Olabisi Oreofe Ugbebor (née Grace Olabisi Falode, born 29 January 1951) is the first female professor in mathematics in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. Born in

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, she studied mathematics at the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 19 ...

and then at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

, where she obtained a PhD in 1976.

Education and academic career

Born in Lagos, Ugbebor had her secondary education at Queen's College, Lagos. She completed her first degree in mathematics from

in 1972. In 1973, she had a postgraduate diploma in statistics at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

, before completing her thesis on ''Sample Path Properties of

Brownian Motion Brownian motion, or pedesis (from grc, πήδησις "leaping"), is the random motion of particles suspended in a medium (a liquid or a gas). This pattern of motion typically consists of random fluctuations in a particle's position insi ...

'' (1976) at the age of 25. While at Unibadan, she was the only female student in her class. She is also the first Nigerian woman to get a PhD and become a professor in mathematics. In 2017, she was made a Fellow of the Mathematics Association of Nigeria.

Publications

* He's Polynomials for Analytical Solutions of the Black-Scholes Pricing Model for Stock Option Valuation * The modified Black-Scholes model via constant elasticity of variance for stock options valuation * Analytical Solutions of a Continuous Arithmetic Asian Model for Option Pricing using Projected Differential Transform Method * Fast Fourier Transform of Multi-Assets Options under Economic Recession Induced Uncertainties * Approximate solutions of a variable volatility driven black-scholes option pricing model * CONSTRUCTION OF ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE BLACK-SCHOLES OPTION VALUATION MODEL BY MEANS OF HE’S POLYNOMIALS TECHNIQUE\ * Analytical solutions of a time-fractional nonlinear transaction-cost model for stock option valuation in an illiquid market setting driven by a relaxed Black-Scholes assumption.

Membership of learned societies

*Reciprocity Member, London Mathematical Society *Member, Nigerian Mathematical Society *Member, Mathematics Association of Nigeria. *Member, African Economic Society. *Member, Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability(1988-1992) *Member, Third World Organisation of Women in Science, Italy, 1993-date.

References

External links

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