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The 2026 Annual Volatility Institute Conference at NYU Shanghai
“Artificial Intelligence and Financial Markets: Applications, Market Dynamics, and Emerging Risks”
December 4, 2026
Shanghai, China
ORGANIZERS:
Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai
CONFERENCE THEME
The Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai (VINS) invites submissions of academic papers and policy proposals for its 2026 Annual Conference. This year’s conference focuses on the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), on financial systems, alongside the novel operational, governance, and market risks stemming from widespread AI deployment.
Conference Highlights
- Keynote Address I: Professor Robert Engle (2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics)
- Keynote Address II: Professor Bryan Kelly (Frederick Frank ’54 and Mary C. Tanner Professor of Finance at the Yale School of Management)
- Other Keynote Speakers (TBD)
- Policy & Industry Roundtable: A high-level panel featuring financial regulators, industry leaders, and academic pioneers bridging theory, practice, and risk management.
Topics of Interest
We welcome theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented submissions on topics including, but not limited to:
- Applications in Asset Management & Trading: Generative AI and LLM applications in asset pricing, sentiment analysis, portfolio optimization, and market forecasting.
- Market Microstructure & Liquidity: AI-driven trading algorithms, high-frequency market dynamics, automated execution, and liquidity provision under stress.
- Emerging Financial & Operational Risks: Model hallucinations, algorithmic herd behavior, cyber vulnerabilities, operational failures, and AI-induced volatility cascades.
- Governance & Regulation: Risk management frameworks, model auditing, regulatory sandbox design, and ethical considerations for AI deployment in capital markets.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Each author may submit only one paper. Papers may be submitted electronically via the following link and must consist of a single PDF file. No other formats will be accepted.
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2026, 23:59, GMT+8
Expected Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2026
The papers will be selected via a review process of the scientific committee. Expected Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2026.
CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Professor Yakov Amihud, NYU Stern School of Business, New York City, United States
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Finance Richard Berner, NYU Stern School of Business, New York City, United States
Professor Emeritus of Finance Robert Engle, NYU Stern School of Business, New York City, United States
Professor Emeritus of Finance Stephen Figlewski, NYU Stern School of Business, New York City, United States
Professor Marti Subrahmanyam, NYU Stern School of Business, New York City, United States
Professor Qian Sun, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Professor Jianye Wang, Volatility Institute of NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Professor Robert Whitelaw, NYU Stern School of Business, New York City, United States
Professor Yexiao Xu, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, United States
Professor Hong Yan, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Professor Chu Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Professor Harold Zhang, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, United States
Professor Zhenlong Zheng, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
CONTACT INFORMATION
Website: Annual Conference | VINS | NYU Shanghai
Email: vins@nyu.edu
Telephone: +86 021 2059 5745
Address: S727, 567 West Yangsi Road, NYU Shanghai, Pudong, Shanghai, China, 200126