2026 INFORMS Conference on Financial Engineering and Fintech

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Announcements

• Best Paper and Best Student Paper Awards to be issued

• CALL FOR PAPERS (CFP) is now open

Conference Overview

The INFORMS Conference will feature the latest developments in financial engineering and fintech. The conference aims to enhance worldwide collaboration and provide an ideal platform for local students and researchers to access leading-edge information.

Conference Location

University Center Complex - TechFlex Conference Center
Stevens Institute of Technology
1 Castle Point Terrace
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Important Dates

• Deadline for special session proposals - July 10, 2026

• Deadline for regular paper submission - July 10, 2026

• Notifications of acceptance - July 31, 2026

• Conference dates - November 6–7, 2026

Conference Awards

We are happy to announce the following awards, sponsored NSF CRAFT & RCQF-HKPU:

• Best Conference Paper - $1,000 (Will be determined by the Scientific Committee)

• Early Career Award - $1,000 (Requirement for the award)

Paper Submission

Please use this LaTeX template to format your paper submission. If you want to be considered for the Best Conference Paper award, you should submit a full paper (maximum 35 pages). Otherwise, regular submission as a short paper with 8 pages will be sufficient.

Keynote Speakers

• Jianqing Fan - Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance, Princeton University

• Paul Glasserman - Jack R. Anderson Professor of Business, Columbia University

• Ning CAI - Professor of Financial Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Guanzhou

• Manuela Veloso - J.P. Morgan AI Research and Herbert A. Simon University Professor Emeritus Carnegie Mellon University

Scientific Committee Members

• Min Dai (Committee Chair), Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Steve Yang (Local Organizer), Stevens Institute of Technology

• Agostino Capponi, Columbia University

• Lin William Cong, NTU and Cornell University

• Zach Feinstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

• Kay Giesecke, Stanford University

• Martin Haugh, Imperial College

• Xuedong He, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Steven Kou, Boston University

• Renyuan Xu, Stanford University

Local Organizing Committee

• Douglas Cumming, Stevens Institute of Technology

• Zach Feinstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

• Ionut Florescu, Stevens Institute of Technology

• Steve Yang, Stevens Institute of Technology