Applications are open for the 2nd Session of the

Doctoral Colloquium on Risk Analytics, Ca' Foscari U. Venice

Session 2 (27 July - 9 August): New challenges on long-run risks                                                  

28 July - 1 August: Max Croce (U. Bocconi), Macro FinTech

1 August: Guest Lecture by Giulia di Nunno (U. Oslo), Horizon risk, what is it and how to tackle it in a dynamic way

4-8 August: Fabio Trojani (U. Geneva, U. Torino and SFI), Model free pricing and estimation of  financial risks

About DoCRA

A joint initiative of Collegio Internazionale Ca’ Foscari CICF (team leader), IUSS Pavia, IMT Lucca, SISSA Trieste, Scuola di Studi Superiori Carlo Urbani in Camerino, Scuola di Studi Superiori Giacomo Leopardi in Macerata, Scuola Superiore F. Rossi in Torino, Scuola Superiore Universitaria Di Toppo Wassermann in Udine

 Aims and scope

The Colloquium is an honours course for Doctoral students interested in analytical (both theoretical and applied) methods for the measurement, management and mitigation of risks, organized in four sessions. The span of risks considered ranges from standard economic, financial or insurance risks, to emerging ones, such as environmental, climate and cyber risks. The approach is in-depth and multidisciplinary, with lectures, assignments and discussion of the results. The course is organized into four sessions.

Target

Students are PhD candidates from Italian or foreign Universities, who remain affiliated with their Doctoral School. Students may apply for one session at a time, but need to attend the whole session. They may get credits for the courses taken within the Colloquium.

The maximum number of students per session is 25.

A group of up to 20 students will be offered full refund for travel and lodging expenses. 

Five additional students, including further Doctoral Students, Postdocs, Junior Faculty, or PhDs working in the industry, can be admitted at their own expenses.

Where

San Servolo Island, Venice

Applications

Apply through the link at the bottom of the webpage DoCRA

Each PhD student will be asked to provide a recommendation letter from her/his PhD coordinator. 

Acceptance of qualified applicants will be done on a first-in basis.

The organizers: 

Elisa Luciano (chair), Mavira Mancino, Marco Corazza, Marco Li Calzi