PEOPLE

PI & Head of EconophysiX

Michael is a CNRS Research Scientist at Ecole polytechnique. He founded and currently holds the CFM Econophysics & Complex Systems Chair. He teaches Financial Markets and Statistical Physics of Social Systems at Ecole polytechnique and ENSAE ParisTech.

Executive Director at CFM

Iacopo is in charge of developing execution strategies and analyzing trading costs. He holds a PhD in Statistical Physics from the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste. His main interests involve market microstructure and statistical learning.

PhD Candidate

Federico is a third year PhD candidate at Ecole polytechnique and UPMC, interested in Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models. He was trained at EPFL and Ecole Normale Supérieure.

PhD Candidate

Pierre is a second year PhD candidate, interested in random matrix theory. He was trained at PSL University, ESPCI Paris and UPMC.

PhD Candidate

Salma is a first year PhD student interested in the generation of financial time series with neural networks. She was trained at ENSIMAG and UPEM in financial mathematics.

PhD Candidate

Rudy is a first year PhD candidate at École Normale Supérieure interested in modelling multiple time series using Machine Learning techniques. He is a former student of École Normale Supérieure of Rennes.

PhD Candidate

Nirbhay is a first year PhD candidate studying income inequalities and other economic questions with social implications. He has a background in biophysics and evolutionary biology from ENS Pari

Research Intern

Max is a second year master student in biophysics at the Technical University of Munich and holds a honours degree in Technology Management from CDTM. He is interested in complex systems and works on sloppiness in macroeconomic agent-based models.

Chairman & Head of Research at Capital Fund Management (CFM)

Jean-Philippe co-founded and currently runs CFM, a leading investment management firm whose strategy is based on a quantitative and scientific approach to financial markets. He is a member of the French Academy of Science, and teaches Econophysics at Ecole Normale Supérieure.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Johannes holds a PhD in Quantum Gravity from the University of Heidelberg. His research focuses on understanding the origin of business cycles using ideas and techniques from statistical physics applied to networks of firms.

PhD Candidate

Mehdi is a third year PhD candidate at Ecole polytechnique, interested in cross-impact. He was trained at Ecole Centrale Paris and Imperial College London.

PhD Candidate

Michele is a second year PhD candidate at Ecole Polytechnique. He currently focuses on universal behaviors exhibited by financial markets due to their endogenous microstructure. His background is in theoretical physics, which he studied at the University of Milan.

PhD Candidate

Jerome is a first year PhD candidate at Ecole Polytechnique interested in the application of spin-glasses and out-of-equilibrium statistical physics to economics. He was trained at Imperial College London and UPMC.

PhD Candidate

Karl is a first year PhD candidate focused on the empirical validation and comparison of agent based models for the macroeconomy. He holds a BSc in Econometrics and BSc in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and a MSc in Financial Economics from Oxford.

Visiting PhD Candidate

Leonard is a first year PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), working on network models in macroeconomics. He was trained at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.

Research Intern

Yat-Chun is a first year master student at Ecole Polytechnique, interested in market microstructure and machine learning in finance. He holds a BSc in Quantitative Finance from the University of Hong Kong.

Chair Coordinator

Delphine has worked at Ecole polytechnique for over eight years, with several experiences as executive assistant, laboratory manager, human resources and project coordinator.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Anirudh received his doctoral training from Université Paris-Saclay in Optics. He is interested in using techniques from machine learning and dynamical systems to mimic endogenous dynamics in financial markets.

PhD Candidate

Théo is a second year PhD candidate at Ecole polytechnique working on interacting networks of firms with tools and ideas from statistical physics.

PhD Candidate

Cecilia is a first year PhD candidate at Ecole Polytechnique. She currently focuses on endogenous liquidity crises. She was trained at Ecole Centrale Lyon and Imperial College London in Mathematics-Finance.

PhD Candidate

Samy is a PhD candidate interested in quantitative aesthetics and fracture surfaces. He was trained at the Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay.

PhD Candidate

Victor is a first year PhD candidate at École polytechnique. He currently focuses on agent based models of the interest rate curve. He was trained at ENSTA and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He worked for several years at the ECB and in the financial industry

Research Intern

Arnold holds a MSc in applied mathematics in finance and data, He is interested in quantitative trading, and is working on market impact of share buybacks.