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Financial Mathematics Seminars


Jan 15 2026

Organizational Meeting
Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Jan 22 2026
Arash Fahim
Principal-agent problem: abstraction and rigor
Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
We review the advances in mathematical formulation of continuous-time principle-agent problem in the recent decade and provide a template for writing agency problems in a rigorous fashion. We present ... More
Jan 29 2026
Ali Kara
Robustness to Incorrect System Models in Stochastic Control
Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
In stochastic control applications, typically only an ideal model (controlled transition kernel) is

assumed and the control design is based on the given model, raising the problem of performanc... More
Feb 5 2026
Lingjiong Zhu
VIX Options in the Short-Maturity Regime
Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
We derive the short-maturity asymptotics for VIX option prices in local-stochastic volatility models. Both out-of-the-money (OTM) and at-the-money (ATM) asymptotics are considered. Using large deviati... More
Feb 19 2026
Navid Bahadoran

Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Feb 26 2026
Petter Kolm (NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
TBA
Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Mar 5 2026
Ololade Sowunmi

Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Mar 12 2026
Gökçe Dayanıklı (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Apr 9 2026
Xin Zhang (New York University)
TBD
Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Apr 16 2026
Munawar Ali

Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231
Apr 23 2026
Daniel Mazus

Financial MathTime: 3.05
Location: LOV 231