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John Armstrong

Dr John Armstrong

Reader in Financial Mathematics

Research interests

  • Mathematics

Biography

John has extensive industry experience in financial computing. He co-founded Yolus, developed their industry leading risk management system and was an Executive Director in Operations Technology at Goldman Sachs. Before working in finance John was a Lecturer at Trinity College Oxford. He completed a doctorate in differential geometry at Wadham College, Oxford, under the supervision of Simon Salamon following a BA in mathematics, also at Wadham. John was promoted to Senior Lecturer in September 2017 at King's.

Research interests

  • Financial mathematics
  • Geometry and stochastics
  • Collective pensions

Research profile

    Research

    FEATURE Finance
    Financial Mathematics

    King’s College has a large and thriving Financial Mathematics group, with an international reputation for research excellence. 

    aq ioppn mathstats
    Probability

    The Probability group in the Department of Mathematics at King's College London.

    News

    Zarah Hussain: "There's incredible beauty in maths."

    Artist Zarah Hussain shares her interest in maths, the beauty it holds and the relationship between maths and art.

    A close up photo of artist Zarah Hussain

    Global Discoveries in Mathematics Explored

    Opening on 4 June 2024, It All Adds Up: Global Discoveries in Maths will explore and celebrate the ingenuity of the human mind, and world-wide contributions...

    A geometric earths on a blue background

    Study shows sex could be a better predictor of sports performance than gender identity

    Sex may be a more useful explanatory variable than gender identity for predicting the performance of athletes in mass-participation races, a new paper has...

    Road runners

    King's Mathematician awarded £300,000 Nuffield Grant to study impactful new pension schemes

    The Nuffield Foundation will fund a two year research project in conjunction with the Pension Policy Institute to investigate novel pension schemes

    Money

    NMES academic promotions

    New readers and senior lecturers in NMES

    Congratulations

    Events

    04JunIt All Adds Up [780 x 440]

    It All Adds Up Launch Event & The Art of Maths Talk

    Join us for the opening talk of It All Adds Up: Global Discoveries in Maths

    Please note: this event has passed.

    13JunEleni Alexandra Kontou

    Race and Mathematics

    This workshop will look at a variety of practical steps that mathematicians might take, including working with the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences,...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    12JulKCL NMES - DIGITAL ASSETS - MATHEMATICS - AW

    London/Oxford/Warwick Financial Mathematics Workshop

    The event will feature talks both established researchers and industry figures and junior researchers

    Please note: this event has passed.

    11JanARTICLE Finance

    London/Oxford/Warwick Financial Mathematics Online Workshop

    The first London/Oxford/Warwick Financial Mathematics Workshop will take place online in January 2022.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    11MarFEATURE Finance

    London-Paris Bachelier Workshop in Financial Mathematics

    London-Paris Bachelier Workshop in Financial Mathematics

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Spotlight

    Mathematical modelling to support pensions policy

    Mathematical modeling informs the development of national pensions policy

    Growing income

      Research

      FEATURE Finance
      Financial Mathematics

      King’s College has a large and thriving Financial Mathematics group, with an international reputation for research excellence. 

      aq ioppn mathstats
      Probability

      The Probability group in the Department of Mathematics at King's College London.

      News

      Zarah Hussain: "There's incredible beauty in maths."

      Artist Zarah Hussain shares her interest in maths, the beauty it holds and the relationship between maths and art.

      A close up photo of artist Zarah Hussain

      Global Discoveries in Mathematics Explored

      Opening on 4 June 2024, It All Adds Up: Global Discoveries in Maths will explore and celebrate the ingenuity of the human mind, and world-wide contributions...

      A geometric earths on a blue background

      Study shows sex could be a better predictor of sports performance than gender identity

      Sex may be a more useful explanatory variable than gender identity for predicting the performance of athletes in mass-participation races, a new paper has...

      Road runners

      King's Mathematician awarded £300,000 Nuffield Grant to study impactful new pension schemes

      The Nuffield Foundation will fund a two year research project in conjunction with the Pension Policy Institute to investigate novel pension schemes

      Money

      NMES academic promotions

      New readers and senior lecturers in NMES

      Congratulations

      Events

      04JunIt All Adds Up [780 x 440]

      It All Adds Up Launch Event & The Art of Maths Talk

      Join us for the opening talk of It All Adds Up: Global Discoveries in Maths

      Please note: this event has passed.

      13JunEleni Alexandra Kontou

      Race and Mathematics

      This workshop will look at a variety of practical steps that mathematicians might take, including working with the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences,...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      12JulKCL NMES - DIGITAL ASSETS - MATHEMATICS - AW

      London/Oxford/Warwick Financial Mathematics Workshop

      The event will feature talks both established researchers and industry figures and junior researchers

      Please note: this event has passed.

      11JanARTICLE Finance

      London/Oxford/Warwick Financial Mathematics Online Workshop

      The first London/Oxford/Warwick Financial Mathematics Workshop will take place online in January 2022.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      11MarFEATURE Finance

      London-Paris Bachelier Workshop in Financial Mathematics

      London-Paris Bachelier Workshop in Financial Mathematics

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Spotlight

      Mathematical modelling to support pensions policy

      Mathematical modeling informs the development of national pensions policy

      Growing income