Appointments
- 2026–
- Tenured Assistant Professor (UD 1), University of Amsterdam
Data-driven mathematical modelling and computing in finance. Korteweg–de Vries Institute for Mathematics and the Computational Science Lab at the Informatics Institute. Coordinator of the MSc in Stochastics and Financial Mathematics. Tenured in September 2026.
- 2023–26
- Assistant Professor (UD 2), University of Amsterdam
Tenure track, same institutes.
- 2022–23
- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hamburg
Stochastic analysis and mathematical finance.
Education
- 2018–22
- Doctor of Mathematics, University of Amsterdam
Thesis: Stochastic Covariance Models in Hilbert Spaces with Jumps.
- 2016–18
- MSc Mathematics, University of Wuppertal
- 2013–16
- BSc Mathematics, University of Wuppertal
Awards
- 2019
- Barmenia Mathematics Award
For the best MSc degree in mathematics and business mathematics of the year at the University of Wuppertal.
- 2017
- Barmenia Mathematics Award
For the best BSc degree of the year at the University of Wuppertal.
- 2016–18
- Deutschlandstipendium
Master's scholarship.
- 2015–16
- Deutschlandstipendium
Bachelor's scholarship.
Grants
- 2025
€25,000 - Deep Spatio-Temporal Hedging for Weather and Climate Risk
Mitigation in Renewable Energy Markets
Amsterdam University Fund. Announcement.
- 2025
€35,000 - Risk Networks of Renewable Energy Markets
With Simon Trimborn, UvA Energy Transition research priority area. Announcement.
Teaching
- 2025–26
- Portfolio Theory
MSc, University of Amsterdam.
- 2025
- Computational Finance
MSc, University of Amsterdam.
Contact
- sven@karbach.org
- Google Scholar
- Korteweg–de Vries Institute for Mathematics, University of Amsterdam