Kaj Nyström

Professor at Department of Mathematics; Academic staff

Telephone:
+46 18 471 32 85
E-mail:
kaj.nystrom@math.uu.se
Visiting address:
Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
Postal address:
Box 480
751 06 UPPSALA

Short presentation

I am professor of Mathematical Analysis and I serve as the head of the research program Analysis and Probability at UU. Currently my fields of research are mainly partial differential equations, mathematical analysis for AI, but I sometimes also work on control theory and optimization, and risk management.

If you have an interest in my fields of analysis, feel free to contact me.

2024-2025 I am teaching Non-Linear Partial Differential Equations (1MA338) and Foundations of Data Science (1MS048).

Keywords

  • data science
  • deep learning
  • financial risk management
  • risk management
  • partial differential equations
  • harmonic analysis
  • mathematical analysis
  • control theory
  • stochastic optimization
  • mathematical analysis for ai

Biography

Education and Academic degrees

  • 1999. Docent in Mathematics, Umeå University.
  • 1995-1996. Postdoctoral position at The University of Chicago and MIT (Boston).
  • 1994. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Umeå University. Supervisor: Hans Wallin. PhD thesis: Smoothness Properties of Solutions to Dirichlet Problems in Domains with a Fractal Boundary.
  • 1991. Master of Science in Mathematics, Umeå University. Master thesis: Packing problems at SCA-shipping.
  • 1989-1990. Military service, Boden. Trained in military communication services, in particular cryptology. Leadership and military psychology. Trained to lead forces of ten.
  • 1985-1988. Technical Gymnasium, Wargentinskolan, Östersund. Final grade: 5.0/5.0.

Positions

  • 2011-xxxx. Professor of Mathematical Analysis, Uppsala University.
  • 2010-2011. Professor in Mathematics, Umeå University.
  • 2001-2009. Associated Professor in Mathematics, Umeå University.
  • 2001-2003. Modeling intelligence and risk analyst, Swedbank, Stockholm. I developed models for all parts of Economic capital i.e., frameworks for the quantification of market, credit and operational risk, capital allocation and models for consistent pricing of financial instruments.
  • 1997-2001. Assistent Professor in Mathematics, Umeå University.
  • 1994-1995. Lecturer in Mathematics, Uppsala University.
  • 1991-1994. PhD student in Mathematics, Umeå University.

Awards

  • 2015. Göran Gustafsson prize in Mathematics, Royal Academy of the Sciences.
  • 2013. Wallmarkska prize, Royal Academy of the Sciences.
  • 2010. Wallenberg prize, Swedish Society of Mathematicians.

Recent research grants

  • 2023-2026. Swedish scientific council (VR), 3 800 000 SEK, New Perspectives on Evolutionary Free Boundary Problems.
  • 2023-2026. Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 2 000 000 SEK, Postdoctoral program: New Perspectives on Evolutionary Free Boundary Problems.
  • 2021-2024. The Verge Foundation, 2 000 000 SEK, Postdoctoral program: Equations of Kolmogorov type and their Ramifications.
  • 2020-2025 WASP Artificial Intelligence program, 2 000 000 SEK, PhD project: Mathematics for AI - Continuous Methods in Deep Learning.
  • 2018-2022. Swedish scientific council (VR), 3 600 000 SEK, A Novel Approach to Boundary Value Problems for Parabolic Equations and Systems.
  • 2019-2021. Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser, 1 500 000 SEK, Blockchains and their cryptocurrencies.
  • 2016-2019. Royal Academy of the Sciences, 4 000 000 SEK, Göran Gustafsson prize in Mathematics.
  • 2014-2018. Swedish scientific council (VR), 4 000 000 SEK, Equations of Kolmogorov type in Analysis, Finance and Physics.
  • 2010-2015. Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser, 2 000 000 SEK, Optimal Switching Problems and their Applications in Economics and Finance.
  • 2010-2015. Riksbanken Jubileumsfond, 4 150 000 SEK, Liquidity risk.

A selection of recent responsibilities

  • 2015-xxxx. Head of the research program Analysis and Probability at UU.
  • 2018-2020. Member (vice-chairman) of the Faculty Advisory Board for Research at UU.
  • 2014-2016. Head of the board for CIM - Center for interdisciplinary mathematics - at UU.

Supervision of postgraduate students

  • For my record concerning students with completed PhD in mathematics, see Math Genealogy
  • Currently with me as 1st supervisor: Alireza Ataei, Hadid Rehman.
  • Currently with me as 2nd supervisor: Mingyi Hou, David Lundberg, Emiliano Peña.

Supervision of Postdoctoral students

  • Currently: Sunghan Kim.
  • Previously: Benny, Avelin, Paolo Baroni, Jens Berg, Alejandro Castro, Chiara Cinti, Prashanta Garain, Elin Götmark, Kai Li, Sidi Mohamed Ould Aly, Anton Savostianov, Martin Strömqvist, Matias Vestberg, Shoyeb Waliullah, Changyong Zhang.

Research

For more data concerning my research and activities I refer to Math ArXiv, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Math Genealogy.

Kaj Nyström

Publications

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