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<strong>EDHEC</strong>-<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s team of 21 permanent researchers are an essential component<br />
of <strong>EDHEC</strong>-<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>, conducting both academic and applied research.<br />
The team of research engineers is closely involved in the <strong>Institute</strong>’s research chairs<br />
and includes Head of Research, Dr Vincent Milhau. Vincent is in charge of a variety of<br />
research projects related to portfolio optimisation, asset-and-liability management,<br />
goal-based investing, and is also in charge of validating the quantitative models and<br />
algorithms developed at <strong>EDHEC</strong>-<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
The applied research team is led by Dr Felix Goltz, Head of Applied Research. Felix<br />
oversees the <strong>Institute</strong>’s applied research projects on portfolio construction and<br />
passive investing. As such, since 2012 he has been Research Director of ERI Scientific<br />
Beta, the entity created by <strong>EDHEC</strong>-<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> to develop its activity in the area of<br />
indices and benchmarks.<br />
The 30 research associates of <strong>EDHEC</strong>-<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> provide direct links to the industry<br />
through their professional activities. Many of these research associates contribute<br />
to <strong>EDHEC</strong>-<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s position paper and working paper series and participate in<br />
seminars and conferences while playing leading roles within the industry.<br />
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