Dr. Christoph Czichowsky

Associate Professor

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Biography

Christoph Czichowsky is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics, specializing in Financial Mathematics. His research interests lie at the intersection of stochastic analysis and optimal control theory, particularly focusing on optimal investment strategies and market transaction costs. He has developed expertise in addressing time consistency issues in optimal control problems and exploring duality theory as it relates to stochastic analysis. Christoph completed his PhD in Mathematics at ETH Zurich, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Vienna, which was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. He joined LSE in 2013 and has since contributed to both theoretical advancements and practical applications in financial mathematics.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2013-01-01 — Present

London School of Economics • London

Programme Director for MSc Financial Mathematics programme.

Requirements for London School of Economics

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Quantitative
Required:164
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Advanced Calculus Linear Algebra Econometrics and Statistics Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics