| Probability and Mathematical Finance SeminarIf you have questions or suggestions about the
seminar, please contact the
organizers: Agoston
Pisztora
and Kavita
  Ramanan (Probability), Kasper Larsen, 
 Dmitry
Kramkov
 and Steven Shreve
 (Mathematical Finance).Information for outside speakers or visitors can be found here.
 Past SchedulesFall 2007
  Spring 2007,
Fall 2006,
 Spring 2006, 
 Fall 2005, 
Spring 2005, 
Fall 2004, 
Spring 2004, 
Fall 2003, 
Spring 2003Schedule for Spring 2008
 Unless otherwise stated, the talks take place on Mondays
at 5 P.M. in Wean Hall, 6423.
 
February 18
Elizabeth Meckes, Cornell University
 Stein's method: the discrete case  (Abstract)
February 19 
Elizabeth Meckes, Cornell UniversityStein's method: the discrete case  (Abstract)
 1:30 P.M., PPB 300
 March 17
 Michael Harrison, Stanford UniversityRecurrence Classification of Semimartingale Reflecting Brownian 
Motions (Abstract)
 March 18, 4:30 P.M., DH 1212
Michael Harrison, Stanford UniversityStaffing and Routing in Large Call Centers:
 A Method Based on Stochastic Fluid Models  
 (Abstract)
 
 
March 24
Frank Riedel, Bielefeld UniversityOn Equilibrium Prices in Continuous Time (Paper)
 
 
March 31
   Thorsten Schmidt, Universitat LeipzigPricing and hedging of credit derivatives via nonlinear filtering (Abstract)
 
 
April 7
 Kasper Larsen, Carnegie Mellon University Numerical solution of the problem on optimal investment
 
 
April 14
    Anja Sturm, University of DelawareSurvival and coexistence in some cancellative spin systems
(Abstract)
 
 
April 21
    Uwe Wystup, Math Finance AG and Frankfurt School of 
Finance & ManagementOn the Cost of Poor Volatility Modeling - The Case of Cliquets, 
(Abstract)
 
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