We are delighted to announce the proposal to host the 2026 International Conference on Machine Learning in Finance and Econometrics on 27-28th of June, 2026, at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, we warmly invite prospective contributors to submit their draft papers (or extended abstracts). Submissions are all welcome across a wide range of topics, encompassing areas of machine learning in finance and econometrics, financial econometrics, quantitative finance, and time series statistics.
See HERE for details.
Organised by Prof. Tingting Cheng, Prof. Boping Tian, and Dr Ou Yang
School of Mathematics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
2025.07.07 – 2025.07.09

Organised by Prof. Tingting Cheng and A/Prof. Fei Liu
Nankai University, Tianjin, China
2024.07.02 – 2024.07.03
Organised by Prof. Chaohua Dong
School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
2023.07.18 – 2023.07.19

Organised by Prof. Chaohua Dong
School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
2022.05.28 – 2022.05.29
Organised by Prof. Chaohua Dong
School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
2021.06.12 – 2021.06.13

Organised by Prof. Chaohua Dong
Department of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
2017.07.08
Gao, JitiMonash University, Australia
Gong, Xiaodong University of Canberra, Australia
Peng, BinMonash University, Australia
Yao, Juan University of Sydney, Australia
Yao, Wenying Melbourne Business School, Australia
Chen, Jia University of Macau, China
Cheng, TingtingNankai University, China
Choy, Boris University of Sydney, Australia
Dong, ChaohuaZhongnan University of Economics and Law, China
He, YiUniversity of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kong, MingPwC, Australia
Liu, FeiNankai University, China
Lin, RuiSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
Tu, YundongPeking University, China
Xu, QiuhuaSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
Yang, OuMelbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Australia
Membership Fees
a. Foundation Institutional Membership: Priced at AU$1500.
b. Foundation Individual Membership: Priced at AU$150 and valid for three years.
c. Individual Membership:
(i) One-year membership: AU$40 for full members, AU$20 for PhD students.
(ii) Three-year membership: AU$100 for full members, AU$50 for PhD students.
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