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BIFE 2024
17th Int'l Conference · Hangzhou · Nov 14-16
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Technical Program

Three days · Six tracks · 25+ accepted papers · 3 keynotes

The technical program runs from November 14 to November 16, 2024 at the Zhejiang University Zijingang International Conference Center. All times are local (China Standard Time, UTC+8). Times marked parallel indicate concurrent sessions.

Day 1 · Opening Thursday · November 14, 2024
08:30–09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee

Foyer · Zijingang Conference Center

PLENARY
09:00–09:30
Opening Ceremony

Welcome remarks by Prof. Lean Yu (General Chair) and IEEE Computer Society representative

PLENARY
09:30–10:30
Keynote 1 — Prof. Shouyang Wang (CAS)

"AI-Driven Macro-Financial Forecasting: Challenges and the Road Ahead"

KEYNOTE
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break & Poster Setup

Foyer

11:00–12:30
Session 1A — Machine Learning for Financial Risk

Chair: Prof. Yongmiao Hong · 4 papers including Jiuxiaoxiao — Predictive Analytics for Financial Risk Assessment

TRACK 01
11:00–12:30
Session 1B — Algorithmic Trading (parallel)

Chair: Prof. Wei Xu · 4 papers

TRACK 04
12:30–14:00
Lunch · IEEE CS Member Networking

Zijingang Restaurant, Level 2

14:00–15:30
Session 2A — Credit Risk & Default Prediction

Chair: Prof. Jianping Li · 4 papers

TRACK 02
14:00–15:30
Session 2B — NLP & Sentiment Analysis (parallel)

Chair: Prof. Gang Kou · 4 papers

TRACK 03
15:30–16:00
Coffee Break
16:00–17:30
Industry Panel — "FinTech in Asia: From Mobile Payments to AI Lending"

Moderator: Dr. Ling Tang · Panelists from Ant Group, Tencent Financial, PingAn Technology

PANEL
19:00–21:30
Welcome Reception

InterContinental Hangzhou · West Lake Ballroom

SOCIAL
Day 2 · Core Technical Friday · November 15, 2024
09:00–10:00
Keynote 2 — Prof. Lean Yu (BUCT)

"Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Crisis Warning in Energy and Financial Markets"

KEYNOTE
10:00–10:30
Coffee Break
10:30–12:00
Session 3A — Business Intelligence & Analytics

Chair: Prof. Yi Peng · 4 papers

TRACK 03
10:30–12:00
Session 3B — Blockchain & DeFi (parallel)

Chair: Prof. Xun Zhang · 4 papers

TRACK 05
12:00–13:30
Lunch
13:30–14:30
Keynote 3 — Prof. Wolfgang Härdle (HU Berlin)

"Quantlets, Reproducible Research and the Future of Computational Finance"

KEYNOTE
14:30–16:00
Session 4 — Behavioral & Computational Economics

Chair: Prof. Desheng Wu · 4 papers

TRACK 06
16:00–16:30
Coffee Break · Poster Session
16:30–18:00
Doctoral Consortium

Faculty mentors review 8 PhD student proposals · Room 302

WORKSHOP
19:00–22:00
Gala Dinner & Best Paper Awards

InterContinental Hangzhou · Grand Ballroom

SOCIAL
Day 3 · Workshops & Closing Saturday · November 16, 2024
09:00–10:30
Workshop W1 — Deep Learning for Time-Series Forecasting

Hands-on session · Bring your laptop · Materials at github.com/bife-2024/dl-finance-tutorial

WORKSHOP
09:00–10:30
Workshop W2 — Reproducible Quantitative Research with Quantlets (parallel)

Led by Prof. Wolfgang Härdle's group

WORKSHOP
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
11:00–12:30
Session 5 — FinTech, RegTech & Sustainability

Chair: Prof. Hui Yuan · 4 papers

TRACK 05
12:30–14:00
Lunch
14:00–15:30
Closing Plenary & BIFE 2025 Announcement

Best paper presentations · Steering committee remarks · Handover to BIFE 2025 host

PLENARY
15:30–18:30
Optional Cultural Tour — West Lake & Lingyin Temple

Pre-registration required · Departure from venue lobby

SOCIAL