Chris Frei
Pronouns: he/him
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
- cfrei@ualberta.ca
- Address
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621 Central Academic Building
11324 - 89 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G1
Chair, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
- cfrei@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1784
- Address
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632E-1 Central Academic Building
11324 - 89 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G1
- Availability
- By appointment via email
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Mathematical Finance Mathematical Economics FinTech Risk Management
About
Christoph is a professor of mathematical finance at the University of Alberta and currently serves as the Interim Chair of the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. He grew up in Switzerland and studied mathematics at ETH Zurich. During his PhD studies in mathematical finance at ETH Zurich, he worked in the financial industry. After receiving his PhD degree, Christoph was a researcher at École Polytechnique in Paris before joining the University of Alberta in 2010. In the first half of 2013, he was a visiting professor at ETH Zurich. In 2016, he was the main organizer of the PIMS Summer School in Mathematical Finance and the Sixth International IMS-FIPS Workshop. Christoph chaired the scholarships and fellowships selection committee for mathematical sciences of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. While on sabbatical from the University of Alberta in the academic year 2016/7, Christoph was working on research projects about the market of credit default swaps at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and on an independent verification of risk models with UBS in the U.S. regulatory context. In 2020, Christoph was awarded a McCalla Professorship. In addition to his research, he contributed substantially to the undergraduate and graduate student experience: he developed a calculus stream for business and economics, established links to the finance and risk industry, and served as the Associate Chair Graduate of the Department during the past year.
Research
My current research is in mathematical finance (algorithmic trading and credit risk management) and mathematical economics (over-the-counter markets and the economics of digital currencies).