Olabisi Ugbebor
Nigerian mathematician
Olabisi Oreofe Ugbebor (born Grace Olabisi Falode, 29 January 1951) is the first female professor in mathematics in Nigeria. Born in Lagos, she studied mathematics at the University of Ibadan and then at the University of London, 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 University of Ibadan in 1972. In 1973, she had a postgraduate diploma in statistics at University College London, before completing her thesis on Sample Path Properties of Brownian Motion (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.
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