FINANCE 6574: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance

Course Description

This course introduces students to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and the applications in finance. The course covers the historical development of fundamental ideas in AI and ML, and its general methodology of the development of data models. The course provides a sampling of successful applications of AI and ML in different areas of finance, including portfolio management, algorithmic trading, fraud analytics, and credit scoring. Each of these topics are presented with real world examples and programming applications in languages like Python and R.