Deep Learning in Finance
A 4-day training school on deep learning in digital finance, featuring hands-on LLM sessions, ethics and policy discussions, and career development, by the Atlantic coast in Portugal. GPS: 40.152329, -8.858540
Time & Location
11 May 2026, 09:00 – 14 May 2026, 18:00
Campus Univ. Coimbra - Figueira da Foz, R. Fernandes Coelho 20, 3080-082 Figueira da Foz, Portugal
About the event
Register: https://forms.gle/xtkHZ7Nbev6qCDSx6
Meeting link: TBD
Prior Knowledge
Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of financial systems and the role of financial institutions in markets and the broader economy. Familiarity with fundamental concepts in machine learning or data analysis is recommended, and prior exposure to programming (e.g. Python) will be beneficial. A general awareness of ethical and regulatory aspects of digital technologies is also advised.
Detailed Schedule (tentative)
Monday, 11 May 2025 - Introduction, Law, Ethics
09:00–09:30 – Welcome Addresses by Institutional Representatives and Introduction to the Training School – Catarina Silva, Miguel Pardal
09:30–11:00:
Ethics, reponsibility, dillemas challenge
Speaker: Renata Guizzardi-Silva Souza
Format: Practical
11:00–11:30
☕ Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
AI in Public contracts
Speaker: Tribunal de Contas (tbc)
Format: Lecture – Theoretical
12:30–14:00
🍽️ Lunch Break at the Campus
14:00–15:30
Law implications, AI Act
Speaker: Susana Aires Sousa
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
15:30–16:00
☕ Short Break
16:00–18:30
Movie screening and round table
Local: Centro de Artes e Espetáculos (10 min walk)
Tuesday, 11 May 2025 - Hands-on LLMs
09:30–11:00
Background - Hands-on LLMs
Speaker: Bruno Ferreira and Isabel Carvalho
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
11:00–11:30
☕ Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
Hands-on LLMs
Speaker: Bruno Ferreira and Isabel Carvalho
Format: Practical
12:30–14:00
🍽️ Lunch Break at the Campus
14:00–15:30
Hands-on LLMs
Speaker: Bruno Ferreira and Isabel Carvalho
Format: Practical
15:30–16:00
☕ Short Break
16:00–18:00
Hands-on LLMs - challenge
Speaker: Bruno Ferreira and Isabel Carvalho
Format: Practical
19:00 -
Dinner in a local restaurant
Wednesday, 13 May 2025 - Job Applications
09:30–11:00:
Job applications
Speaker: Marcos Machado
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
11:00–11:30
☕ Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
Job applications
Speaker: Marcos Machado
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
12:30–14:00
🍽️ Lunch Break at the Campus
14:00–15:30
Job applications
Speaker: Marcos Machado
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
15:30–16:00
☕ Short Break
16:00–18:00
Job applications
Speaker: Marcos Machado
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
Thursday, 14 May 2025
09:30–11:00:
Structured Learning in Finance
Speaker: Wouter van Heeswijk
Format: Interactive Lecture – Theoretical & Practical
11:00–11:30
☕ Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
TBD
Speaker: tbd
Format: TBD
12:30–14:00
🍽️ Lunch Break at the Campus
14:00–15:30
Presentations
Speaker: Doctoral candidates
Host: Frédérik Bernard
Format: tbd
15:30–16:00
☕ Short Break
16:00–17:30
Presentations
Speaker: Doctoral candidates
Host: Frédérik Bernard
17:30
Closing and farewell
Organizing Committee
Trainers
