Dr. Camilo Hernandez

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Camilo Hernández received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Economics from Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia in 2013. He obtained his M.S. in Mathematics in 2015 and a Ph.D. in 2021 from Columbia University's Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department. Dr. Hernández has held positions including Cheung–Kong Innovation Fellow and Chapman Fellow, and he is currently a Presidential Fellow at Princeton University's Operations Research and Financial Engineering department. His overarching research theme involves the theoretical applications of optimal stochastic control in continuous time. Dr. Hernández's research interests comprise contract theory, game theory, time inconsistency, financial mathematics, control theory, backward stochastic differential equations, and convex optimization.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science
Application Checklist
  • Official transcripts
  • GRE General scores
  • TOEFL scores (International)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement
Specialization Notes

Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.