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— My name is Ying Ni and I am
a professor of applied mathematics.

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My research is about
financial mathematics.

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I use tools from, for example—

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—probability theory
and stochastic processes—

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—to solve problems in a field
called financial engineering.

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My greatest interest is
learning new things.

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This can be, for example,
a new sport or a dance.

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But also new things academically.

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My research is
what one might call interdisciplinary.

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It moves across
different mathematical fields.

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The closest fields are financial
economics and computer science.

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You have to learn new things
in order to advance research.

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I think the most important moment—

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—was when I earned
my docent qualification.

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That was when
I received confirmation that—

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—I could be an independent researcher—

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—and experienced enough to
support the younger generation—

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—and to mentor new researchers.

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I usually know many
decimal places—but not right now.

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3.1415926.

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It was when I was a child
that I remembered such things.

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I have given that up now.