Princeton University - Operations Research and Financial Engineering

On May 5th, ORFE graduate student Felix Hoefer successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation, “Mean-Field Game Theory Beyond Monotonicity.”
 
Felix celebrated this milestone alongside his committee, Professors Mete Soner, Ludovic Tangpi, Emma Hubert, and Rene Carmona (via Zoom). As well as friends who came together to support him on this special occasion.
 
We’re proud to share that Felix will be joining The University of Chicago Booth School of Business as a Postdoctoral Fellow.
Congratulations, Felix! Wishing you continued success and impact in your research and career ahead.👏⭐️🎓

We are delighted to celebrate Yucheng Guo, who successfully defended his Ph.D. on Monday, May 5th. His dissertation, “Particle Systems with Singular Interactions and Cascades: Mean-Field and Graphical Models,” highlights rigorous research and meaningful contributions to the field.

Surrounded by support from his committee, Professors Mykhaylo Shkolnikov, Ludovic Tangpi, and Rene Carmona (joining via Zoom) as well as friends and classmates, the occasion marked both achievement and community.

We’re excited to share that Yucheng will soon begin his next chapter as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University.
Congratulations, Yucheng, on this outstanding accomplishment! Wishing you continued success and discovery ahead! 🌟🎓👏

🎓 Huge congratulations to ORFE graduate student Ruiqi Yu on successfully defending her Ph.D. on May 4th!
Her thesis, “Foundational Methods for Causal Estimation and Inference,” marks an incredible achievement. Ruiqi celebrated this milestone with her committee, Professors Matias Cattaneo, Jason Klusowski, and Boris Hanin. Along with friends and classmates.

Next stop: Chicago Trading Company as a Quantitative Researcher! 📈

We’re so proud of your hard work and accomplishments. congrats, Ruiqi! 👏

Congratulations to Alessandro Chiusolo on the successful defense of his Ph.D. dissertation, “Continuous-Time Contract Theory and Principal-Agent Problems with Volatility Control,” on Monday, May 4th.

Alessandro is pictured with his committee members: Emma Hubert, Ronnie Sircar, and Ludovic Tangpi. Along with friends celebrating this achievement.

Following graduation, Alessandro will join JPMorgan Chase & Co. as a Quantitative Researcher. Congratulations, Alessandro, and best wishes on this exciting next chapter!🎓👏⭐️