“Design, model, and quantify the drivers and hazards of finance in the digital society for the purpose of optimizing the use of human intelligence.”
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Duc PHAM-HI
Head of the Finance & Quantitative Engineering Major
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Finance & Quantitative Engineering Major
Anticipating future jobs in the financial sector
Presentation of the Embedded Systems Engineering Major
The combination of artificial intelligence and automated networks of distributed services/data (“blockchains”) is transforming the banking, financial and insurance industries. At the same time, our societal structure has shifted from a mindset of physical possession to one of virtualized sharing and continuous updating.
The triptych Teaching – Learning – Projects in the Finance and Quantitative Engineering Major at ECE follows the following guidelines: courses and subjects redesigned for a digital finance, math in design thinking, preservation of traditional strengths.
The objectives of the Finance & Quantitative Engineering major
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Mastering the benefits and dangers of life through mathematical approaches
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Mastering math with numerical analysis and stochastic simulation techniques
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Transforming fears into processable multidimensional models
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Learning to frame risks through quantitative and analytical thinking
Curriculum
ECE has partnered with a research lab (with autonomous heterogeneous agent macroeconomic models) to allow the teaching – and researching – of strategic forecasting around cryptocurrencies.
- Stochastic differential equations
- VBA language
- Artificial intelligence
- Yield curve
- Quantitative macroeconomics
- Applied machine learning
- Cryptocurrency law
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Possible career opportunities
- Exotic products trader
- “Commando” developer for trading rooms
- Risk manager
- Middle officer in banks
- Project manager of trading room software packages
- Data scientist
- Blockchain engineer
- Cryptocurrency Strategist
- Digital transformation consultant
The head of the major -Duc Pham-Hi
Previous positions held:
– Executive assistant of the Banque de France
– Executive of the Victoire Assurances group
– Head of department at Crédit National
– Trader and Research Director, Natixis
– Director Global Risk Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers
– Head of Basel II at the Commission Bancaire
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The program
2nd year of the Engineering Degree (S7 and S8)
Blocks | Course | Hours |
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Mathematics | ||
Variational calculation | 12h | |
Multivariate analysis | 10h | |
Stochastic computing | 14h | |
FinTechnologies | ||
Artificial intelligence | 32h | |
Pricing Market risks | 20h | |
Blockchain in practice | 16h | |
Machine learning Algorithms | 20h | |
Economy & Finance | ||
Microeconomics of banking & MAF | 30h | |
Pricing Market risks | 20h | |
Blockchain in practice | 16h | |
Machine Learning Algorithms | 20h | |
Engineering | ||
Stochastic computing | 15h | |
Banking microeconomics | ||
Quantitative macroeconomics | 15h |
3rd year of the Engineering Degree (S9)
Blocks | Course | Hours |
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Mathematics | ||
Graph theory | 12h | |
Optimal and Hamiltonian control | 16h | |
Mathematics of evolutionary systems | 18h | |
Markets & Products | ||
Financial derivatives | 16h | |
Forecasting techniques | 20h | |
Portfolio management | 22h | |
Advanced domains | ||
MOOC Semester 9 | 30h | |
DSGE | 14h |
Discover the training in pictures
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