Ben Feng

Professor Feng joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in July, 2016 as an Assistant Professor. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences under the supervison of Jeremy Staum and Andreas Waechter at the Northwestern University in 2016. He is particularly interested in the intersection of these fields such as statistical machine learning, portfolio optimization, efficient simulation algorithms for risk management, etc. His professional background in actuarial science guides his research towards applying advanced theoretical methodologies to solve complex practical problems.