Ankush Agarwal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences at Western University. Prior to this, he held positions of Associate Professor at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and Research Fellow at the Centre of Applied Mathematics, École Polytechnique, France.

He is a mathematician whose research spans mathematical finance, mathematical statistics, operations research, applied probability, and the application of machine learning in finance. He has published extensively in high-impact journals, addressing significant problems across these disciplines. Dr. Agarwal has a strong track record of various international academic and industry collaborations, and his students frequently go on to securing high-profile roles in the financial and consulting sectors.