Ionut Florescu
Dr. Florescu is an expert in creating stochastic models for real finance problems. He organizes an annual conference in high frequency at Stevens.
Financial Engineering Master's Program
Today's complex financial markets require experts who not only understand how the markets work, but who also have the mathematical knowledge to uncover patterns and the technological skills to exploit them.
In the current marketplace, companies look for individuals who possess the following four attributes:
- A thorough understanding of the financial markets along with complex financial structures, trading strategies and derivatives.
- Sophisticated financial mathematical modeling skills along with the prerequisite knowledge of advanced probability, statistics, stochastic processes and time series analysis.
- Knowledge of financial data modeling in the rapidly growing field of financial services analytics, which involves creating data-driven decision-making analytic tools for the financial services industry.
- Expertise in programming languages such as C++, C#, Python, Java and other computational skills related to databases, parallel computing, big data and data visualization.
The master's in Financial Engineering combines the desired attributes of mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, finance, economics, computer programming skills and systems thinking to solve the financial challenges at the enterprise and the systemic level. The program provides students a fundamental understanding of domains applied in the quantification of financial systems and knowledge that is intrinsic in the structuring of financial products and markets.
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Finance faculty
Finance faculty bring unique insights to the classroom, thanks to their tech-infused research and the wealth of industry experience they offer to students.
Emmanuel Hatzakis
Prof. Hatzakis brings a long career in leadership at Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and others to Stevens.
Suman Banerjee
Dr. Banerjee's work in corporate governance and finance is changing how companies assess risk, particularly from the C-suite.
Andrea Rozario
Dr. Rozario's research looks at analytics and blockchain technology in accounting.
Steve Yang
Dr. Yang is a respected thought leader in behavioral finance, systemic risk and fraud detection, among many other areas.
Stefano Bonini
Dr. Bonini is an expert on corporate finance, venture capital and private equity, with a special interest in entrepreneurial finance.
Papa Ndiaye
An expert in applied mathematics, Dr. Ndiaye teaches courses with special practical emphasis.
George Calhoun
Dr. Calhoun is director of the Hanlon Financial Systems Center. He brings a long history of leadership in telecommunications to Stevens.
Elaine Henry
Dr. Henry is an accounting expert whose research involves detailed analysis of corporate financial reporting.
James Biagi
Professor Biagi has a long career as a tax attorney, in private practice and with the IRS, and as a consultant.
Jonathan Kaufman
Dr. Kaufman brings more than 25 years' professional experience to Stevens, including running his own hedge fund.
Jing Chen
Dr. Chen is an accounting expert who specializes in financial and textual analysis, as well as forecasting.
Majeed Simaan
Dr. Simaan is interested in financial network interconnectedness, risk, machine learning and asset allocation.
Germán Creamer
Dr. Creamer applies machine learning and analytical techniques to new kinds of problems in finance.
Zachary Feinstein
Dr. Feinstein explores the topics of financial contagion and system risk in his research.
Victor Luo
Chief among Dr. Luo's varied research interests are valuation risk and asset pricing.
Ying Wu
Dr. Wu combines her interests in asset pricing and international finance in conducting unique research.
Dragos Bozdog
Dr. Bozdog is an expert in the mathematics of finance, algorithms and optimization who researches threat assessment and early warning systems.
Zhenyu Cui
Dr. Cui studies financial derivatives pricing, stochastic processes and applied probability, stochastic simulation, and systemic risk.
Anand Goel
Dr. Goel has decades of financial consulting experience in everything from insider trading and REITs to risk and loan quality.
Top recruiters in financial engineering
Goldman Sachs
Jefferies
Prudential
Citi
High-tech financial center offers a degree of prestige
Finance and technology programs at Stevens benefit from the Hanlon Financial Systems Center, a one-of-a-kind teaching and research facility that's home to two labs outfitted with the latest in analytical and visualization tools.
An eye on the future
The Hanlon Financial Systems Center teaches students to leverage technology in seeking innovative solutions to pressing problems in finance.
Tech-driven advantage
The two Hanlon labs use powerful hardware and sophisticated software that allows for thorough analysis of enormous financial data sets.
An incredible network
Studying finance at Stevens gives you access to an incredible network of decision-makers and hiring managers on Wall Street.
Driving research insights
The combination of world-class technology and an unbeatable location powers researchers' investigations into areas of pressing need in industry.
Location inspires innovation
Meeting recruiters in finance is easy: Wall Street is a 10-minute ride from Stevens, putting your future within easy reach.
World-class conferences
Stevens faculty leverage the center's cachet to attract thought leaders from around the world to engage in tech-driven opportunities in finance.