Ph.D. School in

Applied Probability with Applications to Finance and Insurance

Copenhagen, June 23rd to 27th 2008

The preliminary program for the course is as follows:

Time Monday, 19th Tuesday, 20th Wednesday, 21st Thursday, 22nd Friday, 23rd
9.00-12.00 Markov Jump processes Matrix exponential distributions Renewal theory and ruin probabilities Multivariate matrix exponential distributions (theory) Markovian arrival processes
12.00-14.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
14.00-16.00 Phase type distributions Sojourn times in Markov jump processes Estimation: EM algorithm & Markov Chain Monte Carlo Multivariate matrix exponential distributions(examples) Credit risk
18.00- Dinner in Humlebæk and visit to Louisiana Dinner in town

PHD School in Applied Probability with Applications to Finance and Insurance, Richard Petersens Plads, DTU - Bygning 321, DK-2800 Lyngby
PHDschool@imm.dtu.dk