Dr. Christoph Knochenhauer

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Biography

Prof. Christoph Knochenhauer is a leading researcher in the field of Financial Mathematics. His expertise encompasses Stochastic Control applications and optimal investment problems targeting institutional and private investors. Additionally, he employs Machine Learning methods in Finance, focusing on foundational research and numerical aspects of Partial Differential Equations using probabilistic representations. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in 2015, which he supplemented with research at Dublin City University. Following his doctoral studies, he completed a postdoctoral phase at the University of Trier before transitioning to a Junior Professor position in Stochastics and Quantitative Mathematical Finance at the Technical University of Berlin in 2019. In 2023, he received a professorship in Mathematical Finance at the Technical University of Munich, where he continues to contribute to the advancement of financial mathematics through rigorous research and education.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Appointed to a professorship in Mathematical Finance.

Junior Professor

2019-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Technical University of Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Focused on Stochastics and Quantitative Mathematical Finance.

Postdoctoral Researcher

— Present

University of Trier • Trier, Germany

Conducted research in the field of Stochastic Control and Financial Mathematics.

Awards

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Joseph Schumpeter Prize

2017-01-01
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Gauss Young Talent Award

2015-01-01