The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science is a top-tier academic unit among statistical and actuarial science globally. Our community is engaged in topics such as actuarial science, biostatistics, data science, quantitative finance, statistics, & statistics-computing. Our department is home to 70 full-time faculty researching diverse and exciting areas, over 2000 undergraduate students from around the world, and approximately 200 graduate students in master, doctoral, and professional programs.
News
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science hosts Florence Nightingale Day
The event was aimed at girls and students from underrepresented groups, but welcomed any students from Grades 10-12 across the Waterloo Region who were interested in exploring statistics and data science.
Dr. Mu Zhu appointed first associate dean for AI Strategy
“I expect my main role will be to help build up our reputation in AI-related research for the Math Faculty,” Zhu says.
Doing good really does pay: the financial case for sustainable investing
UWaterloo researcher Tony Wirjanto finds that investment strategies built on ESG principles deliver stronger, more resilient returns — even during times of economic stress.
Read the full story on the School of Accounting and Finance website.
Events
Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics seminar: Corrado De Vecchi
Corrado De Vecchi
University of Verona
Room: M3 3127
Probability seminar: Alexander Dunlap
Alexander Dunlap
Duke University
Room: M3 3127
Statistics seminar: Pratheepa Jegannathan
Pratheepa Jegannathan
McMaster University
Room: M3 3127