Professor Grigori N Milstein (1937-2023)

 

 

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Professor G.N. Milstein received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the Ural State University (UrGU; Sverdlovsk, USSR), which is now Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg, Russia).  He completed his PhD studies at the same University. Professor Milstein has been an assistant professor, associate professor and, after defending his DSc thesis, professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics UrGU (then URFU). He also worked as Senior Researcher at the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (Berlin, Germany) and was a Visiting Professor at University of Leicester (Leicester, UK) and University of Manchester (Manchester, UK).

Milstein was a world-leading expert in Stochastic Numerics, Estimation, Control, Stability, Financial Mathematics. Milstein has a number of pioneering works on Stochastic Numerics.

He published four research monographs and also contributed to the second edition of R. Khasminskii Stochastic Stability of Differential Equations, Springer, 2012.

 

At Ural State University, 1986

 

 

 

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WIAS, 1996

New York, 2018

 

 

 

 

List of publications:

Books

1.      Milstein G.N. Numerical Integration of Stochastic Differential Equations. Ural. State. Univ., Sverdlovsk, 1988, 224 pp.

2.      Milstein G.N. Numerical Integration of Stochastic Differential Equations. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Mathematics and its Applications, v. 313, 1995, 170 pp.

3.      Milstein, G.N. and Tretyakov, M.V. Stochastic Numerics for Mathematical Physics. Series: Scientific Computation, Springer, 2004, XX+ 596 pp.

4.      Milstein, G.N. and Tretyakov, M.V. Stochastic Numerics for Mathematical Physics. Series: Scientific Computation, Springer, 2021, XXV+ 736 pp. Revised and expanded Second Edition.

 

 

Research papers

 

1.      Milstein G.N., Sholokovich, F.A. Almost recurrent and uniformly Poisson stable orbits in a linear dynamical system. Sibirsk. Mat. Z. 2(1961), pp. 567-573.

2.      Milstein G.N. On the approximate realization of responses using transient curves. Prikl. Mat. Meh. 26(1962), pp. 623--630.

3.      Milstein G.N. An application of successive approximations for solving an optimal problem. Avtomat. i Telemeh. 25(1964), pp. 321--329.

4.      Milstein G.N. On the optimal realization of trajectories. Avtomat. i Telemeh. 26(1965), pp. 621--628.

5.      Milstein G.N. Reduction of a class of optimum control problems to the simplest variational problem. Prikl. Mat. Meh. 28(1964), pp. 375--380.

6.      Milstein G.N. On a boundary value problem for a system of two differential equations. Differencial'nye Uravneniya 1(1965), pp. 1628--1639.

7.      Milstein G.N. Optimal realization of trajectories with two types of limitations on the controls. In ''Optimal Systems of Automatic Control'', pp. 45--53, Izdat. ''Nauka'', Moscow, 1967.

8.      Milstein G.N., Ziteneva Ju.A. The minimization of a convex functional by the free trajectories of a linear system. Differencial'nye Uravneniya 3(1967), pp. 2081-2093.

9.      Milstein G.N., Repin, Ju.M. Stability in the mean square of a system of stochastic differential equations. Priklad. Mat. Meh. 31(1967), pp. 508--510.

10.  Milstein G.N., Repin, Ju.M. The action of a Markov process on a system of differential equations. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 5(1969), pp. 1371--1384.

11.  Milstein G.N. The stability of a linear system that is subject to the influence of a Markov chain. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 6(1970), pp. 1982--1993. MR 44

12.  Milstein G.N. Interaction of Markov processes. Theor. Probab. Appl., 17(1972), pp. 36--45.

13.  Milstein G.N. On the problem of analytic construction of regulators for equations of parabolic and hyperbolic type. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 8(1972), pp. 678--695.

14.  Milstein G.N. Linear Ljapunov functions for equations with positive solutions, and mean square stability. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 204(1972), no.3, pp. 550--553.

15.  Milstein G.N. Distribution of the integral of a Markov chain with two states. Ural. Gos. Univ. Mat. Zap. 8(1972), tetrad' 2, pp. 80--90.

16.  Milstein G.N. Mean square stability of linear systems under the action of a Markov chain. Prikl. Mat. Meh. 36(1972), pp. 537--545.

17.  Milstein G.N. Approximate integration of stochastic differential equations. Theor. Prob. Appl., 19(1974), no.3, pp. 583--588.

18.  Melencova, Ju.A., Milstein G.N. Optimal estimation of the interval of solvability of a multipoint boundary value problem. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 10(1974), pp. 1630--1641.

19.  Milstein G.N. Exponential stability of positive semigroups in a linear topological space. Izv. Vyss. Ucebn. Zaved. Matematika, 1975, no.9, pp. 35--42.

20.  Makarov, Ju.D., Milstein G.N., Poljakov, B.N. Solution of certain optimal problems having phase coordinate constraints associated with rolling on a blooming mill. Avtomat. i Telemeh., 1969, no. 8, pp. 178--185.

21.  Milstein G.N. An equivalence principle for stochastic systems in mean--square minimization problems. Avtomat. i Telemeh., 1974, no.2, pp. 25--30.

22.  Milstein G.N. On dispersion of the integral in linear stochastic systems. Avtomat. i Telemeh., 1974, no.10, pp. 49--55.

23.  Milstein G.N. Exponential stability of positive semigroups in a topological linear space. II. Izv. Vyss. Ucebn. Zaved. Matematika, 1975, no.10, pp. 51--61.

24.  Marhasin V.S., Milstein G.N. Statistical analysis of paramecia movements. J. General Biology, 1975, no.1, pp. 119-125.

25.  Milstein G.N. Linear optimal controllers of a specified structure in systems with incomplete data. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1976, no.8, pp. 48--53.

26.  Milstein G.N. An extension of the Ljapunov stability criterion to equations in Hilbert space with an unbounded operator. Problems of analytical mechanics, stability and control theories (Proc. Second Cetaev Conf., Kazan, 1973), Vol.2, pp. 242--250, Kazan. Aviacion. Inst., Kazan, 1976.

27.  Milstein G.N., Rjashko, L.B. Optimal stabilization of linear stochastic systems. Prikl. Mat. Meh., 40(1976), no. 6, pp. 1034--1039.

28.  Milstein G.N. Extension of semigroups of operators to locally convex spaces. Izv. Vyss. Ucebn. Zaved. Matematika, 1977, no.2, pp. 91--95.

29.  Milstein G.N. A method with second order accuracy for the integration of stochastic differential equations. Theor. Probab. Appl., 23(1978), no.2, pp. 414--419.

30.  Milstein G.N. Stability and stabilization of periodic motions of autonomous systems. Prikl. Mat. Meh., 41(1977), no.4, pp. 744--749.

31.  Milstein G.N. Probabilistic solution of linear systems of elliptic and parabolic equations. Theor. Prob. Appl., 23(1978), no.4, pp. 851--855.

32.  Marhasin V.S., Milstein G.N. The model for rhythm influence on contraction force of cardiac muscle. Biophysics, 23(1978), no.4, pp. 674-681.

33.  Milstein G.N. Quadratic Ljapunov functionals for systems with aftereffect. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 17(1981), no.6, pp. 984--993.

34.  Melencova, Ju.A., Milstein G.N. On the optimal estimate of the interval of nonoscillation for linear differential equations with bounded coefficients. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 17(1981), no.12, pp. 2160--2175.

35.  Milstein G.N. Quadratic Lyapunov functionals and second moments for stochastic systems with aftereffects. Theor. Prob. Appl., 26(1981), no.4, pp. 734--744.

36.  Milstein G.N. Design of stabilizing controller with incomplete state data for linear stochastic system with multiplicative noise. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1982, no.5, pp. 98--106.

37.  Makarova, L.A., Milstein G.N., Repin, Ju.M. Krylov and Faddeev methods in the spectrum control problem. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1982, no.8, pp. 33--41.

38.  Auslaender, E.I., Milstein G.N. Asymptotic expansions of the Ljapunov index for linear stochastic systems with small noise. Priklad. Mat. Mekh. 46(1982), no.3, pp. 277--283.

39.  Milstein G.N., Ryashko, L.B. Estimation in controllable stochastic systems with multiplicative noise. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1984, no.6, pp. 88--94.

40.  Venttsel A.D., Gladyshev S.A., Milstein G.N. Piecewise constant approximation for Monte Carlo calculation of Wiener integrals. Theor. Prob. Appl., 29(1984), no.4, pp. 715--722.

41.  Gladyshev S.A., Milstein G.N. The Runge--Kutta method for calculation of Wiener integrals of functionals of exponential type. Zh. Vychisl. Mat. i Mat. Fiz. 24(1984), no.8, pp. 1136--1149.

42.  Milstein G.N. Optimal stabilization of linear distributed parameter systems with controllers of a specified structure. Problems Control Inform. Theory 14(1985), no.2, pp. 117--129.

43.  Milstein G.N. Weak approximation of solutions of systems of stochastic differential equations. Theor. Prob. Appl., 30(1985), no.4, pp. 706--721.

44.  Milstein G.N., P'yanzin S.A. Digital modelling of the Kalman-Bucy filter and an optimal filter in quantized arrival of information. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1985, no.1, pp. 59-68.

45.  Marhasin V.S., Milstein G.N., Solov'yeva O.E. On the theory of regulation of contraction force of the heart muscle. Biophysics, 30(1985), no.2, pp. 322-327.

46.  Milstein G.N., P'yanzin S.A. Regularization and digital modeling of a Kalman--Bucy filter for systems with degenerate noise in the observations. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1987, no.11, pp. 80--92.

47.  Milstein G.N. Strictly positive Lyapunov functionals for linear systems with aftereffect. Differencial'nye Uravnenija 23(1987), no.12, pp. 2051--2060.

48.  Milstein G.N. A theorem on the order of convergence of mean-square approximations of solutions of systems of stochastic differential equations. Theor. Prob. Appl., 32(1987), no.4, pp. 809--811.

49.  Artem'eva O.G., Marhasin V.S., Milstein G.N., Solov'yeva O.E., Tsivian P.B. Mechanism of postextrasystolic potentiation in the heart muscle. Sechenov Physiological J. USSR, 68(1987), no.10, pp. 1339-1344.

50.  Malyuck V.P., Milstein G.N., Vdovin Yu.A. Certification of standard samples on the basis of interpolation by multivariate splines. Metrological Service in USSR, 1989, no.1, pp. 24-28. .

51.  Milstein G.N., P'yanzin S.A. A discretization method in the construction of an optimal filter for systems with delay. Avtomat. i Telemekh. 1990, no.12, pp. 84--93.

52.  Milstein G.N., Solov'yeva O.E. Recurrent estimation and parameter identification in nonlinear deterministic systems. Prikl. Mat. Mekh. 55(1991), no.1, pp. 39--47

53.  Milstein G.N., Ryashko L.B. Stability and stabilization of the orbits of autonomous systems under random perturbations. J. Appl. Math. Mechs. 56(1992), no.6, pp. 855-862.

54.  Milstein G.N., Rybkina N.F. An algorithm for random walks over small ellipsoids for solving the general Dirichlet problem. J. Comput. Math. and Math. Phys. 33(1993), no.5, pp. 631-647.

55.  Milstein G.N., Solov'yeva O.E. The constructing of the filters in the nonlinear deterministic systems. J. Appl. Math. Mechs. 58(1994), no.6, pp. 30-41.

56.  Milstein G.N., Tret'yakov M.V. Numerical solution of differential equations with colored noise. J. Stat. Phys. 77(1994), no.3/4, pp. 691-715.

57.  Milstein G.N. The solving of boundary value problems by numerical integration of stochastic equations. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 38(1995), pp. 77-85.

58.  Milstein G.N., Ryashko L.B. First approximation of quasypotential in problems on the stability of systems with random nonsingular perturbations. J. Appl. Math. Mech. 59(1995), no.1, pp. 47-56.

59.  Milstein G.N. Solution of the first boundary value problem for equations of parabolic type by means of the integration of stochastic differential equations. Theor. Probab. Appl., 40(1995), no.3, pp. 556-563.

60.  Milstein G.N. Application of the numerical integration of stochastic equations for the solution of boundary value problems with Neumann boundary conditions. Theor. Prob. Appl., 41(1996), no.1, pp. 170-177.

61.  Milstein G.N. The simulation of phase trajectories of a diffusion process in a bounded domain. Stochastics and Stochastics Reports, 56(1996), no.1-2, pp. 103-125.

62.  Milstein G.N. Evaluation of moment Lyapunov exponents for second order stochastic systems. Random&Comput. Dynam., 4(1996), no.4, pp. 301-315.

63.  Milstein G.N., Tret'yakov M.V. Mean-square numerical methods for stochastic differential equations with small noise. SIAM J. Scien. Comp., 18(1997), no. 4, pp. 1067-1087.

64.  Milstein G.N., Tret'yakov M.V. Numerical methods in the weak sense for stochastic differential equations with small noise. SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 34(1997), no. 6, pp. 2142-2167.

65.  Milstein G.N. Stability index for invariant manifolds of stochastic systems. Random & Comput. Dynam., 5(4), 1997, pp. 177-211.

66.  Milstein G.N. Weak approximation of a diffusion process in a bounded domain. Stochastics and Stochastics Reports, 62(1997), pp. 147-200.

67.  Milstein G.N., Platen E., Schurz H. Balanced implicit methods for stiff stochastic systems. SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 35(1998), no. 3, pp. 1010--1019.

68.  Milstein G.N. On the mean-square approximation of a diffusion process in a bounded domain. Stochastics and Stochastics Reports, 64(1998), pp. 211-233.

69.  Milstein G.N., Nussbaum M. Diffusion approximation for nonparametric autoregression. Prob. Th. Rel. Fields, 112(1998), no. 4, pp. 535-543.

70.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Simulation of a space-time bounded diffusion. Ann. Appl. Probab., 9(1999), no. 3, pp. 732-779.

71.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Mean velocity of noise-induced transport in the limit of weak periodic forcing. J. Physics A, 32(1999), no. 31, pp. 5795-5805.

72.  Babovsky H., Milstein G.N. Transport equations with singularity. Transport Theory & Statistical Physics, 28(1999), no. 6., pp. 575-595.

73.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical algorithms for semilinear parabolic equations with small parameter based on weak approximation of stochastic differential equations. Math. Comp., 60(2000), no. 229, pp. 237-267.

74.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical analysis of noise-induced regular oscillations. Physica D, 140(2000), no, 3-4, pp. 244-256.

75.  Milstein G.N. Orbital stability index for stochastic systems. Stochastic Analysis and Applications, 18(2000), no. 5, pp.777-809.

76.  Milstein G.N., Veretennikov A.Yu. On deterministic and stochastic sliding modes via small diffusion approximation. Markov Proc. Relat. Fields, 6(2000), no. 3, pp. 371-395.

77.  Khasminskii R., Milstein G.N. On estimation of the linearized drift for nonlinear stochastic differential equations. Stochastic and Dynamics, 1(2001), no. 1, 23-43.

78.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Noice-induced unidirectional transport. Stochastic and Dynamics, 1(2001), no. 3, 361-375.

79.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical solution of the Dirichlet problem for nonlinear parabolic equations by a probabilistic approach. IMA J. Numer. Anal., 21(2001), no. 4, pp. 887-917.

80.  Milstein G.N., Nussbaum M. Maximum likelihood estimation of a nonparametric signal in white noise by optimal control. Stat. Probab. Letters, vol. 55/2(2001), pp. 193-203.

81.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V., Repin Yu.M. Symplectic integration of Hamiltonian systems with additive noise. SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 39(2002), no. 6, pp. 2066-2088.

82.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. The simplest random walks for the Dirichlet problem. Theor. Prob. Appl., 47(2002), no. 1, pp. 39-58.

83.  Imkeller P., Milstein G.N. Moment Lyapunov exponent for conservative systems with small periodic and random perturbations. Stochastic and Dynamics, 2(2002), no. 1, pp. 25-48.

84.  Milstein G.N. The probability approach to numerical solution of nonlinear parabolic equations. Numer. Methods PDEs, 18(2002), no. 4, pp. 490-522.

85.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. A probabilistic approach to the solution of the Neumann problem for nonlinear parabolic equations. IMA J. Numer. Anal., 22(2002), no. 4, pp. 599-622.

86.  Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J.G.M. Numerical construction of a hedging strategy against the multi-asset European claim. Stochastics and Stochastics Reports, 73(2002), no. 1-2, pp. 125-157.

87.  Milstein G.N. The asymptotic behavior of semi-invariants for linear stochastic systems. Stochastic and Dynamics, 2(2002), no. 2, pp. 281-294.

88.  Milstein G.N., Repin Yu.M., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical methods for stochastic systems preserving symplectic structure. SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 40(2003), no. 4, pp. 1583-1604.

89.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Quasi-symplectic methods for Langevin type equations. IMA J. Numer. Anal., 23(2003), pp. 593-626.

90.  Belopolskaya Ya., Milstein G.N. An approximation method for Navier-Stokes equations by probabilistic approach. Stat. Probab. Letters, 64(2003), no. 2, pp. 201-211.

91.  Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J.G.M., Spokoiny V. Transition density estimation for stochastic differential equations via forward-reverse representations. Bernoulli, 10(2004), No. 2, 281-312.

92.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Evaluation of conditional Wiener integrals by numerical integration of stochastic differential equations. J. Comput. Physics, 197(2004) Issue 1, 275-298.

93.  Khasminskii R., Milstein G.N. Stability of gyroscopic systems under small random excitations. Stochastics and Dynamics, 4(2004), no. 1, 107-133.

94.  Milstein G.N., Reiss O., Schoenmakers J. A new Monte Carlo method for American options. Inter. J. Theoret. Appl. Finance, 7(2004), no. 5, 591-614.

95.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical analysis of Monte Carlo evaluation of Greeks by finite differences. J. Comput. Finance 8(2005), 1-33.

96.  Spivakovskaya D., Heemink A.W., Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J.G.M. Simulation of particle concentrations in coastal waters using forward and reverse time diffusion. Adv. Water Resources 28(2005), 927-938.

97.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical integration of stochastic differential equations with nonglobally Lipschitz coefficients. SIAM J Num. Anal. 43(2005), no. 3, 1134-1154.

98.  Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Numerical algorithms for forward-backward stochastic differential equations. SIAM J Sci. Comp. 28(2006), no. 2, 561-582.

99.  Belomestny D., Milstein G.N. Monte Carlo evaluation of American options using consumption processes. Intern. J. Theor. Appl. Finance 9(2006), no. 4, 1-27.

100. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Discretization of forward-backward stochastic differential equations and related quasi-linear parabolic equations. IMA J. Numer. Anal., 27(2007), 24-44.

101. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Computing ergodic limits for Langevin equations. Physica D, 229 (2007), no. 1, 81-95.

102. Fedotov S., Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Superdiffusion of a random walk driven by ergodic Markov process with switching. J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 (2007), 5769-5782.

103. Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J., Spokoiny V. Forward and reverse representations for Markov chains. Stoch. Processes Appl., 117 (2007), 1052-1075.

104. Belomestny D., Milstein G.N. Simulation based option pricing. In: W. Haerdle, N. Hautch, L. Overbeck (Eds). Applied Quantitative Finance, Springer, 2008, pp. 363-378.

105. Belomestny D., Milstein G.N., Spokoiny V. Regression methods in pricing American and Bermudan options using consumption processes. Quantitative Finance, 9(2009), no. 3, 315--327.

106. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Solving parabolic stochastic partial differential equations via averaging over characteristics. Math. Comp., 78 (2009), no. 268, 2075--2106.

107. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Monte Carlo algorithms for backward equations in nonlinear filtering. Adv. Appl. Prob., 41 (2009), no. 1, 63-100.

108. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Practical variance reduction via regression for simulating diffusions. SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 47 (2009), no. 2, 887-910.

109. Belomestny D., Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J. Sensitivities for Bermudan options by regression methods. Decisions Econ. Fin., 33 (2010), no. 2, 117-138.

110. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Averaging over characteristics with innovation approach in nonlinear filtering. In Handbook of Nonlinear Filtering (Eds. D. Crisan and B. Rozovskii). Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 892--919.

111. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Solving the Dirichlet problem for Navier-Stokes equations by probabilistic approach. BIT Numer. Math., 52(2012), 141--153.

112. Khasminskii R., Milstein G.N. Moment Lyapunov exponents and stability index. Appendix B in the book by R. Khasminskii Stochastic Stability of Differential Equations, Springer, 2012, pp. 281--322.

113. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Probabilistic methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with space periodic conditions. Adv. Appl. Probab., 45(2013), no. 3, 742-772.

114. Milstein G.N., Spokoiny V. Construction of mean-self-financing strategies for European options under regime-switching. SIAM J. Fin. Math., 5 (2014), no. 1, 532-556.

115. Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J. Uniform approximation of the Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process. Adv. in Appl. Probab. 47 (2015), no. 4, 1132-1156.

116. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Layer methods for stochastic Navier-Stokes equations using simplest characteristics. J. Comput. Appl. Math. 302 (2016), 1-23.

117. Milstein G.N., Schoenmakers J. Uniform approximation of the Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process via exact simulation at random times. Adv. Appl. Prob. 48 (2016), no. 4, 1095-1116.

118. Milstein G.N., Tretyakov M.V. Mean-square approximation of Navier-Stokes equations with additive noise in vorticity-velocity formulation. Numer. Math. Theory Methods Appl. 14 (2021), no. 1, 1-30.

 

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