PhD Training School on Introduction to AI for Financial Applications
Foundational doctoral-level program introducing artificial intelligence methods specifically applied to finance.
Time & Location
21 Sept 2026, 09:00 – 25 Sept 2026, 15:00
Poznań University of Economics and Busin, Al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland
About the event
General description
This training school provides PhD students with:
A structured introduction to AI and machine learning
Applications in banking, asset pricing, risk management, and FinTech
Hands-on sessions using Python and financial datasets
Guidance on research design combining AI + finance
Opportunities to present early-stage PhD ideas
Topics covered
Machine learning fundamentals for finance
Supervised learning (regression, classification)
Deep learning for financial time series
NLP for financial news and sentiment
Credit risk and default prediction
Portfolio optimization using ML
Explainable AI (XAI) in finance
AI ethics and regulation in financial services