Master Class in probability and planar statistical physics in Geneva
by Fabio Martinelli 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

Dear colleague, The university of Geneva is organizing a special Master program in probability and mathematical physics in collaboration with the ETH during the year 2015/2016. The aim of the program is to provide a small number of outstanding students with master-level courses in probability together with more advanced courses in the field of planar statistical physics. The program is aimed at Master students. Advanced undergraduates and beginning PhD students are also welcome. The participants will enroll in a one-year master program at the university of Geneva starting in September 2015. A number of fellowships covering accommodation and local expenses are available. *Additional information is available on the webpage of the program: http://nccr-swissmap.ch/master-class-2015 <http://www.nccr-swismap.ch/master-class-2015>* We would be very grateful if you would mention this program to potential candidates and encourage them to apply. For full consideration, apply using the web form (available on http://nccr-swissmap.ch/master-class-2015 <http://www.nccr-swismap.ch/master-class-2015>) before the 17th of January 2015. We also attached the poster of the program. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards Stanislav Smirnov, Wendelin Werner and Hugo Duminil-Copin Additional information: *Preliminary list of lecturers:* I. Benjamini D. Chelkak D. Cimasoni H. Duminil-Copin C. Hongler J. Miller S. Smirnov Y. Velenik W. Werner *Preliminary list of lectures:* *First semester courses:* Introduction to statistical physics Brownian Motion and stochastic calculus Martingales and Markov processes On various aspects of the dimer and planar Ising models *Second semester courses:* Conformal invariance of lattice models Schramm-Loewner Evolution and GFF Random planar maps Geometric representations of lattice models *A number of mini-courses including:* Coarse geometry and random processes Probability on groups Large deviations -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hugo Duminil-Copin Professor Email: hugo.duminil(a)unige.ch <Hugo.duminil(a)unige.ch> Université de Genève Phone: +41-22-3791169 Section de Mathématiques Fax: +41-22-3791176 2-4, rue du Lièvre; CP 64 www: http://www.unige.ch/~duminil 1211 Genève 4 SWITZERLAND -- Fabio Martinelli Department of Mathematics and Physics Roma Tre University Lg. San Murialdo 1, 00146 Roma Italy tel +39 06 57338039 fax +39 06 57338039

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Seminario a Roma Tre il 05-11-2014
by Pietro Caputo 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

Benoit Laslier (Cambridge) Titolo: Stochastic dynamics of discrete interfaces and dimer models. Mercoledi' 05 Novembre 2014 ORE 15:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA 311 (SEMINARI) Largo San L. Murialdo,1 Abstract We will study some effective models, called dimer models, for the interface between two coexisting thermodynamical phases in three dimension. We will show in a relatively general context that the time needed for the system to reach equilibrium is of order L^(2+o(1)), where L is the typical length scale of the system. The exponent 2 is optimal. More precisely, for surfaces attached to a curve drawn in some plane, we will control the mixing time for lozenge tilings and domino tilings (and a few other related models). For surfaces attached to a general curve, we will only work with lozenges and use a weaker notion of "macroscopic" convergence.

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Seminario BESKOS
by Matteo Ruggiero 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

******************************************************************* STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO ******************************************************************* Venerdi' 7 Novembre 2014 alle ore 12:00, presso la sala rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Alexandros BESKOS (University College London) SMC SAMPLERS FOR APPLICATIONS IN HIGH DIMENSIONS Abstract: Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods are nowadays routinely applied in a variety of complex applications: hidden Markov models, dynamical systems, target tracking, control problems, just to name a few. Whereas SMC methods have been greatly refined in the last decades and are now much better understood, they are still known to suffer from the curse of dimensionality: algorithms can sometimes break down exponentially fast with the dimension of the state space. As a consequence, practitioners in high-dimensional Data Assimilation applications in atmospheric sciences, oceanography and elsewhere will typically use 3D-Var or Kalman-filter-type approximations that will provide biased estimates in the presence of non-linear model dynamics. The talk will concentrate on a class of SMC algorithms and will look at ways to reduce the cost of the algorithms as a function of the dimension of the state space. Explicit asymptotic results will clarify the effect of the dimension at the properties of the algorithm and could provide a platform for algorithmic optimisation in high dimensions. Applications will be shown in the context of Data Assimilation, in a problem where the objective is to target the posterior distribution of the initial condition of the Navier-Stokes equation given a Gaussian prior and noisy observations at different instances and locations of the spatial field. The dimension of the signal is in theory infinite-dimensional - in practice 64x64 or more depending on the resolution – thus posing great challenges for the development and efficiency of SMC methods. 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 http://sites.carloalberto.org/ruggiero

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seminario Carlo Acerbi in Bicocca
by fabio.bellini 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

Il giorno lunedì 3 novembre alle ore 17, presso la Sala del Consiglio della Scuola di Economia e Statistica della Università di Milano Bicocca, al IV piano dell'edificio U7, il dott. Carlo Acerbi, Executive Director a MSCI, presenterà un seminario su: Supply-Demand Symmetry Abstract How does the order book look like in a market where there's perfect balance between supply and demand? The question is less obvious than it sounds, and still awaits formalization. The problem admits a clear formalization based on analogies with change of numeraire techniques. We characterize and classify symmetrical models. Supply-Demand symmetry turns out to be something different from just bid-ask parity of the market cost functions, and the two concepts are shown to coincide only in very liquid regimes. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Fabio Bellini

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CfP: ISIPTA '15, 20-24 July 2015, Pescara, Italy
by Serena Doria 30 Oct '14

30 Oct '14

*ISIPTA '15 CALL FOR PAPERS* 9th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications 20-24 July 2015 Pescara, Italy Website with up-to-date information on all aspects of the conference: http://www.sipta.org/isipta15 Scientific program contact: isipta15(a)easychair.org Local organization contact: isipta15(a)unich.it *Important Dates* 30 Jan - Paper abstracts & preliminary papers due 13 Feb - Review-ready papers due 31 Mar - Conference hotel pre-reservation deadline 08 Apr - Paper notification 17 Apr - Poster-only abstracts due 06 May - Poster-only notification 29 May - Early-bird registration deadline (?350 full; ?200 student) *Scope & Symposium Format* ISIPTA is the primary international forum to present and discuss new results related to imprecise probability. We welcome both theoretical and applied original contributions. In this edition, we especially welcome papers connecting imprecise probabilities with related research in fields such as economics, philosophy, sociology, and engineering. There will be no parallel sessions. Each paper that is accepted is presented both (i) in a plenary session, meant for a short introduction and a sketch of the context and relevance; and (ii) in a poster session, where ample time is given for in-depth explanation and discussion. The poster-only track provides a second, free format presentation option. It is also open for preliminary results, challenges, etc. *New: non-proceedings papers* To adapt to different publication cultures in different fields, we introduce a new option: the non-proceeding papers. Authors may request that their contribution is not published in the proceedings in case this precludes later publication of an expanded journal version. The PC will decide on a case-by-case basis. If accepted, a one-page abstract will be published in the proceedings, and the paper must be freely available on-line (e.g., as a working paper). *Already Confirmed Invited Speakers* Massimo Marinacci, AXA-Bocconi Chair in Risk Department of Decision Sciences, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy Itzhak Gilboa, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University, Israel & HEC, Paris, France *Special Issue* After the conference, a special issue with a selection of the accepted papers will be published in an expanded version in the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning. *Steering Committee* T. Augustin (LMU München, Germany) + PC Board G. de Cooman (Ghent University, Belgium) S. Doria (University G. d'Annunzio, Italy) + Local Organization E. Miranda (University of Oviedo, Spain) + PC Board E. Quaeghebeur (CWI, Amsterdam, Netherlands) + PC Board T. Seidenfeld (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) We look forward to your contribution and to seeing you in Pescara!

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Seminario Fabio Caccioli il 4 Novembre alla Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
by Fabrizio Lillo 29 Oct '14

29 Oct '14

Martedì 4 novembre 2014 ore 13.00 *Scuola Normale Superiore* Pisa Aula Bianchi (Scienze) *Fabio Caccioli* *University College London* Terrà un seminario dal titolo: *“**Instabilities in portfolio optimization and regularization**”* *Abstract:* *We consider the problem of portfolio selection in presence of market impact, and we show that including a term which accounts for finite liquidity in portfolio optimization naturally mitigates the instabilities that arise in the estimation of coherent risk measures. This is because taking into account the impact of trading in the market is mathematically equivalent to introducing a regularization on the risk measure. We show that the impact function determines which regularizer is to be used, and we characterize the typical behavior of the optimal portfolio in the limit of large portfolio sizes for the case of Expected Shortfall*. Per informazioni scrivere a fabrizio.lillo(a)sns.it -- ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Palermo & Santa Fe Institute, U.S.A. Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY phone: +39 050509159

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SUMMER SCHOOL ON COPULAS: Pau, France, July 13-17, 2015
by Gianfausto Salvadori 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Dear Colleagues, all interested people (especially PhD and Post-doc students) are invited to attend the following Summer School on Copulas. *** 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 *** Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour. Pau, France, July 13-17, 2015 *** WEB SITE *** http://lma-umr5142.univ-pau.fr/copula/ PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS MAIL TO ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE. THANKS. ____________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________

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METRON: Special Issue on "Latent Variable Models for the analysis of socio-economic data”
by Pierpaolo Brutti 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

================================================== METRON – Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Latent Variable Models for the analysis of socio-economic data” Guest Editors: Marco Alfó and Francesco Bartolucci ================================================== Latent variable (LV) models represent an important stream of the statistical literature with application in many fields, such as economics, medicine, psychology, and sociology, and are related to other important classes, such as that of finite mixture models. LV models are naturally applied whenever unobserved heterogeneity between sample units has to be taken into account, typically in a multilevel or longitudinal study, or the characteristic of interest (e.g. quality-of-life of patients suffering from a certain disease) is not directly observable. The special issue is intended to cover approaches based either on continuous or discrete latent variable models, with also particular interest in approaches that combine the use of continuous and discrete latent variables within the same model. The focus is on: - novel statistical approaches in terms of modelling formulations and/or estimation methods; - up-to-date case studies which address the application of such models to socio-economic data; - critical review papers with substantive insights on definition, estimation, and inference for the models of interest. We are enthusiastic of the opportunity offered by the special issue to disseminate LV models in the scientific community, not only among statisticians. Authors who are not sure whether their problems and ideas fall under the call for paper may preliminarily contact the Editors with an initial draft of the paper. All submitted papers under this call will undergo the standard review process of the journal. The deadline for the present call is November 30th, 2014. The special issue is handled through the website of the Journal; the editing and the review process will be handled by the Special Issue Editors Marco Alfó (Sapienza, University of Rome, email:marco.alfo@uniroma1.it) and Francesco Bartolucci (University of Perugia, IT, email: bart(a)stat.unipg.it) Please submit your manuscript at http://www.editorialmanager.com/tron/ ==================================================

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Fwd: [World] 10 PhD studentships in Statistical Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath
by Gustavo Posta 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: Andreas Kyprianou <a.kyprianou(a)bath.ac.uk> > Subject: [World] 10 PhD studentships in Statistical Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath > Date: 24 ottobre 2014 12:49:08 GMT+02:00 > To: world(a)alea-research.eu > > > 10 PhD studentships in Statistical Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath > > EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematical Sciences > > University of Bath > > SAMBa - Statistical Applied Mathematics at Bath > www.bath.ac.uk/samba > > The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath has established an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa). We shall be awarding 10 or more new, fully-funded, 4-year studentships, to start in September 2015. These are for exceptionally qualified students to complete PhDs at the interface between applied mathematics, statistics, and probability. > > The four-year funding includes full tuition fee at the home rate, a training support fee of £1,000/annum and standard tax-free maintenance of £13,863/annum (14/15 rate). Please note: only UK and EU students who satisfy research council funding rules are eligible for this funding (http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx) > > SAMBa will have a cohort of students whose thesis topics range from industrially motivated problems to more abstract problems, using deterministic, probabilistic, statistical and computational mathematical tools. Students will take courses across this mathematical spectrum in the first year. > > The first year of the training involves courses and symposia tailored to the students’ individual learning programme together with thesis scoping seminars and 'Integrative Think Tanks'. These ITTs will be intensive week-long events held twice a year where students are faced with industrial and cross-disciplinary problems and are trained in synthesising relevant mathematical formulations for solving them. > > Each student will finalise a thesis proposal at the end of year 1, and will work on PhD research in years 2-4 under the mentoring of a principal supervisor and a co-supervisor. Successful completion of the first year of the programme will result in the student receiving an M.Res. degree. > > The SAMBa student cohort will be an important source of support, and, as part of the training programme, students will have access to a budget that will allow them to plan semester-long symposia and invite outside speakers. The programme will also support travel to conferences and workshops. > > Expressions of interest should be sent to the Centre Manager, Susie Douglas, via email: samba(a)bath.ac.uk and should include: > • A short statement (250 words) explaining your motivation for applying to SAMBa > • A 2-page CV which includes your academic and work experience and your nationality and country of normal residence (for the past 3 years, not including full time education) > • Scans of your academic transcript(s) > • Information on where you heard about SAMBa > > All applications will be reviewed rapidly and promising applicants will be invited to an interview at Bath. Further information is available on www.bath.ac.uk/samba. > > -- > **************************************************** > * Professor Andreas E. Kyprianou * > * Co-Director SAMBa Centre for Doctoral Training * > * Co-Director Prob-L@B * > * Department of Mathematical Sciences * > * University of Bath * > * Claverton Down * > * Bath BA2 7AY * > * URL: http://www.maths.bath.ac.uk/~ak257/ * > **************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)alea-research.eu > http://alea-research.eu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

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Fwd: [World] TU Graz: One Postdoctoral Position in Combinatorics
by Gustavo Posta 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: gustavo.posta(a)polimi.it > From: Mihyun Kang <kang(a)math.tugraz.at> > Subject: [World] TU Graz: One Postdoctoral Position in Combinatorics > Date: 24 ottobre 2014 09:49:39 GMT+02:00 > To: world(a)alea-research.eu > Reply-To: kang(a)math.tugraz.at > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > TU Graz: One Postdoctoral Position in Combinatorics > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We are seeking outstanding candidates with expertise and proficiency in analytic and enumerative combinatorics, singularity analysis, saddle-point methods, cycle index sums, Boltzmann sampler, probabilistic and structural graph theory. > > The successful candidate will be employed as a Postdoctoral Researcher for one year with a possibility of extension for a further period of maximum two years within the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Research Project on > > "Asymptotic Properties of Graphs on a Surface" > > at the Institute of Optimisation and Discrete Mathematics at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria, http://www.math.tugraz.at/mathb/. > > This is a research position and does not carry any teaching responsibilities. There is however a possibility to teach if one wishes to do so. The preferred starting date is 1 March 2015, but negotiable. > > The basic salary is specified in the FWF standard personnel costs and salaries https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs/. There are extra salary payments, the so-called 13th- and 14th-month salaries which are favourably taxed. > > There are very active research groups working on Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics at TU Graz. For example, TU Graz hosts a doctoral school "Discrete Mathematics" (funded by FWF) https://www.math.tugraz.at/discrete/. > > Further information about the mathematical institutes at TU Graz is available at https://www.math.tugraz.at/ > > Condition of employment: > - Qualified candidates must hold a PhD degree in mathematics or theoretical computer science before the time of appointment > > Application documents: > - Cover letter of application > - Curriculum vitae including the list of publications > - A short statement of research interests > - A list of full contact information of two references who can submit letters of recommendation > > All application documents with reference number P27290 (Kennzahl: P27290) should be electronically submitted in a PDF file by 15 December 2014 to Ms Sandra Wissler, sandra.wissler(a)tugraz.at. > > For further details concerning the content of the research project or to make an informal inquiry, please contact > > Mihyun Kang or Philipp Sprüssel > Graz University of Technology > Institute of Optimization and Discrete Mathematics (Math B) > Steyrergasse 30 > 8010 Graz, Austria > Email: kang(a)math.tugraz.at > spruessel(a)math.tugraz.at > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)alea-research.eu > http://alea-research.eu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

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Assegno di ricerca al Dip. di matematica di Pavia
by Regazzini Eugenio 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

In allegato, bando di concorso pubblico, per titoli, progetto e per colloquio, per il conferimento di un assegno di ricerca di tipo A presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "F. Casorati" dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia. Tematica: "Metodi probabilistici per lo studio di equazioni cinetiche: analisi delle condizioni sui dati iniziali per la convergenza delle soluzioni e applicazioni in campo economico-sociale"

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Seminari Matematica Applicata: V. Colizza 23 ottobre
by Alessandra Micheletti 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Apologies for cross posting --------------------------------- SEMINARIO DI MATEMATICA APPLICATA Giovedi 23 Ottobre 2014, ore 11.30 Aula Rappresentanza, Dipartimento di Matematica (Via Saldini 50, Milano) Heterogeneities and the spatial spread of infectious diseases Dr. Vittoria Colizza INSERM & Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France) ISI Foundation (Turin, Italy) ABSTRACT The spatial spread of infectious diseases depends on the interplay between local interactions among hosts (and possibly with vectors), along which transmission can occur, and dissemination opportunities presented by the movements of hosts (and vectors) among different communities or locations in space. Many degrees of heterogeneity may characterize this process, induced by large fluctuations in hosts' features (e.g. mixing behavior, frequency and duration of movements, topology and magnitude of movement fluxes) or by variations in pathogen's specific features (e.g. multiple circulation of different viruses, multiple types of transmission). To address these aspects, I'll present a general theoretical modeling framework taking into account the various heterogeneities at play and explore how these may affect the pandemic potential of an emerging infectious disease. Results are discussed in the realm of specific case studies. 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. Per ulteriori informazioni contattare Giacomo Aletti, Lourenco Beirao da Veiga o Andreas Veeser. -- ------------------------------------ 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>

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Extrema of Branching Processes and Gaussian Free Fields
by Alessandra Cipriani 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Dear colleagues, we are organising a workshop on Extrema of Branching Processes and Gaussian Free Fields to be held in Berlin (Germany) on November 28 -29, 2014. The program and more information can be found on http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/stoch/BPGFF2014/index.htm . Invited speakers include: * Elie Aïdékon, * Jian Ding, * Lisa Hartung, * Rajat Subhra Hazra, * Nicola Kistler, * Oren Louidor, * Ré mi Rhodes, * Vincent Vargas, * Ofer Zeitouni, * Olivier Zindy. Please do not hesitate to share this announcement with anyone who might be interested. The deadline for online registration is November 21, 2014 . Best regards, the Organisers (S. Andres, A. Cipriani, J. - D. Deuschel, M. Slowik, W. Werner)

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Fwd: Bando - seconda fascia - Università Cattolica (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: Bando - seconda fascia - Universit? Cattolica Data: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:10:02 +0000 Mittente: Dip. di Matematica Econometria <dip.matematicaeconometria(a)unicatt.it> Presso l'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano (Facolta' di Economia) e' indetta una procedura di valutazione scientifico-didattica n. 1 professore universitario di ruolo di seconda fascia da effettuare mediante chiamata ai sensi dell'articolo 18 della legge 30 dicembre 2010, n. 240 per il settore scientifico concorsuale 13/D4 METODI MATEMATICI DELL?ECONOMIA E DELLE SCIENZE ATTUARIALI E FINANZIARIE (Settore scientifico-disciplinare SECS-S/06), con Decreto rettorale n. 1187 del 22 settembre 2014 pubblicato sulla G.U. - 4?serie speciale - concorsi n. 81 del 17 ottobre 2014. SCADENZA: 17 novembre 2014 http://progetti.unicatt.it/progetti-Bando_1187.pdf Dipartimento di Discipline matematiche, Finanza matematica ed Econometria Tel. 02.7234.2303 - fax 02.7234.2324 Universit? Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Largo Gemelli, 1 20123 Milano www.unicatt.it

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Seminari PARASURAM e MEDINI (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 20 Oct '14

20 Oct '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno lunedì 27 Ottobre 2014, a partire dalle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, Talk 1 (14:30) "Understanding circuit function through detailed mathematical modeling of neuronal population activity" Harilal PARASURAM Computational Neuroscience Lab, Amrita School of Biotechnology Abstract: http://goo.gl/XJz1qL Talk 2 (15:15) "Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Signal Reconstructions on Large-Scale Spiking Network Models" Chaitanya MEDINI Computational Neuroscience Lab, Amrita School of Biotechnology Abstract: http://goo.gl/PiICnw ================= Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying up to date mathematical modeling and data analysis approaches to the study of biological systems. The RGS take place at the Math. Department in Milan (via Saldini). Initiatives and updates are published on the website: http://rgs.mat.unimi.it/. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management - LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT ABSTRACT
by giovanni.puccetti＠unifi.it 20 Oct '14

20 Oct '14

LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT ABSTRACT FOR the Workshop “Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management” https://sites.google.com/site/dependencerisk/ When/where: December 18-19, 2014 at the Novoli campus of the University of Firenze Invited Speakers: FABIO BELLINI (Milano Bicocca) ELENA DI BERNARDINO (CNAM Paris) JEAN JACOD (Paris VI) FABRIZIO LILLO (SNS Pisa) MARK PODOLSKIJ (Aarhus University) Registration: completely free and early registrations also receive free materials Abstract submissions: not later than October 26, 2014 Hope to see you in Firenze!

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Kirone Mallick altro seminario
by Gustavo Posta 18 Oct '14

18 Oct '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Faggionato, Alessandra" <faggiona(a)mat.uniroma1.it> > Subject: aggiunta > Date: 17 ottobre 2014 13:49:45 GMT+02:00 > > > Seminario di Probabilita' e Fisica Statistica > > "Fluctuations and large deviations in non equilibrium systems" > by Kirone Mallick (CEA, Saclay, Francia) > > Aula L, Dipartimento di Matematica, La Sapienza > Martedi' 21 Ottobre Ore 14.30 > > > > Abstract: > > Studies of non-equilibrium fluctuations have held a center stage during the > past few decades of the development of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. > Indeed, macroscopic fluctuations are supposed to display some universal > behaviour, regardless of the precise microscopic dynamics of the process > under study. In this talk, we shall consider a few examples of non-equilibrium > fluctuations: the particle current in an interacting particle system, > the diffusion of a tracer in a one-dimensional gas of > particles with excluded mutual passage and the melting of an Ising quadrant. > These different problems will be analyzed quantitatively with the help > of the macroscopic fluctuation theory. > > > > -- > Prof. Alessandra Faggionato > Department of Mathematics > University La Sapienza > Piazzale A. Moro, 2 > 00186 Rome - Italy

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Seminario KNAPIK
by Matteo Ruggiero 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

**************************************************************** STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO **************************************************************** Venerdi' 24 Ottobre 2014 alle ore 12:00, presso la sala rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Bartek KNAPIK (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) CONVERGENCE RATES OF POSTERIOR DISTRIBUTIONS IN NONPARAMETRIC INVERSE PROBLEMS Abstract: Since the seminal works of Ghosal, Ghosh and van der Vaart (2000) and Shen and Wasserman (2001), posterior contraction has attracted much attention, resulting in the rich literature on this subject. However, these results are not suitable to deal with trully ill-posed inverse problems, where one is interested in the parameter of interest f, given noisy observations of its transformed version Kf. General theorems yield contraction results in some metric measuring the distance between Kf and Kf_0, whereas the interest lies in the distance betweend f and f_0, and these two metrics are not equivalent. In this talk we review (a part of) the existing literature on Bayesian approach to nonparametric inverse problems, and present a general contraction theorem. We show that in mildly ill-posed problems with conjugate priors, both empirical and hierarchical Bayes approaches lead to (nearly) optimal recovery of an infinite-dimensional parameter of interest. Moreover, using our general result, we obtain minimax adaptive concentration rates in two examples in the fixed-design regression setting. 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 http://sites.carloalberto.org/ruggiero

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Seminario Kirone Mallick a Roma
by Gustavo Posta 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

The Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process, a Review by Kirone Mallick (CEA, Saclay, Francia) Monday, 20 October 2014 from 16:00 to 18:00 (Europe/Rome) at Dip. di Fisica - Edificio G. Marconi ( Aula Conversi ) Abstract The asymmetric simple exclusion process plays the role of a paradigm to study various aspects of non-equilibrium statistical physics. It is a minimal model of interacting particles with transport, that displays interesting collective behaviour and breaks time-reversal symmetry. This system appears as a building block in more realistic descriptions of low-dimensional transport with constraints. During the last twenty years, a large number of exact results have been derived for the exclusion process. The aim of this talk is to review the main techniques used to study this system and some of the important results that have been obtained.

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MOSTRA e CONFERENZA sul matematico René Gateaux
by Nappo, Giovanna 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

Vi segnalo la Mostra (21.24 ottobre) e la conferenza (21 ottobre) su René Gateaux presso il Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Roma "La Sapienza" MOSTRA René Gateaux (1889-1914) Itinerario di una gioventù perduta: Dipartimento di Matematica "Guido Castelnuovo" Università di Roma "La Sapienza" 21 -24 ottobre 2014 René Gateaux era un giovane matematico francese. Circa un milione e mezzo di francesi sono morti durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale, e René Gateaux è stato uno di loro. Qualche tempo prima della sua prematura scomparsa, avvenuta nella notte tra il 2 e il 3 ottobre 1914, ebbe diversi contatti scientifici con la comunità matematica romana e in particolare con Vito Volterra. In occasione del centenario dalla morte di René Gateaux, nei locali del Dipartimento di Matematica Guido Castelnuovo (piano terra), si terrà una mostra sui suoi contributi scientifici e sulla sua breve vita: il caso di René Gateaux apporta qualche interessante contributo alla conoscenza del suo periodo storico. La mostra si può visitare durante l'orario di apertura del Dipartimento di Matematica: dalle 8 alle 20. L'ingresso è gratuito Consulenti scientifici: Laurent Mazliak (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris) e Rossana Tazzioli (Université de Lille 1) Concezione grafica: Raphaël Petit Organizzazione locale: Giovanna Nappo e Fabio Spizzichino (Dipartimento di Matematica) CONFERENZA Martedì 21 ottobre, ore 15:30, in Aula Picone del Dipartimento di Matematica "Guido Castelnuovo", il Professor Laurent Mazliak terrà una conferenza introduttiva. René Gateaux (1889-1914) abstract: Nell'ottobre 1914, il giovane matematico René Gateaux fu ucciso nei primi combattimenti della prima guerra mondiale. Aveva 25 anni. La sua fortuna postuma fu di essere stato, durante la sua breve vita, in relazione con importanti matematici, in particolare con Vito Volterra, e di avere lasciato prima di andare in guerra delle carte che diventarono, nelle mani esperte di Paul Lévy, la fonte di sviluppi capitali per la matematica del '900. Nella conferenza, considerata come un'introduzione e un complemento alla mostra omonima presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "Guido Castelnuovo", verranno presentati diversi aspetti di questo sorprendente destino. La conferenza sarà preceduta da una breve introduzione alla derivata di Gateaux, tenuta dal Prof. Antonio Siconolfi (Università di Roma "La Sapienza").

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Fractional Calculus, Probability and Non-Local Operators: Second (and final) call for papers.
by Enrico Scalas 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Second Call for papers Second Workshop on Fractional Calculus, Probability and Non-Local Operators: Applications and Recent Developments BCAM, Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain 10-14 November 2014 Research on non-local operators and related stochastic processes has witnessed a rapid expansion over the past years. These problems pose new challenges to both pure and applied mathematicians, at the interface of at least three wide fields: functional analysis, stochastic processes and partial differential equations, while providing a new paradigm in scientific modelling. Applications range from relativistic models of quantum physics and quantum field theory, to sub-diffusion experimentally observed in molecular physics, from anomalous transport in cells to leptokurtic price distributions in financial markets, or to long-range dynamics ranging from the nano-scale to the geophysical scale. This interaction between mathematics and applications is giving rise to new concepts and methods, and it will produce new challenging mathematical problems for many years to come. Programme Monday 10th - Wednesday 12th Mon 11:30-13:30 / 15:00-19:00 Tue 9:00-12:00 / 15:00-16:00 / 17:00-19:00 Wed 9:00-12:00 / 15:00–18:00 PhD/PostDoc level course on "Fractional Kinetics: Analytic and Probabilistic Approaches" Vassili Kolokoltsov (University of Warwick, UK) Jozsef Lorinczi (Loughborough University, UK) Enrico Scalas (University of Sussex, UK) Tue 16:00-17:00 BCAM Scientific Seminar J. M. Sanz-Serna (University “Carlos III” Madrid, Spain) “Nonsymplectic uses of symplectic integrators” Thursday 13th - Friday 14th Thu, Fri 9:30-12:00 / 15:00-17:30 Workshop with specialist talks presented by Invited Speakers and by young researchers. A permanent poster session will be organised as well. Invited Talks: Luisa Beghin (University "La Sapienza" Rome, Italy) ”Stable processes at Poisson times in connection with the fractional shift operator" Kamil Kaleta (University of Wroclawska, Poland) “Lévy processes with uniformly dominated sequences of jumps" Joseba Mendiguren (Mondragon University, Spain) “Fractional Calculus application on mechanical engineering problems" Paolo Paradisi (ISTI-CNR Pisa, Italy/BCAM, Spain) “stochastic processes for space-time fractional diffusion” Juan Luis Vazquez (Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain) “Nonlinear diffusion with fractional Laplacian operator” Grants are available for attendees. For registration write to fcpnlo(a)gmail.com, no registration fee is required. To submit your abstract for a poster or a presentation (deadline: 24th of October, 2014) and further information, please write to: fcpnlo(a)gmail.com Sincerely Yours, Jozsef Lorinczi Gianni Pagnini Enrico Scalas

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FLAFR: Bando 2014 - Borse Premio per lo svolgimento di tesi di laurea magistrale
by Irene Crimaldi 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Bando 2014 - BORSE PREMIO PER LO SVOLGIMENTO DI TESI DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE. Le borse sono messe a disposizione dalla Fondazione Lucchese per l’Alta Formazione e la Ricerca (FLAFR). Gli argomenti di tesi sono: Tema 1: Crisi e innovazione. Tema 2: Modelli, metodologie e strumenti software per lo sviluppo e l'analisi di sistemi ICT. Tema 3: Modelli e metodologie per l'analisi delle reti complesse e loro applicazione. Tema 4: Metodologie e strumenti software per l'analisi e il controllo di sistemi dinamici. Tema 5: Modelli stocastici e metodologie statistiche per lo studio di problematiche in campo economico, informatico o ingegneristico. Tema 6: Modelli teorici, numerici e sperimentali per l'ottimizzazione delle proprietà superficiali della carta. Per ulteriori dettagli, potete consultare il link http://www.fondazioneluccheseafr.it/borse_tesi.html. Irene Crimaldi IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

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Seminario Giuliana Cortese (Università di Padova) - 28/10/2014
by Giacomo Aletti 14 Oct '14

14 Oct '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Si comunica che in data 28 Ottobre 2014, ore 11, presso la Sala di Rappresentanza del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Milano La dott.ssa Giuliana Cortese, del dipartimento di Statistica dell'Università di Padova, terrà un seminario dal titolo "Dynamic predictions via competing risks regression models with application to chemotherapy in breast cancer" Abstract In breast cancer, the risk for cardiotoxicity due to chemotherapy typically increases with the cumulative dose of treatment over time. Therefore, it is of interest to predict the cumulative risk for cardiotoxicity in a dynamic way, while controlling the competing risk for mortality. For this purpose, we consider a competing risks regression model with two events, cardiotoxicity and death. A second aim is to predict optimal cumulative doses along a given treatment time that keep the cumulative risk for cardiotoxicity below a certain threshold (e.g. <5%). We face these prediction problems with different regression models for competing risks, accounting for all the time-dependent information in the data. For example, some covariates are assumed to have time-varying effects, and the cumulative dose was included as (internal) time-dependent covariate into the models. A landmark analysis was used to obtain dynamic predictions. In this applied context, we compare the competing risks approach based on cause-specific hazards and the direct regression models that allow finding a one-to-one relationship between cumulative risks and covariates. These models were then employed to predict optimal cumulative doses at a sequence of landmark time points. To control and correct also for the increased risk of dying, we finally predict optimal cumulative doses when a illness-death model is considered. Implementation in R is also discussed. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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2014 Nicola Bruti Liberati Prize (IV edition)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:47:36 +0000 From: Daniele Marazzina <daniele.marazzina(a)polimi.it> To: "basso(a)unive.it" <basso(a)unive.it>, "vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it (vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it)" <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: 2014 Nicola Bruti Liberati Prize (IV edition) Con preghiera di diffusione tramite le vostre mailing-list. Grazie, Daniele Marazzina >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014 Nicola Bruti Liberati Prize (IV edition) The Bachelier Finance Society and the Department of Mathematics of the Politecnico di Milano, in cooperation with Springer, are proud to announce the 2014 Nicola Bruti Liberati Prize (IV edition) which is to be awarded annually for a doctoral thesis in all subjects of Mathematical Finance, such as, but not limited to: Derivative Pricing, Computational Finance, Econometrics and Statistical Methods applied to Finance, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Optimization, Probability Methods in Finance, and Numerical Methods in Finance. Nicola obtained an undergraduate degree from Bocconi University (2001) in Mathematical Finance. He died in 2007 in a traffic accident in Sydney, while he was completing his PhD thesis at the University of Technology. At that time, he was also cooperating with the Quantitative Finance group of the Department of Mathematics of the Politecnico di Milano. In order to commemorate Nicola, his family and the Department of Mathematics of the Politecnico di Milano offer an annual prize of E3.000 for the best doctoral thesis to be selected by a Committee appointed by the Bachelier Finance Society. Theses defended in 2013 and 2014 must be submitted no later than January 31st, 2015. The call for scholarship can be downloaded from the QFinLab web-site (www.mate.polimi.it/qfinlab) or at the following urls [ENG] http://www.mate.polimi.it/servizi/bandi_di_concorso/upload_bandi/iizw 6q/Bruti_Liberati_Prize_2014.pdf [ITA] http://www.mate.polimi.it/servizi/bandi_di_concorso/upload_bandi/iizw 6q/borsa_di_studio_Bruti_Liberati_2014.pdf

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2014 Nicola Bruti Liberati Prize (IV edition)
by Daniele Marazzina 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

?The Bachelier Finance Society and the Department of Mathematics of the Politecnico di Milano, in cooperation with Springer, are proud to announce the 2014 Nicola Bruti Liberati Prize (IV edition) which is to be awarded annually for a doctoral thesis in all subjects of Mathematical Finance, such as, but not limited to: Derivative Pricing, Computational Finance, Econometrics and Statistical Methods applied to Finance, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Optimization, Probability Methods in Finance, and Numerical Methods in Finance. Nicola obtained an undergraduate degree from Bocconi University (2001) in Mathematical Finance. He died in 2007 in a traffic accident in Sydney, while he was completing his PhD thesis at the University of Technology. At that time, he was also cooperating with the Quantitative Finance group of the Department of Mathematics of the Politecnico di Milano. In order to commemorate Nicola, his family and the Department of Mathematics of the Politecnico di Milano offer an annual prize of E3.000 for the best doctoral thesis to be selected by a Committee appointed by the Bachelier Finance Society. Theses defended in 2013 and 2014 must be submitted no later than January 31st, 2015. The call for scholarship can be downloaded from the QFinLab web-site (www.mate.polimi.it/qfinlab) or at the following urls [ENG] http://www.mate.polimi.it/servizi/bandi_di_concorso/upload_bandi/iizw6q/Bru… [ITA] http://www.mate.polimi.it/servizi/bandi_di_concorso/upload_bandi/iizw6q/bor…

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Seminario Sathyaa SUBRAMANIYAM (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno lunedì 20 Ottobre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, Sathyaa SUBRAMANIYAM - Department of Brain and Behavioral Science, University of Pavia, Italy - Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della Materia (CNISM), Pavia, Italy terra' una conferenza dal titolo Detailed computation model for a cerebellar excitatory interneuron Abstract: Unipolar Brush Cells (UBCs) have been suggested to play a critical role in cerebellar functioning, yet the corresponding cellular mechanisms remain poorly understood. UBCs have recently been reported to generate, in addition to early-onset glutamate receptor-dependent synaptic responses, a late-onset response (LOR) composed of a slow depolarizing ramp followed by a spike burst (Locatelli et al., 2013). The LOR activates as a consequence of synaptic activity and involves an intracellular cascade modulating H- and TRP-current gating. In order to assess the LOR mechanisms, we have developed a UBC multi-compartmental model (including soma, dendrite, initial segment and axon) incorporating biologically realistic representations of ionic currents and a cytoplasmic coupling mechanism regulating TRP and H channel gating. The model finely reproduced UBC responses to current injection, including a burst triggered by a low-threshold spike sustained by CaLVA currents, a persistent discharge sustained by CaHVA currents, and a rebound burst following hyperpolarization sustained by H- and CaLVA-currents. Moreover, the model predicted that H- and TRP-current regulation was necessary and sufficient to generate the LOR and its dependence on the intensity and duration of mossy fiber activity. Therefore, the model showed that, using a basic set of ionic channels, UBCs generate a rich repertoire of bursts, which could effectively implement tunable delay-lines in the local microcircuit. ================= Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying up to date mathematical modeling and data analysis approaches to the study of biological systems. The RGS take place at the Math. Department in Milan (via Saldini). Initiatives and updates are published on the website: http://rgs.mat.unimi.it/. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Daphne Jackson Fellowship
by Enrico Scalas 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Car* collegh*, all'Universita' del Sussex abbiamo una posizione biennale per facilitare il reinserimento di persone che hanno dovuto sospendere l'attivita' di ricerca per un periodo prolungato (due o piu' anni). Probabilita' e statistica fanno parte delle discipline incluse nel bando. Per maggiori informazioni si puo' consultare il link seguente: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/819 Cordiali saluti Enrico Scalas

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[Fwd: Assegno di ricerca]
by reni＠mi.imati.cnr.it 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Ai membri della lista RANDOM invio questa segnalazione che penso possa di interesse. Cordiali saluti Renata Rotondi ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Assegno di ricerca From: "Stefania Gentili" <sgentili(a)inogs.it> Date: Thu, October 9, 2014 9:37 am To: sgentili(a)inogs.it -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentili colleghi, segnalo un bando per un assegno di ricerca presso OGS- Centro Ricerche sismologiche, sede di Udine, SCADENZA 20 OTTOBRE 2014, aperto a candidati con laurea scientifica che vi prego di diffondere tra chi pensiate possa essere interessato/adatto. Si chiede una solida preparazione matematico/statistica e conoscenze informatiche. L'assegnista collaborera' in progetti di ricerca che riguardano lo studio statistico dell'evoluzione spazio-temporale della sismicita' sia prima di forti eventi, al fine di rilevare possibili precursori sismici, che dopo di essi, per lo studio di sciami e sequenze sismiche. Particolare attenzione verra' posta nello studio della sismicita' dell'Italia nordorientale. All'assegnista verra' richiesto di applicare le proprie conoscenze di programmazione, di analisi statistica dei dati e di pattern recognition. Il bando si trova al sito: http://www.ogs.trieste.it/it/content/avviso-di-selezione-pubblica-n-1-asseg… la durata dell'assegno e' di un anno rinnovabile fino a 4 con possibili sviluppi successivi. Cordiali saluti, Stefania Gentili ================================================ Dr. Stefania Gentili Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS Centro Ricerche Sismologiche Via Treviso 55, 33100 Cussignacco (Udine), Italy Tel. +39 040 2140134, Fax. +39 0432 522474 E-mail: <mailto:sgentili%40inogs.it>sgentili(a)inogs.it Web page: http://www.ogs.trieste.it/ https://sites.google.com/site/stefaniagentili2/ ================================================

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post-doc
by Lucia Caramellino 09 Oct '14

09 Oct '14

Sono aperte posizioni post-doc in probabilita` numerica e/o finanza matematica presso il CERMICS (Ecole des Ponts, Parigi) finanziate dalla "Chaire Risques Financiers" che riunisce le universita` Parigi 6, Ecole Polytechnique ed Ecole des Ponts. Per info, contattare Aurelien Alfonsi <alfonsi(a)cermics.enpc.fr>. ================================== Lucia Caramellino Dipartimento di Matematica Universita` di Roma "Tor Vergata" Via della Ricerca Scientifica I-00133, Roma, Italy www.mat.uniroma2.it/~caramell

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Seminario di Probabilita'-Universita' di Padova
by alessandra bianchi 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

Ho il piacere di invitarvi al seguente seminario che si terrà Mercoledì 15 ottobre, alle ore 16.00, nell'aula 2BC30. del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università degli Studi di Padova. Speaker: Prof. Jan Swart Affiliation: Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Title: Particle systems with cooperative branching Abstract: In a cooperative branching system, pairs of particles, rather than individuals, produce offspring. Interacting particle systems with this sort of interaction have been used to model the effect of sexual reproduction and in particular the effect that in many species, a low population density reduces the reproductive success of individuals due to the difficulty of finding a partner. In this talk, I will review some older work on this sort of models and also discuss recent joint work with Anja Sturm on a model with cooperative branching and coalesence. For such a model in one dimension, we show that for low cooperative branching rates, the process dies out at the same geometric rate as a pure coalescent. The proof uses ideas related to a general duality for monotone systems due to Lawrence Gray. -- Alessandra Bianchi Dip. di Matematica Pura e Applicata 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/

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Seminario Roma Tre 16 ottobre
by Pietro Caputo 05 Oct '14

05 Oct '14

SEMINARIO di Probabilita' a Roma Tre il 16/10/14 Prof. Itai Benjamini (Weizmann Institute) Titolo: Simple random walk and harmonic functions on graphs. Giovedi' 16 Ottobre 2014 ORE 16:00 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA 211 (Largo San L. Murialdo,1) Abstract First we will review a couple geometric invariants of graphs, such as the isoperimetric constant, hyperbolicity and vertex transitivity. Then we will discuss their manifestation in the behaviour of the simple random walk on the graph, in particular the existence of non constant bounded harmonic functions. --

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Seminario Roma Tre 8 ottobre
by Pietro Caputo 05 Oct '14

05 Oct '14

Seminario di Probabilita' a Roma Tre Niccolo' Torri (Universite' Lyon 1) Titolo: A stretched-exponential Pinning Model with heavy-tailed Disorder Mercoledi' 08 Ottobre 2014 ORE 14:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA 311 (SEMINARI) Largo San L. Murialdo,1 Abstract: We study the so-called pinning model, which describes the behavior of a Markov chain interacting with a distinguished state. The interaction depends on an external source of randomness, called disorder, which can attract or repel the Markov chain path. We focus on the case when the disorder is heavy-tailed, with infinite mean, while the return times of the Markov chain have a stretched-exponential distribution. We prove that the set of times at which the Markov chain visits the distinguished state, suitably rescaled, converges in distribution to a limit set, which depends only on the disorder and on the interplay of the parameters. We also show that there exists a random threshold of the interaction strength, below which the limit set is trivial. As a byproduct of our techniques, we improve and complete a result of Auffinger and Louidor on the directed polymer in a random environment with heavy tailed disorder.

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PhD @Lausanne: Forensic statistics
by Giacomo Aletti 04 Oct '14

04 Oct '14

https://applicationsinter.unil.ch/inter/noauth/php/Po/pooffres.php?poid=339… PhD Position Summary: The School of Criminal Justice is seeking an aspiring young scientist to start a PhD research project on probabilistic evaluation of comparative handwriting examinations using graphical models (i.e., Bayesian networks). A Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Grant funds the starting phase of this PhD project during a period of 18 months. Project Summary: The primary objective of this SNSF funded research is to rely on Bayesian networks within a general methodology for structured expert knowledge elicitation and analysis in order to build diagrammatic interpretation structures that have the potential to become part of the scope of resources that forensic experts need to substantiate probabilistic evaluations and conclusions in cases involving the results of comparative handwriting examinations. The appointed PhD candidate in this project will work closely with practising forensic handwriting examiners and conduct both fundamental research on probabilistic interpretation in the context of forensic handwriting examination and in-depth case studies. The project also involves exchanges on methods and approaches with a researcher from the Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science of the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing (CUPL). Application until: December 19th, 2014 -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Fwd: Notiziario dei Seminari
by Gustavo Posta 03 Oct '14

03 Oct '14

Begin forwarded message: > ====================================================================== > > DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA > > UNIVERSITA' DI ROMA "LA SAPIENZA" > > Settimana dal 6 al 12 ottobre 2014 > > ====================================================================== > > > Lunedi' 6 ottobre 2014 > > Ore 16:30, Aula C > Seminario di Probabilità e Fisica Statistica > Marco Ribezzi Crivellari (Universita' di Barcellona) > Experimental measurements of entropy production at the nano-scale: an > application for the 'fluctuation theorems' > > The study of non-equilibrium systems has led to several mathematically > rigorous and general results on the statistics of entropy production > in non-equilibrium systems. These results are generally known under > the name of 'fluctuation theorems' and include the Gallavotti-Cohen > theorem or the Jarzynski equality. My research focuses on performing > experiments in which such results can be tested in real physical > systems. I am interested in assessing their range of validity but even > more interested in exploiting them to develop new measurement > techniques. I will present some recent experiments, in which focused > laser beams (optical tweezers) are used to perform thermodynamic > transformations on single DNA molecules. As a first example I will > show how to use fluctuation theorems to measure the free energy change > across the transformation. As a second example I will discuss how, in > specific cases, fluctuation theorems can be used to measure the full > entropy production in a nano-scale system starting from a partial > measurement through what we call an 'inference' procedure. This last > example provides a new and general application of fluctuation theorems > which we are only beginning to explore.

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BISP9 - 9th Bayesian Inference in Stochastic Processes Workshop
by fabrizio＠mi.imati.cnr.it 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

We are glad to announce the 9th workshop on Bayesian Inference in Stochastic Processes (BISP9) which will take place at Point Hotel - Taksim in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 14-16, 2015. The conference web page is http://www.maoner.com/bisp9.htm We are currently working on the programme: confirmed speakers are Sylvia Fruhwirth-Schnatter, Antonio Pievatolo, Raquel Prado and Judith Rousseau. After a reception on June 14th, there will be two full days of talks by (senior and junior) invited speakers and contributors, ending with a dinner cruise on Bosphorus on June, 16th. Interested people can stay in Istanbul also in the next few days since there will be, on June, 17th - 19th, GDRR 2015 (4th Symposium on Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk), with details at http://www.maoner.com/GDRR-2015.htm The workshop is organised by Yeditepe University, in cooperation with CNR IMATI and George Washington University. Details on past BISP workshops can be found at http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/BISP8/ People interested in contributing papers should send a title and an abstract by e-mail to maoner(a)yeditepe.edu.tr, before November, 30th, 2014. Poster session is planned only if there will be a very large number of submissions. Instructions on abstract submission are available at http://www.maoner.com/bisp9_submission.htm Decision on acceptance (either as talk or poster) will be notified by December, 15th, 2014. Best regards M. Atilla Oner and Fabrizio Ruggeri Chairs, BISP9 Organising and Scientific Committees -- Fabrizio Ruggeri fabrizio AT mi.imati.cnr.it CNR IMATI tel +39 0223699532 Via Bassini 15 fax +39 0223699538 I-20133 Milano (Italy) www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~fabrizio

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Vacancy at the Brighton & Sussex Medical School
by Enrico Scalas 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

Car* collegh*, vi segnalo questo annuncio per un posto di Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/714 Cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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Fractional Calculus, Probability and Non-Local Operators (Call for papers)
by Enrico Scalas 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

Call for papers Second Workshop on Fractional Calculus, Probability and Non-Local Operators: Applications and Recent Developments http://www.bcamath.org/en/workshops/2workshoponfcnlo-courseonfk2014 BCAM, Bilbao, Basque Country - Spain 10-14 November 2014 (November 10, 12:00 to 19:00h; November 11 13:00- 19:00 November 12-14, 9:30 to 18:00h) Research on non-local operators and related stochastic processes has witnessed a rapid expansion over the past years. These problems pose new challenges to both pure and applied mathematicians, at the interface of at least three wide fields: functional analysis, stochastic processes and partial differential equations, while providing a new paradigm in scientific modelling. Applications range from relativistic models of quantum physics and quantum field theory, to sub-diffusion experimentally observed in molecular physics, from anomalous transport in cells to leptokurtic price distributions in financial markets, or to long-range dynamics ranging from the nano-scale to the geophysical scale. This interaction between mathematics and applications is giving rise to new concepts and methods, and it will produce new challenging mathematical problems for many years to come. Programme Monday 10th - Wednesday 12th PhD/PostDoc level course on "Fractional Kinetics: Analytic and Probabilistic Approaches" Vassili KOLOKOLTSOV (University of Warwick, UK) Jozsef LORINCZI (Loughborough University, UK) Enrico SCALAS (University of Sussex, UK) Thursday 13th - Friday 14th Workshop with specialist talks presented by Invited Speakers and by young researchers. A permanent poster session will be organised as well. Grants are available for attendees. No registration fee is required. To submit your abstract for a poster or a presentation (deadline: 24th of October, 2014) and for further information, please write to: fcpnlo(a)gmail.com Sincerely Yours, Jozsef LORINCZI Gianni PAGNINI Enrico SCALAS

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Open Associate professor in Stochastic Analysis (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:07:12 +0000 From: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> To: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> Cc: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> Subject: Open Associate professor in Stochastic Analysis Dear All, could you please help distribute this adv in your list of contacts? Thank you in advance Best wishes Giulia ??????????? An associate professor position in Stochastic Analysis is now open at the Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1262181/64285?iso=no Please bring this to the attention of possible candidates. Thank you in advance for your help in the distribution. Best regards, GdN ************* Giulia Di Nunno Professor, PhD CMA and Department of Mathematics University of Oslo

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Semester: Information in Finance & Insurance
by c.ceci＠unich.it 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

Cari colleghi, al link: http://www.informationinfinanceandinsurance.org/themes/partial-information-… trovate tutte le informazioni relative al Semestre Information in Finance & Insurance. I primi incontri dal 3 al 10 ottobre, organizzati da Caroline Hillairet (Ecole Polytechnique) and Monique Jeanblanc (Evry University), sul tema Partial Information/Filtering si svolgeranno presso l'Institut Henri Poincaré. Gli altri temi del Semestre sono: Insider information / Enlargement of Filtrations Strategic Aspect of Information in Games and Financial Markets Kyle-Back Equilibrium models Asymmetric Information and Insurance. Cari saluti Claudia Ceci ****************************** Prof. Claudia Ceci Dip. di Economia University "G. d'Annunzio" V.le Pindaro 42 65127, Pescara, ITALY c.ceci(a)unich.it *********************************

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Mini corso Yuri Kondratiev [ Statistical dynamics for interaction particle systems and applications - DipInf Verona ]
by Luca di persio 28 Sep '14

28 Sep '14

Il Prof. Yuri Kondratiev [Fakultät für Mathematik Universität Bielefeld ] sarà ospite del Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università di Verona [ Strada le Grazie, 15 - Vr ] nei giorni dal 27 al 31 Ottobre 2014 e terrà il seguente mini corso [8 ore] Statistical dynamics for interaction particle systems articolato in tre lezioni, che si terranno nell'edificio Ca' Vignal 2 - Aula M, nei giorni - Lunedì 27 Ottobre [ 13:30-16:30 ] - Mercoledì 29 Ottobre [ 15:30-18:30 ] - Giovedì 30 Ottobre [ 13:30-15:30 ] con il seguente programma *Abstract* We will discuss an approach to modeling of real world phenomena by interacting particle systems in the continuum. In many cases, evolutions of considered systems may be described as Markov stochastic processes. Related statistical dynamics are evolutions of macroscopic states associated with the forward Kolmogorov (or Fokker-Planck) equations for these Markov processes. We will study statistical dynamics in terms of corresponding hierarchical chains of evolution equations for correlation functions. These chains admit mesoscopic scalings that leads to kinetic evolution equations for densities of considered systems. Particular examples which will be discussed include *models from mathematical physics, ecology, cell biology and socio-economic models*. Between other aspects these examples illustrate such notions as dynamical phase transitions, non-local evolution equations, front propagation, self-aggregation, effects of environment fluctuations etc. *Tentative program* 1. Configuration spaces 2. Harmonic analysis on configuration spaces 3. Statistical Markov evolutions and hierarchical chains 4. Birth-and-death Markov processes on configuration spaces 5. Conservative stochastic dynamics 6. Mesoscopic scalings and kinetic equations 7. Multicomponent systems 8. Applications (a) Mathematical physics (b) Ecological models (c) Cancer modeling (d) Social models Per informazioni contattare: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it __ 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

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Seminario del prof. Enzo Orsingher
by Massimo Campanino 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Il giorno venerdì 24 ottobre alle ore 15 nell'Aula Seminario 2 del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Bologna in piazza Porta S. Donato 5 il prof. Enzo Orsingher della Sapienza Università di Roma terrà un seminario dal titolo Random Flights related to the Euler-Poisson-Darboux Equation Abstract: We first present an overview on random motions at finite velocity on the line an in the space. We study different forms of random motions, the probability distributions of which are solutions of the famous Euler-Poisson-Darboux equations which emerges also in the accelerated telegraph process. Finally, we present some fractional extensions of the finite-velocity random motions. References: 1) Fractional Klein-Gordon equations and related stochastic processes (2014) (with R. Garra and F. Polito) Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol. 155, 777-809. 2) Random flights governed by Klein-Gordon.type partial differential equations (2014) (with R. Garra). Stochastic Processes and their Appllications, Vol. 124, 2171-2187. 3) Flying randomly in R^d with Dirichlet displacements (2012) (with A. De Gregorio). Stochastic Processes and their Appllications, Vol. 122, 676-713. 4) Random flights in higher spaces (with A. De Gregorio) (2007). Journal of Theoretical Probability, Vol. 20, 769-806.

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Fwd: Open position for a Junior Professorship for Mathematical 4D Microscope Modeling, Image Analysis and Data Processing, JMU Wuerzburg, Germany (fwd)
by Lucia Caramellino 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Petra Markert-Autsch <petra.markert-autsch(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de > Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 9:40 AM Subject: Open position for a Junior Professorship for Mathematical 4D Microscope Modeling, Image Analysis and Data Processing, JMU Wuerzburg, Germany To: Alfio Borzi <alfio.borzi(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> The Chair of Scientific Computing at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany would like to announce a *Junior Professorship for Mathematical 4D Microscope Modeling, Image Analysis and Data Processing *as from 01.04.2015 Wanted is a young scientist working in the field of applied mathematics with experience in the field of mathematical modeling, stochastic analysis, data mining, and mathematical image processing. This personality should have an excellent profile in teaching and research with internationally visible research achievements. This professorship will contribute to the research and development of interdisciplinary research between mathematics and biology, physics, computer science, and medicine and the networking of these areas while also contributing to the scientific developments within the Chair of Scientific Computing, Mathematik IX. The candidate is required to have successfully completed her/his graduate studies and received an excellent doctoral degree. Post-doc experience is desired. A detailled description can be found under the following links: http://www.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/pdf/W1JuniorMathematik_1409.pdf http://www.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/pdf/W1JuniorMathematik_e_1409.pdf Best regards, Alfio Borzi -- Petra Markert-Autsch _________________________________________________________________ Sekretariat Lehrstuhl für Mathematik IX (Wissenschaftliches Rechnen) Secretary Chair of Mathematics IX (Scientific Computing) Prof. Dr. Alfio Borzi Universität Würzburg Campus Hubland Nord Emil-Fischer-Straße 30 97074 Würzburg, Germany Tel. (0931) 31-85362 Fax: (0931) 31-81491 petra.markert-autsch(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de www.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/lmath09.html Lehrstuhl IX SciComp http://www9.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de/ Bürozeiten / Office Times: Mo.-Do. 8°° - 13°° Uhr _________________________________________________________________

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Variazione data seminario :: Ratanov@DSS (Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

…scusandomi per il mail-bombing, comunico che il seminario in oggetto si terrà venerdì 3 ottobre anziché giovedì 2. (Ri-)seguono dettagli… Saluti --P ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venerdì 3 Ottobre, ore 11am ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Sapienza Università di Roma NIKITA RATANOV (Universidad del Rosario, Bogotà, Colombia) terrà un seminario dal titolo DOUBLE TELEGRAPH PROCESSES AND FINANCIAL MARKET MODELS tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm --- Summary The traditional versions of jump-telegraph market models are based on a Poisson process with deterministic alternating jump intensities. An alternating doubly stochastic Poisson process with random intensities of jumps is proposed as a new base. More precisely, I assume the switching intensities of the Poisson process to follow a telegraph process. The new telegraph process with underlying doubly stochastic Poisson process is studied. This corresponds to model which is subject to external influences changing the internal market situation. Martingale measures for this type of processes are completely described by using Girsanov’s transformation.

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Mini corso Jan Swart [ Interacting Particle Systems with Applications in Finance - DipInf Verona ]
by Luca di persio 25 Sep '14

25 Sep '14

Il Prof. Jan Swart [ Institute of Information Theory and Automation - Czech Republic ] sarà ospite del Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università di Verona [ Strada le Grazie, 15 - Vr ] nei giorni dal 20 al 24 Ottobre 2014 e terrà un mini corso [8 ore] intitolato ” *Interacting Particle Systems with Applications in Finance* “ ed articolato in tre lezioni, che si terranno nell'edificio Ca' Vignal 2 - Aula M, nei giorni - Lunedì 20 Ottobre [ 13:30-16:30 ] - Mercoledì 22 Ottobre [ 15:30-18:30 ] - Giovedì 24 Ottobre [ 13:30-15:30 ] con il seguente programma Interacting particle systems are mathematical models for systems consisting of a large number of components that interact with each other in a random way. While the behavior of the individual components is governed by simple rules, the behavior of the whole system can be quite complicated due to the interaction. Often, one observes a phase transition between a regime of weak interaction where the components behave more or less as if they were independent and a regime of strong interaction where collective phenomena such as multiple stable states occur. Particle systems have been used in finance to model phenomena such as collective decision making or contagion of credit risk, and also in fields like mathematical physics, population biology, and sociology to model lots of other phenomena. In these lectures, I will demonstrate on the basis of examples some of the basic mathematical tools for analyzing interacting particle systems. *On Monday*, we will look at a number of different interacting particle systems that will serve as motivating examples during the lectures, such as stochastic Ising and Potts models, (biased) voter models, systems of branching and coalescing particles, and more. We will analyze the mean-field versions of these models and use numerical simulations to look at phenomena for spatial models like multiple invariant laws, first and second order phase transitions and critical exponents. We will make a start with the rigorous theory by looking at graphical representations and use these to give sufficient conditions for uniqueness of the invariant law. *On Wednesday*, the main focus will be on the regime where multiple invariant laws occur. The main techniques on this day are duality and comparison with oriented percolation, which are especially suitable for variations of the voter model and branching and coalescing particle systems. *On Thursday*, we will look at the Ising and Potts models to which the techiques of Wednesday do not apply but which are reversible with Gibbs invariant law. Through the random cluster representation, percolation again appears as the unifying principle behind collective behavior. Per informazioni contattare: luca.dipersio@univr <luca.dipersio(a)univr.it> __ 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

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Eni Award 2015 - Premio Debutto nella Ricerca (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 09:48:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Lucia Caramellino <caramell(a)axp.mat.uniroma2.it> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)galileo.math.unipd.it> Subject: Eni Award 2015 - Premio Debutto nella Ricerca (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:57:15 +0200 From: Lorenzo Messaggi <lorenzo.messaggi(a)feem.it> To: dida(a)axp.mat.uniroma2.it Subject: Eni Award 2015 - Premio Debutto nella Ricerca Spettabile Segreteria, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> vi contatto per segnalare la recente pubblicazione del bando del Premio Debutto nella Ricerca, in occasione dell?edizione 2015 di Eni Award. Possono competere al Premio Debutto nella Ricerca giovani ricercatori di et? non superiore ai 30 anni (nati dunque a partire dal 1984) che abbiano conseguito il dottorato in un ateneo italiano, discutendo la propria tesi nel corso del 2013 o del 2014. Tali tesi devono fare riferimento alle due principali aree di interesse di Eni Award, ovvero energia e ambiente. Per ulteriori informazioni, i bandi dell'Edizione 2015 sono disponibili online al seguente indirizzo: http://www.eni.com/eni-award/ita/bandi.shtml Nella speranza che vogliate cortesemente divulgare e dare visibilit? all'iniziativa - nelle forme che riterrete opportune - ai docenti e allievi presenti nella vostra struttura, allego a questa comunicazione una locandina stampabile del Premio. Vi ringrazio anticipatamente per l'attenzione e la collaborazione e rimango a vostra disposizione per ulteriori informazioni. Cordiali saluti, Lorenzo Messaggi -- Lorenzo Messaggi THE ENI AWARD SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei C.so Magenta, 63 20123 Milano Tel: +39-02.52036934 switchboard +39-02.52036964 Fax: +39-02.48197724 e-mail: lorenzo.messaggi(a)feem.it

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Avviso di seminario :: Ratanov@DSS (Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i o ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Giovedì 2 Ottobre, ore 11am ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanza 34 Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Sapienza Università di Roma NIKITA RATANOV (Universidad del Rosario, Bogotà, Colombia) terrà un seminario dal titolo DOUBLE TELEGRAPH PROCESSES AND FINANCIAL MARKET MODELS tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm Saluti Pierpaolo Brutti --- Summary The traditional versions of jump-telegraph market models are based on a Poisson process with deterministic alternating jump intensities. An alternating doubly stochastic Poisson process with random intensities of jumps is proposed as a new base. More precisely, I assume the switching intensities of the Poisson process to follow a telegraph process. The new telegraph process with underlying doubly stochastic Poisson process is studied. This corresponds to model which is subject to external influences changing the internal market situation. Martingale measures for this type of processes are completely described by using Girsanov’s transformation.

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XVI Workshop on Quantitative Finance - Parma January 29-30, 2015
by mariaelvira.mancino＠unifi.it 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

XVI WORKSHOP on QUANTITATIVE FINANCE *January 29-30,2015 * *Venue:* Department of Economics University of Parma Via J.F. Kennedy, 6 43125 Parma Italy The Workshop is the sixteenth edition of a successful initiative whose aim is to set a common forum of ideas and discussions among researchers and practitioners interested in Finance. It provides an excellent platform to present and discuss recent advances in mathematical modelling and numerical methods for quantitative finance. 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 editions of the Workshop, we wish to particularly encourage an international participation of young researchers; both theoretical and applied contributions are welcome. There are no registration fees. *Contacts: * Marzia De Donno (xviwqf(a)gmail.com <mailto:xviwqf@gmail.com>), Phone: +39-0521-03-2481, Fax +39-0521-03-2385 *Scientific Committee:* Fabio Bellini (University of Milano Bicocca) - Andrea Consiglio (University of Palermo) - Gianluca Fusai (University of Piemonte Orientale) - Friedrich Hubalek (Vienna University of Technology) - Elisa Luciano (University of Torino) - Maria Elvira Mancino (University of Firenze) - Paola Modesti (University of Parma) - Massimo Morini (Banca IMI) - Mustafa Pinar (Bilkent University) - Simona Sanfelici (University of Parma) - Sergio Scarlatti (University of Roma Tor Vergata) - Carlo Sgarra (Polytechnic of Milano) - Peter Tankov (University Paris-Diderot) - Josef Teichmann (ETH Zurich) - Tiziano Vargiolu (University of Padova) *Local Committee:* Marzia De Donno, Gino Favero, Paola Modesti, Annamaria Olivieri, Simona Sanfelici, Federica Trani *Deadline for paper submission:*November 9^th , 2014. *Deadline for registration:*January 6^th , 2015. For more information, visit the Workshop website: www.qfinancexvi.altervista.org <http://www.qfinancexvi.altervista.org> We are looking forward to meeting you in Parma! On behalf of the Local Committee, Simona Sanfelici

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Seminario Eugenio PIASINI, UCL London (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno mercoledì 1 Ottobre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, Eugenio PIASINI, University College London (UCL), London terra' una conferenza dal titolo Why do cerebellar granule cells have four dendrites? Abstract: The number of dendrites of the the most numerous neuron in the brain -the granule cell of the cerebellum- is remarkably conserved throughout evolution and across animal species. In this talk, I will illustrate how this anatomical feature is constrained by the function that the cerebellum is required to perform. Keywords: cerebellum, sparse coding, network structure, information theory, computational modelling, granule cell Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying mathematical approaches to the study of biological systems. Updates on our initiatives can be found at: https://sites.google.com/site/readinggroupseminar as well as by subscribing to our RGS group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/neurocomp-rgs -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.matematica.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Mini corso del prof. Carl Chiarella "Interest rate options" [presso DipInf - Verona]
by Luca di persio 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Il Prof.Carl Chiarella [ UTS Business School, Sydney ] sarà ospite del Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università di Verona [ Strada le Grazie, 15 - Vr ] nei giorni dal 6 al 10 Ottobre 2014 e terrà un mini corso [8 ore] intitolato ” *Interest rate options* “ ed articolato in tre lezioni, che si terranno nell'edificio Ca' Vignal 2 - Aula M, nei giorni - Lunedì 6 Ottobre [ 13:30-16:30 ] - Mercoledì 8 Ottobre [ 15:30-18:30 ] - Giovedì 9 Ottobre [ 13:30-15:30 ] con il seguente programma - *The Black-Scholes model with stochastic interest rate* - *The Hedging Portfolio* - *Solving for the Option Price* - *Change of Numeraire* - *Option Pricing under Stochastic Interest Rates* - *Change of Numeraire with Multiple Sources of Risk* - *Interest Rate Caps, Floors and Collars* - *Payoff Structure of Interest Rate Caps and Floors* - *Relationship to Bond Options* - *The Relationship between Interest Rates, Bond Prices and Forward Rates* - *Modelling Forward Rates* - *Arbitrage Models of the Term Structure* - *Some Specific Term Structure Models* - *The Heath-Jarrow-Morton Framework* - *Basic Structure* - *Arbitrage Pricing of Bonds* - *Arbitrage Pricing of Bond Options* - *Forward Risk Adjusted Measure* - *Reduction to Markovian Form* - *Some Special Models* Per informazioni contattare: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it __ 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

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JOB - Warwick - Professor of Statistics and Data Science / Director of the Warwick Data Science Institute
by Spano, Dario 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Cari Colleghi, con preghiera di diffusione. Cordiali saluti, Dario Spano` =============================== University of Warwick - Statistics New Vacancy: Professor of Statistics and Data Science / Director of the Warwick Data Science Institute http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJP244/professor-of-statistics-and-data-science-d… Competitive salary An inspired individual is sought for this unique opportunity to lead the development of the Warwick Data Science Institute (WDSI) and to coordinate the efforts of substantial numbers of talented academic staff already working in this area. The position arises from the Department of Statistics' commitment, in collaboration with the Warwick Mathematics Institute and the Department of Computer Science, to a coherent methodological approach to the fundamentals of Data Science and the challenges of complex data sets (for example big data). The successful applicant will have knowledge of the current issues in Data Science and the drive to address them at a fundamental level while forging a collaborative team from researchers across the mathematical sciences at Warwick. The ability to win research funding will be essential. Applicants with career paths involving a substantial amount of time spent outside academia will also be viewed favourably. This is an opportunity to join one of the world's most prominent and most research-active departments of Statistics at a senior level and to lead an exciting new collaboration between the Mathematical Science departments at Warwick. Informal enquires can be addressed to any of Professors Saul Jacka (S.D.Jacka(a)warwick.ac.uk<mailto:S.D.Jacka@warwick.ac.uk>), Mark Steel (M.Steel(a)warwick.ac.uk<mailto:M.Steel@warwick.ac.uk>), David Firth (D.Firth(a)warwick.ac.uk<mailto:D.Firth@warwick.ac.uk>) or Gareth Roberts (Gareth.O.Roberts(a)warwick.ac.uk<mailto:Gareth.O.Roberts@warwick.ac.uk>), or to any other senior member of the Warwick Statistics Department. Start date: As soon as possible; by 1 June 2015 at the latest. Closing date: 27 October 2014 Interview date: 27 November 2014 You may apply by visiting the jobs.ac.uk website http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJP244/professor-of-statistics-and-data-science-d… ------------------------------------------------------------- Dario Spano` Department of Statistics University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom Email: D.Spano(a)warwick.ac.uk Phone: +44(0)24 7657 5755 Fax: +44(0)24 7652 4532 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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2-days mini-course UniTo
by Roberta Sirovich 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Martedì 21 ottobre ore 11--13 e mercoledì 22 ottobre ore 11--13 presso il Dipartimento di Matematica G. Peano, Università di Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10, aula C *Tetiana Aksenova* Research Scientist CEA Grenoble terrà due lezioni dal titolo *Mathematical and Statistical Problems in Brain Computer Interfaces* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- --------------------------------------------------- Roberta Sirovich Department of Mathematics G. Peano University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino (Italy) +390116702937 ---------------------------------------------------

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[Fwd: Avviso di seminario PROF. CLAUDIO MACCI]
by giuliano＠dm.unipi.it 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Il Prof. Claudio Macci, dell'Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, sara' ospite del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pisa nei giorni 23, 24 e 25 settembre. Terra' un seminario dal titolo "Some recent large deviation results in statistics". Il seminario avra' luogo giovedi' 25 settembre alle ore 12 in Aula Seminari Tutti gli interessati sono invitati Rita Giuliano

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Avviso di seminario PROF. CLAUDIO MACCI
by giuliano＠dm.unipi.it 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Il Prof. Claudio Macci, dell'Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, sara' ospite del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pisa nei giorni 23, 24 e 25 settembre. Terra' un seminario dal titolo "Some recent large deviation results in statistics". Il seminario avra' luogo giovedi' 25 settembre alle ore 12. L'aula sara' comunicata appena possibile. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati Rita Giuliano

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Avviso di seminario PROF. CLAUDIO MACCI
by giuliano＠dm.unipi.it 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

Il Prof. Claudio Macci, dell'Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, sara' ospite del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' di Pisa nei giorni 23, 24 e 25 settembre. Terra' un seminario dal titolo "Some recent large deviation results in statistics". Il seminario avra' luogo giovedi' 25 settembre alle ore 12. L'aula sara' comunicata appena possibile. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati Rita Giuliano

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seminario Louis H. Y. Chen a Venezia il 24 Settembre
by Andrea COLLEVECCHIO 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Cari Colleghi, vorrei segnalarvi il seguente seminario che si terrà Mercoledi 24 Settembre alle ore 11:45 Louis H. Y. Chen (National University of Singapore) On the error bound in a combinatorial central limit theorem Il seminario si terrà in aula Giuseppe Volpato . (Dipartimento di Management, Campus San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873, 30121 Venezia Venezia) Andrea Collevecchio ABSTRACT The notion of exchangeable pair is central to Stein's method. The use of concentration inequalities is an effective means for bounding the Kolmogorov distance in normal approximation. Let $\{X_{ij}: i, j = 1, \cdots, n\}$ be independent random variables with finite 3rd moments and let $\pi$ be a random permutation of $(1, \dots,n)$, independent of the $X_{ij}$. Let $U = \sum_{i=1}^n X_{i\pi(i)}$ and let $W = (U - \mathbb{E} U)/(\mathrm{Var}(U))^{\frac{1}{2}}$. In this talk we will use exchangeable pairs and the concentration inequality approach to obtain a 3rd-moment error bound on $|P(W \le x) - \Phi(x)|$, where $\Phi$ is the standard normal distribution function. This result includes the case where the $X_{ij}$ are constants and the case of sampling without replacement from independent random variables. This talk is based on joint work with Xiao Fang. -- Andrea Collevecchio, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Management Ca' Foscari University Venice - Italy webpage http://virgo.unive.it/collevec/home.html

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MiniWorkshop: Stochastic Processes, Orderings and Dependence. Contributions by Bruno Bassan and recent developments
by Nappo, Giovanna 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Stochastic Processes, Orderings and Dependence Contributions by Bruno Bassan and recent developments October 8, 2014 Aula Picone, Department of Mathematics, University "La Sapienza", Rome ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Mini-Workshop on Stochastic Processes, Stochastic Orderings, Dependence among random variables and related topics will be held at the Department of Mathematics, Università di Roma "La Sapienza". The meeting will be devoted to discuss the scientific contributions of our colleague Bruno Bassan (1956-2004) and recent developments on these topics. The invited speakers are F. Durante (Libera Università di Bolzano), I.Meilijson (Tel Aviv University), E. Orsingher (Università di Roma "La Sapienza"), F. Pellerey (Politecnico di Torino), Y. Rinott (Hebrew University, Jerusalem), C. Sempi (Università di Lecce). The detailed program is given below. (see also http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/ricerca/convegni/2014/BrunoBassanDay2014/progra…) Besides the talks by the invited speakers, some time will be devoted to short contributions by other collaborators and friends of Bruno's. This event could also be of interest to scholars from different fields, who have had personal and professional interactions with Bruno. All interested persons are invited to attend the Mini-Workshop. The participation is free. Attendants are, however, kindly requested to complete the Registration Form enclosed. Please send the registration form to nappo(a)mat.uniroma1.it (Please specify in the Subject: Participation Mini-Workshop) The Organizing Committee Marilena Barbieri (Università di Roma 3) Clelia Di Serio (Università San Raffaele, Milano) Giovanna Nappo (Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ) Julia Mortera (Università di Roma 3) Mauro Piccioni (Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ) Marco Scarsini (Libera Università di Studi Sociali "Guido Carli", Roma) Fabio Spizzichino (Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ) _________________________________________________________________ Scientific Program October 8, 2014 Aula Picone, Dipartimento di Matematica Università "La Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 2, Roma 10.00 - 10.15 Opening 10.15 - 10.55 Yosef Rinott (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) On model selection 11.00 - 11.40 Fabrizio Durante (Free University of Bolzano) and Carlo Sempi (University of Lecce) The origin of the development of semi-copulas and their applications 11.45 - 12.30 Time for short contributions 12.30 - 14.30 LUNCH BREAK 14.30- 15.10 Franco Pellerey (Politecnico di Torino) Stochastic orders: a brief introduction and Bruno's contributions 15.15 - 15.45 Time for short contributions 15.45 - 16.15 Break 16.15 - 16.55 Enzo Orsingher (University of Rome, "La Sapienza") Random fields and processes at finite velocity 17.00-17.40 Isaac Meilijson (Tel Aviv University) Granule membranes play dice. The quantal nature of secretion 17.45 Closing remarks webpage: http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/ricerca/convegni/2014/BrunoBassanDay2014/BrunoB… Partially supported by Research Projects "Modelli e Algoritmi Stocastici: Convergenza e Ottimizzazione" and "Modelli Probabilistici, Analisi del Rischio e Confronti Stocastici", 2009 and 2013, at Università di Roma "La Sapienza". ____________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTS OF TALKS Fabrizio Durante, Libera Università di Bolzano, and Carlo Sempi, Università di Lecce The origin of the development of semi-copulas and their applications Abstract: The talk discusses the class of semi-copulas that originated from a seminal paper by Bassan and Spizzichino (2003) and, since then, have been applied in various fields of applied probability and fuzzy set theory. Isaac Meilijson, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University Granule membranes play dice. The quantal nature of secretion Abstract: Secretory cells contain small and large granules, but the functional significance of granule size is unclear. Attempts to understand the granule life cycle led us to establish a growth and elimination stochastic model that explains granule dynamics from the creation of unit granules, via aggregation of these unit granules into bigger ones, to their secretion out of the cell at some stage, by steady slow basal secretion or by occasional fast evoked secretion upon demand. Almost mimicking a Last-In-First-Out queue discipline, the unit granule is the most probable granule to be secreted under basal secretion, while larger granules, with longer shelf-life, function as inventory to be stored for emergency and secreted under evoked secretion. Granule fusion, either with each other to grow or with the cell membrane for secretion, is a fascinating drama played by SNARE proteins. The talk, a synopsis of this drama, will show evidence for granule aggregation and describe the information role it plays in the communication of the cell with its environment. Joint work with Ilan Hammel, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Enzo Orsingher , Università di Roma "La Sapienza". Random fields and processes at finite velocity Abstract: The distribution of maxima for some random fields will be analyzed in terms of Slepian's inequality. Some extensions of the telegraph process are also considered. Franco Pellerey, Politecnico di Torino Stochastic orders: a brief introduction and Bruno's contributions Abstract: The talk provides a short introduction to stochastic orders and their use in multivariate survival analysis, one of the scientific interest of Bruno Bassan. A description of his main results in this topic is also provided, together with an example of recent applications of his studies. Yosef Rinott, Hebrew University, Jerusalem On model selection Abstract: I will discuss the notion of a model in statistics and applied probability, and some models in Bruno's work. I will then briefly discuss criteria for model selection in statistics __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION FORM (http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/ricerca/convegni/2014/BrunoBassanDay2014/regist…) I wish to participate in the Mini-Workshop Stochastic Processes, Orderings and Dependence, October 8, 2014 Aula Picone, Department of Mathematics, University "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, Rome, -------------------------------------------- October 8, 2014 Morning Yes [ ] No [ ] October 8, 2014 Afternoon Yes [ ] No [ ] First name Surname Affiliation e-mail address We are planning to have lunch all together at "The Game - Globus" (more information later) Are you potentially interested? Yes [ ] (you will be asked to confirm your intention later) No [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please, send to nappo(a)mat.uniroma1.it specifying Participation Mini-Workshop in the Subject. Deadline: Wednesday, 1st October. This form can be downloaded here: http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/ricerca/convegni/2014/BrunoBassanDay2014/regist…

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de Finetti risk seminar - settembre 2014
by emanuela.rosazza1＠unimib.it 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

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seminario Abdelhakim Necir
by Francesca Greselin 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Il Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi dell’Università di Milano Bicocca (Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 MILANO) invita al seguente seminario. Venerdì 19 settembre, alle ore 11.30, nell'aula Consiglio della Scuola di Economia e Statistica 4° piano, Edificio U7, il Prof. Abdelhakim Necir terrà il seguente seminario: A Kaplan-Meier process for a heavy-tail distribution toward the tail index estimation under random censoring Abdelhakim Necir Laboratory of Applied Mathematics, University Mohamed Khider of Biskra, Algeria Abstract: In the case of complete data, weak approximations to tail empirical processes for heavy-tailed distributions have been established by many authors. In this paper, we consider the random censoring setting through a tail Kaplan-Meier process and define a new estimator of the extreme value index. Under mild conditions, we establish the consistency and asymptotic normality of the proposed estimator and, through an extensive simulation study, we investigate its performance and compare it to the adapted Hill estimator introduced by Einmahl et al. (2008). Our result will be of great interest to derive the limit distributions of many statistics based on extreme values for randomly censored data such as the estimators of tail indices, actuarial risk measures and goodness-of-fit functionals.

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Seminario Silvia Maggi, IIT (RGS & Matematica Applicata)
by Giacomo Aletti 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Con preghiera di diffusione tra tutti i possibili interessati, scusandomi per invii multipli. Cordialmente, Giacomo Aletti -------------- Nell'ambito dei Reading Group Seminars e del Seminario di Matematica Applicata, il giorno lunedì 22 Settembre 2014, alle ore 14.30, nell'Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Saldini, 50, Milano, Silvia MAGGI, IIT Genova terra' una conferenza dal titolo Integrative Analysis of Electrophysiological and Behavioral Data in the After-hour Circadian Mouse Model Abstract: Physiological and behavioural changes can occur across different timescales. Circadian rhythms include a series of oscillations with approximately 24 hours periodicity and influence different functions in different domains. We have investigated the sleep-wake cycle and cognitive timing in the After-hours (Afh) mice, which carry a single point mutation in the Fbxl3 gene resulting in a substantial lengthening of the circadian period. The analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram (EMG) signals, recorded under light-dark (LD) and dark-dark (DD) schedule revealed several differences in the sleep structure and sleep homeostasis between mutants and wild-type mice. Then, we investigated whether the alteration of circadian clock and sleep affected the estimation of short intervals and timing uncertainty in decision-making behavioral tasks over 24 hours. Differences in the daily distribution of sleep between Afh mutants and controls correlate with a reduced performance in mutants, suggesting that the mutation augments the effects of sleep inertia. A Generalized Linear model of our data provided a prediction of how the circadian clock and sleep affect behavioral/cognitive measures, uncovering novel dynamics between these two processes. Reading Group Seminars: The Reading Group Seminars (RGS) are organized within an open community of researchers interested in applying mathematical approaches to the study of biological systems. Updates on our initiatives can be found at: https://sites.google.com/site/readinggroupseminar as well as by subscribing to our RGS group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/neurocomp-rgs -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.mat.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Seminario di Nicolas Bousquet a Pavia
by Federico Bassetti 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Venerdi' 19 settembre 2014, alle ore 11, presso l'aula Beltrami del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' degli Studi di Pavia (via Ferrata 1, Pavia) Nicolas Bousquet (EDF Research and Development, Dpt. of Industrial Risk Management, Chatou) terrà il seminario dal titolo *Some ideas about prior elicitation in Bayesian risk and reliability analysis* When dealing with small samples and large uncertainties in statistical risk and reliability analysis (typically when a highly reliable industrial component is studied, or when focusing on extreme events with the appropriate statistical theory), the help of Bayesian analysis, allowing to incorporate expert assessments based on technical knowledge, past ground experiments, meta-analyses.. , can be useful. Technically, it is needed to encode prior information into one or several statistical distributions. We review here some difficulties arising in practice, both technical and from the point of view of a control authority. Some methodological ideas about how eliciting a "good" prior are discussed, especially in the context where several sampling models can be compared (and their priors must be calibrated to do so). A major idea is speaking in terms of virtual data. Applications will deals with conjugate priors, some discrete models and Weibull, Gamma and extreme values models. Gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Federico Bassetti Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy E-mail federico.bassetti(a)unipv.it phone: +39 0382985633 // fax: +39 0382985602

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Taniguchi's seminar at Bergamo University
by Ilia Negri 09 Sep '14

09 Sep '14

We are glad to invite you to the following seminar When: September 16th, 2014, 11:00 am Where: epartment of Management, Economics and quantitative Methods, Via dei Caniana n. 2 – Room 15 Title: Unified View of Portmanteau Tests for General Statistical Models Speacker: Masanobu TANIGUCHI Department of Applied Mathematics School of Science and Engineering Waseda University of Tokyo, Japan Abstract: This talk consists of the two parts (I) and (II). (I) Systematic Approach for Portmanteau Tests in View of Whittle Likelihood Ratio: Box and Pierce (1970) proposed a test statistic TBP which is the squared sum of m sample autocorrelations of the estimated residual process of autoregressive moving average model of order (p,q). TBP is called the classical portmanteau test. Under the null hypothesis that the autoregressive-moving average model of order (p,q) is adequate, they suggested that the distribution of TBP is approximated by chi-square distribution with (m-p-q) degrees of freedom, ”if m is moderately large”. This paper shows that TBP is understood as a special form of Whittle likelihood ratio test TPW for autoregressive-moving average spectral density with m-dependent residual process. Then, it is shown that, for any finite m, TPW does not converge to chi-square distribution with (m-p-q) degrees of freedom in distribution, and that, if we assume Bloomfield’s exponential spectral density TPW is asymptotically chi-square distributed for any finite m. From this observation we propose a natural Whittle likelihood ratio test TWLR which is always asymptotically chi-square distributed. Its local power is also evaluated. Numerical studies illuminate interesting features of TWLR. Because many versions of the portmanteau test have been proposed, and been used in variety of fields, our systematic approach for portmanteau tests and proposal of TWLR will give a unified view and useful applications. (II) A Unified View of Portmanteau Test for Diagnostic Checking : Here we construct a portmanteau test statistic TP as a sort of the likelihood ratio test for general statistical models based on the procedure given in (I). Then we derive sufficient conditions that the statistic is asymptotically chi-square distributed. Furthermore, it is shown that if a time series model whose spectral density has a product structure satisfies appropriate conditions, TP is asymptotically chi-square distributed. We also introduce a useful application of the test for variable selection. (Joint work with Tomoyuki AMANO and Hiroaki Odashima) For further information please contact: ilia.negri(a)unibg.it or marida.bertocchi(a)unibg.it Ilia Negri http://www.unibg.it/pers/?ilia.negri

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Fwd: avviso seminari di Finanza Quantitativa prof. Xuezhong He (10.09.2014)
by Fabrizio Lillo 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <valeria.giuliani(a)sns.it> Date: 2014-09-08 9:57 GMT+02:00 Subject: avviso seminari di Finanza Quantitativa prof. Xuezhong He (10.09.2014) To: professori.sci(a)sns.it, professori.td.sci(a)sns.it, ricercatori.sci(a)sns.it, ricercatori.td.sci(a)sns.it, assegnisti.sci(a)sns.it, phd.sci(a)sns.it, allievi.sci(a)sns.it Cc: Classi <classi(a)sns.it>, Portineria Carovana <portineria.carovana(a)sns.it>, Sito SNS <sitosns(a)sns.it> NO FREE LUNCH SEMINAR seminari di finanza quantitativa Mercoledì 10 settembre 2014 ore 13.00 *Scuola Normale Superiore* Pisa Aula Mancini *Xuezhong He* *University of Technology, Sydney (Australia)* Terrà un seminario dal titolo: *“**OPTIMALITY OF MOMENTUM AND REVERSAL”* *Abstract:* We develop a continuous-time asset price model to capture short-run momentum and long-run reversal. By studying a dynamic asset allocation problem, we derive the optimal investment strategy in closed form and show that the combined momentum and reversal strategies are optimal. We then estimate the model to the S&P 500 and demonstrate that, by taking the timing opportunity with respect to trend in return and market volatility, the optimal strategies outperform not only pure momentum and pure mean reversion strategies, but also the market index and time series momentum strategy. Furthermore we show that the optimality also holds to the out-of-sample tests and short-sale constraints and the out performance is immune to market states, investor sentiment and market volatility. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Classe di Scienze Valeria Giuliani Scuola Normale Superiore Servizio alla Didattica e Allievi Tel. 050-509260 Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7 56126 Pisa E-Mail: v.giuliani(a)sns.it E-Mail: classi(a)sns.it Le informazioni contenute nella presente e-mail e nei relativi allegati possono essere riservate e sono, comunque, destinate esclusivamente al destinatario in indirizzo. E’ vietata, pertanto, la diffusione, distribuzione e/o copiatura di tali informazioni da parte di qualsiasi soggetto diverso dal destinatario. Chiunque abbia ricevuto o letto questa e-mail per errore o senza esserne legittimato è invitato a darne immediatamente notizia al mittente tramite fax o e-mail e a distruggerla. Grazie. -- ---------------------------------------- Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Palermo & Santa Fe Institute, U.S.A. Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY phone: +39 050509159

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Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management
by giovanni.puccetti＠unifi.it 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

Workshop “Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management” https://sites.google.com/site/dependencerisk/ When/where: December 18-19, 2014 at the Novoli campus of the University of Firenze Invited Speakers: FABIO BELLINI (Milano Bicocca) ELENA DI BERNARDINO (CNAM Paris) JEAN JACOD (Paris VI) FABRIZIO LILLO (SNS Pisa) MARK PODOLSKIJ (Aarhus University) Registration: completely free and early registrations also receive free materials Abstract submissions: not later than October 26, 2014 Hope to see you in Firenze!

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International Conference on "The New Financial Regulatory System: Challenges and Consequences for the Financial Sector" in Venice - Programme
by Monica Billio 07 Sep '14

07 Sep '14

13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE C R E D I T 2014 *The New Financial Regulatory System: Challenges and Consequences for the Financial Sector *Venice, Italy 25 - 26 September 2014 The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference this year focuses on *The New Financial Regulatory System: Challenges and Consequences for the Financial Sector* and 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 is the *thirteenth* of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk. The *co-sponsors* of the Conference are *GRETA Associati* (Venice, Italy), *Research Center SAFE *at Goethe University Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany), *Intesa Sanpaolo *(Milan, Italy) and SYRTO - SYstemic Risk TOmography*-* a project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7-SSH/2007-2013) Grant Agreement n° 320270. The Conference is organised under the *auspices *of the *Department of Economics of the University Ca? Foscari of Venice*, *ABI - Italian Banking Association *and *European Investment Bank Institute.* The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Jan Krahnen*, Goethe University & SAFE,**Programme Chair, *Monica Billio*, Ca? Foscari University of Venice, *Steven Ongena*, University of Zurich, *Stephen Schaefer*, London Business School and *Kenneth Singleton*, Stanford University. PROGRAMME Thursday, September 25 2014 9.00 - 9.15_Opening Remarks _9.15 - 11.00_Session I: Bank risk taking, capital structure and credit risk_ Key-note talk: /Countering Systemic Risk through Banking Regulation and Other Means, /*Franklin Allen* (Wharton University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia & Imperial College London) /Did CDS Make Banks Riskier? The Effects of Credit Default Swaps on Bank Capital and Lending, /Susan Chenyu Shan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Dragon Yongjun Tang (The University of Hong Kong) and Hong Yan (University of South Carolina, Columbia & Shanghai Jiao Tong University) - _Discussant:_ Stephen Schaefer**(London Business School) /Incentive Pay and Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from Austrian, German, and Swiss Banks, /Matthias Efing (University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute), Harald Hau (University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute), Patrick Kampkötter (University of Cologne) and Johannes Steinbrecher (Ifo Institute Branch Dresden) - _Discussant:_ Marcella Lucchetta (Ca? Foscari University of Venice) 11.30 - 13.00_Session II: New development in the banking markets_ /Do LTV and DSTI Caps Make Banks More Resilient?, /Michel Dietsch (University of Strasbourg & Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority - Banque de France) and Cécile Welter-Nicol (Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority - Banque de France) - _Discussant:_ Paul Schempp**(University of Bonn & Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods) /Credit Growth and Bank Capital Requirements: Binding or Not?, /Claire Labonne (Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority - Banque de France) and Gildas Lamé (INSEE-CREST, Paris) - _Discussant:_ Andrea Giacomelli**(Ca? Foscari University of Venice & GRETA, Venice) /Conditional Accounting Conservatism and Bank Risk Taking, /Manuel Illueca (University Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana), Lars Norden (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Gregory F. Udell (Indiana University, Bloomington) - _Discussant:_ Umberto Cherubini**(University of Bologna) 14.30 - 16.00_Session III: Capital regulation_ /A Dynamic Model of Banking with Uninsurable Risks and Regulatory Constraints/, Jochen Mankart (Deutche Bundesbank), Alexander Michaelides (Imperial College Business School, London, CEPR, London & NETSPAR, Tilburg) and Spyros Pagratis (Athens University of Economics and Business) - _Discussant:_ Arjen Siegmann**(Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) /Higher Bank Capital Requirements and Mortgage Pricing: Evidence from the Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer, /Christoph Basten (ETH Zurich & Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA) and Catherine Koch (University of Zurich) - _Discussant:_ Jongsub Lee**(University of Florida, Gainesville) /The Limits of Model-Based Regulation, /Markus Behn (Bonn University & Deutsche Bundesbank), Rainer Haselmann (Bonn University) and Vikrant Vig (London Business School) - _Discussant:_ Steven**Ongena**(University of Zurich) 17.00 - 18.30_Session IV: Systemic risk_ /Fire-Sale Spillovers and Systemic Risk, /Fernando Duarte (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Thomas M. Eisenbach (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) - _Discussant:_ Harald Scheule**(University of Technology, Sydney) /The Removal of Credit Ratings from Capital Regulation: Implications for Systemic Risk, /Kathleen Weiss Hanley (University of Maryland, College Park) and Stanislava Nikolova (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) - _Discussant:_ Giovanni Zambruno**(Milano Bicocca University) /Systemic and Systematic Risk, /Monica Billio (Ca? Foscari University of Venice), Massimilano Caporin (University of Padua), Roberto Panzica (Goethe University Frankfurt) and Loriana Pelizzon (Ca? Foscari University of Venice & Goethe University Frankfurt) - _Discussant:_ Simonetta Iannotti**(Bank of International Settlements, Basel) Friday, September 26 2014 9.00 - 10.45_Session V: Financial markets regulation_ Key-note talk: /Equilibrium Fast Trading, /*Thierry Foucault* (HEC Paris) /Central Clearing and Collateral Demand, /Darrell Duffie (Stanford University & National Bureau of Economic Research), Martin Scheicher (European Systemic Risk Board) and Guillaume Vuillemey (Sciences-Po Paris & Banque de France) - _Discussant:_ Mario Bellia**(Ca? Foscari University of Venice & Goethe University Frankfurt) /Sand in the Chips? Evidence on Taxing Transactions in Modern Markets, /Jean-Edouard Colliard (European Central Bank) and Peter Hoffmann (European Central Bank) - _Discussant:_ Rémy Praz**(EPFL, Lausanne) 11.15 - 12.45_Session VI: Liquidity and credit_ /Did Liquidity Providers Become Liquidity Seekers? Evidence the CDS-Bond Basis During the 2008 Financial Crisis, /Jaewon Choi (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Or Shachar (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) - _Discussant:_//Alessandro Fontana**(European Commission Joint Research Centre) /Credit and Liquidity in Interbank Rates: a Quadratic Approach, /Simon Dubecq (European Central Bank & CREST), Alain Monfort (CREST, Banque de France & Maastricht University), Jean-Paul Renne (Banque de France) and Guillaume Roussellet (Banque de France, CREST & CEREMADE, Paris) - _Discussant:_ Jens Dick-Nielsen**(Copenhagen Business School) /Liquidity Risk and Distressed Equity, /Mamdouh Medhat (Copenhagen Business School) - _Discussant:_ Jean-Cyprien Héam**(Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority - Banque de France & CREST) 14.15 - 16.00_Session VII: Banking Union_ /Supervisory Incentives in a Banking Union, /Elena Carletti (Bocconi University, CEPR, London & IGIER, Milan), Giovanni Dell'Ariccia (International Monetary Fund & CEPR, London) and Robert Marquez (University of California, Davis) - _Discussant:_ Elisa Luciano**(University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin) /The Political Economy of Bank Bailouts, /Markus Behn (Bonn University & Deutsche Bundesbank), Rainer Haselmann (Bonn University), Thomas Kick (Deutsche Bundesbank) and Vikrant Vig (London Business School) - _Discussant:_ Nadia Linciano**(CONSOB) Key-note talk: /Ethics in Finance: a Banking Supervisor's Perspective, /*Ignazio Angeloni* (European Central Bank) 17.00 - 18.30_PANEL Session _ REGISTRATION To register for the Conference you are requested to complete the registration form that is available on our website (http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm>). Registration fees are: Academics:300 Euro + VAT Practitioners:1000 Euro + VAT PhD Students*:130 Euro + VAT *VAT is currently 22% **Students will have to provide valid proof of their student status. The registration fees cover: - Admission to all scientific sessions - Lunches and coffee service during the Conference - Conference kit The registration fees do not fully cover the conference dinner on September 25, 2014, for which there is an extra charge of 80.00 Euro for each participant (conference attendees as well as accompanying persons). For more detailed information (registration, accommodation and Conference venue), please refer to the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm> GRETA Associati San Polo, 2605 - 30125 Venice, ITALY Phone : +39 041 5238178 - Fax : +39 041 5286166 e-mail: credit(a)greta.it <mailto:credit@greta.it> website: _www.greta.it_ <http://www.greta.it/>

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Fwd: Postdoc positions in Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris
by Davide FICHERA 05 Sep '14

05 Sep '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Florent KRZAKALA <florent.krzakala(a)ens.fr> Date: 2014-09-05 10:19 GMT+02:00 Subject: Fwd: Postdoc positions in Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris Dear friends and colleagues, I would like to invite applications for postdoctoral positions in my group in Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. The appointments are intended to start in the fall of 2015 (or even sooner) and will be for 2 years. The candidates can come from different areas (Statistical Physics, Signal Processing, Applied Mathematics, Information Theory, Statistical Inference and Machine learning). For more information, please visit the post-doc announcement page: postdoc.krzakala.org Do not hesitate to spread the information around you. I apologize if you receive this mail more than once. Best regards, Florent Krzakala -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florent KRZAKALA http://krzakala.org Laboratoire de Physique Statistique Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris

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PhD positions in Sao Paulo, Brazil
by daniela.bertacchi 05 Sep '14

05 Sep '14

Con preghiera di diffusione, Daniela Bertacchi ********************************************* PhD positions at Instituto de Matemática e Estatística, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil The doctoral program in Statistics (Statistics and Probability) of the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo-Brazil has 5 vacancies for a full time PhD student in Statistics or Probability. These are fully funded positions for a period of 4 years, starting from February 2015. These positions are primarily focused on research, but the PhD students also will be expected to assist in the teaching and mentoring responsibilities of the Department of Statistics. The major areas of specialization of our doctoral program are survival analysis, asymptotic methods, stochastic modeling in actuarial, econometrics and finance, bioinformatics, Bayesian inference, inference in stochastic processes, interacting particle systems, regression models and its applications, generalized linear models, probability theory and stochastic processes, time series and reliability theory. The doctoral program in Statistics (Statistics and Probability) of Universidade de São Paulo-Brazil is well known for its innovative research in statistics and probability, besides its large experience with PhD advising. More than 300 PhD successfully former students have successfully finished their projects in our doctoral program and are now leading research and applications in Statistics and Probability in several universities of Latin American countries. Those interested should contact Ms. Tamara Cury at secccpmae(a)ime.usp.br Get ready to make a link for electronic pdf files (make sure that the print out comes readable) containing information about your academic experience. We will need · Academic transcripts of your previous studies; · Updated Curriculum Vitae; · Master dissertation (if you have one - drafts are acceptable); · An essay (maximum of five pages) reporting your academic experience, research experience, publications, unpublished results or general scientific projects. An extended abstract (maximum of five pages) of your master dissertation is also acceptable; · Names and email addresses of two or three researchers who may, if requested, send letters of recommendation. Closing date: October 31st 2014 *********************************************

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PhD @ SNS
by Giacomo Bormetti 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

> > > Scuola Normale Superiore > PhD Programs > > Call for application academic year 2014/15 > > Call for Applications > > Biophysical Sciences > Classics > Condensed Matter Physics > Financial Mathematics > History of Art > Mathematics > Methods and Models for Molecular Sciences > Modern and Contemporary History > Modern literature and philology > Neurosciences > Philosophy > Physics > Political Science and Sociology > Renaissance Studies > The Scuola Normale Superiore PhD School All PhD programs are open to both Italian citizens and students from outside Italy. They offer unique conditions for scientific growth. All students admitted to our PhD program receive full financial support. This includes tuition, fees, and a cost-of living stipend (14,084 euro per year, plus free meals). Support is independent of need provided a student remains in good academic standing and is making satisfactory progress towards his/her PhD degree. All students will be assigned further funding for their research activity and travel. Each PhD course offers scholarships reserved to students that graduated outside of Italy. Applications are invited from candidates irrespective of their citizenship who: > > will have completed an Italian laurea magistrale or equivalent degree from outside Italy within 31 October 2014 > were born after 31 October 1984 > Admissions are based on students’ academic work and interviews. > > Application deadline and process All PhD courses will start from November 1st, 2014. Interviews will be held in July and October. Application for admission must be made online in the SNS website area dedicated to this Call by midnight (CET): > > Monday, 30 June 2014 for the July session > Monday, 15 September 2014 for the October session > Applicants may contact the SNS Student Services offices for information at: phd(a)sns.it All personal data of candidates is protected under and will be handled in accordance with Italian law (no. 196 – 30 June 2003). > > » Call for Applications > > > E-mail: phd(a)sns.it > Visit us at http://phd.sns.it/en/ > www.sns.it/en/ > > > >

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Fwd: DOTTORATO IN MATEMATICA E APPLICAZIONI BICOCCA (XXX CICLO)
by gianmario tessitore 31 Aug '14

31 Aug '14

Con preghiera di diffusione: Dottorato in MATEMATICA PURA E APPLICATA (UNIVERSITA' DI MILANO BICOCCA): pubblicato il bando per il XXX ciclo E' disponibile il bando per l'ammissione ai corsi di dottorato di ricerca XXX ciclo con sede presso l'Università di Milano Bicocca. Il bando è pubblicato sulle pagine della Scuola Unica di Dottorato di Ricerca, in italiano e inglese. La presentazione delle domande di ammissione deve avvenire entro *le ore 12 del 18 settembre 2014*. http://www.unimib.it/go/243995352/Home/Italiano/Studenti/Dopo-la-laurea/Scu… -- Roberto Paoletti Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Università di Milano Bicocca Via R. Cozzi 55 20125 Milano Italia

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PhD position available at TU Delft
by Paolo Dai Pra 30 Aug '14

30 Aug '14

Vi segnalo un’interessante possibilita’ per il dottorato. Paolo Dai Pra %%%%%%%%%%%%%% PhD position available at TU Delft The PhD position is available in the Applied Probability group of Prof. Dr. Frank Redig at Technical University Delft. Under the supervision of Dr. Wioletta Ruszel and Prof. Frank Redig the PhD candidate has the opportunity to choose between the following challenging projects: - Sandpile models on complex networks - Gibbs- non Gibbs transitions on random graphs - Probabilistic cellular automata on trees - Synchronization on a network For more details please go to: http://dutiosb.twi.tudelft.nl/~ruszel/misc.html. There is also the possibility to discuss possible other projects in consultation with Dr. Ruszel and Prof. Redig. You will report on your results through papers in high-ranking probability journals and through presentations at international conferences. You will also have some minor teaching duties, mainly as an assistant for relevant Bachelor and/or Master degree courses. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Requirements You have an MSc in mathematics or physics, with a proven interest and track record in probability theory. Conditions of employment You will be appointed for a period of four years. Your performance will be evaluated after 18 months. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years; You will be classified as a PhD Candidate (promovendus) in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO). The gross starting salary amounts to 2,062 Euros per month based on full-time employment, and will increase to 2,638 Euros in the fourth year; Organisation TU Delft has over 13,000 students and 5,000 staff, all of whom are driven by a fascination for science, design and engineering. Our university is not only the oldest but also the largest university of technology in the Netherlands. As such, we are constantly in search of new talent from home and abroad to help us ensure that our research and education remains of the very highest standard. Delft University of Technology works at providing new ground-breaking insights and solutions to urgent societal problems around the world. Thanks to its top faculty members and unique, large-scale technological research facilities, this university offers world-level multidisciplinary research and education. The campus contains a large number of state-of the art facilities such as the sports and cultural centers. Contact For more information and applications please contact W.M.Ruszel(a)tudelft.nl or F.H.J.Redig(a)tudelft.nl. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Paolo Dai Pra Dipartimento di Matematica Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

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Postdoc position at SFI at EPFL (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:48:41 +0000 From: Mancini Loriano <loriano.mancini(a)epfl.ch> To: "vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it" <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Postdoc position at SFI at EPFL Caro Tiziano, Spero tutto bene. Potresti per favore distribuire l?annuncio allegato per una posizione di postdoc allo Swiss Finance Institute a EPFL. Grazie mille, Loriano __ http://sfi.epfl.ch/mancini.html

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Workshop "Recent advances in mathematical finance", Padova, September 22
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

Dear all, we are organizing a workshop in Padova, on recent advances in mathematical finance, on September 22, in the Department of Mathematics (torre Archimede, via Trieste 63, Padova). The invited speakers are: - Prof. Ruediger Frey: Corporate Security Prices in Structural Credit Risk Models with Incomplete Information. - Prof. Masaaki Kijima: On the Risk Evaluation Method Based on the Market Model. - Prof. Birgitt Rudloff: Systemic Risk Measurement. There is the possibility of presenting contributed papers, both in line with the topics above as well as about other topics of Mathematical Finance. Those interested can submit a title and an abstract, not later than September, 15, to the organizers Giorgia Callegaro or Tiziano Vargiolu. The participation is free, but for organizing reasons we ask to register not later than September, 18. For more details, as well as for the link to register, see the website http://events.math.unipd.it/mathfin14/ Best regards Giorgia Callegaro Tiziano Vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Associate Professorship at the University of Oslo (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

******************* The Department of Mathematics of the University of Oslo, Section for Stochastic analysis, finance, insurance, and risk is seeking an Associate Professor in insurance mathematics. Women and candidates with an immigrant background are explicitly encouraged to apply. For more information please see: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1197205/64285?iso=no

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Fwd: concorso SECS-S/06 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: concorso SECS-S/06 Data: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 09:51:52 +0200 Mittente: Roberto Ghiselli Ricci <roberto.ghiselliricci(a)unife.it> Sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale, Serie concorsi ed esami n.60 del 1-08-2014 (link Gazzetta Ufficiale), ? uscito un bando di concorso per la copertura di un posto di professore associato presso il Dipartimento di Economia e Management dell'Universit? di Ferrara per il settore SECS-S/06. Scadenza: 1-09-2014. Grazie per l'attenzione e cordiali saluti Roberto Ghiselli Ricci Dip. Economia e Management Univ. di Ferrara

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EF14 Pre-registration opening (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 18 Aug '14

18 Aug '14

-------- Messaggio Inoltrato -------- Oggetto: Fwd: EF14 Pre-registration opening Data: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 13:48:02 +0200 Mittente: Carlo Lucheroni <carlo.lucheroni(a)unicam.it> EF14 Conference pre-registration opening announcement, apologies for cross-posting. ____________________________________________________________________________ Energy Finance 2014 (EF14), Sept. 24-26, Erice, Italy. ____________________________________________________________________________ Pre-registration to EF14 will be open from August 6 to when we reach the maximum allowed number of participants (about 100), plus some overbooking. Again, we apologize for this limitation, but Erice is a small place. Please read carefully pre-registration and registration information in the Registration and Fees and in the Accommodation pages of the energyfinance2014.org web site, then fill in the form in the Pre-registration page and submit it. After preregistration, you will be informed by email if you are accepted or not. Please check the Important Dates box (left column on the web site) to know when we start sending acceptance emails. If you are accepted, afer some processing of participants' data we will ask you to send us some further information (airport and flight times for the shuttle service and so on). We really hope to see you in Erice ! Carlo Lucheroni, conference chair [IMAGE] -- Carlo Lucheroni School of Sciences and Technologies Universita' di Camerino via Madonna delle Carceri 9 62032 Camerino (MC) Italy Office phone: 39-0737402552 -- Mathematical Finance courseware and a course on Finance & Physics - 'Take the Chance!' http://econofisica.unicam.it View my research on power markets on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1390778 Ask me for my papers in Physics.

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Re: [Random] medaglie Fields
by Annalisa Cerquetti 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

e per la prima volta dalla sua istituzione nel 1936, questo prestigioso riconoscimento viene assegnato ad una donna. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/august/fields-medal-mirzakhani-081214.ht… A. Il giorno 13 agosto 2014 10:14, Marco Romito <romito(a)dm.unipi.it> ha scritto: > > Sono state assegnate oggi le medaglie Fields all'ICM 2014: Artur > Avila, Manjul Bhargava, Martin Hairer, and Maryam Mirzakhani. > http://www.mathunion.org/general/prizes/2014/prize-citations/ > > Una breve presentazione dei premiati da parte di Terence Tao: > http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/avila-bhargava-hairer-mirzakhani/ > > Con M. Hairer anche questa volta la probabilità ha ottenuto un medaglia. > > m. > _______________________________________________ > Random mailing list > Random(a)mail.dm.unipi.it > https://mail.dm.unipi.it/listinfo/random >

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Posizione Ricercatore presso Universita di Reading
by Tobias Kuna 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

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medaglie Fields
by Marco Romito 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Sono state assegnate oggi le medaglie Fields all'ICM 2014: Artur Avila, Manjul Bhargava, Martin Hairer, and Maryam Mirzakhani. http://www.mathunion.org/general/prizes/2014/prize-citations/ Una breve presentazione dei premiati da parte di Terence Tao: http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/avila-bhargava-hairer-mirzakhani/ Con M. Hairer anche questa volta la probabilità ha ottenuto un medaglia. m.

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Fwd: bando dottorato XXX ciclo
by davide gabrielli 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

*PLEASE DIFFUSE BETWEEN INTERESTED PEOPLE* *6+2 *fellowships for the PhD program in Mathematics and Models Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell'Informazione e Matematica, L'AQUILA Italy For informations: http://www.univaq.it/en/section.php?id=1683&lang_s=en *Deadline September, 9 2014* Some informations are in attachment. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for applications : PhD in Mathematics [UniMI]
by Giacomo Aletti 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

PHD COURSE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES http://www.mat.unimi.it/dottorati/ Public Competition for Admission to the PhD Courses (XXX cycle) Deadline: 30 september 2014 Duration: 3 years Places available: 13 Scholarships (gross amount of EURO 13,638.47, exempt from national income tax): - 9 for the University of Milan, - 2 with funds provided by the Progetto Giovani 2013 (2013 Youth Project), reserved for research centred on priority Italian investigational frameworks "Advanced transport and logistics, info-mobility of people and goods" and "ICT and electronic" Further details can be found here: http://www.unimi.it/ricerca/dottorati/68549.htm (English language available soon) Excellent candidates are welcome in all areas of mathematics, both pure and applied. -- ------------------------------- Giacomo Aletti, Associate Professor ADAMSS Centre (ex MIRIAM) Advanced Applied Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Department of Mathematics (www.mat.unimi.it) Via Saldini, 50 20133 Milano, Italy Tel: +39-02-503.16158 Fax:+39-02-503.16090 Cell: +39-340-9739142

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Corso Prof. D. Jeulin 8-11 settembre 2014, Milano
by Alessandra Micheletti 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Si avvisa che dal 8 all' 11 Settembre 2014 il Prof. Dominique Jeulin Centre de Morphologie Mathematique, Mines ParisTech terra' un corso di 16 ore dal titolo "Models of Random Structures" presso il Dipartimento di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Saldini 50, Milano. Il corso e' rivolto a dottorandi e a studenti magistrali di Matematica, Statistica o materie affini. Si allega il programma. La partecipazione e' gratuita, ma per ragioni organizzative, gli interessati a seguire il corso sono pregati di iscriversi compilando la scheda presente alla pagina web https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EFi40bzgvQw0xrzL2z--B1BjmKnXHfT4rvpSOrRRAr… Il corso sara' seguito da un miniworkshop sulle stesse tematiche, che si terra' il 12 settembre 2014 presso il Dipartimento di Matematica. Si veda la pagina https://sites.google.com/site/randomstructures/ per ulteriori informazioni. -- ------------------------------------ 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>

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Fwd: post doc position University of Pisa
by Marco Romito 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

giro per conto di franco e fausto... m. ---------------------------------- -------- Messaggio originale -------- Oggetto: post doc position University of Pisa Da: FRANCO FLANDOLI <flandoli(a)dma.unipi.it> A: flandoli(a)dma.unipi.it CC: Dear all We would like to inform you about a 1 year post doc positions (assegno di ricerca), on stochastic differential equations and stochastic PDEs and their application, announced by the University of Pisa, with deadline September 1, 2014, at the webpage http://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/cofin/1sett/index.htm (see Code COFIN2014_18). The starting month will presumably be January 2015. kind regards Franco Flandoli, Fausto Gozzi

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I: Pubblicazione Bando di Dipartimento per nr. 4 Assegni di Ricerca
by Massimo Campanino 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

________________________________________ Da: Oscar Lo Surdo per conto di Amministrazione Matematica Inviato: lunedì 4 agosto 2014 15.51 A: Dipartimento di Matematica — docenti della struttura; Dipartimento di Matematica — docenti di struttura e sottostrutture; Dipartimento di Matematica — Dottorandi; Dipartimento di Matematica-AssegnistiL.240-2010; Dipartimento di Matematica-Tutor Cc: Dipartimento di matematica - Direzione: Autorizzati Oggetto: Pubblicazione Bando di Dipartimento per nr. 4 Assegni di Ricerca Gentilissimi, si avvisa che con Prot. n. 245 del 31.07.2014 è stato pubblicato il Bando di cui in oggetto, con termine per la presentazione delle domande di partecipazione fissato al 30 settembre p.v. Su indicazione del Direttore di Dipartimento, si invita a darne massima diffusione e si rappresenta che il testo del Bando, in italiano e inglese, è raggiungibile dal sito web del Dipartimento, seguendo il percorso indicato nei seguenti link: - Avviso italiano: http://www.matematica.unibo.it/it/bandi/bando-per-4-assegni-di-ricerca-math… - Avviso inglese: http://www.mathematics.unibo.it/en/calls-of-competition/call-for-4-research… Entrambi gli avvisi indirizzano alla pagina internet di Aric, unico punto di accesso web istituzionale per i bandi in corso. Si segnala infine che, per la prima volta in tutto l’Ateneo, la domanda di partecipazione può essere presentata dal candidato esclusivamente mediante modalità telematica accedendo alla sezione “FrontOffice” dell’applicativo internet “Personale On-Line” indicato nelle istruzioni contenute nel Bando, e al cui perfezionamento il nostro dipartimento sta contribuendo in via sperimentale con Cesia e Apos. Cordialmente, La Segreteria Amministrativa ___________________________________ Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Dipartimento di Matematica Segreteria Amministrativa Piazza di Porta San Donato, 5 Bologna (ITALY) Tel. +39 (0)51 20 94408 - Fax: +39 (0)51 20 94407

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Open position in Oslo: Associate Professor in insurance mathematics (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 11:45:32 +0200 From: Giulia Di Nunno <giulia.dinunno(a)gmail.com> To: Tiziano Vargiolu <vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it> Cc: Giulia Di Nunno <giulian(a)math.uio.no> Subject: Open position in Oslo: Associate Professor in insurance mathematics Dear Tiziano, there is an open position in Insurance mathematics as associate professor at the University of Oslo. All details can be found here: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1197205/64285?iso=gb Could you please help diffuse the announcement? Thank you in advance. Best wishes Giulia ************************ Giulia Di Nunno Professor Centre of Mathematics for Application Department of Mathematics University of Oslo

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Bando per assegni di ricerca a Milano-Bicocca; scadenza 19 settembre 2014
by gianmario tessitore 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

Con la preghiera di diffusione tra i potenziali interessati. Segnalo la pubblicazione del bando per 3 assegni di ricerca, di cui - 2 assegni junior (candidati che abbiano conseguito il dottorato da non più di 4 anni e con meno di 35 anni d'età), - 1 senior (con almeno due anni di esperienza di attività scientifica), presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca. Si tratta di assegni di Dipartimento con tematica e possibili responsabili scientifici indicati dal candidato. Il bando è pubblicato alla pagina http://www.unimib.it/go/3176600705455076341 (si veda sotto la voce "Bando assegni di tipo A2") e la scadenza per la presentazione delle candidature è il 19/09/2014. Gli assegni non hanno argomenti specifici però lo studio dei processi stocastici è, a vario titolo, tra i temi di interesse nel dipartimento saluti Gianmario Tessitore -- Lei risulta iscritto alla Lista "Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni - Seminari" (http://groups.google.com/group/matapp) Per diffondere un avviso di seminario, può inviare un messaggio a matapp(a)googlegroups.com, indicando nel titolo la data ed il nome del relatore. Per annullare l'iscrizione e non ricevere più messaggi, invii una e-mail a matapp-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com --- Hai ricevuto questo messaggio perché sei iscritto al gruppo "Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni - Seminari" di Google Gruppi. Per annullare l'iscrizione a questo gruppo e non ricevere più le sue email, invia un'email a matapp+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. Per ulteriori opzioni, visita https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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piccolo problema sul server della lista (risolto)
by Marco Romito 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

cari iscritti c'è stato un piccolo problema sul server della lista la cui spiegazione è (cito dal messaggio dell'assistenza IT): "Nello scorso fine settimana è avvenuto un attacco al sistema mail.dm.unipi.it che, oltre a comportare l'invio di migliaia di messaggi di spam, ha determinato conseguenze che sono andate ben oltre il perimetro del semplice servizio di posta. Una serie di demoni sono stati mandati in crash in modo non pulito e quello che si occupava della gestione locale delle mailing list e` stato uno di questi." alcuni dei messaggi inviati tra il 26 luglio (presumibilmente, l'ultimo messaggio che ieri risultava nell'archivio era del 25 luglio) e ieri potrebbero non esser stati recapitati. nel caso questi non siano ancora pervenuti consiglio di procedere nel modo seguente (valido in generale qualora spediate un messaggio e non otteniate immediatamente riscontro ricevendo il vostro messaggio dalla lista): * accedere agli archivi della lista: https://mail.dm.unipi.it/private/random/ (eventualmente richiedendo la vostra password che avrete debitamente dimenticato alla pagina: https://mail.dm.unipi.it/options/random ) * verificare se il messaggio sia già presente in archivio. in caso positivo il messaggio è stato inviato e presto vi giungerà. * in caso negativo contattare gli amministratori della lista. il terzo passo della procedura non sempre funziona, come testimoniato dal duplicato del messaggio che ho spedito e di cui mi scuso a presto m.

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prova
by Marco Romito 30 Jul '14

30 Jul '14

per favore, ignorare questo messaggio m.

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bandi per RTD e PA a Pisa
by Marco Romito 30 Jul '14

30 Jul '14

Sono appena usciti sulla pagina Web dell'Università di Pisa, e dovrebbero uscire nei prossimi giorni sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale, i seguenti bandi: - procedura per la selezione di n. 17 ricercatori a tempo determinato di tipo a) (Junior): di questi 1 posto è destinato al settore MAT/06 (Probabilità e Statistica Matematica). http://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/ricercat/ricercator/sel172014/index.htm - procedura per la selezione di n. 46 professori di II fascia: di questi 2 posti sono destinati al settore MAT/03 (Geometria) e 2 posti sono destinati al settore MAT/05 (Analisi Matematica) http://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/selezioni/procedure-/index.htm La scadenza di entrambi i bandi è fissata al 1 settembre 2014.

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Call for applications : PhD in Mathematics [ Trento - Verona ]
by Luca di persio 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

*Call for PhD applications * Doctoral School in Mathematics University of Trento in agreement with the University of Verona , 30th cycle Deadline: *20, August 2014* Further details can be found here: http://web.unitn.it/en/drmath/9047/doctoral-school-in-mathematics-in-agreem… http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1956/announcement-of-selection Candidates interested in the area of stochastic processes and their applications, e.g. in finance, are welcome. __ 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

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bandi per RTD e PA a Pisa
by Marco Romito 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Sono appena usciti sulla pagina Web dell'Università di Pisa, e dovrebbero uscire nei prossimi giorni sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale, i seguenti bandi: - procedura per la selezione di n. 17 ricercatori a tempo determinato di tipo a) (Junior): di questi 1 posto è destinato al settore MAT/06 (Probabilità e Statistica Matematica). http://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/ricercat/ricercator/sel172014/index.htm - procedura per la selezione di n. 46 professori di II fascia: di questi 2 posti sono destinati al settore 01/A2 (Geometria e Algebra) e 2 posti sono destinati al settore 01/A3 (Analisi Matematica, Probabilità e Statistica Matematica) http://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/selezioni/procedure-/index.htm La scadenza di entrambi i bandi è fissata al 1 settembre 2014.

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[NUOVA INIZIATIVA - ANNUNCIO] Master in Economics & Finance
by stefano iacus 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

[sperando che sia ammissibile dal regolamento della lista] Are you (or your students) interested in Finance and do you (or your students) own a bachelor degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or the alike? Do you (or your students) think it is time to strenghen your knowledge in the field? Have a look at the new Master (laurea magistrale LM-16) in Economics & Finance (MEF) offered by the University of Milan http://www.mef.unimi.it Or contact us at: mef(a)unimi.it ----------------------------------- Stefano M. Iacus Director of MEF - Master in Economics & Finance http://www.mef.unimi.it Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods University of Milan Via Conservatorio, 7 I-20123 Milan - Italy Ph.: +39 02 50321 461 Fax: +39 02 50321 505 Twitter: @iacus http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JBs9tJ4AAAAJ&hl=en Master in Economics & Finance http://www.mef.unimi.it Twitter: @mefunimi Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mefunimi Email and further informations at: mef(a)unimi.it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please don't send me Word or PowerPoint attachments if not absolutely necessary. See: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html **************** Il 5 x mille alla nostra Università è un investimento sui giovani, sui loro migliori progetti. Sostiene la libera ricerca. Alimenta le loro speranze nel futuro. Investi il tuo 5 x mille sui giovani. Università degli Studi di Milano codice fiscale 80012650158 http://www.unimi.it/13084.htm?utm_source=firmaMail&utm_medium=email&utm_con…

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Research Grants - Economics and Statistical Sciences area - University of Padua, Italy
by Patrizia Piacentini - Dip 25 Jul '14

25 Jul '14

A selection announcement has been published for the awarding of n. 1 research grants for the research project entitled "Methodology of composite indicators and their use for the evaluation of performance of Municipalities and Universities", to be conducted at the Department of Statistical Sciences under the supervision of dott. Giovanna Boccuzzo, who is the Research Project Supervisor. Scientific area: n. 15 - Economics and Statistical Sciences Term of the research: 12 months *Deadline August 25, 2014* Announcement and application form at the page: http://www.stat.unipd.it/bandi -- Patrizia Piacentini Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Via C. Battisti, 241 35121 Padova tel 049 8274167 fax 049 8271524

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International Conference on "The New Financial Regulatory System: Challenges and Consequences for the Financial Sector" in Venice - Programme
by Monica Billio 25 Jul '14

25 Jul '14

12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE C R E D I T 2014 *The New Financial Regulatory System: Challenges and Consequences for the Financial Sector *Venice, Italy 25 - 26 September 2014 The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference this year focuses on *The New Financial Regulatory System: Challenges and Consequences for the Financial Sector* and 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 is the *thirteenth* of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk. The *co-sponsors* of the Conference are *GRETA Associati* (Venice, Italy), *Center on Sustainable Architecture for Finance (SAFE) at Goethe University Frankfurt* (Frankfurt, Germany) and *Intesa Sanpaolo *(Milan, Italy). The Conference is organised under the *auspices *of the *Department of Economics of the University Ca? Foscari of Venice*, *ABI - Italian Banking Association *and *European Investment Bank.* The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Jan Krahnen*, Goethe University,**Programme Chair, *Monica Billio*, Ca? Foscari University of Venice, *Steven Ongena*, University of Zurich, *Stephen Schaefer*, London Business School and *Kenneth Singleton*, Stanford University. PROGRAMME Thursday, September 25 2014 9.00 - 9.15_Opening Remarks _9.15 - 11.00_Session I: Bank risk taking, capital structure and credit risk_ * Key-note talk: /Countering Systemic Risk through Banking Regulation and Other Means - /*Franklin Allen* (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia & Imperial College London) * /Did CDS Make Banks Riskier? The Effects of Credit Default Swaps on Bank Capital and Lending - /Susan Chenyu Shan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Dragon Yongjun Tang (The University of Hong Kong) and Hong Yan (University of South Carolina, Columbia & Shanghai Jiao Tong University) * /Incentive Pay and Bank Risk Taking: Evidence from Austrian, German, and Swiss Banks - /Matthias Efing (University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute), Harald Hau (University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute), Patrick Kampkötter (University of Cologne) and Johannes Steinbrecher (Ifo Institute Branch Dresden) 11.30 - 13.00_Session II: New development in the banking markets_ * /Do LTV and DSTI Caps Make Banks More Resilient? - /Michel Dietsch (Banque de France & University of Strasbourg) and Cécile Welter-Nicol (Banque de France) * /Credit Growth and Bank Capital Requirements: Binding or Not? - /Claire Labonne (Banque de France) and Gildas Lamé (INSEE-CREST, Malakoff) * /Conditional Accounting Conservatism and Bank Risk Taking - /Manuel Illueca (Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana), Lars Norden (Erasmus University, Rotterdam) and Gregory F. Udell (Indiana University, Bloomington) 14.30 - 16.00_Session III: Capital regulation_ * /Bank Portfolio Choice, Uninsurable Risks and Regulatory Constraints - /Jochen Mankart (University of St. Gallen), Alexander Michaelides (Imperial College Business School, London, University of Cyprus & CEPR, London) and Spyros Pagratis (Athens University of Economics and Business) * /The Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer of Basel III: Does It Affect Mortgage Pricing? - /Christoph Basten (ETH Zurich & Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA) and Catherine Koch (University of Zurich) * /The Limits of Model-Based Regulation - /Markus Behn (Bonn University & Deutsche Bundesbank), Rainer Haselmann (Bonn University) and Vikrant Vig (London Business School) 17.00 - 18.30_Session IV: Systemic risk_ * /Fire-Sale Spillovers and Systemic Risk - /Fernando Duarte (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Thomas M. Eisenbach (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) * /The Removal of Credit Ratings from Capital Regulation: Implications for Systemic Risk - /Kathleen Weiss Hanley (University of Maryland, College Park) and Stanislava Nikolova (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) * /Systemic and Systematic Risk - /Monica Billio (University of Venice), Massimilano Caporin (University of Padua), Roberto Panzica (University of Venice & Goethe University Frankfurt) and Loriana Pelizzon (University of Venice & Goethe University Frankfurt) Friday, September 26 2014 9.00 - 10.45_Session V: Financial markets regulation_ * Key-note talk: /Equilibrium Fast Trading - /*Thierry Foucault* (HEC Paris) * /Central Clearing and Collateral Demand - /Darrell Duffie (Stanford University & National Bureau of Economic Research), Martin Scheicher (European Systemic Risk Board) and Guillaume Vuillemey (Sciences-Po Paris & Banque de France) * /Sand in the Chips? Evidence on Taxing Transactions in Modern Markets - /Jean-Edouard Colliard (European Central Bank) and Peter Hoffmann (European Central Bank) 11.15 - 12.45_Session VI: Liquidity and credit_ * /Did Liquidity Providers Become Liquidity Seekers? Evidence the CDS-Bond Basis During the 2008 Financial Crisis - /Jaewon Choi (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Or Shachar (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) * /Credit and Liquidity in Interbank Rates: a Quadratic Approach - /Simon Dubecq (European Central Bank & CREST), Alain Monfort (CREST, Malakoff, Banque de France & Maastricht University), Jean-Paul Renne (Banque de France) and Guillaume Roussellet (Banque de France, CREST, Malakoff & CEREMADE, Paris) * /Liquidity Risk and Distressed Equity - /Mamdouh Medhat (Copenhagen Business School) 14.15 - 16.00_Session VII: Banking Union_ * /Supervisory Incentives in a Banking Union - /Elena Carletti (Bocconi University, CEPR, London & IGIER, Milan), Giovanni Dell'Ariccia (International Monetary Fund & CEPR, London) and Robert Marquez (University of California, Davis) * /The Political Economy of Bank Bailouts - /Markus Behn (Bonn University & Deutsche Bundesbank), Rainer Haselmann (Bonn University), Thomas Kick (Deutsche Bundesbank) and Vikrant Vig (London Business School) * Key-note talk: /Ethics in Finance: a Banking Supervisor's Perspective - /*Ignazio Angeloni* (European Central Bank) 17.00 - 18.30_PANEL Session _ REGISTRATION To register for the Conference you are requested to complete the registration form that is available on our website (http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm>). Registration fees are: Early registrationLate registration (within August 24th)(from August 25th on) Academics: 250 Euro + VAT300 Euro + VAT Practitioners: 800 Euro + VAT1000 Euro + VAT PhD Students*: 80 Euro + VAT130 Euro + VAT *VAT is currently 22% **Students will have to provide valid proof of their student status. The registration fees cover: - Admission to all scientific sessions - Lunches and coffee service during the Conference - Conference kit The registration fees do not fully cover the conference dinner on September 25, 2014, for which there is an extra charge of 80.00 Euro for each participant (conference attendees as well as accompanying persons). For more detailed information (registration, accommodation and Conference venue), please refer to the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2014/credit2014.htm> GRETA Associati San Polo, 2605 - 30125 Venice, ITALY Phone : +39 041 5238178 - Fax : +39 041 5286166 e-mail: credit(a)greta.it <mailto:credit@greta.it> website: _www.greta.it_ <http://www.greta.it/> -- "Nota automatica aggiunta dal sistema di posta. Destina Il 5 per mille per sostenere i giovani ricercatori di Ca' Foscari. E' un buon investimento per il futuro di tutti. E' un atto volontario, non costa nulla e non sostituisce l'8 per mille. Scegli Ca' Foscari: codice fiscale 80007720271 Please note that the above message is addressed only to individuals filing Italian income tax returns."

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First Workshop on Computer-aided and bio-chemical strategies
by Antonella Bodini 15 Jul '14

15 Jul '14

IMATI-Milano organizes the 1st Workshop on Computer-aided and bio-chemical strategies for the design of stochastic experiments, on July, 31st. This Workshop will bring together scientists and engineers from industry and academia to identify current limitations, needs and trends in tackling experimental stochastic system in natural sciences. The workshop will consist of a number of keynote lectures, followed by breakout sessions focused on developing solutions to the challenges of method development, specifically advancing and accelerating methods for broad applications. The program with all information can be downloaded here http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/iami/Workshop_Borrotti_2014_07_31.pdf Anyone interested to attend the Workshop is kindly invited to send an e-mail to Matteo Borrotti: matteo AT mi.imati.cnr.it We apologize for cross posting. -- Dott. Antonella Bodini CNR-Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano (Italy) tel +39 02 23699524 fax +39 02 23699538 http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~anto/

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Workshop Announcement
by Alessandra Micheletti 14 Jul '14

14 Jul '14

Workshop announcement Random Structures and Models in Medicine, Biotechnology, Materials Science and Environment https://sites.google.com/site/randomstructures/home September 12, 2014 Department of Mathematics Universita' degli Studi di Milano via Saldini 50, Milano, Italy This workshop is an activity of the ECMI Special Interest Group "Shape and Size in Medicine, Biotechnology and Materials Science" (see http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/shape/) and is aimed to give an overview to methods developed in Mathematical Morphology, Spatial Statistics, Stochastic Geometry, Numerical Analysis to model and to simulate random sets and functions with a spatial or geometrical structure. These models are useful in many applications where heterogeneous media, possibly evolving in time, appear, for instance materials, networks of vessels, evolution of pollutants, etc. Both theoretical and applied results will be discussed. All the talks are invited, but participation is free and encouraged. Registration of participants is required for organizing reasons by September 7, 2014. For further information please visit the web page of the workshop or contact shapeandsize.milan(a)gmail.com -- ------------------------------------ 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>

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[Fwd: seminario Michael Woodroofe]
by Francesco Caravenna 11 Jul '14

11 Jul '14

> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > Subject: seminario Michael Woodroofe > From: "Mauro Gasparini" <gasparin(a)calvino.polito.it> > Date: Fri, July 11, 2014 3:16 pm > To: sis(a)stat.unipg.it > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Cari soci, > > questo messaggio è per confermare il seminario di > Michael Woodroofe, J. Savage Professor of Statistics > alla University of Michigan, > > Martedi' 15 Luglio 2014 alle ore 12:00 > > dal titolo > > Quenched Versions of the Central Limit Theorem for a Stationary Process > > a conclusione del ciclo annuale di seminari > di Statistica, Probabilità e Ottimizzazione del > Politecnico di Torino > > http://calvino.polito.it/~probstat/seminars/seminars14.html > > Michael Woodrofe ha dato importanti contributi alla teoria > asintotica al confine tra Probabilità e Statistica Matematica; > un breve cv è disponibile al sito > > http://dept.stat.lsa.umich.edu/~michaelw/shtvita.html > > Sarei grato a quanti volessero partecipare al seminario e a un > pranzo in suo onore immediatamente successivo > (per il pranzo è gradito un email a questo indirizzo > entro Lunedì a mezzogiorno, email che troverà eventuale > conferma a stetto giro). > > grazie. > > > -- > Mauro Gasparini > Full Professor of Statistics > Editor of Biometrical Journal (2012-2015) > Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche > Politecnico di Torino > Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 > I-10129 Torino, Italy > tel: +39 011 090 7546 > fax: +39 011 090 7599 > email: gasparini(a)calvino.polito.it > www: http://calvino.polito.it/~gasparin/

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mini-workshop "Young Researchers" a Milano-Bicocca
by Fabio Bellini 11 Jul '14

11 Jul '14

Il giorno giovedì 17 luglio alle ore 14.30 presso la Sala del Consiglio della Scuola di Economia e Statistica, al IV piano dell'edificio U7 in via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi 8, si terrà il mini-workshop "Young Researchers" con il seguente programma: 14.30 - 15.00 Annamaria Gambaro, Dottorato in Statistica e Matematica per la Finanza, Curriculum Matematica per la Finanza, Università di Milano-Bicocca Approximated pricing of swaptions in general interest rate models We propose a new lower bound on the prices of European-style swaptions for a wide class of interest rate models. This method is applicable whenever the joint characteristic function of the state variables is known in closed form or could be easily obtained with numerical PDE solution method. Our algorithm involves the computation of one dimensional Fourier transform indipendently from the swap length. Moreover the bound could be used as a control variable to reduce confidence interval of the Monte Carlo technique. We test our new lower bound on different affine models and on 2-factor quadratic gaussian model and the method is found to be fast and accurate (joint work with Ruggero Caldana and Gianluca Fusai). 15.00 - 15.30 Jacopo Corbetta, Dottorato in Matematica e Applicazioni, Università di Milano-Bicocca Smile asymptotics in a multiscaling stochastic volatility model We consider a stochastic volatility model which captures some relevant stylized facts of financial series, including the so-called multiscaling of moments. We obtain sharp large deviations estimates for the price, based on a large deviations principle for suitable functionals of a point process, which is of independent interest. This yields explicit asymptotic formulas for the price of European options, and for the related implied volatility, both in the small maturity and large strike regimes. In particular, we show that implied volatility for out-of-the-money options explodes as the maturity vanishes, with an explicit limiting shape (joint work with Francesco Caravenna). 15.30 - 16.00 Alberto Santangelo, Dottorato in Statistica e Matematica per la Finanza, Curriculum Matematica per la Finanza, Università di Milano-Bicocca Measuring Portfolio Diversification Based on Optimized Uncorrelated Factors We measure diversification in terms of the "Effective Number of Minimum-Torsion Bets", namely a set of uncorrelated factors, optimized to closely track the factors used to allocate the portfolio. In this way we introduce a novel notion of "absolute risk contributions", which generalizes the "marginal contributions to risk" in traditional risk parity. We discuss the advantages of the Minimum-Torsion Bets over the traditional approach to diversification based on marginal contributions to risk. We present a case study in the S&P 500. Fully documented code is available for download (joint work with Romain Deguest and Attilio Meucci). Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. 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

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Postdoc in Venice
by Marco LiCalzi 09 Jul '14

09 Jul '14

Announcement for one Postdoc position at the Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The successful candidate is expected to contribute to an ongoing research project on "Models of meaning negotiation” within a larger project on "Mathematics of Multi-Level Anticipatory Complex Systems" funded by the European Union (STREP). Keywords: language games, categorical reasoning, semantic bargaining, negotiation, cognitive maps, organizational economics. JEL Classification: C61, D23, D70, D83, D86, D60, D80, D81, L14, M14. Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC 2010): 06, 18, 60, 91. Prospective candidates must hold a PhD. Preferred fields of specialization are: mathematics, economics, decision science, applied mathematics and all related disciplines. Duration of the contract: 12 months, to begin around 15 September 2014. Stipend: The gross stipend for the recipient is Eur. 30,216.55 per year. Deadline for submission of applications: July 28th, 2014. An announcement in English can be found at http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=138305 More information and the official announcement (in Italian) are at http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1538 __________________________________ Marco Li Calzi Department of Management Università Ca' Foscari Venezia San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia, Italy Tel.: (+39) 041 234-6925 Fax: (+39) 041 234-7444 E-mail: licalzi(a)unive.it WWW: http://venus.unive.it/licalzi

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Seminario Alcuni aspetti dell'impostazione "Target-Based" alle funzioni di utilità nel caso di più "beni"
by Marco Isopi 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Nell'ambito dei seminari previsti a completamento dell'attività svolta nell'ambito del Dottorato di Ricerca in Matematica XXVI Ciclo (curriculum Matematica Applicata) Fabio Fantozzi terrà un seminario dal titolo Alcuni aspetti dell'impostazione "Target-Based" alle funzioni di utilità nel caso di più "beni" Il seminario si terrà in Aula di Consiglio, Giovedi' 10 Luglio ore 16 Sunto: Verrà inizialmente richiamato il significato dell'impostazione Target-Based alla teoria dell'utilità nelle scelte economiche in condizioni di incertezza. Tale impostazione, dapprima introdotta nel caso di un singolo "bene" è stata, nell'ultimo decennio, estesa e sviluppata per il caso di n beni. Nel seminario verranno illustrate in particolare le caratteristiche fondamentali di tale caso e ne verrà introdotta una descrizione formale. In tale ambito saranno evidenziate le connessioni con le misure di insieme monotone, non necessariamente additive (capacità), su spazi finiti e relative estensioni. In particolare analizzeremo il significato di tali estensioni in termini di copule n-dimensionali atte a descrivere la dipendenza stocastica fra le componenti di un vettore aleatorio. Quest' ultimo interviene, con il significato di "target", nella formulazione delle funzioni di utilità stesse. In relazione ai problemi di scelte economiche analizzati, verranno anche brevemente illustrati degli aspetti relativi alla nozione di "stochastic precedence". *******************************************

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Workshop@DSS :: Recent methods... (errata corrige)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

...scusate, ovviamente la data esatta è lunedì 14 **luglio** e non febbraio... Pardon --P > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > W O R K S H O P > Recent methods for time-to-event and longitudinal data > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lunedì 14 Luglio, ore 11:00 - 13:00 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roma, Viale Regina Elena, 295 > Palazzina G, Piano 3, Aula 50 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. > > Per maggiori informazioni: simona.iacobelli(a)uniroma2.it > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Workshop@DSS :: Recent methods for time-to-event and longitudinal data
by Pierpaolo Brutti 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

…ricevo & inoltro… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- W O R K S H O P ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunedì 14 Febbraio, ore 11:00 - 13:00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma, Viale Regina Elena, 295 Palazzina G, Piano 3, Aula 50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Competing Risks Predictions on Two Time Scales Jason Fine (Department of Biostatistics; Department of Statistics, UNC-Chapel Hill) Representation, estimation and prediction in multi-state models - the obstacles of multiple time scales Bendix Carstensen (STENO Diabetes Center; Department of Statistics, University of Copenhagen) Random coefficient based dropout models: a finite mixture approach Marco Alfò, Alessandra Spagnoli (Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, “Sapienza”, Università di Roma) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per maggiori informazioni: simona.iacobelli(a)uniroma2.it -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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annuncio conferenza
by Marco Romito 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

================================================================ 6 - 8 October 2014, Milano DAMES 2014 - the 4th International Conference on Data Analysis and Modeling in Earth Sciences The objective of the conference is to bring together researchers dealing with data analysis and modeling in all fields of Earth Sciences, promoting the exchange of knowledge on both methodological developments and Earth Science applications. http://dames.pik-potsdam.de/index.php?a=conference ================================================================ Renata Rotondi reni(a)mi.imati.cnr.it CNR IMATI tel +39 02 23699528 Via Bassini, 15 FAX +39 02 23699538 I-20133 Milano (Italy) http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~reni > >

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Professor position available in Graz
by daniela.bertacchi 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

Ricevo e inoltro questo avviso per chi fosse interessato, con preghiera di diffusione. Daniela Bertacchi ************************************************ Graz University of Technology: Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Technical Physics Professor of Stochastics and Actuarial Mathematics (Institute of Statistics, Succession of Prof. István Berkes) Permanent position of a full professor under private law (expected to start on October 1, 2015). A detailed description of this position can be found in the Mitteilungsblatt of TU Graz, July 2, 2014 (http://mibla.tugraz.at/13_14/Stk_19/19.html) For the English version, see http://www.stat.tugraz.at/bewerbung/ Applications must be sent in electronic form (preferably in PDF-format) until October 12, 2014 (date of email receipt) to the Dean of the Faculty of Technical Mathematics and Technical Physics at the Graz University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang E. ERNST, Petersgasse 16, A-8010 Graz, Austria, bewerbungen.tmtph(a)tugraz.at. ___________________________________________________________

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Avviso di seminario
by Cristina Zucca 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

A tutti gli interessati. Mercoledì 9 luglio 2014 alle ore 14.30 in AULA C (Palazzo Campana - Dip. di Matematica"G. Peano" - Univ. di Torino) il Prof. François Delarue (Université Nice Sophia-Antipolis) terrà un seminario dal titolo: The Landau Equation for Maxwellian molecules and the Brownian Motion on the group of rotations. Abstract: We show that the spatially homogeneous Landau equation for Maxwellian molecules can be represented through the product of two elementary stochastic processes. The first one is the Brownian motion on the group of rotations. The second one is, conditionally on the first one, a Gaussian process. Using this representation, we establish sharp multi-scale upper and lower bounds for the transition density of the Landau equation, the multi-scale structure depending on the shape of the support of the initial condition. -- Dr. Cristina Zucca Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto 10 10123 Torino, Italy tel: +39-011-6702850 fax: +39-011-6702878

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UPCOMING DEADLINE: IMT – 2014/15 PHD CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
by Irene Crimaldi 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

*UPCOMING DEADLINE - JULY 14TH 2014 - 6PM ITALIAN TIME* We are pleased to inform you about the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca's call for applications for PhD positions in the following specialized curricula - Economics - Management Science - Complex Networks - Computational Mechanics - Control Systems - Computer Science - Image Analysis - Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage - No tuition fees (regional tax excluded), free room and access to IMT Canteen - A grant of €13,600 gross/year Candidates can apply if they obtain their (minimum) 4-year undergraduate degree NO LATER than October 31, 2014 *DEADLINE: July 14th, 2014* *MORE INFORMATIONS*: http://phd.imtlucca.it Learn more about the PhD program by participating in our interactive webinar. Go to http://brightrecruits.com/webinars to sign up. IMT Lucca (www.imtlucca.it) is a research university within the Italian public higher education system. IMT's research mission is characterized by the analysis and management of a plurality of economic, social, technological and cultural systems. Faculty carry out cutting edge methodological research to *generate* knowledge, to design projects to *apply* knowledge to resolve economic, industrial, social and cultural problems, and to *transmit* knowledge through highly-specialized graduate courses and seminars. Follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/IMT-Institute-for-Advanced-Studies-Lucca/187…>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/IMTLucca>, YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/user/IMTAltiStudiLucca>, LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/imt-lucca-institute-for-advanced-studies?tr…>. Please note that this account is used for outgoing e-mails only, and therefore your reply message will not be read. For inquiries regarding the 2014/15 IMT PhD call, please write to phdapplications(a)imtlucca.it. *Research, Planning and Organization Office* IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca Piazza San Francesco, 19 55100 Lucca - Italy Tel: +39 0583 4326 745 Fax: +39 0583 4326 565 www.imtlucca.it -------------------------------------- The content of this message and of its attachments is under exclusive responsibility of the account owner and doesn't bind IMT anyhow with respect to the recipient or third parties.

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seminario di G. Zanco a Milano-Bicocca ore 10.30
by federica.masiero＠unimib.it 29 Jun '14

29 Jun '14

Mi scuso per il doppio invio dell'avviso di seminario, nel messaggio precedente mancava l'orario Venerdì 4 Luglio alle ore 10.30, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca, via Cozzi, 55, Edificio U5, stanza 3014 (terzo piano), il Dott. Giovanni Zanco dell'Università di Pisa, terrà un seminario dal titolo "Path-dependent Stochastic Differential Equations and Kolmogorov's PDEs" Abstract: I will show some recent results obtained in joint works with F. Flandoli and F. Russo about path-dependent stochastic differential equations, their formulation in infinite-dimensional spaces and the link with existence and uniqueness results for path-dependent PDEs. I will also show the connection between the framework developed in such papers and the functional calculus introduced by B. Dupire and R. Cont and D-A. Fournié. Tutti gli interessati son invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Federica Masiero

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seminario G. Zanco a Milano-Bicocca
by federica.masiero＠unimib.it 28 Jun '14

28 Jun '14

Venerdì 4 Luglio, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca, via Cozzi, 55, Edificio U5, stanza 3014 (terzo piano), il Dott. G. Zanco dell'Università di Pisa, terrà un seminario dal titolo "Path-dependent Stochastic Differential Equations and Kolmogorov's PDEs" Abstract: I will show some recent results obtained in joint works with F. Flandoli and F. Russo about path-dependent stochastic differential equations, their formulation in infinite-dimensional spaces and the link with existence and uniqueness results for path-dependent PDEs. I will also show the connection between the framework developed in such papers and the functional calculus introduced by B. Dupire and R. Cont and D-A. Fournié. Tutti gli interessati son invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Federica Masiero

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assegno di ricerca
by Paola Rancoita 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

Cari colleghi, vi inoltro la segnalazione della Prof.ssa Di Sero riguardo un assegno di ricerca in Statistica, presso il Centro di statistica per le scienze biomediche (CUSSB) dell'Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele. Cordiali saluti, Paola Rancoita ------------------------------------------------- Carissimi Colleghe e Colleghi, desidero segnalare a breve l'emissione di un bando per un assegno di ricerca su tematiche di metodologia statistica e computazionale per dati ad alta dimensionalità (clinici e genomici) in contesti di aging e neuroscienze. In attesa dell'emissione del Bando Ufficiale che segnalerò in seguito su questa lista, tutti gli interessati possono inviare il loro curriculum già da ora alla mia attenzione (diserio.clelia(a)unisr.it) L'assegno è annuale con rinnovo previsto fino a 3 anni. E' indirizzato a giovani in possesso di dottorato di ricerca preferenzialmente in scienze statistiche (o biostatistiche), informatiche e matematiche e prevede l'inserimento in progetti di ricerca internazionali già attivi. Restando a disposizione per qualunque dettaglio, vi invio un caro saluto Clelia Clelia Di Serio, PhD Associate Professor in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology Director of CUSSB (University Centre for Statistics in the Biomedical Sciences) Vita-Salute San Raffaele University 20132 Milan, Italy

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Seminario DANIELS
by Matteo Ruggiero 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

**************************************************************** STATISTICS SEMINARS @ COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO **************************************************************** Venerdi' 4 Luglio 2014 alle ore 12:00, presso la sala rossa del Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (TO), si terra' il seguente seminario: Michael J. DANIELS (University of Texas at Austin) A FLEXIBLE BAYESIAN APPROACH TO MONOTONE MISSING DATA IN LONGITUDINAL STUDIES WITH INFORMATIVE MISSINGNESS WITH APPLICATION TO AN ACUTE SCHIZOPHRENIA CLINICAL TRIAL Abstract: We develop a Bayesian nonparametric model for a longitudinal response in the presence of nonignorable missing data. Our general approach is to first specify a {\em working model} that flexibly models the missingness and full outcome processes jointly. We specify a Dirichlet process mixture of missing at random (MAR) models as a prior on the joint distribution of the working model. This aspect of the model governs the fit of the observed data by modeling the observed data distribution as the marginalization over the missing data in the working model. We then separately specify the conditional distribution of the missing data given the observed data and dropout. This approach allows us to identify the distribution of the missing data using identifying restrictions as a starting point. We propose a framework for introducing sensitivity parameters, allowing us to vary the untestable assumptions about the missing data mechanism smoothly. Informative priors on the space of missing data assumptions can be specified to combine inferences under many different assumptions into a final inference and accurately characterize uncertainty. These methods are motivated by, and applied to, data from a clinical trial assessing the efficacy of a new treatment for acute Schizophrenia. Joint work with Antonio Linero at the University of Florida 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 & Collegio Carlo Alberto http://web.econ.unito.it/ruggiero

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Seminario: Luciano Campi - presso Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Verona
by Luca di persio 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Annuncio di Seminario Luciano Campi, London School of Economics, London Giovedi' 3 Luglio, presso il Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Verona Strada le Grazie, 15 - Sala Verde ore 15:00 (14:45 rinfresco, 15:00 inizio seminario) Title: Utility indifference valuation for non-smooth payoffs with an application to power derivatives Abstract: We consider the problem of exponential utility indifference valuation under the simplified framework where traded and nontraded assets are uncorrelated but where the claim to be priced possibly depends on both. Traded asset prices follow a multivariate Black and Scholes model, while nontraded asset prices evolve as generalized Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes. We provide a BSDE characterization of the utility indifference price (UIP) for a large class of non-smooth, possibly unbounded, payoffs depending simultaneously on both classes of assets. Focusing then on European claims and using the Gaussian structure of the model allows us to employ some BSDE techniques (in particular, a Malliavin-type representation theorem due to Ma (2002)) to prove the regularity of Z and to characterize the UIP for possibly discontinuous European payoffs as a viscosity solution of a suitable PDE with continuous space derivatives. The optimal hedging strategy is also identified essentially as the delta hedging strategy corresponding to the UIP. Since there are no closed-form formulas in general, we also obtain asymptotic expansions for prices and hedging strategies when the risk aversion parameter is small. Finally, our results are applied to pricing and hedging power derivatives in various structural models for energy markets. Contact Person: Luca Di Persio __ 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

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post-doc positions (Assegni di ricerca)at Luiss-Roma and University of Pisa
by Fausto Gozzi 21 Jun '14

21 Jun '14

Dear all We would like to inform you about two post doc positions (assegni di ricerca). 1) The first one is a 2-year position (not renewable) at Luiss University, Roma, Department of Economics and Finance. Deadline: July 31 Starting time: January 2015 Supervisor: Fausto Gozzi Title: Mathematical Models for the management of renewable resources (Modelli matematici per lo studio di sistemi eterogenei e per la gestione di risorse rinnovabili) site (english) http://ricerca.economiaefinanza.luiss.it/en/news/2014/06/12/competition-by-… site (italian) http://ricerca.economiaefinanza.luiss.it/news/2014/06/11/bando-per-la-valut… Applications are welcome. Potentially interested people may contact fgozzi(a)luiss.it for further informations 2) The second one is a 1-year position (not renewable) at University of Pisa, Department of Mathematics. The announcement is not yet ready but will appear soon; the starting time of the grant is expected in December 2014 or January 2015. Supervisor: Franco Flandoli Keywords: stochastic differential equations and stochastic PDEs, optimal control of deterministic and stochastic infinite dimensional systems, stochastic models in fluid dynamics. Applications are welcome. Since the formal announcement is not yet ready, potentially interested people may contact flandoli(a)dma.unipi.it __________________________________________________________________ kind regards Franco Flandoli, Fausto Gozzi --- Questa e-mail è priva di virus e malware perché è attiva la protezione avast! Antivirus. http://www.avast.com

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Seminario N. Leonenko a Padova- Mercoledì 2 luglio
by Marco Ferrante 21 Jun '14

21 Jun '14

Annuncio di seminario: Mercoledì 2 Luglio alle ore 12.00 in Aula 2BC30 del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Padova il Prof. Nikolai Leonenko dell'Università di Cardiff terrà il seminario Titolo: Fractional Pearson diffusions. Abstract: Pearson diffusions have stationary distributions of Pearson type. They includes Ornstein-Uhlenbeck, Cox-Ingersoll-Ross, and several others wellkown processes. Their stationary distributions solve the Pearson equation, developed by Pearson in 1914 to unify some important classes of distributions (e.g., normal, gamma, beta). Their eigenfunction expansions involve the traditional classes of orthogonal polynomials (e.g., Hermite, Laguerre, Jacobi). We develop fractional Pearson di¢ sions ([1],[2]), constructing by a non-Markovian inverse stable time change. Their transition densities are shown to solve a time-fractional analogue to the diffusion equation with polynomial coefficients. Because this process is not Markovian, the stochastic solution provides additional information about the movement of particles that di§use under this model. This is joint work with M.M. Meerschaert and A. Sikorskii (Michigan State Univeraity, USA). Anomalous diffusions have proven useful in applications to physics, geophysics, chemistry, and finance. Marco Ferrante -- Prof. Marco Ferrante Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' degli Studi di Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271366 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: ferrante(a)math.unipd.it URL: http://www.math.unipd.it/~ferrante

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workshop "Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management"
by giovanni.puccetti＠unifi.it 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Dear colleague, the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Florence will organize the workshop Dependence in Risk Measurement and Risk Management on December 18-19, 2014. The participation in the Workshop will be free of charge with a mandatory registration. We welcome submissions of abstracts for contributed talks with the possibility to contribute to a special issue in Dependence Modeling to be published in early 2015. All the information about the event are available at the website https://sites.google.com/site/dependencerisk/ We would be pleased if you could forward this e-mail to anyone possibly interested and download/print the announcement from the above web-page to promote the event to your institution. We are looking forward to seeing you in Florence, best regards Giovanni Puccetti -- Assistant Professor School of Economics and Management University of Firenze Building D6/2.30 via delle Pandette 32 50127 Firenze ITALY https://sites.google.com/site/giovannipuccetti/

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Seminario Politecnico di Torino - 20 giugno
by Bertrand Lods 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Dear Colleagues, this is a reminder for the two seminars on applications of Information Geometry that Luigi Malagò and Giovanni Pistone will give on coming Friday 20 June at DISMA Politecnico di Torino at 12 and 14:30 resp. Please find the abstracts at http://calvino.polito.it/~probstat/seminars/seminars14.html

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Seminario a Padova - Giovedì 26 giugno ore 16
by Marco Ferrante 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Annuncio di seminario: Giovedì 26 giugno alle ore 16.00 in Aula 2AB40 del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Padova il Prof. Carles Rovira dell'Universitat de Barcelona terrà il seminario Titolo: Stochastic differential equations with non-negativity constraints driven by fractional Brownian Abstract: In this talk, we deal with existence and uniqueness result of solution for stochastic differential driven by a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter $H$ and with reflection. The cases $H >\frac12$ and $H \in (\frac13,\frac12)$ must be considered separately. When $H>\1/2$, we first study an ordinary integral equation where the integral is defined in the Young sense and then we apply this result pathwise to solve the stochastic problem. On the other hand, when H $\in (\frac13,\frac12)$, we consider an existence and uniqueness result of solution for multidimensional delay differential equations with normal reflection and driven by a H\"older continuous function of order $\beta \in (\frac13,\frac12)$. Marco Ferrante

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Seminario N. Leonenko - Mercoledì 2 luglio ore 12 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:42:41 +0200 From: Marco Ferrante <ferrante(a)math.unipd.it> Subject: Seminario N. Leonenko - Mercoled? 2 luglio ore 12 Cari colleghi, il giorno Mercoledi 2 Luglio alle ore 12.00 in Aula 2BC30 il Prof. Nikolai Leonenko dell'Universita di Cardiff terra un seminario dal titolo: Fractional Pearson Diffusions (allego l'abstract). Grazie Marco -- Prof. Marco Ferrante Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' degli Studi di Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271366 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: ferrante(a)math.unipd.it URL: http://www.math.unipd.it/~ferrante

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Statistics for Omics - Politecnico di Milano
by Laura M. Sangalli 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

Cari colleghi, abbiamo il piacere di invitarvi alla mattinata di seminari "Statistics for Omics" il 3 Luglio presso l'aula seminari "F. Saleri" del Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano. La mattinata si svolgerà secondo il seguente programma 09:00. Francesca Chiaromonte, The Pennsylvania State University, /Exploiting structure to reduce and integrate high dimensional, under sampled "omics" data/ 09:50. Giorgio Melloni, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, /DOTS-Finder: a comprehensive tool for assessing driver genes in cancer genomes/ 10:40. Break 11:10. Marzia Cremona e Alice Parodi, Politecnico di Milano, /Peak shape cluster analysis reveals novel biological insights/ 12:00. Kateryna Makova, The Pennsylvania State University, /Maternal Age Effect and Severe Germline Bottleneck in the Inheritance of Human Mitochondrial DNA/ 12.50. Marco Masseroli e Stefano Ceri, Politecnico di Milano, /Genometric query system as research enabler to discover genome properties/ Tutti gli interessati sono cordialmente invitati a partecipare. Piercesare Secchi -- Piercesare Secchi MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 20133 Milano - Italy tel. +39 02 2399 4592 fax. +39 02 2399 4568 e.mail: piercesare.secchi(a)polimi.it -- 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

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XVI Workshop on Quantitative Finance - Parma January 29-30, 2015 (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

(apologies for cross-postings) 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- XVI WORKSHOP on QUANTITATIVE FINANCE January 29-30, 2015 Venue: Department of Economics University of Parma Via J.F. Kennedy, 6 43125 Parma Italy The Workshop is the sixteenth edition of a successful initiative whose aim is to set a common forum of ideas and discussions among researchers and practitioners interested in Finance. It provides an excellent platform to present and discuss recent advances in mathematical modelling and numerical methods for quantitative finance. 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 editions of the Workshop, we wish to particularly encourage an international participation of young researchers; both theoretical and applied contributions are welcome. There are no registration fees. Contacts: Marzia De Donno (xviwqf(a)gmail.com) Phone: +39-0521-03-2481, Fax +39-0521-03-2385 Scientific Committee: Fabio Bellini (University of Milano Bicocca) - Andrea Consiglio (University of Palermo) - Gianluca Fusai (University of Piemonte Orientale) - Friedrich Hubalek (Vienna University of Technology) - Elisa Luciano (University of Torino) - Maria Elvira Mancino (University of Firenze) - Paola Modesti (University of Parma) - Massimo Morini (Banca IMI) - Mustafa Pinar (Bilkent University) - Simona Sanfelici (University of Parma) - Sergio Scarlatti (University of Roma Tor Vergata) - Carlo Sgarra (Polytechnic of Milano) - Peter Tankov (University Paris-Diderot) - Josef Teichmann (ETH Zurich) - Tiziano Vargiolu (University of Padova) Local Committee: Marzia De Donno, Fabio Della Marra, Gino Favero, Paola Modesti, Annamaria Olivieri, Simona Sanfelici, Federica Trani Deadline for paper submission: November 9th, 2014. Deadline for registration: January 6th, 2015. For more information, visit the Workshop website: www.qfinancexvi.altervista.org We are looking forward to meeting you in Parma! On behalf of the Local Committee, Simona Sanfelici

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Seminario Dott. Bourguin - Roma Tor Vergata
by Claudio Durastanti 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

Giovedí 19 Giugno, alle ore 14.00 presso l'aula D'Antoni, Dipartimento di Matematica di Tor Vergata, il dottor Solesne Bourguin, Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, presenterá il seguente talk: Portmanteau inequalities on the Poisson space Abstract: The main object of this talk is to provide an introduction on how to combine Stein's method and Malliavin calculus on the Poisson space in order to obtain general quantitative limit theorems for functionals of a Poisson random measure. As an application, the case of the random disk graph isomorphism problem in stochastic geometry will be discussed. Based on joint work with Giovanni Peccati. Cordiali saluti Claudio Durastanti

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SINGULAR STOCHASTIC PDEs, summer school in Pisa
by Marco Romito 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

SINGULAR STOCHASTIC PDEs September 22-24, 2014 Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi, Pisa, Italy http://www.crm.sns.it/event/333/ The purpose of the School is to introduce and discuss recent development in the analysis of singular stochastic PDEs arising in Physics, such as the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation. In this class of problems the irregularity introduced by the driving noise does not allow to use classical methods from the theory of partial differential equations. The school is aimed at student and young researchers in the field of stochastic PDEs, as well as scholars coming from the fields of the theory of PDE and theoretical physics. The school consists in a series of lectures by Massimiliano Gubinelli, additional invited lectures by Harald Oberhauser, Hendrik Weber, Lorenzo Zambotti and short presentations by participants. REGISTRATION: http://www.crm.sns.it/event/333/registration.html In a few cases funding for local expenses for young participants might be available, but funds are limited. SCIENTIFIC & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Lisa Beck (Augsburg) Dirk Blomker (Augsburg) Franco Flandoli (Pisa) Marco Romito (Pisa)

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bando per un corso di recupero
by Gabriele Stabile 14 Jun '14

14 Jun '14

Segnalo la pubblicazione di un bando *con scadenza 30 giugno *per n. 1 incarico individuale, con contratto di lavoro autonomo di natura occasionale, per lo svolgimento di un corso di recupero e sostegno (da tenersi a settembre) che fornisca i prerequisiti di Matematica, Statistica e Calcolo delle Probabilità agli iscritti 2014/15 alla Magistrale in Finanza e Assicurazioni, Sapienza Università di Roma Il bando è disponibile al link http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/node/6575 <http://www.memotef.uniroma1.it/node/6575.>

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Avviso di seminario - Prof. G. Peskir
by Cristina Zucca 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

****************************************************** SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA G. PEANO UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ****************************************************** Lunedi' 16 giugno 2014 alle ore 16.00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, il Prof. Goran Peskir (University of Manchester) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Optimal Mean-Variance Portfolio Selection"* Abstract: I will present a dynamic formulation of the mean-variance portfolio selection problem and discuss possible ways of solving it. *Joint work with J. L. Pedersen (Copenhagen)

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seminario di Fabio Bellini presso Prometeia - Bologna
by Giacomo Scandolo 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Il giorno Giovedi 19 Giugno 2014, alle ore 14:30 presso la sede di Prometeia (sala grande, primo piano) via G.Marconi 43, Bologna Fabio BELLINI (Università di Milano-Bicocca) terra un seminario dal titolo "Risk management with expectiles" Abstract We discuss the main properties of the expectiles, a one parameter family of coherent risk measures introduced in the statistical literature by Newey and Powell (1987). Expectiles are the only coherent risk measures that are also elicitable, in the sense that they can be equivalently defined as the minimizers of an expected loss; this property provides a natural methodology to perform a consistent backtesting. In this talk we explore the potential applicability of expectiles in a capital regulation framework, as an alternative to VaR and CVaR.

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Seminar and mini-course by Luca Capriotti, June 19 - 20, SNS Pisa
by Giacomo Bormetti 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Luca Capriotti (EMEA head of Quantitative Strategies Global Credit Products, Credit Suisse) will give a seminar at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa on Thursday 19 June 2014, 13:00 Aula Bianchi. The title and abstract are Ulisse Dini, Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiation and the Efficient Risk Management of Credit Portfolios Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiation (AAD) is one of the principal innovations in risk management of the recent times. In this talk I will show how AAD can be used to risk manage in real time credit products, both exotic and vanilla, whether valued with Monte Carlo or with semi-analytical methods. I will show how by combining adjoint ideas with the implicit function (Dini's) theorem one can avoid repeating multiple times the calibration of the hazard rate curves which, especially for flow products, often represent the bottle neck in the computation of spread and interest rate risk. This typically results in orders of magnitudes savings in computation time with respect to standard methods. The adjoint of the calibration step can be naturally combined with the adjoint of the pricing step. This allows one to compute the risk of portfolios of credit products faster than computing the portfolio value alone, thus making risk management in real time possible. Moreover on Friday 20 June 2014 he will give a mini-course on Real Time Risk Management with Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiaton The agenda is attached below. Interested people are invited to participate. For more information, contact Stefano Marmi (stefano.marmi(a)sns.it) Fabrizio Lillo (fabrizio.lillo(a)sns.it) or Giacomo Bormetti (giacomo.bormetti(a)sns.it) &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Friday June 20, Aula Bianchi, 11.00-12.30 Friday June 20, Aula Bianchi, 14.00-15.30 Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiation (AAD) is one of the principal innovations in risk management of the recent times. In this minicourse I will introduce AAD and show how it can be used to implement the calculation of price sensitivities in complete generality and with minimal analytical effort. The focus will be the application to Monte Carlo methods - generally the most challenging from the computational point of view. With several examples I will illustrate the workings of AAD and demonstrate how it can be straightforwardly implemented to reduce the computation time of the risk of any portfolio by order of magnitudes. 1. Pathwise Derivative Method 2. Algebraic Adjoint Approaches  3. Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiation (AAD)  4. AAD as a Design Paradigm  5. AAD and the Pathwise Derivative Method 6. First Applications 7. Case Study: Adjoint Greeks for the Libor Market Model 8. Correlation Risk and Binning Techniques 9. Case Study: Correlation Greeks for Basket Default Contracts

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Fwd: post-doctoral position
by Faggionato, Alessandra 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in Probability at Marseille (Aix-Marseille Université). The position can start October 1st 2014. It is a two-years position, funded by the Fondation Universitaire AMIDEX d'Aix-Marseille, with a stipend of 1960 euros (and 2300 if more than 3 years experience after the thesis). Applicants should write BEFORE JULY 10th to Amine Asselah at amine.asselah(a)u-pec.fr attaching -CV -Research Projects -Letter of Recommendation. For information on the probability group members and activities at marseille please go to http://www.i2m.univ-amu.fr/Annuaire-de-l-equipe-240 Best Regards, Amine Asselah

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Fwd: avviso seminario del 19 giugno
by Gustavo Posta 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Bertini, Lorenzo" <bertini(a)mat.uniroma1.it> > Date: 12 giugno 2014 20.07.41 GMT+02.00 > Subject: avviso seminario del 19 giugno > > > Avviso di Seminario (con preghiera di diffusione) > > Giovedi' 19 giugno alle ore 14:30 > > In Aula C del Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza > > Alessandra Bianchi (Univ. di Padova) > > terra' un seminario dal titlo > > A random walk in a Levy random environment > > > Saluti, > > Lorenzo Bertini > > Dipartimento di Matematica | Fax: +39 - 06 4470 1007 > Universita' di Roma La Sapienza | Tel: +39 - 06 4991 4974 > P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma | E-mail: bertini(a)mat.uniroma1.it > Italy > > Home page: http://www.mat.uniroma1.it/people/bertini/ama/

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Forensic statistics: PhD@Losanna
by Giacomo Aletti 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Chiedo scusa per invii multilpli, mi è stato segnalato che sono aperte posizioni PhD all'Ecole des sciences criminelles, UNIL https://applicationsinter.unil.ch/inter/noauth/php/Po/pooffres.php?poid=330… Scadenza bando a fine mese, laurea richiesta scienze forensi, statistica o matematica. Giacomo Aletti --

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PhD studentships in Statistics - University of Padova, Italy - Deadline 10 July, 2014
by Patrizia Piacentini - PhD 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

PhD Studentships in Statistics Department of Statistical Sciences University of Padova, Italy Seven PhD studentships are available at University of Padova for candidates interested in the area of Statistical Sciences Eligibility ----------- The studentship competition is open to applicants of any age or citizenship, holding a 2nd cycle degree or a single cycle degree from an Italian university or an equivalent qualification from other countries of at least four years' duration. Admission is decided on the basis of qualifications only and does not require an entry examination. Award --------- The award will be for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, at the following rate: annual grant of euros 13.638,47 with a start date of 1 November 2014. How to apply ------------------ The call is published at the page http://www.unipd.it/en/research/doctoral-degrees-phd-programmes (see Calls and Admissions) deadline 10th July 2014 Application has to be made following carefully the instructions therein. Further information ---------------------------- See http://www.stat.unipd.it/fare-ricerca/ammissione or contact phd(a)stat.unipd.it Kindest regards, Monica Chiogna PhD Course Coordinator

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seminario Zhuang Jiancang a Milano
by Elisa Varini 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

ANNUNCIO DI SEMINARIO venerdì 13 giugno 2014, ore 14:30 Sala Bassini, Piano Rialzato CNR – IMATI, Via Bassini 15, Milano RELATORE Dr ZHUANG Jiancang Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo TITOLO Testing significance of earthquake precursors against earthquake clustering models instead of against complete randomness ABSTRACT During the last 30 years, a number of algorithms have been developed that search for seismic anomalies in order to predict strong earthquakes. Examples of such algorithms are M8, RTP, RTL, PI, and LURR. In these algorithms, behaviour is usually deemed to be anomalous if seismicity rates change from the background activity, which is usually assumed stationary or, more strongly, a Poisson process. On the other hand, it is well known that seismicity is clustered and can be well described by the Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) model. Such anomalies detected in these conventional ways may be caused by earthquake clusters or improper declustering algorithms. This presentation illustrates, through examples, how to modify these algorithms for the testing of seismic anomalies against a clustering model (e.g., the ETAS model). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Elisa Varini CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche IMATI - Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche via Bassini 15 - 20133 Milano (Italy) Tel +39 02 23699 527 Fax +39 02 23699 538 Email elisa(a)mi.imati.cnr.it -------------------------------------------------------------------

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New journal "Market Microstructure and Liquidity"
by Fabrizio Lillo 09 Jun '14

09 Jun '14

Dear contributor to the field of market microstructure, This is just a short message to inform you that we are launching a new journal called "Market Microstructure and Liquidity". The website of the journal is http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/mml and information can be found in the pdf file enclosed in this message. We hope you will be interested in reading it and contributing by sending your papers to this new journal ! Best regards, Fabrizio Lillo PS: Apologies for possible multiple sendings. any remark or comment is welcome ------------------------------------------------------------ Fabrizio Lillo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Palermo & Santa Fe Institute, U.S.A. Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY phone: +39 050509159 web: https://sites.google.com/site/fabriziolillo9670/home

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Politecnico di Milano - Seminario J. S. Marron
by Laura M. Sangalli 09 Jun '14

09 Jun '14

Si avvisa che in data 17-06-2014, alle ore 15:00 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: J. S. Marron Dept. of Statistics and Operations Research University of North Carolina Titolo: OODA of TreeStructured Data Objects Using Persistent Homology Abstract: The field of Object Oriented Data Analysis has made a lot of progress on the statistical analysis of the variation in populations of complex objects. A particularly challenging example of this type is populations of tree-structured objects. Deep challenges arise, whose solutions involve a marriage of ideas from statistics, geometry, and numerical analysis, because the space of trees is strongly non-Euclidean in nature. Here these challenges are addressed using the approach of persistent homologies from topological data analysis. The benefits of this data object representation are illustrated using a real data set, where each data point is the tree of blood arteries in one person's brain. Persistent homologies give much better results than those obtained in previous studies. 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

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seminario di Luca Regis presso Prometeia - Bologna
by Giacomo Scandolo 09 Jun '14

09 Jun '14

Il giorno Giovedì 29 Maggio 2014, alle ore 14:30 presso la sede di Prometeia (sala grande, primo piano) via G.Marconi 43, Bologna Luca REGIS (IMT Lucca) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Longevity risk modelling and hedging via continuous-time cohort models" Abstract Longevity risk, i.e. the risk of unexpected changes in the survivorship of policyholders, is perceived as one of the major threats to the long-run solvency of annuity providers, such as pension funds. Continuous-time models represent a useful tool in the modelling of stochastic mortality. Non-mean reverting affine cohort processes (Luciano and Vigna, 2008) provide a parsimonious but accurate description of mortality tables. They are particularly suited to pricing and hedging purposes, due to their analytical tractability. I present applications of such models to the management of insurance portfolios. I focus on longevity risk hedging techniques, such as natural hedging, and reinsurance strategies. I will discuss the implementation and the effectiveness of such strategies, as well as the effects of different risk sources (interest-rate risk, investment risk) - along with longevity risk - on the solvency of insurers.

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seminario prof Zhuang Jiancang (ISM, Tokyo)
by Elisa Varini 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

ANNUNCIO DI SEMINARIO venerdì 13 giugno 2014, ore 14:30 Sala Bassini (piano terra) CNR – IMATI, Via Bassini 15, Milano RELATORE Dr ZHUANG Jiancang Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo TITOLO Testing significance of earthquake precursors against earthquake clustering models instead of against complete randomness ABSTRACT During the last 30 years, a number of algorithms have been developed that search for seismic anomalies in order to predict strong earthquakes. Examples of such algorithms are M8, RTP, RTL, PI, and LURR. In these algorithms, behaviour is usually deemed to be anomalous if seismicity rates change from the background activity, which is usually assumed stationary or, more strongly, a Poisson process. On the other hand, it is well known that seismicity is clustered and can be well described by the Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) model. Such anomalies detected in these conventional ways may be caused by earthquake clusters or improper declustering algorithms. This presentation illustrates, through examples, how to modify these algorithms for the testing of seismic anomalies against a clustering model (e.g., the ETAS model). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Elisa Varini CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche IMATI - Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche via Bassini 15 - 20133 Milano (Italy) Tel +39 02 23699 527 Fax +39 02 23699 538 Email elisa(a)mi.imati.cnr.it -------------------------------------------------------------------

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Seminario di Fabrizio Leisen a RM1
by Fabio Spizzichino 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

ll Prof. Fabrizio Leisen (Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK) terrà, presso il Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' La Sapienza, un seminario dal titolo Dependent Vectors of Random Probability Measures Mercoledi' 4 giugno, Ore 14:30, Aula E Le persone interessate sono invitate a partecipare Abstract: The definition of vectors of dependent random probability measures is a topic of interest in applications to Bayesian statistics. Indeed, they can be used for identifying the de Finetti mixing measure in the representation of the law of a partially exchangeable array of random elements taking values in a separable and complete metric space. In this talk we describe the construction of vectors of random probability measures based on the normalization of an exchangeable vector of completely random measures that are jointly infinitely divisible. The dependence can be achieved in many ways and in this talk will be shown some recent constructions based on Levy Copulas or the stick breaking representation. Finally, the dependence structure of the vectors is studied through some quantities of interest. This talk is a review of papers in collaboration with Antonio Lijoi, Federico Bassetti, Roberto Casarin, Weixuan Zhu and Dario Spano.

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[Fwd: 10 PhD positions in Math at GSSI L'Aquila Italy]
by davide gabrielli 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: 10 PhD positions in Math at GSSI L'Aquila Italy From: "Pierangelo Marcati" <pierangelo.marcati(a)univaq.it> Date: Tue, June 3, 2014 3:24 am To: undisclosed-recipients:; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *DO NOT REPLY* *For further informations *please contact info(a)gssi.infn.it *PLEASE DIFFUSE BETWEEN INTERESTED PEOPLE* *WE APOLOGIZE FOR MULTIPLE E-MAILS* *10 *fellowships at GSSI L'AQUILA Italy, for the PhD program of Mathematics in Natural, Social and Life Sciences *( in collaboration with SISSA International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste)* Core Topics: Stochastic Analysis, PDEs, Mathematical Modelling, Numerics *Online applications * http://www.gssi.infn.it/phd/ *Deadline June 22, 2014* *Download the* *call for applications* at http://www.gssi.infn.it/phd/docs/call_english_14-15.pdf *S*cholarships GSSI awards scholarships for* 3 years. * The yearly amount of the scholarship is of EURO 16.159,91 gross Facilities and benefits All PhD students *will receive free* accommodation on GSSI facilities, tuition fees waived, free luncheon vo * Pierangelo Marcati * Mathematics & Computer Science Division, Chair GranSasso Science Institute, INFN - L'Aquila - Italy http://www.gssi.infn.it http://www.gssi-aq.eu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LAST CALL : IHP TRIMESTER : Disordered systems, random spatial processes and some applications/ Systèmes désordonnés, processus spatiaux aléatoires et certaines applications
by Cristian Giardina 31 May '14

31 May '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: random15 <random15(a)ihp.fr> Date: 2014-05-30 10:23 GMT+02:00 Subject: LAST CALL : IHP TRIMESTER : Disordered systems, random spatial processes and some applications/ Systèmes désordonnés, processus spatiaux aléatoires et certaines applications Dear Colleague, It is our pleasure to announce a programme on "Disordered systems, random spatial processes and some applications" organized by the Emile Borel Centre from the Henri Poincare Institute in Paris from January 5th to April 3rd, 2015. Organizers: J-P. Bouchaud, P. Contucci, C. Giardina, P. Nolin, V. Sidoravicius, V. Vargas * Deadline to apply for Random15 programme financial support has been postponed to June 10th, 2014* Information on the programme can be found on: www.ihp.fr/en/CEB/T1-2015 or * <http://random15.dm.unibo.it/>*http://random15.dm.unibo.it/schedule *Registration is free and recommended* *to participate to:* - the trimester + workshops on: www.ihp.fr/en/program/13698/colloques/register - workshop(s) only on: www.ihp.fr/en/program/13698/colloques/register/nosignupprogram During this trimester, a preschool is organized at the* CIRM* (Marseille) from January 5th to 9th, 2015: If you intend to participate in this event, it will be necessary to make a pre registration through the workshops session. We are looking forward to welcoming you! PS: do not hesitate to forward this email to your colleagues. **************************************************** Cher Collegue, Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer l organisation d un programme sur les " Systemes desordonnes, processus spatiaux aleatoires et certaines applications" au Centre Emile Borel de l Institut Henri Poincare a Paris, du 5 janvier au 3 avril 2015. Les organisateurs: J-P. Bouchaud, P. Contucci, C. Giardina, P. Nolin, V. Sidoravicius, V. Vargas Attention : * La date limite pour les demandes de support financier du programme Random15 est repoussee au 10 juin 2014* Vous pouvez consulter le programme a l adresse suivante: www.ihp.fr/fr/CEB/T1-2015 ou directement a cette adresse: * <http://random15.dm.unibo.it/>*http://random15.dm.unibo.it/schedule *L inscription au programme est gratuite et recommandee **sur l adresse suivante:* - pour le trimestre + conferences: www.ihp.fr/fr/program/13698/colloques/register - ou uniquement pour le/les conferences: www.ihp.fr/fr/program/13698/colloques/register/nosignupprogram Durant ce trimestre, une pre ecole est organisee au *CIRM* (Marseille) du 5 au 9 janvier 2015 Si vous avez l'intention de participer a ce programme en particulier une pre inscription est necessaire via les inscriptions aux conferences C est avec plaisir que nous vous accueillerons a Paris. PS: merci par avance de bien vouloir transmettre ce courriel a vos collegues. -- Claire Berenger Organisation Assistant random15(a)ihp.fr CNRS UPMC - Institut Henri Poincare Centre Emile Borel 11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie - 75005 Paris Bureau 206 Tel: 01 44 27 67 64 Fax: 01 44 07 09 37www.ihp.fr Decouvrez la chaine de l'institut Henri Poincare<http://www.youtube.com/user/PoincareInstitute> <http://www.youtube.com/user/PoincareInstitute>.

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Seminario Claudio Fontana a Padova
by Tiziano Vargiolu 29 May '14

29 May '14

Siamo lieti di annunciare il seguente seminario: Claudio FONTANA, "A general HJM framework for multiple curve modeling" (joint work with Christa Cuchiero and Alessandro Gnoatto) al Dipartimento di Matematica (via Trieste 63, Padova), aula 2AB/40 (secondo piano), venerdi' 29 maggio ore 12. Abstract -------- We propose a general HJM approach to the modeling of multiple yield curves. In a general semimartingale setting, we model the term structure of multiplicative spreads between (normalized) FRA rates and simply compounded OIS risk-free forward rates. We derive HJM drift and consistency conditions ensuring absence of arbitrage and we show how to construct models such that spreads are greater than one and ordered with respect to the tenor's length. When the driving semimartingale is an affine process, we obtain a flexible Markovian structure which allows for simple valuation formulas for most interest rate derivatives.

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Postdoc on "Systemic risk in financial markets across time scales” at the Scuola Normale di Pisa
by Fabrizio Lillo 27 May '14

27 May '14

A call for a one-year postdoc is open at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (Italy). The topic of the research is "Systemic risk in financial markets across time scales” and it is funded by the Scuola Normale. The details of the call are at http://www.sns.it/en/servizi/job/assegnidiricerca/assegno215/ The deadline is June 12. 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, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Palermo & Santa Fe Institute, U.S.A. Piazza dei Cavalieri 7 56126 Pisa ITALY phone: +39 050509159 web: https://sites.google.com/site/fabriziolillo9670/home

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I: [tout-enseignants] Appel à candidature post-doctorat université de Cergy
by Massimo Campanino 26 May '14

26 May '14

__________ > ---------------------------------------- > From: Laurence Puechberty <laurence.puechberty(a)u-cergy.fr> > Sent: Mon, 5 May 2014 08:56:38 +0200 (CEST) > To: <tout-enseignants(a)ml.u-cergy.fr> > Cc: SERFATY Stéphane <Stephane.Serfaty(a)u-cergy.fr>, Présidence UCP <presidence(a)u-cergy.fr>, Frédéric Oliveau <frederic.oliveau(a)u-cergy.fr>, Bernard Fradin <Bernard.Fradin(a)u-cergy.fr>, Edite De Almeida <Edite.DaRochaDeAlmeida(a)u-cergy.fr> > Subject: [tout-enseignants] Appel à candidature post-doctorat université de Cergy > > > Chers Collègues, > > Vous trouverez ci-joint l'appel à candidature pour les post-doctorats de > l'université de Cergy pour 2014. > La date limite de retour des dossiers est fixée au mercredi 11 juin 2014 > à 12h à la DiRVED. > Pour toute question, n'hésitez pas à contacter Laurence Puechberty ou > moi-même. > Bien cordialement > > Stéphane Serfaty > Vice-Président Recherche Valorisation > ------------ > > *//* > > *Laurence PUECHBERTY -- *Directrice DiRVED** > > *Université de CERGY-PONTOISE*- Direction Recherche, Valorisation, > Etudes Doctorales > > Site des chênes - Jardin Tropical -- Bureau C 107 > > 33 boulevard du Port- 95011 Cergy-Pontoise cedex > laurence.puechberty(a)u-cergy.fr <mailto:laurence.puechberty@u-cergy.fr> > > Tel : 01 34 25 72 68Port : 06 78 85 37 95 > > */Pensez à l'environnement. N'imprimez ce courriel que si nécessaire./* > > > -- UniversitÃ© de Cergy-Pontoise http://www.u-cergy.fr Ce message et toutes les piÃ¨ces jointes sont confidentiels et Ã©tablis Ã l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires. Si vous recevez ce message par erreur, merci de le dÃ©truire sans en conserver de copie et d'en avertir l'Ã©metteur. L'intÃ©gritÃ© de ce message n'Ã©tant pas assurÃ©e sur internet, l'UniversitÃ© ne peut Ãªtre tenue responsable de son contenu. Toute utilisation ou diffusion non autorisÃ©e est interdite. Ensemble, faisons un geste pour l'environnement : n'imprimons nos mails que si nÃ©cessaire.

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de Finetti risk seminar - maggio 2014
by emanuela.rosazza1＠unimib.it 23 May '14

23 May '14

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Fwd: Corso di Monique Jeanblanc e Nicole El Karoui a Padova (Maggio 2014). (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 23 May '14

23 May '14

Ciao a tutti, scusandomi per il ritardo, vi segnalo un corso di dottorato tenuto in due parti (di contenuto disgiunto) da Nicole El Karoui e Monique Jeanblanc a Padova. La prima lezione della prof. Jeanblanc e' gia' stata tenuta, mentre il corso della prof. El Karoui inizia lunedi' pomeriggio. In allegato il programma con l'orario preciso (ovviamente l'esame e' previsto solo per i dottorandi di Padova). 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Symposium on return predictability in stock and real estate markets, 6 Giugno 2014 SNS, Pisa
by Giacomo Bormetti 23 May '14

23 May '14

Cari tutti, in collaborazione con Franco Nardini abbiamo organizzato per Venerdì 6 Giugno 2014 una giornata dedicata alla predicibilità dei mercati. Il titolo dell'evento, che si terrà nella Sala Azzurra del Palazzo della Carovana con inizio dei lavori alle 9:00, è "Symposium on return predictability in stock and real estate markets". La partecipazione è libera, tutti gli interessati sono benvenuti. Per maggiori informazioni scrivete a giacomo.bormetti(a)sns.it oppure franco.nardini(a)unibo.it. La locandina ed il programma dell'evento sono scaricabili al indirizzo http://mathfinance.sns.it. Di seguito il programma dettagliato 9:00 Prof. Javier Estrada, IESE Business School, Barcelona. The Return Decomposition Model: What It Is and What It Predicts Now 9:45 Prof. Fulvio Ortu, Bocconi University, Milano. Implications of Return Predictability across Horizons for Asset Pricing Models 10:30 Dr. Viviana Vieli, FactSet. Risk for Multi Asset Class Portfolios 11:00 Break 11:30 Prof. Roberto Dieci, Department of Mathematics, University of Bologna. Real estate markets and prices: Distinctive features and modeling issues 12:15 Prof. Tom Engsted, School of Economics and Management, Aarhus University. Predicting returns and rent growth in the housing market using the rent-to-price ratio: Evidence from the OECD countries 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Prof. Richard Stehle, School of Business and Economics, Humboldt University, Berlin. In Germany the CAPM is Alive and Well 14:45 Dr. Flavia Poma, Citi, London. Fama-French factors for the non-US investor 15:15 Dr. Anna Grazia Quaranta, Department of Mathematics, University of Bologna. Managers' Compensation, Capital Structure and REITs' Performance 16:00 Break 16:30 Dr. Luca Dondi, Nomisma, Bologna. Quadro congiunturale e prospettive del mercato immobiliare italiano Cordiali saluti, Giacomo

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bando seconda fascia Secs-S/06 universita di Firenze
by mariaelvira.mancino＠unifi.it 22 May '14

22 May '14

Segnalo la pubblicazione di un bando per la copertura di un posto di professore di seconda fascia presso l'Universita' degli Studi di Firenze nel settore concorsuale 13/D4, settore scientifico disciplinare SECS-S/06: http://www.unifi.it/vp-10130-selezioni-per-la-copertura-di-due-posti-di-pro…

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Lecturer or Senior Lecturer position in Financial Computing at UCL
by Guido Germano 22 May '14

22 May '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Aste, Tomaso" <t.aste(a)ucl.ac.uk> > Subject: Lecturer Senior lecturer position opening > Date: 22 May 2014 17:01:41 pm GMT+1 > > We are advertising a new position in our group: > > http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIU153/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-financial-comp… > Deadline for application June 16. > > We are looking to complement and strengthen our existing expertise in Financial Computing & Analytics by recruiting an outstanding researcher with expertise in computational finance and other related areas such as: financial risk modelling, statistical analysis of financial data and big data analytics, computational valuation of financial securities. Candidates should have demonstrated capability of initiating and conducting exciting world-class research. They will be evaluated chiefly on the significance and novelty of their research to date, their promise of leading a group in a fruitful program of research and their capability to teach computational finance related subjects. > > Members of the Financial Computing & Analytics group (http://fincomp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/) work in a broad area that includes algorithmic trading, valuation and hedging of derivatives, portfolio optimisation, risk modelling, high-frequency trading, financial data analytics, econophysics, complex systems, agent-based modelling. Furthermore, there is a growing activity in high-performance computing with both CPU and GPU clusters, as well as big data handling, sharing and processing. The group has ongoing collaborations with a large number of financial firms. Our Centre for Doctoral Training and our master programs (http://fincomp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/courses/) attract world-class students. The Computer Science Department at UCL is a very exciting environment for research with great facilities and strong tradition in interdisciplinary studies. > UCL has retained fourth place in the QS World University Rankings 2013/14 (http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings) making UCL one of the four UK universities in the top ten and the second ranked UK institution after the University of Cambridge. > > Please forward this mail to potentially interested applicants. > > Regards, > Tomaso > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tomaso Aste t.aste(a)ucl.ac.uk > UCL Computer Science http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/tomaso_aste/ > Malet Place Tel. +44 20 7679 0430 > London WC1E 6BT Fax. +44 20 7387 1397 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > New Publication: > http://www.nature.com/srep/2014/140404/srep04589/full/srep04589.html — Dr. Guido Germano Senior Lecturer, Financial Computing and Analytics Group Admissions Tutor, MSc Financial Risk Management Department of Computer Science, University College London Mail: Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK Office: Room 6.02, Malet Place Engineering Building, London WC1E 7JE Tel. +44 20 7679 3697, fax +44 20 7387 1397, cell. +49 170 8090109 g.germano(a)ucl.ac.uk, www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/g.germano Research Associate, LSE/UCL Systemic Risk Centre g.germano(a)lse.ac.uk, www.systemicrisk.ac.uk

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Fwd: PhD programs in Mathematics and in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore
by Marco Isopi 22 May '14

22 May '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: "crm(a)sns.it" <crm(a)sns.it> > Subject: PhD programs in Mathematics and in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore > Date: May 22, 2014 2:47:10 PM GMT+02:00 > To: destinatari-ignoti:; > > PhD programs in Mathematics and in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore > > Applications are invited for the PhD programs in Mathematics and in Financial Mathematics at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa (Italy). > > All positions are supported by fellowships (7 for Mathematics + 5 for Financial Mathematics). > Additionally, each PhD student is guaranteed funding for his/her research activity and for travel in Italy and abroad. > > The selection will take place in two stages, July and October. The students will start their activities on November 1, 2014. > > Deadlines: > > For the July selection: June 30, 2014 > For the October selection: September 15, 2014. > > About the PhD program in Mathematics > > The mathematical research at the Scuola Normale is concentrated on some of the most significant areas of mathematics at the international level: Calculus of Variations, Harmonic Analysis, Differential Geometry and Global Analysis, Algebraic Geometry, Number Theory, Dynamical Systems. > > Website: > > http://phd.sns.it/en/mathematics/ > > About the PhD program in Financial Mathematics > > The research activity is concentrated on the analytical and empirical study of financial markets at different time scales, using rigorous mathematical tools as well as quantitative methods. The areas of research include: high frequency finance, market microstructure, valuation and portfolio theory, correlation structures, networks, systemic risk, efficiency of financial markets. > > Website: > > http://phd.sns.it/en/financial-mathematics/ > -- > Centro di Ricerca Matematica > Ennio De Giorgi > Collegio Puteano > Scuola Normale Superiore > Piazza dei Cavalieri n.3 > 56126 - Pisa , Italy > > > e-mail:crm@sns.it

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IMT – 2014/15 PHD CALL FOR APPLICATIONS :: PROGRAMMA DI DOTTORATO
by Irene Crimaldi 21 May '14

21 May '14

We are pleased to inform you about the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca's call for applications for PhD positions in the following specialized curricula Si informa che è aperto il nuovo bando di selezione per l'accesso al Programma di Dottorato di IMT Alti Studi Lucca per i seguenti curricula di specializzazione: - Economics - Management Science - Complex Networks - Computational Mechanics - Control Systems - Computer Science - Image Analysis - Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage - No tuition fees (regional tax excluded), free room and access to IMT Canteen Esenzione dalle tasse d'iscrizione (tranne la tassa regionale per il diritto allo studio), alloggio gratuito, accesso gratuito alla mensa IMT - A grant of €13,600 gross/year Importo lordo della borsa: €13.600/anno Candidates can apply if they obtain their (minimum) 4-year undergraduate degree NO LATER than October 31, 2014 Possono fare domanda coloro che conseguano il titolo di accesso entro e NON OLTRE 31 ottobre 2014 *DEADLINE: July 14th, 2014* Learn more about the PhD program by participating in our interactive webinar. Go to http://brightrecruits.com/webinars to sign up. Per maggiori informazioni sul programma di dottorato è possibile partecipare al webinar interattivo. Per aderire: http://brightrecruits.com/webinars IMT Lucca (www.imtlucca.it) is a research university within the Italian public higher education system. IMT's research mission is characterized by the analysis and management of a plurality of economic, social, technological and cultural systems. Faculty carry out cutting edge methodological research to *generate* knowledge, to design projects to *apply* knowledge to resolve economic, industrial, social and cultural problems, and to *transmit* knowledge through highly-specialized graduate courses and seminars. IMT Lucca (www.imtlucca.it) è un istituto universitario pubblico di ricerca e alta formazione dottorale a ordinamento speciale, focalizzato sull'analisi e gestione dei sistemi economici, sociali, tecnologici e culturali. I docenti e i ricercatori dell'Istituto svolgono attività di ricerca metodologica di alto livello scientifico per *generare* conoscenza, per *applicare* la conoscenza alla risoluzione di problemi d'interesse economico, industriale, sociale e culturale attraverso la realizzazione di progetti, e per *trasmettere* la conoscenza attraverso l'attività didattica. Follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/IMT-Institute-for-Advanced-Studies-Lucca/187…>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/IMTLucca>, YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/IMTAltiStudiLucca>, LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/imt-lucca-institute-for-advanced-studies?tr…>. Please note that this account is used for outgoing e-mails only, and therefore your reply message will not be read. For inquiries regarding the 2014/15 IMT PhD call, please write to phdapplications(a)imtlucca.it. If you no longer wish to receive emails from IMT Lucca, please send an email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to commev(a)imtlucca.it. *Research, Planning and Organization Office* IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca Piazza San Ponziano 6, 55100 Lucca - Italy Tel: +39 0583 4326 745, fax: +39 0583 4326 565 www.imtlucca.it

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Assegno di Ricerca - Università di Padova
by Paolo Dai Pra 21 May '14

21 May '14

E’ indetta una selezione per il conferimento di n. 1 assegno per lo svolgimento di attività di ricerca nell’ambito del progetto di ricerca dal titolo “Correlazione, contagio, sincronizzazione: modelli stocastici per fenomeni complessi sociali e biologici” da svolgersi presso il Dipartimento di Matematica sotto la supervisione del Prof. Paolo Dai Pra, in qualità di responsabile scientifico del progetto di ricerca. Il bando è disponibile al seguente indirizzo: http://www.math.unipd.it/it/news/?id=1504 con scadenza 4 Giugno 2014 Paolo Dai Pra Paolo Dai Pra Via Trieste, 63 35121 Padova Tel. +39 0498271361 Fax +39 0498271428 daipra(a)math.unipd.it

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PhD position available in "Statistical Methods for Geosciences" - Politecnico di Milano Dept. of Mathematics
by Simone Vantini 20 May '14

20 May '14

*Position:*PhD position in "Statistical Methods for Geosciences" in Mathematical Models and Methods in Engineering. *Institution:*Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. *Duration:*3 years, beginning November 1, 2014. *Monthly net income:*1.200 euro. *Deadline for applications: *14:00 (GMT+1:00), May 23, 2014. *Details for applications: *please click here <http://www.dottorato.polimi.it/en/looking-for-a-phd/call-for-positions-and-…>. *Motivations and objectives of the research in this field:*Problems characterized by high-dimensional and complex data have become more and more common in engineering. Due to their complexity, in many situations these data contain redundant information since their underlying structure may involve only a reduced number of relevant features. This research aims at developing new methods for the detection of suitable subspaces where data (possibly spatially-dependent) can be represented, interpreted and analyzed. The interest extends also to the identification of suitable basis, which should capture the relevant geophysical features of the phenomenon under study and allow for computationally efficient statistical analysis. *Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research:* The PhD program aims at training young researchers by providing them with a strong mathematical background and with ability to apply their knowledge to the solution of real-world problems in the areas of Statistics and Scientific Computing. *Educational objectives:*The PhD students carry their research both in the development of new mathematical methods and in the implementation and improvement of advanced techniques in connection with specific contexts and applications. Further information can be obtained by consulting the dedicated website http://www.mate.polimi.it/dottorato *Job opportunities:* Job opportunities are in companies and research agencies which are leaders in their respective fields. -- Simone Vantini MOX Laboratory for Modeling and Scientific Computing Dept. of Mathematics "F. Brioschi" - Politecnico di Milano Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milan, Italy Phone: (+39) 02 2399 4554 Email: simone.vantini(a)polimi.it Website: http://mox.polimi.it/~vantini/

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Mini corso Prof. Luciano Campi
by Luca di persio 20 May '14

20 May '14

Il Prof. Luciano Campi[ London School of Economics ] sarà ospite del Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università di Verona [ Strada le Grazie, 15 - Vr ] nei giorni dal 26 al 30 Maggio 2014 e terrà un mini corso dal titolo ” *A primer on stochastic control and portfolio optimization* “ *Abstract*: We will give a short introduction to stochastic control in continuous time with some applications to optimal investment problems. In particular, after giving some examples of control problem which are relevant in finance and insurance, we will turn to the dynamic programming principle (DPP), which is the main tool to obtain the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) partial differential equation describing the local behaviour of the value function. Under some regularity conditions, solving this HJB pde gives a method to find (at least theoretically) the optimal solution. We will apply this approach to solve some problems of optimal investment, e.g. the classic Merton problem of optimal investment and consumption. articolato in tre lezioni che si terranno presso il Dipartimento stesso nei giorni di - Lunedì 26 Maggio [ Aula D, 14:30-16:30 ] - Martedì 27 [ Aula F, 14:30-16:30 ] - Mercoledì 28 Maggio [ Aula D , 14:30-16:30 ] Per informazioni contattare: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it __ 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

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PhD position available in "Statistical Methods for Geosciences" - Politecnico di Milano Dept. of Mathematics
by Simone Vantini 19 May '14

19 May '14

*Position:*PhD position in "Statistical Methods for Geosciences" in Mathematical Models and Methods in Engineering. *Institution:*Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. *Duration:*3 years, beginning November 1, 2014. *Monthly net income:*1.200 euro. *Deadline for applications: *14:00 (GMT+1:00), May 23, 2014. *Details for applications: *please click here <http://www.dottorato.polimi.it/en/looking-for-a-phd/call-for-positions-and-…>. *Motivations and objectives of the research in this field:*Problems characterized by high-dimensional and complex data have become more and more common in engineering. Due to their complexity, in many situations these data contain redundant information since their underlying structure may involve only a reduced number of relevant features. This research aims at developing new methods for the detection of suitable subspaces where data (possibly spatially-dependent) can be represented, interpreted and analyzed. The interest extends also to the identification of suitable basis, which should capture the relevant geophysical features of the phenomenon under study and allow for computationally efficient statistical analysis. *Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research:* The PhD program aims at training young researchers by providing them with a strong mathematical background and with ability to apply their knowledge to the solution of real-world problems in the areas of Statistics and Scientific Computing. *Educational objectives:*The PhD students carry their research both in the development of new mathematical methods and in the implementation and improvement of advanced techniques in connection with specific contexts and applications. Further information can be obtained by consulting the dedicated website http://www.mate.polimi.it/dottorato *Job opportunities:* Job opportunities are in companies and research agencies which are leaders in their respective fields. -- Simone Vantini MOX Laboratory for Modeling and Scientific Computing Dept. of Mathematics "F. Brioschi" - Politecnico di Milano Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milan, Italy Phone: (+39) 02 2399 4554 Email: simone.vantini(a)polimi.it Website: http://mox.polimi.it/~vantini/

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PhD studentships in Statistics - University of Padova, Italy
by PhD Secretariat 19 May '14

19 May '14

PhD Studentships in Statistics Department of Statistical Sciences University of Padova, Italy Five PhD studentships are available at University of Padova for candidates interested in the area of Statistical Sciences. Eligibility ------------ The studentship competition is open to applicants of any age or citizenship, holding a 2nd cycle degree or a single cycle degree from an Italian university or an equivalent qualification from other countries of at least four years' duration. Admission is decided on the basis of qualifications only and does not require an entry examination. Award --------- The award will be for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, at the following rate: annual grant of euros 13.638,47 with a start date of 1 November 2014. How to apply ------------------- The call will be published at the beginning of June at the page http://www.unipd.it/en/research/doctoral-degrees-phd-programmes (see Calls and Admissions) with deadline at the end of June. Application has to be made following carefully the instructions therein. Further information ---------------------------- See http://www.stat.unipd.it/fare-ricerca/ammissione or contact phd(a)stat.unipd.it Kindest regards, Monica Chiogna PhD Course Coordinator

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Workshop on "Dependence Models and Risk" - 27 maggio 2014, Bolzano
by Durante Fabrizio (P) 19 May '14

19 May '14

A tutti gli iscritti alla lista RANDOM Il workshop su "Dependence Models and Risk" si terrà a Bolzano martedì 27 maggio 2014. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Per maggiori informazioni, si veda: http://pro1.unibz.it/projects/dependence_models/index.html Grazie in anticipo per l'interesse Fabrizio Durante

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Fwd: Postdoctoral positions in Buenos Aires - Argentina
by c.costantini＠unich.it 18 May '14

18 May '14

Ricevo e volentieri inoltro. Cristina Costantini ----- Messaggio inoltrato da leorolla(a)dm.uba.ar ----- Data: Fri, 16 May 2014 01:36:00 -0300 Da: Leonardo Rolla <leorolla(a)dm.uba.ar> Oggetto: Postdoctoral positions in Buenos Aires - Argentina A: "Leonardo T. Rolla" <leorolla(a)dm.uba.ar> Dear colleagues, I would much appreciate if you could help me broadcast the announcement below. Sorry in advance for any duplicates. Best regards, Leonardo T Rolla Universidad de Buenos Aires ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 21:57:41 -0300 (ART) From: Probability Buenos Aires <probab(a)dm.uba.ar> To: Probability Buenos Aires <probab(a)dm.uba.ar> Subject: Postdoctoral positions in Buenos Aires - Argentina Applications are invited for post-doctoral positions in Probability and related areas. Please feel free to forward this message to other colleagues and potential candidates. The dealine is May 30. The positions last two years and have a monthly stipend of 8682 pesos, to start in April 2015. Applicants should be write to probab(a)dm.uba.arattaching: - CV - Motivation letter - Short research statement Two short recommendation letters should be sent directly to the same address before June 02. Information on the group activities and projects can be found at http://mate.dm.uba.ar/~probab/ Our best regards, Buenos Aires Probability Group ----- Fine messaggio inoltrato. -----

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Fwd: announcement (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 17 May '14

17 May '14

(apologies for cross-posting) 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 from runggal(a)math.unipd.it ----- Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 11:04:09 +0200 From: runggal(a)math.unipd.it Subject: announcement To: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it Caro Tiziano, potresti per favore diffondere l'allegato annuncio del convegno "SET OPTIMIZATION meets FINANCE, Second International Conference on Set-Valued Variational Analysis and Optimization with Applications in Finance" ? La deadline per iscrizione ed abstracts e' il 30 maggio. Grazie, Wolfgang

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Fwd: Seminario 22 Maggio 2014, Buffoni
by Sara Pasquali 16 May '14

16 May '14

Buongiorno. mi permetto di inoltrarvi un annuncio di seminario organizzato dal CNR-ISMAR di Santa Teresa (Pozzuolo di Lerici - La Spezia). Saluti Sara Pasquali -------- Messaggio originale -------- Buongiorno, vi informo che giovedì 22 Maggio 2014 alle ore 10.30 il Dr. Giuseppe Buffoni, ex ENEA La Spezia, attualmente associato CNR - IMATI di Milano, terrà un seminario, presso la sala conferenze di Santa Teresa (Pozzuolo di Lerici - La Spezia), dal titolo "decomposizione di un campo vettoriale piano in componenti irrotazionale (campo gradiente) e rotazionale (campo a divergenza nulla)". Il seminario verterà sui seguenti argomenti principali: - il problema, dominio finito e infinito - dominio finito: uno sguardo alla letteratura - formulazione di un B.v.p.: proprieta', esistenza di soluzioni, spettro - approssimazione numerica: proprieta' del problema discreto - metodi numerici: SVD, minimo di un funzionale di Tichonov, gradienti coniugati - risultati di una decomposizione - situazioni che influenzano la decomposizione:zeri del campo, dimensioni del dominio, livello di stocasticita' del campo - osservazioni conclusive La locandina e' in allegato in formato PDF, mentre il calendario aggiornato dei seminari e' disponibile alla pagina http://seminari.sp.ismar.cnr.it Buona giornata, Marco Bianucci _______________________________________________ Marco Bianucci Istituto di Scienze Marine, ISMAR - CNR Forte Santa Teresa Pozzuolo di Lerici 19032 Lerici, La Spezia(IT) Ph. +39 0187 978302 Fax.+39 0187 978585 mailto:marco.bianucci@cnr.it --- Questa e-mail è priva di virus e malware perché è attiva la protezione avast! Antivirus. http://www.avast.com -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sara Pasquali CNR-IMATI Via Bassini, 15 I-20133 MILANO - ITALY =========== Tel. +39 02 23699525 Fax. +39 02 23699538 e-mail: sara(a)mi.imati.cnr.it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Fwd: Postdoctoral positions in Buenos Aires - Argentina
by Francesco Caravenna 16 May '14

16 May '14

Ricevo e inoltro. Da: Leonardo Rolla <leorolla(a)dm.uba.ar> Oggetto: Postdoctoral positions in Buenos Aires - Argentina Data: 16 maggio 2014 06:36:00 GMT+02:00 A: "Leonardo T. Rolla" <leorolla(a)dm.uba.ar> Dear colleagues, I would much appreciate if you could help me broadcast the announcement below. Sorry in advance for any duplicates. Best regards, Leonardo T Rolla Universidad de Buenos Aires ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 21:57:41 -0300 (ART) From: Probability Buenos Aires <probab(a)dm.uba.ar> To: Probability Buenos Aires <probab(a)dm.uba.ar> Subject: Postdoctoral positions in Buenos Aires - Argentina Applications are invited for post-doctoral positions in Probability and related areas. Please feel free to forward this message to other colleagues and potential candidates. The dealine is May 30. The positions last two years and have a monthly stipend of 8682 pesos, to start in April 2015. Applicants should be write to probab(a)dm.uba.ar attaching: - CV - Motivation letter - Short research statement Two short recommendation letters should be sent directly to the same address before June 02. Information on the group activities and projects can be found at http://mate.dm.uba.ar/~probab/ Our best regards, Buenos Aires Probability Group

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avviso seminario Christian Brownlees
by Lea Petrella 15 May '14

15 May '14

Christian Brownlees Department of Economics and Business, Universita' Pompeu Fabra terra' un seminario dal titolo: Nets: Network Estimation for Time Series il giorno 20 maggio 2014 alle ore 14.30 presso l'aula Fanfani, quinto piano del Dipartimento MEMOTEF, Facolta' di Economia, Sapienza Universita' di Roma, Viale del Castro Laurenziano 9. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare Segue abstract in calce Lea Petrella Abstract: This work proposes novel network analysis techniques for multivariate time series. We define the network of a multivariate time series as a graph where vertices denote the components of the process and edges denote non--zero long run partial correlations. We then introduce a two step LASSO procedure, called NETS, to estimate high--dimensional sparse Long Run Partial Correlation networks. This approach is based on a VAR approximation of the process and allows to decompose the long run linkages into the contribution of the dynamic and contemporaneous dependence relations of the system. The large sample properties of the estimator are analysed and we establish conditions for consistent selection and estimation of the non-zero long run partial correlations. The methodology is illustrated with an application to a panel of U.S. bluechips -- **************************************************** Prof. Lea Petrella Memotef Department Sapienza University of Rome http://geostasto.eco.uniroma1.it/utenti/petrella *****************************************************

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Avviso di seminari :: (Steorts + Shalizi)@DSS (Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza)
by Pierpaolo Brutti 15 May '14

15 May '14

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A v v i s o d i S e m i n a r i ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martedì 20 Maggio, ore 14:30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sala 34 (quarto piano) Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza REBECCA STEORTS (Dep. of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh) terrà un seminario dal titolo (abstract allegato) WILL THE REAL STEVE FIENBERG PLEASE STAND UP: A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO GRAPHICAL RECORD LINKAGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Giovedì 22 Maggio, ore 14:30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sala 34 (quarto piano) Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza COSMA SHALIZI (Dep. of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh) terrà un seminario dal titolo DYNAMICS OF BAYESIAN UPDATING WITH DEPENDENT DATA AND MISSPECIFIED MODELS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maggiori informazioni sui seminari presso il DSS sono consultabili a quest'indirizzo: http://goo.gl/Y6OQYm Saluti Pierpaolo Brutti - Fulvio De Santis

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