Simon Hubbert

Dr. Simon Hubbert is a Reader in Mathematics at Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck, University of London. His research focuses on approximation theory, optimization, and mathematical finance. He has supervised doctoral students, including Denis Mazieres, and has authored influential books such as Essential Mathematics for Market Risk Management and Spherical Radial Basis Functions: Theory and Applications.

His work bridges theoretical analysis and computational methods, with expertise in radial basis functions (RBFs), numerical solutions for partial differential equations (PDEs) on spheres, and high-dimensional approximation techniques. Recent research includes advancements in Sobolev spaces over hyperspheres, generalized Wendland functions, and sparse grid Gaussian convolution methods.

Dr. Hubbert teaches modules like Market Risk Management and Financial Modelling and Data Science. His publications span journals such as Advances in Computational Mathematics and Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis, reflecting his contributions to numerical analysis, computational mathematics, and financial modeling.