Matheus Grasselli
takes over as Director
of the Fields Centre for
Financial Industries He believes it’s important to participate in Fields programs,
to ensure they continue to make a lasting impression on the
community.
“I’ve experienced the impact that Fields has on the
mathematical community, but none of that could be achieved
without the active participation of local academics, who are
the soul of the Institute.”
The Centre is the focal point for Fields
activities in quantitative finance. The Fields Institute
and Ryerson DMZ
Collaboration Set to
Take Mathematical
Startups to the Next
Level
THE FIELDS INSTITUTE is pleased
to announce the appointment of
Professor Matheus Grasselli as
Director of the Fields Centre for
Financial Industries (CFI) for a
3-year term, effective September
1, 2017. Grasselli takes over
from Dan Rosen, who has led the
Centre since its establishment in
2015.
Grasselli is currently a Professor of Financial Mathematics
working with the PhiMac group in the Department of
Mathematics and Statisticsat McMaster University, and
previously served as the Fields Institute Deputy Director
from 2012-2016.
As Deputy Director, Grasselli was directly involved in the
creation of the CFI, and is excited to take on this new role
and lead the Centre in new directions.
“Quantitative Finance is experiencing a renewal in terms
of topics, techniques, and scope. This includes new areas in
data analytics, blockchain technologies and other FinTech
related topics. It will be exciting to see the Fields Institute
develop a leadership role in this new landscape just as it did
in the initial stages of financial mathematics.”
Grasselli has been consistently involved with Institute
activities since his arrival to Canada in 2001, including
organizing a major thematic program in 2010.
“As a lead organizer of the thematic program on
Quantitative Finance in 2010, I saw the convergence of
world experts to Toronto and the tremendous boost it gave to
research in the area, not to mention the impact on the career
of young researchers, postdocs, and graduate students,”
says Grasselli, who became a Fields Institute Fellow earlier
this year.
Collaboration will provide startup
incubation and employment
opportunities.
THE FIELDS INSTITUTE AND THE DMZ at Ryerson Univer-
sity – the number one university-based incubator in North
America – are excited to announce a new collaboration to
further entrepreneurship in the mathematical sciences.
The partnership aims to provide improved support for
promising startups in the mathematical sciences as well as
employment and partnership opportunities for students. This
will also include quality startup referrals, potential partner-
ships, and invitations to events and workshops for member
startups.
The Fields Institute is one of the premier mathematical
research institutes in Canada providing a stimulating
environment for mathematical innovation and education.
Since 1999, Fields has fostered startup companies that
commercialize mathematical ideas, giving them access to
the physical, intellectual, and logistical resources of the
Institute. Graduates of the Fields startup program include
the Toronto-based asset management firm Sigma Analysis
and Management, R2 Financial Technologies, Synchrony
Consulting Services, and QWeMA (Quantitative Wealth
Management Analytics) Group. Currently, start-up incubation
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