Francesca Biagini facts for kids
Francesca Biagini, born on July 31, 1973, is a brilliant mathematician from Germany and Italy. She is an expert in areas like mathematical finance, which uses math to understand money and investments. She also studies stochastic calculus, which deals with random changes over time, and probability theory, which is about how likely events are to happen.
Her research includes looking at fractional Brownian motion, a type of random movement, and how to manage investments for people who have special information. She is a professor of applied mathematics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She also helps lead the university as a vice president for international affairs and diversity. Francesca Biagini is also the president of the Bachelier Finance Society, a group for experts in finance.
Her Journey in Math
Francesca Biagini went to high school in Pistoia, Italy. She earned her first university degree in mathematics in 1996 from the University of Pisa. Later, in 2001, she completed her doctorate degree at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Her doctorate work focused on how to manage risks in financial models.
She began her career as an assistant professor at the University of Bologna from 1999 to 2005. After that, she moved to Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In 2009, she became a full professor of applied mathematics there. She also became a vice president at the University of Munich, focusing on international connections and making sure everyone feels included. From 2020 to 2021, she was the president of the Bachelier Finance Society.
Books She Wrote
Francesca Biagini has written several important books about mathematics. With Massimo Campanino, she co-authored Elementi di Probabilità e Statistica (Springer, 2005). This book, written in Italian, teaches about probability and statistics. It was later translated into English as Elements of Probability and Statistics: Introduction to Probability with the De Finetti's Approach and to Bayesian Statistics (Springer, 2016).
She also co-authored a detailed book called Stochastic Calculus for Fractional Brownian Motion and Applications (Springer, 2008). She wrote this book with Yaozhong Hu, Bernt Øksendal, and Tusheng Zhang. It explores advanced topics in stochastic calculus.
Awards and Recognition
In 2019, Francesca Biagini received the Princess Therese of Bavaria Prize. This special award is given to outstanding women scientists at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. It recognizes her important contributions to mathematics.
