Artificial Intelligence (AI) has experienced hype cycles over the last half a century with resulting winters of disillusionment. However, several things have changed. For example, the cost of computing has declined dramatically while the power of computing has improved exponentially. This in term has made AI applications more…
New and “old” students, alumni, faculty and administration got together on Friday, January 26, for the beginning of the spring semester 2018 party. It was a fun event with great attendance. Congratulations to all of you gradutes to your degrees and new jobs. Very exicting times for all.
As part of the ongoing career workshops for full-time students, on November 8 the students had a chance to experience a series of mock interviews. The purpose of these interviews is to provide students with an opportunity to practice and assess their interviewing skills in an environment similar to the actual interviews they encounter…
Jim Gatheral’s 60th Birthday Conference drew attendees from across the world. A fantastic line-up of speakers presented their most recent research during the 3-day event, including: Aurélien Alfonsi (ENPC, Paris) Robert Almgren (Quantitative Brokers) Marco Avellaneda (Courant Institute, NYU) Christian Bayer (Weierstrass Institute, Berlin) Jean-Philippe Bouchaud (Ecole Polytechnique and CFM, Paris) René Carmona (Princeton…
Together with students, alums, faculty and visitors, we celebrated the beginning of another academic year in the evening of September 8. The begininng of the semester party is always a festive event that allows for great conversation and fun. During this event welcomed our new incoming full-time, part-time…
The first semester full-time students, who joined the program in September 2016, had an opportunity to practice their interviewing skills during a half-day of mock interviews in October. The mock interviews are part of the program’s career development workshop series that all full-time students participate in after joining.