Risk Analysis and Quantitative Finance

We invite delegates to submit abstracts for a special session on Risk Analysis and Quantitative Finance. Talks on topics related to the quantification, modelling and/or hedging of risk, for example natural hazards, pricing of derivative instruments, regulatory capital requirements, and so on, are welcome.

Organisers: Conrad Beyers, Andrzej Kijko, Coenraad Labuschagne and Gusti van Zyl
Contact: [email protected] 

To submit an abstract for this special session register your abstract as usual and choose the risk analysis and quantitative option. 

Optimization and Control with Applications

We invite delegates to submit abstracts for a special session on all aspects of Optimization including nonlinear and mixed integer programming, partial differential equation (PDE) constrained optimization, operations research, optimal control theory with applications. Practical applications of any of the above are very welcome.  Abstracts on specific topics such as: global optimization, stochastic programming, supply chain management, numerical methods are also welcome.

Organisers: Mapundi Banda
Contact: [email protected]

To submit an abstract for this special session register your abstract as usual and choose the optimization and control with applications option. 

Approximation Theory and Applications

We invite delegates to submit abstracts for a special session on all aspects of Approximation Theory including Classical approximation; Rational approximation; Pade approximation; Orthogonal polynomials; Special Functions; Interpolation and Quadrature; Extrapolation methods; Spline functions of one and several variables; Wavelet Theory as well as practical applications and computational analysis related to any of the above. 

Organiser: Kerstin Jordaan

Contact: [email protected]

To submit an abstract for this special session register your abstract as usual and choose the approximation theory and applications option.