Professor Lars Stentoft is jointly appointed to the Department of Economics and the Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences at Western University. His research specializes in finance, financial econometrics, computational finance, and econometrics, with a strong focus on quantitative methods for pricing and modelling financial assets. He studies how advanced statistical and computational tools improve financial inference and decision-making. His research mission is to strengthen empirical and methodological foundations for modern financial analysis. He teaches time series econometrics, previously held an appointment at Aarhus University, and holds a PhD in economics and management from Aarhus University.