Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk - CDAR

The Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk (CDAR) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship to begin on or after September 1, 2017. The successful applicant will join a dynamic research group of financial economists, statisticians, mathematicians and engineers dedicated to deepening our understanding of financial markets. We welcome applications from individuals who have outstanding computing skills, a track record of scholarship in one of data science or financial economics, and an interest in applying data science to financial economics. Application due: August 25, 2017.

CDAR Postdoctoral Fellow Position – CDAR Lionel Martellini (EDHEC-Risk Institute), Mass Customisation versus Mass Production in Retirement Investment Management: Addressing a “Tough Engineering Problem” Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk (CDAR) is delighted to announce a new founding member: the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) based in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. SWUFE joins a growing network of faculty and researchers from UC Berkeley, Stanford, State Street, and financial management firms and technology development companies large and small.

The Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk (CDAR) is delighted to announce a new founding member: the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) based in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. – CDAR Lionel Martellini (EDHEC-Risk Institute), Mass Customisation versus Mass Production in Retirement Investment Management: Addressing a “Tough Engineering Problem” Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Is the hot hand phenomenon real? The shooting records of Splash Brothers Steph Curry and Klay Thompson tell us the answer https://goo.gl/Bpek2W

Do Steph Curry and Klay Thompson Have Hot Hands? Alon Daks, Nishant Desai, Lisa Goldberg* June 1, 2017 All basketball fans know about the hot hand: pass to a teammate on a scoring streak because he is likely to make the next basket. This venerated principle was discredited in 1985 by the legendary Israeli psychologist, Amos Tversky and two co-aut...

The inaugural Artificial Intelligence in Fintech Forum hosted at Stanford School of Engineering is today!

Join academic and industry professionals to:
- share latest technology advancements and research
- discuss use cases and technical trends/challenges
- establish a model for ongoing technical dialog and partnerships

Please register for this free event at: https://icme.stanford.edu/events/ai-fintech-forum

The bios of the speakers at available at: https://icme.stanford.edu/node/1658

ICME | Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering Thursday, January 19, 2017 This event is now sold out, but click here if you would like to be added to the waitlist. This event is free of charge. The inaugural Artificial Intelligence in Fintech Forum at Stanford School of Engineering is sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Computational & Mat...

November 15 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, 639 Evans Hall at UC Berkeley***

TruValue Labs' Jim Hawley & Hendrik Bartel will speak on Big Data Analytics and ‘Non-Financial’ Sustainability Information—uses of and initial findings from TruValue Labs’ first years.

TruValue Labs generates real-time ESG/sustainability data using natural language processing, machine learning and elements of AI to quantify unstructured (text) information sources. We present an overview of how this quantification process works and follow on by examining a variety of techniques used to analyze this data output.

***CDAR hosts Risk Seminars (open to the public) every Tuesday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm @ 639 Evans Hall, UC Berkeley. For more info, visit: http://cdar.berkeley.edu/fall-2016-risk-seminars/

Fall 2016 Risk Seminars Jim Hawley & Hendrik Bartel, TruValue Labs: Big Data Analytics and ‘Non-Financial’ Sustainability Information—uses of and initial findings from TruValue Labs’ first yearsWe present an overview of the current state of ESG…