Nicole El Karoui

Nicole El Karoui
El Karoui in 2008
Born
Nicole Schvartz

(1944-05-29) 29 May 1944 (age 80)
Paris, France
Known forContributions to probability theory and mathematical finance
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsParis VI University, Ecole Polytechnique
Doctoral students

Nicole El Karoui (née Schvartz) is a French mathematician and pioneer in the development of mathematical finance, born 29 May 1944 in Paris. She is considered one of the pioneers on the French school of mathematical finance and trained many engineers and scientists in this field. She is Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at Sorbonne University, and held professorship positions at the École Polytechnique and Université du Maine. Her research has contributed to the application of probability and stochastic differential equations to modeling and risk management in financial markets.