Finance, computer expert Malamud to present lecture series at Rice Business

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Semyon Malamud, senior chair at the Swiss Finance Institute and associate professor of finance at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, will host a series of lectures at Rice Business as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program.

“Foundations of Big Data and Machine Learning in Finance, Statistics and Beyond” will run Sept. 22-25 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Rice Business’ McNair Hall and is available to the public with registration. Topics such as model complexity, high-dimensional factor models, basics of random matrix theory and more will help participants take a deep dive into the intersection of computer science and economics.

“At Rice Business, we are committed to bringing the world’s leading thinkers to campus to challenge and inspire our community,” Dean Peter Rodriguez said. “We are delighted to welcome Professor Malamud to share his expertise with our students, faculty and the broader Houston community.”

The Dean’s Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program was established to deepen Rice Business’ commitment to scholars and their research. This innovative program reflects the efforts in promoting impactful scholarship from academics around the world, while fostering junior faculty and doctoral student development and building on the success of the school’s attracting and hiring faculty.

Scholars who have conducted high-quality and high-impact research and have received significant recognition in their field are invited to Rice for a weeklong lecture series to showcase their expertise. The distinguished fellows share their strategies for building a systematic research program and the key decision-making points in their journey toward important discovery and influential careers.

Learn more about the program here and last year’s scholar here.