Laurie Michael Carver

Laurie Michael Carver is a Lecturer in Banking and Finance at Southampton Business School, University of Southampton. His research spans finance, mathematics, and computer science, focusing on derivatives valuation, risk management, and financial economics. He also explores functional analysis, particularly optimization on locally convex convergence vector spaces.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science (University of Southampton, 2019), MSc in Mathematics and Finance (Imperial College, 2007), MA in Pure Mathematics (UCLA, 2005), MSci in Mathematics with Theoretical Physics (UCL, 2003).
• Research Focus: Derivatives contracts using pathwise/model-independent methods, market microstructure, equilibrium efficiency, financial regulation, and mathematical optimization.
• Teaching: Courses include Stock Market Analysis, Advanced Corporate Finance, Time Series Analysis, Financial Risk Management, and Computational Finance (cross-departmental with Electronics & Computer Science).

Prior to joining Southampton permanently in August 2022, he worked as a journalist and editor at Risk magazine (2008-14) and held adjunct roles.