Closing date: 24 April 2024
Funding providers: UKRI and Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering
Subject areas: Stochastic Optimal Controls, Point Processes, insurance strategies, regime switchings, and Risk Uncertainty
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Aligned programme of study: PhD in Mathematics
Mode of study: Full-time
Project description:
In this project, different optimal control problems will be considered under a contagious financial and insurance market with regime switching and risk uncertainty.
In the first chapter, an optimal portfolio choice and life consumption problem will be studied under a fragile financial market with regime switching and risk uncertainty, where the transition matrix is no longer constant but depends on historical paths of financial assets in that market.
In the second chapter, an optimal reinsurance problem will be investigated under a contagious insurance market with regime switching. A stochastic differential game will be constructed to find the optimal reinsurance policy by considering the interaction between the insurer and the reinsurer.
More chapters will be considered if the first two chapters run smoothly.
For more details please see here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/mathematics-ukri-su-phd-optimal-2024-rs588.php
Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level or master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’ (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) (see country specific qualifications). Please note that you may need to provide evidence of your English Language proficiency.
Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by UKCISA regulations.
If you have any questions regarding your academic or fee eligibility based on the above, please email pgrscholarships@swansea.ac.uk with the web-link to the scholarship(s) you are interested in.
This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees and an annual stipend at £19,237.
Additional research expenses will also be available.
To apply, please complete your application online with the following information:
1. Course choice – please select Mathematics / PhD / Full-time / 3 Year / October (or January)
In the event you have already applied for the above programme previously, the application system may issue a warning notice and prevent application, in this event, please email pgrscholarships@swansea.ac.uk where staff will be happy to assist you in submitting your application.
2. Start year – please select 2024 (or 2025)
3. Funding (page 8) –
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Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only, as defined by UKCISA regulations.
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