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Rima Alaifari: inaugural lecture
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On 25 September, Professor Rima Alaifari gave her inaugural lecture entitled: "Stable extraction of information from unstable systems". She has been assistant professor at the Department since October 2016.
Cecilia Pagliantini: GAMM Junior
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The International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics has elected Cecilia Pagliantini as a GAMM Junior for the years 2018 to 2020.
Paul Embrechts: honorary member
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Paul Embrecht has been appointed as an honorary member of the Swiss Association of Actuaries.
Welcome new students!
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At this year's first-year student events the Departments of Mathematics and Physics welcomed their new students of the degree programmes Mathematics, Physics and Computational Science and Engineering (RW/CSE).
El matematico del riesgo
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Paul Embrechts, experto en números y analista de matrices de la industria aseguradora, examina los desafíos de la industria con las nuevas tecnologías y con problemas como el ciberataque.