Zimu Zhu

Zimu Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the FinTech Thrust at HKUST(Guangzhou) and previously served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), mentored by Michael Ludkovski. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Southern California (2021), supervised by Jianfeng Zhang. His research focuses on Stochastic Control and Games, Mathematical Finance, Principal-Agent Problem, and Machine Learning.

His academic journey includes a visiting role at UCSB's Department of Statistics and Applied Probability. Key research interests involve dynamic economic models, optimal consumption theory, and financial risk analysis. Recent publications highlight contributions to stochastic control, principal-agent dynamics, and computational finance.

Zhu's work bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications in FinTech and quantitative finance. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his active research portfolio reflects a strong focus on impactful contributions to his field.