Dr. Jörgen Blomvall

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jörgen Blomvall is an Associate Professor at Linköping University, where he focuses on optimal financial decisions within various market contexts. His research emphasizes the importance of accurately modeling financial conditions, utilizing mathematical optimization models to enhance decision-making processes in financial markets. Over the past 15 years, he has developed optimization-based measurement methods that significantly improve the accuracy of traditional measurement techniques in capturing fundamental financial quantities such as forward rates, default intensities, and local volatilities. This advancement has important implications for financial markets, including equity, interest, credit, currency, commodity, and derivatives. Blomvall's work is vital in understanding the systematic risks present in these markets and aims to refine the methodologies for making optimal financial decisions under uncertainty. By integrating concepts like stochastic programming and addressing time-varying risk premia, his research contributes to improved pricing and risk management practices.

Research Interests

Requirements for Linköping University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with a major relevant to the program At least 30 ECTS credits in mathematics/applied mathematics and/or application of mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Certificates and diplomas from previous university studies
  • Transcript of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport/ID
  • Syllabus for relevant courses
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Institute of Technology) for international Master's programs.