PhD Computational Finance

University of Essex

We offer research supervision for our PhD Computational Finance in the following fields: agent-based modelling of financial markets computational risk management high-frequency finance the use of computational-intelligence methods for investment decision making We provide a vibrant research environment so our PhD students publish papers in prestigious international conferences and often attract the attention of industry and government. A recent PhD student was invited to present their research on term structure models to the Bank of England, and many others get the opportunity to directly apply their research through internships at investment banks and hedge funds. Our graduates have gone on to become quantitative analysts, portfolio managers and software engineers at various institutions, including major investment banks like HSBC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities. You can start this degree in October, January or April, either full-time or part-time. We also offer an MPhil and MSD in this area.

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering