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
Charmaine Dean Receives SSC-CANSSI Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work
Dr. Charmaine Dean has been named the 2026 recipient of the Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work presented by the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) and Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) .
Changbao Wu, 2026 Statistical Society of Canada Gold Medalist
Changbao Wu, Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo, is the recipient of the 2026 Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), the Society’s highest honour.
New Book by Ali Ghodsi Explores Foundations and Advances in Deep Learning
Ali Ghodsi, professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, has co-authored a new textbook, Elements of Deep Learning.
The book offers a comprehensive introduction to deep learning and neural networks, combining mathematical rigor with hands-on practice. Covering both foundational concepts and emerging topics, the text explores areas including convolutional neural networks, Transformers, large language models, diffusion models, graph neural networks, reinforcement learning, and more.
Events
Statistics seminar: Yanjun Han
Yanjun Han
New York University
Room: M3 3127