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Biography:

Kenneth Q. Zhou is an Associate Professor of Actuarial Science in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and an Associate of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (ACIA). He received his PhD in Actuarial Science from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in 2019 and worked as an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University from 2019 to 2024. He was a James C. Hickman Scholar of the Society of Actuaries from 2015 to 2019.

Kenneth’s research interests include stochastic mortality modeling, longevity risk management, insurance data analytics, and Bayesian modeling and forecasting. His work focuses on the technical and economic foundations of life insurance practice, with particular emphasis on modeling mortality trends and managing longevity risk. He also develops and applies statistical methods to address data-driven challenges and to identify sources of financial and insurance risks. More recently, his research has examined approaches to mitigating discrimination in actuarial modeling and pricing from a Bayesian perspective.

Kenneth’s research has been published in leading actuarial, statistical, and insurance journals, including Insurance: Mathematics and Economics,ÌýNorth American Actuarial Journal,ÌýJournal of Risk and Insurance, and Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. His work is also featured in professional publications such as The Actuary Magazine and the Living to 100 Monograph. He received the 2019 Redington Prize for the best paper in investment from the Society of Actuaries for his work on dynamic longevity hedging. Kenneth is a regular presenter at international conferences and university seminars, where he passionately shares his research findings.

Kenneth is deeply committed to actuarial education, mentorship, and curriculum development. Kenneth teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in actuarial science and statistics, and supervises students at all levels, including undergraduate research, master's theses, and PhD dissertations. Interested students are warmly encouraged to reach out at kenneth.zhou@uwaterloo.ca.

Publications:

• Chen, Z., Li, H. Mao, Y. & Zhou, K.Q. (2025). .Insurance: Mathematics and Economics.
• Zhou, K.Q. & Zhu, X. (2025). . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society).
• Zhou, R., Li, J.S.-H., & Zhou, K.Q. (2025). . North American Actuarial Journal.
• Cupido, K., Jevtić, P., Regis L. & Zhou, K.Q. (2024). . Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 2024(10), 1036-1064.
• Zhou, K.Q., Li, J.S.-H., & Lyu, P. (2024). . Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 49(2), 295–319.
• Yang S. & Zhou, K.Q. (2023). . Risks, 11(12), 206.
• Zhu, X. & Zhou, K.Q. (2023). .European Actuarial Journal, 13(1), 277-305.
• Zhou, K.Q. & Li, J.S.-H. (2023). . Journal of Demographic Economics, 89(3), 533-552.
• Lyu, P., Li, J.S.-H., & Zhou, K.Q. (2023). . Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 2023(4), 359-387.
• Zhou, H., Zhou, K.Q., & Li X. (2022). .Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 106, 285-301.
• Feng, M., Li, J.S.-H., & Zhou, K.Q. (2022). . Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 106, 218-238.
• Zhou, K.Q. & Li, J.S.-H. (2021). North American Actuarial Journal, 25(Sup1), S66-S96.
• Li, J.S.-H., Li, J., Balasooriya, U., & Zhou, K.Q. (2021). . North American Actuarial Journal, 25(Sup1), S341-S372.
• Zhou, K.Q. & Li, J.S.-H. (2020). . Annals of Actuarial Science, 14(2), 278-301.
• Li, J.S.-H., Zhou, K.Q., Zhu, X., Chan, W.-S., & Chan, F.W.-H. (2019). . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 182(4), 1523-1560.
• Zhou, K.Q. & Li, J.S.-H. (2019). . Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 84, 1-21.
• Zhou, K.Q. & Li, J.S.-H. (2017). . Journal of Risk and Insurance,84(S1), 417-437.
• Chan, W.-S., Li, J.S.-H., Zhou, K.Q., & Zhou, R. (2016). . Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 41(1), 118-127.

Preprints:

• Zhu, X., Zhou, K.Q., & Wang Z. . Available at arXiv.
• Gabric, L.J., Zhou, S., & Zhou, K.Q. . Available at SSRN.
• Gabric, L.J. & Zhou, K.Q. . Available at SSRN.