Dr Brad Baxter

Overview

Biography

I obtained my first degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 1986, where I was a member of Trinity College. I continued to study at Cambridge, obtaining M. Math [formerly called Part III of the Mathematical Tripos] in 1987. I then became a PhD student of Mike Powell in Numerical Analysis, my PhD being sponsored by AERE Harwell, until 1992. I was also a Smith's Prizewinner during my PhD. Following post-doctoral positions at Texas A&M University and the University of Manchester, I became a Governors' Lecturer in Mathematics at Imperial College, London, in 1994, where I remained until 2001. I joined Birkbeck in 2002, to help create the new programme in Financial Engineering, for which I was programme director for the best part of two decades.

I semi-retired from Birkbeck in July 2023 but continue to teach mathematical finance and numerical analysis courses. I also teach for several colleges at the University of Cambridge.

Qualifications

• BA (Mathematics), University of Cambridge, 1986
• M. Math, University of Cambridge, 1987
• PhD, University of Cambridge, 1992

Honours and awards

• Smith's Prize, University of Cambridge, April 1989

Research

Research interests

• Approximation theory
• Numerical Analysis

Supervision and teaching

Supervision

Supervisions within Birkbeck:

3

Current doctoral researchers

• AZIZA SENTISSI

  Nature of supervision:

  Principal Supervisor

• SIMON FRETWELL

  Nature of supervision:

  Principal Supervisor, Oct 2005 onwards

Teaching

Teaching modules

• Problems in Mathematics (BUEM009S6)
• Problems in Mathematics (BUEM009S6)
• Mathematical Explorations (BUEM133H4)
• Mathematical Explorations (BUEM133H4)
• Financial Modelling and Data Science (EMMS011S7)
• Financial Modelling and Data Science (EMMS011S7)
• Statistical Learning (EMMS022H7)
• Statistical Learning (EMMS022H7)

Publications