School of Management at Fudan University plans to host the Fudan International Conference on Finance and Artificial Intelligence on November 8, 2025. The conference aims to advance theoretical and empirical research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and finance, promote academic exchange, methodological innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and address complex financial challenges through AI-driven approaches. Scholars, researchers, and doctoral students worldwide are cordially invited to submit their work.

The conference program will include keynote speeches, paper presentations, and peer discussion sessions. Approximately ten high-quality papers will be selected from submissions for presentation. Accepted papers will receive extensive academic feedback from conference participants.

Keynote Speakers

• Yacine Ait-Sahalia | Otto A. Hack 1903 Professor of Finance and Economics, Princeton University

• Jianqing Fan | Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance, Princeton University

• Yongmiao Hong | Distinguished  Professor and Research Fellow, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Dacheng Xiu | Joseph Sondheimer Professor of Econometrics and Statistics, University of Chicago

Conference Topics (including but not limited to)

1. Theoretical and empirical research on artificial intelligence in asset pricing, financial modeling, and risk management

2. AI-driven econometric research and causal inference in financial markets

3. Applications of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative models in financial forecasting

4. Applications of natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs) in financial forecasting, text analysis, and sentiment analysis

5. Applications of artificial intelligence in behavioral finance and market microstructure

6. Applications of artificial intelligence in climate finance, ESG, and sustainable investment

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: July 30, 2025

• Notification of acceptance: August 15, 2025

• Conference date: November 8, 2025

Submission Guidelines

Please submit the full paper (PDF format) to Fin_AI@fdsm.fudan.edu.cn.
The email subject line should read: “Submission to the Fudan International Conference on Finance and Artificial Intelligence.”