April 18 Event’s Theme is “Overview of Current Research and Applications in Financial Mathematics”
(Long Island, NY) The Conference in Financial Mathematics – a degree track at Farmingdale State College that explores the mathematics of financial markets and the risks in pricing financial instruments – will be hosted at the college on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration – no later than April 10 – is available at http://www.farmingdale.edu/academics/arts-sciences/mathematics/mathfinance2.pdf. The event will be held in the Campus Center Ballroom. There is a $30 registration fee; it is free for Farmingdale students who register by the deadline.
Farmingdale State President W. Hubert Keen lauded the mathematics department for creating this conference, saying “Math is an essential tool in our technology-driven economy and has become central to analyses of the financial system. The conference brings an impressive array of presenters and participants, and is another example of Farmingdale’s commitment to STEM education.”
Co-organizer of the event and FSC mathematics professor Dr. Loucas Chrysafi said, “If you want to understand Wall Street and investments, financial mathematics provides the tools you need. This is an outstanding opportunity to learn from some of the most respected experts in the field.” Drs. Worku Bitew and Chunhui Yu are also members of the organizing committee and of the Department of Mathematics.
Guest speakers include:
- Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Xueying (Sherry) Hu, Goldman Sachs
- Xuedong He, Columbia University
- Philip Maymin, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
- Fabio Peixoto, Royal Bank of Canada
- Sergio Focardi, Stony Brook University
The conference is sponsored by the Mathematics Department in Farmingdale’s School of Arts and Sciences, which enrolls almost 3,000 students. The Department of Mathematics offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics. Graduates of the program possess the skills to enter careers in financial mathematics, business, telecommunications, finance, actuarial science, operations research, transportation, and education. The department also offers an academic minor in applied mathematics.
Farmingdale State College continues to prepare students with the education, skills, and critical thinking needed to meet the challenges of tomorrow. As the largest of SUNY’s colleges of technology (with over 8,400 students), Farmingdale equips students with the resources and knowledge sought by today’s emerging industries. Offering bachelor and associate programs, Farmingdale will soon offer its first graduate degree. At Farmingdale, students also have abundant opportunities in experiential learning—internships, clinical training, and guided research—that provide practical instruction and personal growth. Small, personalized classes, a residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus undergoing major renovation, and a highly successful NCAA Division III athletics program with modern facilities make Farmingdale State College one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region. In addition, in 2015 U.S. News & World Report ranks Farmingdale #28 among regional colleges in the north and in 2013 Farmingdale was the only SUNY school (and the only LI school) listed in the LEAST debt category in the section titled Student Debt Load at Graduation for regional colleges in the north. UniversityPrimeTime.com lists FSC the fifth safest college in the nation. For more information, contact Kathryn Coley at 631-420-2400 or kathryn.coley@farmingdale.edu. Look on our website www.farmingdale.edu. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/farmingdale.
