Welcome to Statistics and Actuarial Science

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.

Ruodu Wang, Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Risk Management and professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, has received the 2026 Frontiers of Science Award (FSA) from the International Congress of Basic Sciences (ICBS), shared with his co-author Vladimir Vovk, professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, for the paper titled “E-values: Calibration, combination, and applications” published in the Annals of Statistics in 2021. (See the paper on arXiv or view the journal website.)

Ben Feng, Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science and Director of the Master of Actuarial Science program, has been named the University of Waterloo recipient of the 2025 Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Teaching Award.