Spring 2026 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research E4704 section 001

Foundations of Financial Technology

Foundations of FinTech

Call Number 16948
Day & Time
Location
TR 4:10pm-5:25pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Wenpin Tang
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Introduces emerging area of Financial Technology (FinTech) within decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchains. Topics: blockchain fundamentals: major (permissionless) blockchain protocols, permissioned blockchains, and their applications; DeFi fundamentals: Layer-2 primitives (AMMs, lending, liquidity staking, MEV, etc) and stablecoins; markets and trading: market microstructure and on-chain data analytics; and emerging applications: institutional DeFi, real-world asset tokenizations (RWAs), and AI integration. Emphasis on both mathematical foundations and empirical designs.

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Department Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Enrollment 22 students (50 max) as of 11:06AM Friday, November 28, 2025
Subject Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Number E4704
Section 001
Division School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate
Open To Engineering:Graduate
Section key 20261IEOR4704E001