Mathematical Finance

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Texas Tech University

  Fall 2025

the Mathematical Finance Semester Seminar Schedule

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Aug. 29

2 PM
online
Discrete-time hedging, basis risk, and covariance-dependent pricing kernels
Maciej Augustyniak
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Montreal
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Sep. 5

NOON
online
The Bachelier implied volatility: A Malliavin calculus approach
Elisa Alos
Department of Economics and Business, University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
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Sep. 12

2 PM
online
Rough Heston model as the scaling limit of bivariate cumulative heavy-tailed INAR(∞) processes and applications
Zhenyu Cui
School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ
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Sep. 19

2 PM
online
Recent advances in stochastic volatility jump diffusions: Calibration and exotic option pricing
Jean-Phillipe Aguilar
Head of Pricing Models Audit, Société Générale, Paris La Defense
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Sep. 26

NOON
online
Risk-aware Trading Portfolio Optimization
Marco Bianchetti and Fabio Vitale
Intesa Sanpaolo and CENTAI, Milan and Turin, Italy
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Oct. 3

NOON
online
New runs-based approach to testing value at risk forecasts
Marta Małecka
Department of Statistical Methods, University of Łódź, Poland
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Oct. 10

NOON
online
Beyond Traditional Models: Assessing the Role of LSTM Networks in Volatility Prediction
Massimo Guidolin
Baffi Carefin Center, Bocconi University, Milan
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Oct. 17

NOON
online
Multi-hypothesis prediction for portfolio optimization: A structured ensemble learning approach to risk diversification
Alejandro Rodriguez Dominguez
Director of Quantitative Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, Miralta Finance Bank, Madrid
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Oct. 24

NOON
online
Option Pricing with a Compound CARMA(p,q)-Hawkes
Lorenzo Mercuri
Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, University of Milan
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Oct. 31

NOON
online
A general framework for pricing and hedging under local viability
Huy Chau
Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester
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Nov. 7

2 PM
online
Robust Bayesian Portfolio Optimization
Carlos Andres Zapata Quimbayo
ODEON, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogota
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Nov. 14

NOON
online
Decomposition of the option pricing formula for infinite activity jump-diffusion stochastic volatility models
Josep Vives
Department of Economical, Financial and Actuarial Mathematics, University of Barcelona
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Nov. 21

2 PM
online
Multivariate affine GARCH in portfolio optimization. Analytical solutions and applications
Marcos Escobar-Anel
Department of Statistics & Actuarial Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada