Universität Wien

040222 SE Seminar in Statistics for Master Studies (MA) (2026S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 03.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 10.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 17.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 24.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 14.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 21.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 28.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 05.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 12.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 26.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 02.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 09.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 16.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 23.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 30.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Deep learning and applications in Finance

The course introduces several fundamental concepts from machine and deep learning, sheds light on statistical aspects and treats important applications in finance.

It will cover topics like universal approximation theorems, stochastic gradient descent, neural ordinary differential equations and backpropagation. The financial applications include deep hedging, deep portfolio optimization, deep simulation, deep calibration, deep reinforcement learning and signature methods in finance.

These topics and projects will be explored and presented by the lecturer and the students.

Assessment and permitted materials

Presentation of a paper or a chapter of the lecture notes and programming project

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

active participation in class (10%)
presentation (60%)
programming part (30%)

Examination topics

presented content

Reading list

Folien, Artikel, Ipython Notebooks

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 02.03.2026 13:06