Jesper Lund Pedersen

Jesper Lund Pedersen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, specializing in applied probability theory with applications in financial mathematics and insurance mathematics. His research spans stochastic processes, optimal stopping time problems, and stochastic control.

• Education: PhD in Mathematics (2000, Aarhus University)

His work addresses:

• (Nonlinear) optimal stopping time problems
• Stochastic control and filtering
• Multidimensional point processes
• Levy processes in finance

Key publications reveal expertise in Bayesian changepoint detection, random drift identification, and mean-variance portfolio optimization, with interdisciplinary applications in neuroscience (V-ATPase dynamics) and epidemiology.

Scientific awards:

• Villum Experiment Grant (2018-2020)
• Steno Research Fellowship (2002-2005)

His research collaborations span Denmark, the UK, Germany, and the USA, focusing on probability theory, financial mathematics, and biomedical applications.