Hermann Locarek-Junge

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Hermann Locarek-Junge is a full professor at the Department of Economics, University of Technology Dresden, Germany. His academic work focuses on business administration, with specializations in finance and financial services, risk management, and neural networks in finance. He has led research on electronic banking, market risk estimation, and financial technology.

• Department: Economics
• University: University of Technology Dresden
• Research Themes: Finance, financial technology, risk management, electronic banking

His publications span financial mathematics, portfolio risk analysis, and digital transformation in banking. Key topics include value-at-risk modeling, neural networks for market risk, and direct banking trends. He has collaborated with researchers like Ralf Prinzler, Mario Straßberger, and Manfred Schwaiger on credit risk, customer retention, and nonlinear loss functions in portfolios.

Recent work (1997-2002) explores crisis communication, volatility hedging, and dynamic limit setting in financial markets. He has edited volumes on information society challenges for data analysis and co-authored interactive learning programs in business administration. His research bridges quantitative finance and information systems in banking.