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CYCLE 42nd - COHORT 2026-2027 

Please note that the study plan might be subject to minor changes. 

Lessons start in early September. 

The program requires full-time commitment with compulsory attendance. 

First year - a.y. 2026-27 

4 compulsory courses + 2 electives 

+ Research Ethics course (compulsory self-managed online course) 

+ Analysis and Applied Mathematics seminars and related Research activities organized by the Decision Sciences Department 

 

Compulsory courses:

SEM. 

 COURSE TITLE 

HOURS 

COURSE DIRECTOR 

1 

 GEOMETRIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS I 

24 

DE ROSA 

1 

 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I 

24 

BECKER 

2 

 GEOMETRIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS II 

24 

PIGATI 

2 

 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II 

24 

BRUÈ 

1-2 

 PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH ETHICS 

2 

  

 

2 electives chosen among the following courses (within July) belonging to other PhD programs: 

SEM. 

 COURSE TITLE 

HOURS 

PhD 

Program 

COURSE DIRECTOR 

1 

 FINANCE 2 

36 

ECFIN 

ORTU 

2 

 CONTINUOUS TIME FINANCE 

24 

ECFIN 

BATTAUZ 

1 

 MICROECONOMICS 2 

36 

ECFIN 

BATTIGALLI 

1 

 OPTIMIZATION 

24 

STAT-CS 

CELLI 

2 

 GRAPH THEORY 

24 

STAT-CS 

SANITÀ 

2 

 MODERN APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING 

30 

STAT-CS 

LUCIBELLO 

1 

 PROBABILITY THEORY I 

28 

STAT-CS 

FORTINI 

1 

 PROBABILITY THEORY II 

24 

STAT-CS 

LIJOI 

2 

 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES I 

24 

STAT-CS 

FORTINI 

2 

 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER EXPERIMENTS 

24 

STAT-CS 

BORGONOVO 

1 

 INTRODUCTION TO REAL ANALYSIS I 

28 

STAT-CS 

LAVENANT 

 

Requirements to pass to the next year 
Exam for each course (max 1 retake). 

 

Second year - a.y. 2027-28 

4 compulsory courses + 1 reading group 

+ Open Science For Researchers Workshop (Elective offered by Bocconi Library) 

+ Analysis and Applied Mathematics seminars and related Research activities organized by the Decision Sciences Department 

 

SEM. 

 COURSE TITLE 

HOURS 

COURSE DIRECTOR 

SEM. 

1 

 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMY 

24 

MACCHERONI 

1 

1 

 MATHEMATICAL FINANCE 

24 

TEBALDI 

1 

1 

MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF APPLIED SCIENCES/ 

MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATION OF MACHINE LEARNING 

24 

BRUNEL 

1 

1 or 2 

 FRONTIERS OF MODERN ANALYSIS 

24 

Visiting Professor 

1 or 2 

1 or 2 

 SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS (reading group) 

24 

  

1 or 2 

 

Requirements to pass to the next year 

Exam for each course (no retakes).

Research project 

 

Third and Fourth year - a.y. 2028-29 and 2029-30            

  • Study/research period at other Universities; 
  • Teaching/Teaching Assistantship/Research Assistantship activities (optional); 
  • conferences (as a listener and as a speaker); 
  • Analysis and Applied Mathematics seminars and related Research activities organized by the Decision Sciences Department; 
  • mid-term doctoral thesis (3rd year); 
  • thesis submission to external reviewers (4th year); 
  • thesis dissertation. 
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