Competition page2026 / KSE / KYIV
KSE Quant Club · Flagship competition
Probability& GamesCompetition
A two-stage challenge for undergraduate and Master’s students: an online qualifier followed by an offline final at KSE. Join us on 5–6 December 2026 for a weekend of competition, student research, invited speakers and public mathematics.
Main sponsorEmergent VenturesUSD 15,000
DECEMBER2026
05—06KSE OBOLON CAMPUS · KYIV
PROBABILITY & GAMES ↗01 / Overview
Think clearly under uncertainty.
The competition brings together probability, games, combinatorics, estimation and strategy. Problems reward precise thinking, useful approximations and the ability to explain an idea—not memorised formulas.
Problem areas
Probability
Conditional probability, expected value and random processes.
Games
Strategic choices, information and optimal decisions.
Combinatorics
Counting, structure and discrete reasoning.
Approximation
Fermi estimates, bounds and defensible assumptions.
02 / Program & format
From online qualification to a weekend at KSE.
The competition begins online and concludes with an offline final at KSE. The final program will also feature invited speakers from quantitative finance and related fields.
Lecture series
English-language lectures from invited researchers. Josef Teichmann speaks on 30 November.
Online round
An online qualifier for eligible undergraduate and Master’s students. Qualifier date and rules will be announced separately.
Offline program
The competition final, student conference and public mathematics at KSE Obolon.
Talks & results
Invited speakers, awards and results. The detailed two-day timetable is coming soon.
5–6 December 2026 · KSE Obolon campus
Research, competition and mathematics for everyone.
Two days bringing together competitors, student researchers, invited speakers and visitors at 19 Obolonska Naberezhna, Kyiv. The detailed schedule will be announced separately.
Probability and Games Final
Participants selected through the online round meet at KSE for the offline final, awards and results.
Online qualifier → Offline finalStudent Research Conference + Award
Present and defend your research in scientific battles: a presentation, peer discussion and a response. Probability, stochastic processes, quantitative finance and related mathematics. One $1,000 Student Research Award, exclusively for current undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students.
Submissions open 1 October · One $1,000 awardGuidelines & submission form ↗A Mathematical Excursion Through Probability Space
An accessible public event for visitors: a guided journey through randomness, games, paradoxes and probabilistic thinking.
Open to all visitorsLECTURE SERIES / BEFORE THE WEEKEND
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Monday · 30 November 2026
Signature Features in Finance
Prof. Josef Teichmann · ETH Zurich
18:00 Kyiv / 17:00 Zurich
Join online or gather at the KSE Obolon campus, 19 Obolonska Naberezhna, Kyiv. Josef Teichmann will deliver the lecture remotely. Pizza for the on-campus gathering.
Read the abstract +
Signature transforms constitute an important way to encode path properties in Finance and Technology. Furthermore they come with a mathematically beautiful and deep theory. We review parts of the theory and highlight towards research directions.
The online link and room details will be announced separately.
03 / Preliminary registration
Your next good problem starts here.
5–6 December 2026 · KSE Obolon, Kyiv
Register with a team or on your own. Every team member must submit a separate form using exactly the same team name. No team yet? Choose individual registration; we will contact you about team formation.
This is preliminary registration for undergraduate and Master’s students, not an acceptance decision. Qualifier dates, team-size rules and next steps will be announced separately.
Private to the organising team; not a newsletter subscription. FormSubmit retains submissions for 30 days. Club registration records are stored separately. To correct or delete your data, email vportnaia@kse.org.ua. FormSubmit privacy
03 / Status updates
Stay in the loop.
Leave your email for competition rules, qualifier and registration details, lecture access, student conference announcements and the public program. The main event takes place on 5–6 December 2026.
04 / Partners
Main sponsor
Emergent Ventures
USD 15,000Grant funding
Help make the competition happen.
Quantitative trading firms, research teams and technology companies can contribute expertise, competition problems, speakers, prizes, interview opportunities or financial support.
01 / Knowledge partner02 / Problem design03 / Prizes & opportunities04 / Event funding