Philanthropic support of 拢5m from听Cantab听Capital Partners, establishes the听Cantab听Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information.

Now more than ever, using mathematical and statistical techniques to understand vast information sets can have a huge impact on our daily lives.

Dr Ewan Kirk, CIO of Cantab Capital Partners

探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge and听Cantab听Capital Partners LLP are launching a new institute which is set to push the boundaries of information science.

Established through philanthropic support of 拢5m from听Cantab听Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar systematic hedge fund manager based in Cambridge, the听Cantab听Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information will sit within the 探花直播鈥檚 renowned Faculty of Mathematics.

探花直播new institute will draw on fundamental techniques from mathematical sciences to tackle head on the challenge of deciphering meaning in the reams of data which surround us. Bringing together some of the world鈥檚 leading academics in various related disciplines to advance understanding on multiple fronts, the Institute will ultimately help ensure all available information is used when, for example, doctors make clinical diagnoses, financial institutions make sensible evaluations of risk, or planners build the cities of the future.

探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge has been at the forefront of the study of mathematics and its benefits to society for many centuries. Today Cambridge stands as a world leader in mathematics and its applications across government, education, health, science, business and finance, and in particular in the development of advanced techniques for data gathering and information extraction.

Dr Ewan Kirk, CIO of听Cantab听Capital Partners, said:听鈥淢athematics is the foundation of all sciences and, in the 21st Century, information and data plays an increasingly vital role in a diverse range of fields. Now more than ever, using mathematical and statistical techniques to understand vast information sets can have a huge impact on our daily lives.听Cantab听is immensely proud to be supporting the research which will be at the forefront of this information revolution. 探花直播Institute aims to galvanise and accelerate progress in the mathematics of information and become a centre of excellence for innovative research both in the UK and internationally.鈥

Professor Nigel Peake, Head of the 探花直播鈥檚 Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, said:听鈥淢any institutions currently working in this space focus their efforts on incremental advances on what is now a well-established discipline of financial mathematics. At Cambridge, we are looking to build on the world-leading expertise available to us to develop a broader and more enduring approach, reflecting the very latest insights into the mathematics of information. We are naturally delighted that听Cantab听has provided us with such a substantial donation, enabling us to turn this vision into a reality.鈥

Image: Dr Nigel Peake. Credit:听Dr Ed Brambley.

About Cantab Capital Partners LLP

Cantab听Capital Partners LLP is a multi-billion dollar hedge fund manager based in Cambridge, UK.
探花直播firm employs a rigorous, systematic, multi-strategy, multi-asset approach, often referred to as systematic macro, CTA or managed futures.听Cantab听manages assets for some of the most sophisticated institutional investors worldwide including large pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and fund of funds.
Cantab听was founded in 2006 by Dr Ewan Kirk and Erich听Schlaikjer.听Cantab听manages two听programmes, the CCP Quantitative听programme听and the CCP Core Macro听programme. 探花直播cornerstone of Cantab鈥檚 investment philosophy is the marriage of science with cutting-edge technology, high levels of transparency and robust risk systems.
探花直播majority of Cantab鈥檚 team are dedicated to investment and technology research and combine a diverse skill set. Most come from academic backgrounds having excelled at statistics,听maths, physics, computer science or other quantitative disciplines, with the common denominators being academic excellence and collegial spirit.

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