The seminar takes place in the Spring of 2026, Thursdays, 7:40 pm — 8:55 pm.
Location: Mathematics Building, Room 207
For directions, please see Directions to Campus and Directions to Mathematics Building (Morningside Campus Map).
Organizer: Jaehyuk Choi
Schedule of Presentations
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
Title: Introduction to Spring MAFN Courses (Credit Analytics, Generative AI, and others)
Speaker: Steven Zhu / David Li, Laura Leal, and Others.
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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Speaker: Konstantin Kuchenmeister
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Title: Trading Volatility in Commodity Markets
Speaker: Ilia Bouchouev Ph.D., Pentathlon Investments, LLC
Dr. Ilia Bouchouev is the former President of Koch Global Partners where he launched and managed global derivatives trading business for over 20 years and was recognized as one of the pioneers in energy options trading. He is currently a managing partner at Pentathlon Investments and an adjunct professor at New York University, where he teaches energy trading at The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He is also a senior research fellow with The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
Ilia Bouchouev published in top academic journals on energy markets and derivatives modelling. He is frequently quoted by Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, many other news providers, and on social media.
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Speaker: Shyam Madhavan, Managing Director, Head of Enterprise Risk, Mizuho Americas
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 – SPRING BREAK
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Thursday, APRIL 30, 2026
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