Chris Rogers (mathematician)

Leonard Christopher Gordon Rogers is a mathematician working in probability theory and quantitative finance.[3][4] He is Emeritus Professor of Statistical Science in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Chris Rogers
Born (1954-04-29) 29 April 1954[1]
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Scientific career
InstitutionsWarwick University
University College of Swansea
University of Cambridge
Queen Mary and Westfield College
University of Bath
ThesisTopics in the Theory of Markov Processes (1980)
Doctoral advisorDavid Williams[2]

Rogers' specialist fields include stochastic analysis and applications to quantitative finance.[5] With David Williams he has written two influential textbooks on diffusion processes.

He was awarded the Mayhew Prize of Cambridge University in 1976, and the Rollo Davidson Prize in 1984. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 2003.[6]

Rogers was an undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1975 and completed his PhD in 1980.[2] He has held positions at several UK universities, including Warwick University (19801983), University College of Swansea (19831985), Cambridge University (19851991), Queen Mary and Westfield College (19911994), and the University of Bath (19942002). He was elected to the Cambridge Professorship of Statistical Science in 2002.[3]

References

  1. "Leonard ("Chris") Christopher Gordon Rogers". Cornell University Library, Eugene B. Eynkin Collection of Mathematica Interviews. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. Chris Rogers at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. "Who's Who". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Chris Rogers' homepage at Cambridge University".
  5. "Chris Rogers' publications on Google Scholar".
  6. "Honorary Fellows, Institute of Actuaries". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.

Selected publications

  • Rogers, L. C. G.; Williams, D. (1979). "Diffusions, Markov Processes and Martingales, Foundations". Cambridge University Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Rogers, L. C. G.; Williams, D. (1987). "Diffusions, Markov Processes and Martingales, Itô Calculus". Cambridge University Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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