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
Financial Mathematics
King’s College has a large and thriving Financial Mathematics group, with an international reputation for research excellence.
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.
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...
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...
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
NMES academic promotions
New readers and senior lecturers in NMES
Events
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Research
Financial Mathematics
King’s College has a large and thriving Financial Mathematics group, with an international reputation for research excellence.
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.
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...
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...
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
NMES academic promotions
New readers and senior lecturers in NMES
Events
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.
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.
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.
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.
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