MatStat Exjobb information group
This group is for all students who are interested in writing a Master thesis / Exjobb in Mathematical Statistics or Financial Mathematics (courses SF290X, and SF291X). If you have not done so yet, use this link: to enroll in this group and follow all updates.
This is the place where course schedules, deadlines and other relevant information can be found. Each period, a new instance of the course starts. The schedule for the course starting in:
- period 1 (HT 2023) and further information can be found here.
- period 2 (HT 2023) and further information can be found here.
- period 3 (VT 2023) and further information can be found here.
- period 4 (VT 2023) and further information can be found here.
Please follow announcements in this course for news and reminders on deadlines.
The discussion forum can be used to find a partner for writing the Master thesis together.
The next Master thesis presentations will take place 11/1-12/1 2024.
Students starting in period 3 VT2024
Students starting their thesis work in period 3, VT 2024 will follow schedule below.
|
Date |
Time |
Room |
Description |
Type |
|
Dec 29 |
23:59 |
Pre-Canvas |
a) Application form |
Deadline |
|
Jan 23 |
23:59 |
Canvas |
b) Submission of agreement |
Deadline |
|
Jan 29 |
23:59 |
Canvas |
c) Submission of project description |
Deadline |
|
Feb 5-6 |
13:00 |
Room TBA |
d) Peer review seminar I |
Mandatory seminar |
|
Feb 8 |
|
Canvas |
e) Notification of approval |
|
|
Apr 26 |
|
Canvas |
f) Preliminary report uploaded |
Deadline |
|
May 2-3 |
|
Room TBA |
g) Peer review seminar II |
Mandatory seminar |
|
May 10 |
|
Canvas |
h) Report for approval uploaded |
Deadline |
|
May 24 |
|
Canvas |
i) Final thesis uploaded |
Deadline |
|
Jun 3-4 |
|
Room TBA |
j) Final presentation |
Presentation |
a. Application. Students must submit their master thesis application including a project outline and the completed registration form. The link to the form will be given here
https://www.kth.se/form/65265b1d8133f15000f28617
For two students working on the same project, each student must complete the form and indicate the name of their collaborator in the appropriate field.
The project outline must be at least half a page and must describe the aim of the project and how it relates to the chosen Master thesis program, for example by identifying models and methods of financial mathematics and / or data science that will be studied and developed in the thesis. For two students working on the same project only one of them have to submit the project description (the other can write "see Name of collaborator" in the project description field.
b. Submission of Agreement. Students need to submit the completed and signed agreement between KTH and the external project provider. The agreement must be uploaded on the Canvas page for the appropriate course SF290X or SF291X. Two students working on the same project can use one form. It must be signed by a representative of the external project provider and the student(s).
Details about the remaining items mentioned in the table above will be provided on the respective Canvas page of the course SF290X and SF291X.