German-Japanese Autumn School at Ulm University

From September 23 to 27, the international autumn school "Time Series, Random Fields and Beyond"takes place at Ulm University. 45 mathematicians from five European countries, the USA and Japan are guests in Ulm to discuss the latest developments in research. The event was organized in collaboration with three renowned Japanese universities and research institutions: Tohoku University, the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Statistical Mathematics (Tokyo). read more....

 

 

At this year's research day of the management and economics area of our faculty, members of the area gave presentations on current research projects. The topics were diverse and covered, for example, how to increase sustainability in supermarkets or how to design AI lessons in schools, to name just two.

 

 

This year's "Long Evening of Science" was once again a great success with around 2,000 visitors, including many young people and families with children. Our faculty was present with activity and information stands as well as a research talk. read more ... 

 

 

The SCOR Prize 2023 for Actuarial Science was awarded in Berlin on 24.04.2024. The 3rd prize went to Laura Bader (University of Ulm) with the topic: Modelling of transition probabilities for lapse and waiver of premium.

Börsenforum Ulm e.V., a student organisation at the University of Ulm, organised an excursion to Zurich.  The 15 participants gained exciting insights into financial markets and products from companies in the financial sector, exchanged ideas with the Finance Club University of Zurich and visited the Swiss stock exchange SIX and the Swiss Finance Museum.

 

The Institute for Applied Analysis organized ANGEL Meeting (ANalysis and GEometry im Ländle) on Friday,  17th May 2024 in Ulm, together with the Geometric Analysis Groups of universities in Baden-Wüttemberg. read more ... 

On April 26, 2024, the Faculty of Mathematics and Economics honored special achievements and commitment at a ceremony. Graduates received awards for the best degrees, students were honored for their commitment and doctoral candidates received doctoral certificates. 

In the “Climate Trainees” project, around 20 young people have spent six months working on sustainability and climate protection and have launched various ideas in Ulm's Donautal industrial area. The trainees were supported by the Reallabor Klima Connect Donautal of the University of Ulm in cooperation with Aalen University and local companies. read more...

 

The International Actuarial Association (IAA) has awarded the Chris Daykin Prize 2023 for the best publication on pensions in the ASTIN Bulletin to the paper “Intergenerational risk sharing in a defined contribution pension system: analysis with Bayesian optimization” by Prof. Dr. An Chen (Head of the Institute of Actuarial Science) and her former PhD student Dr. Fangyuan Zhang (joint work with Prof. Dr. Motonobu Kanagawa, EURECOM). The ASTIN Bulletin is one of the most prestigious journals in the field of actuarial science. 

 

TENT is the new competence center specializing in interdisciplinary research activities in the field of technology transfer and entrepreneurship. With the aim of creating innovative and sustainable solutions for the future, TENT brings together various scientific disciplines and creates space for coordinated exchange and joint projects. read more ...