NEWS & EVENTS
CoFES News
NEWS
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.
NEWS
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
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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.
NEWS
Maxwell Lee included in Forbes Under 30 Class of 2023
Dec 15, 2022
Rice University alumnus included in finance list
NEWS
Jiaqi Lu aspires to qantness
Dec 15, 2022
Rice University senior to start career with Chicago Trading Company
NEWS
Modeling the energy-water nexus
Dec 5, 2022
Quantitative research models financial linkages between water and energy
NEWS
Kim Raath joins Imperative Global as CTO
Dec 5, 2022
Raath has worked in over 18 developing countries to rebuild and strengthen communities
NEWS
The trading mind game
Dec 5, 2022
Student teams use life-like trading environment get their head in the game
NEWS
Behind-the-scenes of the Rousseeuw Prize
Oct 13, 2022
Nobel-sized prize recognizes the best among statisticians
NEWS
Innovation life cycle builds fintech ecosystem
Jul 20, 2022
New quantitative research program focuses on developing tomorrow's workforce
NEWS
Philip Ernst promoted to full professor
Jul 1, 2022
Statistics professor is among six Rice Engineering faculty members to be promoted in 2022.
NEWS
Expert in stochastic finance and actuarial mathematics joins Rice
Jun 29, 2022
Frederi Viens to expand programs in statistics, computational finance
NEWS
Genevera Allen elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Jun 22, 2022
Notable contributions include statistics, leadership in data science education
NEWS
Scott, Cox retire from Rice's Department of Statistics
Jun 22, 2022
Professors combine for 70 years of service to university
NEWS
Explaining the world with statistics
Jun 22, 2022
Dileka Gunawardana keeps busy collaborating with faculty on multiple research projects
NEWS
New lecturer shapes course in Quantitative Financial Risk Management
Jun 21, 2022
Wentao Zhao's instructional methods draw from 15 years of industry experience
NEWS
The art of learning through play
Jun 13, 2022
Students learn and discover through teaching and games
NEWS
Top expert in applied probability, queueing and stochastic networks joins Rice University
Jun 8, 2022
Guodong Pang is a new professor in Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics
NEWS
CoFES Prizes in Computational Statistics Announced
Apr 27, 2022
2022 prize honors significant contributions in quantitative finance
NEWS
CoFES celebrates 20 years
Apr 26, 2022
Tenth Eubank Conference looks at milestone as a guide for the future
NEWS
Ensor elected to Texas A&M Academy of Distinguished Former Students
Jan 28, 2022
Ensor and two other A&M alumni will be honored at the 2022 Spring Recognition and Awards Dinner on April 1
NEWS
Vannucci co-edits Bayesian statistics textbook
Dec 10, 2021
Handbook of Bayesian Variable Selection to be published Dec. 20 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
NEWS
Jose Palacio wins Ken Kennedy Fellowship
Dec 9, 2021
Program aims to attract graduate students to Rice University
NEWS
Ernst to hold prestigious “Chaire Internationale” at Université Libre de Bruxelles
Dec 8, 2021
Rice associate professor named visiting international research chair in the Department of Mathematics in June 2022
NEWS
Rice University hosts 45th NBER-NSF Time Series Conference
Nov 4, 2021
Virtual conference drew record attendance
NEWS
Rice University alumnus returns to the classroom as subject matter expert
Nov 2, 2021
Lecture series widens students’ lens into world of trading, investment banking
NEWS
Kowal receives ISBA's inaugural Blackwell-Rosenbluth Award
Nov 2, 2021
Kowal will present a webinar on Nov. 10 hosted by Bocconi University in Italy to discuss his research
NEWS
Rice University to host 2021 NBER-NSF Time Series Conference
Sep 23, 2021
October 15-16, 2021 Virtual Event Features 18 Experts in Time Series Research
NEWS
Well-known Houston businesswoman and philanthropist Kay Dobelman dies at 95
Sep 16, 2021
Rice University remembers highly distinguished alumna and benefactor
NEWS
Bridging minds and machines
Aug 11, 2021
Gift from Rice University alumnus funds research in deep learning
NEWS
Barbara Ostdiek named full professor
Aug 11, 2021
Long-term Rice finance professor supports wide variety of learning opportunities
NEWS
The potential of blockchain
Aug 9, 2021
New course looks at the power behind blockchain and its globalized potential
NEWS
Time-series model scales variables behind student loan debt
Jul 14, 2021
Undergrad student George Elsesser uses statistical model to explain, predict student loan debt
NEWS
Turning volatility to an advantage
Jul 14, 2021
Students’ time-series models map interrelationship of S&P 500, VIX
NEWS
9th Eubank Conference showcased big data’s rise in sports and gambling
Jun 22, 2021
Lectures have been posted on the CoFES' YouTube Channel
NEWS
CoFES Prizes in Computational Statistics Announced
May 4, 2021
Researchers recognized for leadership in statistics and computational science
NEWS
Experts in sports analytics and gaming risk management to speak at webinar
Mar 16, 2021
Webinar features keynote speaker Ed Feng, 10 industry experts
NEWS
The art of mastering chance
Jan 19, 2021
Rice University Professors’ impact on statistical research education
NEWS
New course for spring 2021: Optimization Methods in Finance
Dec 15, 2020
This course, which is led by Leticia Velazquez, is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the Brown School of Engineering
NEWS
The shape of data
Nov 3, 2020
Scientists use analytic tools to visualize financial market volatility
NEWS
Statistical model measures impact of news sentiment on oil futures
Oct 29, 2020
Collaborative research finds negative news has larger impact
NEWS
Ernst named inaugural Don Gaver, Jr. Early Career Award winner
Oct 20, 2020
Early-career award recognizes research accomplishments in operations research, probability and statistics
NEWS
Using predictability to mind the gap
Aug 20, 2020
Data scientist Daniel Kowal builds dynamic regression model to study US yield curve
NEWS
Kowal receives Young Investigator Award
Jul 31, 2020
Research focuses on statistical methods for massive data sets with complex dependence structures
NEWS
Carly Fagnant selected to present paper
Jul 30, 2020
Joint research is making a mark on flood risk analysis and mapping
NEWS
Pathways to conscious capitalism
Jul 30, 2020
Rice University grad student Kim Raath shares empowering journey
NEWS
Michael Weylandt proposes framework to forecast natural gas prices
Jul 30, 2020
American Statistical Association honors Rice U. graduate research paper
NEWS
Sathya Ramesh brings his game to NYU
Jul 30, 2020
Rice U. statistics alumnus begins doctoral studies at NYU Stern School of Business
NEWS
CoFES introduces innovative curriculum in fintech/blockchain
Jul 30, 2020
CoFES reaches across academic schools to offer training programs and courses
NEWS
A random walk to nowhere
Jul 30, 2020
Popular-level book discusses the impact of models behind a stock's price
NEWS
Ensor elected president of American Statistical Association
May 4, 2020
Ensor to take office Jan 1, 2021
Calendar of Events
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Ram Galindo, Galindo Group
Apr 12, 2022
Real Estate: An Alternative Asset Class
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Dallam Masterson, DataRobot
Apr 7, 2022
Backtesting a Leveraged Rotation Strategy (LRA): Machine Learning Approach
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Charles Luke, City National Rochdale
Mar 29, 2022
The World of Fixed Income
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Max Lee, Bank of America
Mar 22, 2022
Fixed Income and Commodities Trading
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Xifan Wang, Salient Partners
Mar 10, 2022
SPACs and Institutional Quantitative Strategies
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Rangan Padmanabhan, Solaris Asset Management
Mar 3, 2022
Creating Trading Systems
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Robert Shoss, University of Houston
Feb 22, 2022
Private Investing and Portfolio Management
EVENTS
CoFES Guest Lecture: Lynn Lewis
Feb 8, 2022
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) Affecting Equity Markets
EVENTS
CoFES Virtual Guest Lecture: Wentao Zhao, ExxonMobil
Dec 1, 2021
Quantitative Analytics in Global Gas Optimization and Trading
EVENTS
CoFES Virtual Guest Lecture: Michael Reed, Zebra Capital Management
Nov 29, 2021
A Practitioner’s Experience in Modeling and Profiting from Behavioral and Structural Market Inefficiencies
EVENTS
CoFES Virtual Guest Lecture: Atif Malik, BofA
Oct 27, 2021
Evolution and Current Snapshot of FX Asset Classes
EVENTS
CoFES Virtual Guest Lecture: Mukul Khandelia, QuantRoll Capital and Thompson Ng, Gunvor Group
Oct 13, 2021
FICC Systematic Trading Opportunities and Loss Management
EVENTS
CoFES Virtual Guest Lecture: Kranthi Gade, Merrill Lynch
Sep 15, 2021
Systematic Momentum Trading