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Hailiang Yang, ASA and HonFIA, received his PhD degree from the University of Alberta and his Master degree in actuarial science from the University of Waterloo. He is currently a professor in the Department of Financial and Actuarial Mathematics at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Before joining XJTLU, he worked at the University of Hong Kong for 27 years. His research focuses on actuarial science and mathematical finance. He has worked with many leading figures in the field. He has supervised more than 20 PhD students, and his graduate students are, in many cases, now well-known researchers in their own right. Furthermore, he is an editor of Insurance; Mathematics and Economics and an associate editor of six other journals. In addition, he is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, and he was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and a Corresponding Member of the Swiss Association of Actuaries in 2014. He is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). He received an Outstanding Research Award from the University of Hong Kong in 2013–2014.
Experience
Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science The University of Hong Kong, November 2006 to June 2023
Professor, Department of Financial and Actuarial Mathematics Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, July 2023 to present
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
M.Math. Actuarial Science University of Waterloo, 1995
Ph.D. Statistics and Applied Probability, University of Alberta, 1993
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Insurance portfolio management using Deep Learning
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Some research problems in actuarial science using deep learning
Yang, H., Bai, L., Zhang, Z., Jin, Z. & Li, S.
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Super-replication of life-contingent options under the Black–Scholes framework
Ng, Z-A., Koh, Y-B., Loo, T-H. & Yang, H., 1 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Applied Probability. 61, 4, p. 1263–1277 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SVM-Jacobi for fitting linear combinations of exponential distributions with applications to finance and insurance
Han, X., Wei, B., Yang, H. & Zhao, Q., 16 Oct 2024, In: Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry. 40, 5, p. 1402-1432 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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IME's Editorial Board
Kaas, R., Laeven, R., Lin, S., Tang, Q., Willmot, G. & Yang, H., 1 Nov 2023, In: Insurance: Mathematics and Economics. 113, 1, p. 198-198 1 p., 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Target benefit versus defined contribution scheme: a multi-period framework
Chen, P., Yao, H., Yang, H. & Zhu, D., 16 Sept 2023, In: ASTIN Bulletin. 53, 3, p. 545-579 35 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Valuation of cliquet-style guarantees with death benefits
Yong, Y. & Yang, H., 15 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization. 19, 1, p. 359-375 17 p., 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Actuarial Science in the AI era
Hailiang Yang (Speaker)
21 Nov 2024 → 22 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote Speech
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Equity-linked Insurance Products: Valuation and Hedging
Hailiang Yang (Speaker)
27 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Insurance Fraud Detection with Unsupervised Deep Learning
Hailiang Yang (Speaker)
23 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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27th International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
Hailiang Yang (Member of programme committee)
9 Jul 2024 → 11 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Insurance fraud detection using deep learning
Hailiang Yang (Speaker)
5 Jul 2024 → 6 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote Speech