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Project Timeline

  1. December 2025

    Project Launch

    Official start of the PhD research project. Dennis Hoffmann begins his industry PhD at Quoniam Asset Management in collaboration with University of Twente.

  2. December 2025

    Website Launch

    Project website goes live with OpenAlex integration, research agenda, and team information.

  3. Q1-Q2 2026

    Literature Review (In Progress)

    Comprehensive review of ML methods in portfolio optimization and risk management. Identification of research gaps.

  4. Q2-Q3 2026

    First Paper (Planned)

    Development and submission of first research paper on ML-based portfolio optimization methods.

  5. September 2026

    ASMSF Conference, Naples

    Attending the Advanced Statistical Modeling for Sustainable Finance program at the University of Naples Federico II.

  6. 2027

    Core Research (Planned)

    Deep investigation into risk management applications, novel methodology development, and additional publications.

  7. 2028-2029

    Thesis Completion (Planned)

    Thesis writing, final publications, industry validation, and PhD defense.

Upcoming Events

Conference

ASMSF — Advanced Statistical Modeling for Sustainable Finance

Attending the advanced training program on statistical and machine learning techniques for sustainable finance at the University of Naples Federico II.

September 7–11, 2026 · Naples, Italy
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Workshop

COST Action Fintech Meetings

Regular participation in COST Action Fintech and AI in Finance working group meetings and workshops.

Milestone

Open Source Code Release

Plan to release reproducible code implementations under MIT license as research progresses.

Recent Updates

March 2026

New Wiki Article: Systematic Literature Reviews

Added a wiki article explaining systematic literature review methodology, covering definitions, processes, and applications in finance. Available on the Resources page.

December 2025

Repository Created

Project repository established with project documentation, OpenAlex data scripts, and website infrastructure.

December 2025

Team Formation Complete

Research team finalized with supervisors from University of Twente and industry mentors from Quoniam Asset Management.

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Research Network Events

Activities within our broader research community

COST Action CA19130

Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance. Regular working group meetings, training schools, and short-term scientific missions.

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MSCA Digital Finance

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions network on digital finance. PhD training, secondments, and research collaborations.

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Academic Conferences

Target venues include NeurIPS, ICML, ICAIF, and quantitative finance conferences.