Empowering Minds: Students Take Center Stage at the Fourth Annual Conference in Statistics, Actuarial Science, and Finance

Friday, November 24, 2023

The fourth annual Student Conference in Statistics, Actuarial Science, and Finance took place on October 27 & 28, 2023. This two-day event was entirely organized by and for students.

The conference featured keynote presentations by prominent researchers, including Agostino Capponi (Columbia University) and Grace Yi (Western University). Additionally, 30+ student researchers from various universities presented their research findings.

Highlighting excellence, the conference acknowledged outstanding talks at the conference by issuing 6 Presentation Awards to the following participants:

The winners in alphabetic order are:

  • Luke Hagar, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµÌýÌý
  • Dingding Hu, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµÌýÌý
  • Yifan Li, University of Western OntarioÌýÌý
  • Dante Mata Lopez, UQAMÌýÌý
  • Zachary Van Oosten, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµâ€¯Ìý
  • Augustine Wigle, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµÌý

ÌýHonourable mentions go out to:Ìý

  • Yuling (Max) Chen, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµÌý
  • Hwanwoo Kim, University of ChicagoÌý