The Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES) at Rice University was founded in 2002. Since its inception, a key component of the research center has focused on the sharing of knowledge and methods in probabilistic, statistical and computer modeling for complex, multidisciplinary investigations.
The center’s primary annual event, the Eubank Conference, which began in 2009, brings academicians and practitioners from around the world to the Rice campus to provide a forum to explore critical assumptions and issues on which financial markets rely.
- First Eubank Conference: Modeling Real World Markets, March 23-24, 2009
- Second Eubank Conference: Modeling Financial Markets in a World of Fiat Money, October 18-19, 2010
- Third Eubank Conference: Real World Markets – Investing During Troubled Times, October 17-18, 2011
- Fourth Eubank Conference on Real World Markets: Creating Growth; Entrepreneurship and Analytics, September 23-24, 2013
- Fifth Eubank Conference on Real World Markets: A Focus on Energy, March 26-27, 2015
- Sixth Eubank Conference on Real World Markets: Risk and Opportunity – The Way Forward, April 25-26, 2016
- Seventh Eubank Conference on Real World Markets: High Frequency Trading: Mitigating its Impact on Trading and Investing, April 24, 2017
- Eighth Eubank Conference on Real World Markets: Intelligent Investment Advising in the Fintech Era, April 23-24, 2018
- Ninth Eubank Conference on Real World Markets: Sports Analytics and Gaming Risk Management, April 26, 2021