Ilaria Peri

Ilaria Peri is a Lecturer in Quantitative Risk and Financial Data Science at the Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics within Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck, University of London. She holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance from the University of Milan-Bicocca (2012) and a BSc in Economics and Finance from the same institution (2004). Prior to academia, she worked in risk management and banking operations at Deloitte Consulting Italy (2005–2009).

Her research focuses on risk measures theory, applications to financial stability, and machine learning in sustainable finance. Notable areas include lambda quantiles, backtesting frameworks, and dynamic tail risk modeling. She currently supervises two doctoral students and teaches modules on Credit Risk Management and Financial Data Science with Python.

Administrative roles include Programme Director for MSc Finance and MSc Banking and Finance (since 2024) and Dual Degree Lead for the University of Milan-Bicocca. Her work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical financial applications, emphasizing real-world problem-solving.