Application Deadline: July 16, 2025, at 2 PM Rome time.
We strongly encourage applications from students interested in Quantitative Finance. The research interests of our Quantitative Finance group at Roma Tre include: sustainable finance, which integrates environmental, social and governance criteria into investment decisions; machine learning for finance, i.e., application of machine learning techniques for pattern recognition and prediction of financial markets; portfolio selection models, i.e., optimization of investment strategies based on risk management and diversification; study of cryptocurrencies in the context of alternative instruments for investment; algorithms for trading, i.e., design and validation of systematic investment strategies; behavioral finance; multivariate statistical analysis for finance; study of risk measures in the context of quantitative assessment of uncertainty and potential economic and financial impacts.
For more details, please visit our webpage: https://www.francescocesarone.com/papers.
The PhD program lasts three years. Each scholarship is approximately €16,243 gross per year, and students receive an additional budget of about €1,600 per year for research activities. Please feel free to contact francesco.cesarone@uniroma3.it for additional information.
You can find the official call webpage here: https://apps.uniroma3.it/public/bando2025/.