Dr. Xiaolin Zhu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Xiaolin Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the London School of Economics. His research focuses on stochastic analysis and its applications in mathematical finance. His primary interests include excursion theory and Markov processes, particularly the functionals associated with occupation measures. He has worked on developing exact and efficient simulation schemes for complex stochastic systems. Xiaolin completed his PhD in Statistics at LSE. He is currently the co-director for the BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science Placement Year programmes.

Research Interests

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