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Our Mission

The Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES) is dedicated to the advancement of quantitative finance and economic systems and their ultimate impact on society. Using modern computational, statistical and mathematical techniques for modeling complex problems, we strive to deliver world-class research, expand education and advance public knowledge.

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Membership

CoFES includes members from the Rice University academic community plus the business and financial community at the local, national and international levels.

Faculty, students, and staff of Rice University with an interest in the mission and objectives of CoFES are encouraged to join CoFES by sending an email to cofes@rice.edu.

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There’s a vast volume of data available now to be analyzed. Statisticians and data scientists need to know how to ask the right questions, and how to filter data in a way to answer questions accurately. Rice University's strength in world-class high-performance computing stems from a long tradition of integrating the traditional boundaries between research disciplines.

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Rice remembers John Dobelman: 'He always cared about his students'

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Rice remembers John Dobelman: 'He always cared about his students'

May 19, 2023

Professor in the practice of statistics died May 9. He was 65.

Q&A: The shaping of the modern-day energy market

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Q&A: The shaping of the modern-day energy market

Dec 19, 2022

CoFES Director, Professor Katherine Ensor and Adjunct Professor Wentao Zhao on Energy Trading

Emma Zohner named head of data science at Engine No. 1

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Emma Zohner named head of data science at Engine No. 1

Dec 16, 2022

Zohner will be driving data science strategies to enrich the company’s impact and investment research processes.