Modern finance could not exist without the support of technologies from other areas. Among such technologies, a role of increasing importance is played by the so-called Artificial Intelligence, in its various meanings. The course aims to provide knowledge on intelligent methodologies, generally inspired by the problem solving skills typical of higher living beings, for the solution of problems of interest in the financial context. For example, one presents intelligent metauristics which are inspired to the principles of natural evolution for solving complex portfolio selection problems, one introduces predictive methods which are inspired to the working of the biological brain, and one presentes techniques for financial trading based on techniques of machine learning which are inspired to the ways of learning of the higher living beings.
Software tools are also used in the course to implement such methodologies.
The course is among the free choice ones of the master's degree program in Economia e Finanza.