Profile

Simon Scheidegger is Associate Professor (tenured) in the Department of Economics at HEC Lausanne. His research focuses on computational macroeconomics, finance, climate economics, and machine learning, with particular emphasis on high-dimensional dynamic models and scalable numerical methods.

He currently serves as Visiting Senior Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics.

Current Appointments

  • Department of Economics, HEC Lausanne Associate Professor (tenured)
  • Grantham Research Institute, LSE Visiting Senior Fellow (2025–)

Research Areas

  • Computational finance and economics
  • Machine learning and deep learning for dynamic models
  • Climate change economics and integrated assessment
  • High-performance computing and numerical methods

Education

  • PhD in Theoretical Physics, University of Basel (2010) Summa cum laude. Faculty Prize for best PhD, Faculty of Science.
    Thesis: "Gravitational Waves from 3D MHD Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations with Neutrino Transport"
  • MSc in Physics (with distinction), University of Basel (2007)
  • BSc in Physics (with distinction), University of Basel (2005)

Professional Experience

  • HEC Lausanne Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Economics, 2023–present
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, 2021–2023
    Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, 2018–2020
  • University of Zürich, Department of Banking and Finance Senior Research Associate, 2017–2018
    Post-Doctoral Researcher, 2012–2017
  • Credit Suisse, Zürich Credit Risk Modeler (2010–2012)
  • University of Basel, Department of Physics Research and Teaching Assistant (2007–2010)

Visiting Appointments

Selected Service

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Econometrics (2023–2025)
  • Organizer and co-organizer of workshops, seminar series, and summer schools in computational economics, finance, and climate economics.

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