MCFAM Seminar Series: “Trends in applied mathematics and its adoption in the finance industry, or why you should pass on blockchains and big data"

Please join us for our next seminar of fall semester via Zoom. This seminar will feature John Dodson from Options Clearing Corporation who will speak on trends in applied mathematics and its adoption in the finance industry.

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John Dodson, Vice President, Quantitative Risk Management, Options Clearing Corporation

About the lecture

Over the course of the twentieth century, applied mathematics has gradually assimilated and standardized the subjects of probability, statistics, control, and information. While an outside observer of decadal trends in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in finance might instead focus on the industry's embrace of computing technology during the Moore's Law era, Dodson claims that these quieter developments are ultimately more impactful because they help firms to organize information technology and financial innovation to create lasting value for clients. Dodson will demonstrate this through a survey of the changing role of quants, and make an attempt to describe current opportunities.