Dr. Sebastian Müller

Professor

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Biography

Professor Müller primarily focuses on capital markets and investor behavior. He adopts an empirical quantitative approach, utilizing methods such as machine learning, text analysis, and generative artificial intelligence (AI). His research explores the digitization of the financial industry and the rising significance of sustainability and ESG-related topics. He has received numerous awards for his research published in leading finance journals. Professor Müller studied at the University of Mannheim and the University of Wales, Swansea, and received his PhD from the University of Mannheim in 2011. He was a visiting researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, USA, from 2012 to 2013. In 2016, he was appointed Professor of Corporate Finance at the German Graduate School of Management and Law (GGS) in Heilbronn. Since September 2019, he has served as Professor of Finance at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Management on the TUM Campus Heilbronn.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Finance

2019-09-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Teaching and research in the field of finance, focusing on empirical quantitative methods.

Professor of Corporate Finance

2016-01-01 — 2019-08-31

German Graduate School of Management and Law • Heilbronn, Germany

Research and lectures on corporate finance.

Visiting Researcher

2012-01-01 — 2013-01-01

University of California at Berkeley • Berkeley, USA

Research collaboration and exchange of ideas in finance.

Awards

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7th SUERF/UniCredit Foundation Research Prize

2019-01-01
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Spängler-IQAM award (Runner-Up)

2018-01-01
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1st Prize Acatis Value Award

2018-01-01
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1st Prize Acatis Value Award

2015-01-01
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Young Talent Award

2015-01-01