Curriculum Vitae:

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Employment:

  • Research Assistant (Postdoc), University of Edinburgh, 2011-present

 

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Connecticut, 2009-2010
  • M.S. in Mathematics, University of Connecticut, 2007-2009
  • M.S. magna cum laude in Applied Physics and Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2007-2009
  • B.S. magna cum laude in Applied Physics and Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2003-2007

 

Academic Visits:

  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, January–March 2010

 

Referee for:

  • SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
  • Linear Algebra and its Applications
  • Linear and Multilinear Algebra
  • Journal of Scientific Computing (Elsevier)

 

Programming Skills:

  • C/C++, OpenMP, MATLAB, Mathematica, R, SQL, Unix, bash

 

Students:

  • Yining Kan (M.Sc., 2011)
    Thesis: "Filtering of empirical correlation matrix in portfolio optimization"
  • Li Xiao (M.Sc., 2011)
    Thesis: "Pairs trading in volatile markets"
  • Xiaopu Wang (M.Sc., 2012 (expected))
    Thesis: "Comparison of regularization techniques for portfolio selection"
  • Zhonghe Lin (M.Sc., 2012 (expected))
    Thesis: "Minimizing Conditional Value-at-Risk under linear and non-linear (t-Copula) correlation models"

 

References:

  • Available on request