Neofytos Rodosthenous

EDUCATION

• PhD Mathematics2009 - 2013

  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  Thesis title: "Optimal stopping problems in Mathematical Finance" -- Written under the supervision of M. Zervos and P.V. Gapeev.

• MSC Financial Mathematics2008 - 2009

  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  Grade: "Distinction"

• BSc Mathematics2004 - 2008

  University of Athens (National & Kapodistrian), Greece

  Average Grade: 9.34/10 "Distinction" -- First of the class with honours

EMPLOYMENT

• University College London (UCL), UK2021 - present

  Department of Mathematics

• Queen Mary, University of London, UK2014 - 2021

  Senior Lecturer in Financial Mathematics (Lecturer until 2017)

  School of Mathematical Sciences

• London School of Economics and Political Science2016

  Visiting Professor

  Department of Mathematics

• University of Leeds, UK2013 - 2014

  Lecturer in Financial Mathematics

  School of Mathematics

• London School of Economics and Political Science, UK2013

  Fellow in Finance

  Department of Finance

• Columbia University, New York, USA2012

  Fellow

  Department of Statistics

PUBLICATIONS

• Optimal stopping games in models with several information flows2021

  Stochastic Analysis and Applications, forthcoming (with P.V. Gapeev)

• When to sell an asset amid anxiety about drawdowns2020

  Mathematical Finance, 30 (4), 1422-1460 (with H. Zhang)

• Optimal control of Debt-to-GDP ratio in a regime-switching economy2019

  SIAM Control and Optimization, 58 (2), 755-786 (with G. Ferrari)

• Discretionary stopping of stochastic differential equations with generalised drift2019

  Electronic Journal of Probability, 24 (140), 1-39 (with M. Zervos, P.C. Lon and T. Bernhardt)

• On the Laplace Transforms of the First Hitting Times for Drawdowns and Drawups of Diffusion-Type Processes2019

  Risks, 7 (3), 87 (with P.V. Gapeev and V.L.R. Chinthalapati)

• Beating the Omega Clock: An Optimal Stopping Problem with Random Time-Horizon Under Spectrally Negative Lévy Models2018

  The Annals of Applied Probability, 28 (4), 2105-2140 (with H. Zhang)

• Watermark options2017

  Finance and Stochastics, 21 (1), 157-186 (with M. Zervos)

• Perpetual American options in diffusion-type models with running maxima and drawdowns2016

  Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 126 (7), 2038-2061 (with P.V. Gapeev)

• On the drawdowns and drawups in diffusion-type models with running maxima and minima2016

  Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 434 (1), 413-431 (with P.V. Gapeev)

• On the optimal stopping of a skew geometric Brownian motion2016

  Modern trends in controlled stochastic processes: Theory and Applications (Piunovskiy Al. B. eds.), Luniver Press, Volume II, 231-245. (with P.C. Lon and M. Zervos)

• Robustness of the N-CUSUM stopping rule in a Wiener disorder problem2015

  The Annals of Applied Probability, 25 (6), 3405-3433 (with H. Zhang and O. Hadjiliadis)

• Optimal stopping problems in diffusion-type models with running maxima and drawdowns2014

  Journal of Applied Probability, 51 (3), 799-817 (with P.V. Gapeev)

• On the pricing of perpetual American compound options2014

  Inspired by Finance. (The Musiela Festschrift, Kabanov Yu. M., Rutkowski M. and Zariphopoulou Th. eds.) Springer, 283-304 (with P.V. Gapeev)

• Perpetual American options in a diffusion model with piecewise-linear coefficients2013

  Statistics and Risk Modeling, 30 (1), 1-21 (with P.V. Gapeev)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & OTHER RESEARCH SEMINARS

• 31st European Conference on Operational ResearchJuly 2021

  University of West Attica, Athens, Greece (virtual, invited speaker)

• MAD-Stat. SeminarNovember 2019

  Toulouse School of Economics, France (Invited speaker)

• SIAM Conference on Financial Mathematics & EngineeringJune 2019

  University of Toronto, Canada

• Berlin Seminar on Stochastics and Mathematical FinanceApril 2019

  TU Berlin, Germany (Invited speaker)

• Conference on Stochastic Control and Games under AmbiguityApril 2019

  University of Leeds, UK (Invited speaker)

• 12th International Workshop on Stochastic Models and Control (SMC 2019)March 2019

  Cottbus, Germany

• Stochastic Processes and Related TopicsFebruary 2019

  Kansai University, Japan (Invited speaker)

• Stochastic Finance SeminarFebruary 2019

  University of Warwick, UK (Invited speaker)

• Games, Choice and Decisions 2018October 2018

  Queen Mary University of London, UK (Invited speaker)

• Bachelier Finance Society 10th world congressJuly 2018

  Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

• A Symposium on Optimal Stopping (in memory of Larry Shepp)June 2018

  Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA (Invited speaker)

• 4th Symposium on Quantitative Finance and Risk Analysis (QFRA)June 2018

  Mykonos, Greece

• Mathematics of Behavioral Economics and Knightian Uncertainty in Financial MarketsMay 2018

  ZIF (Center for Interdisciplinary Research), Bielefeld, Germany (Invited speaker)

• 13th German Probability and Statistics Days (GPSD 2018) February 2018

  Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

• Optimal stopping in complex environmentsDecember 2017

  Center for Mathematical Economics (IMW), Germany (Invited speaker)

• London-Paris Bachelier Workshop on Mathematical Finance September 2017

  UCL, UK (Invited speaker)

• 3rd Symposium on Quantitative Finance and Risk Analysis (QFRA 2017)June 2017

  Corfu, Greece

• Thera Stochastics: A Mathematics Conference in Honor of Ioannis KaratzasMay 2017

  Santorini, Greece

• Mathematical and Computational Finance SeminarFebruary 2017

  University of Oxford, UK (Invited speaker)

• Mathematical Economics Theory Research SeminarFebruary 2017

  Bielefeld University, Germany (Invited speaker)

• SIAM Conference on Financial Mathematics & EngineeringNovember 2016

  Austin, Texas, USA (Invited speaker)

• Stochastic Analysis of Dynamical Systems, Stochastic Control and GamesOctober 2016

  University of Leeds (Invited speaker)

• School on Stochastics and Financial MathematicsSeptember 2015

  Olympic Village, Sochi , Russia (Invited speaker)

• The 8th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM)August 2015

  Beijing, China (Invited speaker)

• Strategic Aspects of Optimal Stopping and Control in Economics and Finance WorkshopJuly 2015

  ZIF (Center for Interdisciplinary Research), Bielefeld University, Germany

• Fifth International Workshop in Sequential Methodologies (IWSM)June 2015

  Columbia University, New York, USA (Invited speaker)

• MRC Financial Mathematics WorkshopJune 2015

  Snowbird, Utah, USA

• SIAM Conference on Financial Mathematics & EngineeringNovember 2014

  Chicago, USA

• INFORMS Annual Meeting, Bridging Data and Decisions November 2014

  San Francisco, USA (Invited speaker)

• Probability and Statistics Research SeminarMay 2014

  University of Manchester, UK (Invited speaker)

• Probability, Statistical Modelling and Financial Mathematics SeminarOctober - November 2013

  University of Leeds, UK (Invited speaker)

  A series of talks on optimal stopping and free-boundary problems arising from mathematical finance

• The 4th International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICCOPT)July 2013

  Universidade Nova, Lisbon, Portugal (Invited speaker)

• Eleventh Northeast Probability Seminar (NEPS)November 2012

  Columbia University, New York, USA

• Advanced Stochastic Methods to Model RiskSeptember 2012

  Ulm University, Germany

• EPSRC Symposium Workshop on Optimal stopping, optimal control and financeJuly 2012

  Warwick University, UK

• Bachelier Finance Society 7th World CongressJune 2012

  Sydney, Australia

• Probability, Control and Finance - Conference in Honor of Ioannis Karatzas, June 2012

  Columbia University, New York, USA

• London Graduate School of Mathematical Finance ConferenceMarch 2012

  London, UK

• London Graduate School of Mathematical Finance ConferenceMarch 2011

  London, UK

• Advanced Mathematical Methods for Finance (AMaMeF) WorkshopSeptember 2010

  Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

• London Graduate School of Mathematical Finance Conference March 2010

  London, UK

• Financial Mathematics Reading Group2009 - 2012

  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  (7 talks) On ongoing research related to specic topics of stochastic calculus, optimal stopping and American-type option pricing.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Probability & Statistics for Data Analytics (PG)2019, 2020, 2021

  Queen Mary, University of London, School of Mathematical Sciences (created new course))

• Probability & Statistics II (2nd year UG)2019, 2020, 2021

  Queen Mary, University of London, School of Mathematical Sciences (created new course)

• The Foundations of Interest Rate and Credit Risk Theory (PG) 2016

  London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Mathematics

• Introduction to Mathematical Finance (3rd year UG) 2014, 2015, 2016

  Queen Mary, University of London, School of Mathematical Sciences

• Financial Economics (PG)2013

  London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Finance

• Financial Mathematics III (2nd year UG)2013

  University of Leeds, UK (created new course))

• Financial Engineering (PG)2012

  London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Finance

• MSc Financial Mathematics Dissertation supervision2014 - 2021

  Queen Mary, University of London, School of Mathematical Sciences

• Final-year (UG) Project supervision2013 - 2014

  University of Leeds, School of Mathematics

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

• EPSRC First Grant (£125,000)April 2017 - April 2019

  Optimal timing for financial and economic decisions under adverse and stressful conditions

• Faculty Student Experience and Education Award2015

  Queen Mary, University of London, UK

  For teaching contributions to the school of Mathematical sciences -- Award based on students’ evaluation forms and decision of the faculty of Science & Engineering committee

• American Mathematical Society (AMS) Research grantJune 2015

  Utah, USA

  For participating in the Mathematics Research Communities workshop in Financial Mathematics, taking place in Snowbird, Utah, USA

• Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (HIM) Research grantMay 2013

  Bonn, Germany

  For participating in Hausdorff Trimester Program “Stochastic Dynamics in Economics and Finance”, taking place at the HIM in Bonn University, Germany

• Research grant from the Partnership PhD Mobility Bursaries Scheme Fall 2012

  London School of Economics, UK & Columbia University, NY, USA

  For conducting research at the Statistics department of Columbia University in the city of New York, being the first ever candidate visiting the Columbia University from the London School of Economics, Department of Mathematics

• Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Scholarship September 2012

  Funded by means of the German foreign office

  For presenting a paper and participating in the summer academy "Advanced Stochastic Methods to Model Risk", Ulm University, Germany

• Postgraduate Travel FundJune 2012

  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  For presenting a paper at the Bachelier Finance Society 7th World Congress, Sydney, Australia -- The fund is awarded to a small number of PhD students across all disciplines in the university

• Teaching Excellence Award 2010, 2011

  London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

  For teaching contributions to the department of Mathematics -- Award based on students’ evaluation forms

• Public Benefit Foundation Alexander S. Onassis Scholarship October 2010 - August 2013

  Athens, Greece

  For PhD Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

• Scholarship from the London School of Economics October 2009 - August 2013

  For PhD Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

• Public Benefit Foundation Alexander S. Onassis Scholarship October 2008 - July 2009

  Athens, Greece

  For Graduate MSc studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

• Greek State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) Scholarships2005, 2006, 2007

  The scholarships are awarded to 3 students out of approximately 500 students of the Department of Mathematics, University of Athens

• Honour «ΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ» 2004, 2005

  Ministry of Education, Greek State

  Awarded to the best student of the academic year at the Department of Mathematics, University of Athens

• Silver medal at the National Cypriot Mathematical Olympiad 2002

MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Director of MSc Mathematical Finance and MSc Financial Computing2019 - present

• Director of MSci Financial Mathematics (4-y-degree)2015 - present

• Teaching Stream Leader for "Probability and Financial Mathematics" (6 courses) 2017 - present

• Member of the Exam Scrutiny committee2016 - present

• Teaching and Learning committee of School of Mathematics2015 - present

• "Employability of students" group2015 - present

• "Mathematics taster talks" to Year 12 students (16-17 yo)2014 - present

• Curriculum review committee of School of Mathematics2016 - 2019

• Undergraduate Admissions2014 - 2015

• Erasmus / Study abroad Committee 2013 - 2014

GRADUATE & SUMMER SCHOOLS

• Advanced Stochastic Methods to Model Risk Summer Academy September 2012

  Ulm University, Germany

• London Graduate School in Mathematical Finance 2009 - 2010

  Imperial College, King's College & London School of Economics, London, UK

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Languages

  Native Greek -- English -- Italian (Intermediate)

• IT Skills

  C, C++, Matlab, Octave, Latex, Maple, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, VBA

  (Computational and Quantitative methods in Finance and Risk Analysis with Matlab and C++)

• Interests

  Football -- Swimming -- Tae Kwon Do -- Snow Boarding