Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance

Catalog description

Prerequisites: FINANCE 6572 or consent of the instructor. This course introduces students to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and the applications in finance. The course covers the historical development of fundamental ideas in AI and ML, and its general methodology of the development of data models. The course provides a sampling of successful applications of AI and ML in different areas of finance, including portfolio management, algorithmic trading, fraud analytics, and credit scoring. Each of these topics are presented with real world examples and programming applications in languages like Python and R.