Himchan Jeong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University, Canada.
himchan_jeong "at" sfu.caShort Bio and Research Interest
Himchan holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics with a concentration in Actuarial Science from the University of Connecticut, and a M.Sc. (Statistics), B.A. (Business Administration), and B.Sc. (Mathematical Science) from Seoul National University, South Korea.
Himchan is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (SOA).
Professionally, Himchan has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, appearing in the well-known actuarial science and statistics journals such as Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Journal of Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, ASTIN Bulletin, Annals of Actuarial Science, and Risks. He has also been awarded grants from the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Society of Actuaries (Hickman Scholarship), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Resarch Council (NSERC) of Canada.
His current research interest is predictive modeling for ratemaking and reserving of property and casualty insurance.