Professor Cai Jun of University of Waterloo, Canada, Came to HNUC to Give Lectures

2019-02-22

On November 17, Professor Cai Jun of University of Waterloo in Canada was invited to HNUC to carry out academic exchanges and discuss the training program for relevant professionals. Professor Ouyang Zisheng, director of the Office of Research, Professor Xie Xiaoliang, dean of School of Mathematics and Statistics, all faculties of economic statistics, head of financial mathematics, and all students from academician excellence class of digital economy attended and listened to the report. Professor Yang Gang, deputy director of the Office of Academic Affairs, presided over the report.

Professor Cai Jun introduced the latest developments of risk theory from the perspective of frontier issues in financial risk measurement, risk measurement models and methods, and shared the latest research achievements of his team in the area of financial risk measurement. The report was profound and simple, and the participants studied carefully and discussed related issues.

After the report, Professor Cai Jun, together with the head of master’s degree in applied statistics, head of the Department of Economic Statistics, financial mathematics and excellence class of digital economy, discussed the professional talent training program, and proposed constructive suggestions on training objectives, training channels, academic credits, course setting, practical and cooperation in running schools.

Professor Cai Jun, doctor of Actuarial Mathematics graduated from Concordia University, Canada, is currently the tenured professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Probability Statistics and Actuarial Science of University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also the overseas professor of the Ministry of Education at the Central University of Finance and Economics and China Institute of Actuarial Sciences. His main research fields include applied probabilities, actuarial mathematics, risk analysis of investment and reinsurance, and quantitative risk management.

Professor Cai Jun has published more than 70 papers in top international journals such as Mathematical Finance, Finance and Stochastics, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, Advances in Applied Probability, Stochastic Processes and their Applications. He has also been awarded the Most Outstanding Paper Price by Canadian Institute of Actuaries, the New Opportunity Fund by Canada Foundation for Innovation, and hosted several Canadian natural science and electrical and mechanical engineering research projects. (Yang Gang, Fang Xiaoping)