Louis Bachelier Prize

The Louis Bachelier Prize is a prize in applied mathematics awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, recognizing major contributions to mathematical modeling, computational techniques, risk modeling and control applied to finance. The prize is named in honor of Louis Bachelier, a pioneer in the field of probability and its use in financial modeling.

Description

The prize was created in 2007 by the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles [Society for Applied and Industrial Mathematics] in collaboration with the Natixis Quantitative Research Foundation. The prize of 20,000, is awarded biennially to a scientist under 45 years old. The candidates must be permanent residents of a country of the European Union.[1]

Winners

References

  1. http://www.natixis.com/natixis/jcms/lpaz5_27747/en/grand-prix-louis-bachelier-natixis-french-academy-of-sciences
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.academie-sciences.fr/activite/prix/laureat_natixis.pdf

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