Monday, September 15, 2008

Second Western Conference in Mathematical Finance

The 2nd Western Conference in Mathematical Finance, October 31 - November 2, 2008, will bring together researchers working on theoretical and applied problems in the field. The aim is to create a discussion forum for new ideas, challenging problems and emerging directions in research and applications of Mathematical Finance.

Organizers: Mihai Sirbu, Thaleia Zariphopoulou and Gordan Zitkovic

Speakers

Marco Avellaneda (New York University)
Kerry Back (Texas A&M University)
Mark Broadie (Columbia University)
Alain Bensoussan (University of Texas at Dallas)
Rene Carmona (Princeton University)
Thomas M. Cover (Stanford University)
Jaksa Cvitanic (Caltech)
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (University of Kansas)
Jean-Pierre Fouque (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Paolo Guasoni (Boston University)
Xin Guo (University of California, Berkeley)
Ioannis Karatzas (Columbia University)
Tze Leung Lai (Stanford University)
Jin Ma (USC)
Dilip B. Madan (University of Maryland, College Park)
George C. Papanicolaou (Stanford University)
Philip Protter (Cornell University)
Ronnie Sircar (Princeton University)
Knut Solna (University of California, Irvine)