Dr. Jae Woo

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jae Kyung Woo earned MMath and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo. He held a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University from September 2010 to July 2011. Following this, he served as an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Columbia University from July 2011 to June 2012. He then worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Hong Kong from July 2012 to June 2017. In July 2017, he joined the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW Business School, where he also serves as a Nominated Accreditation Actuary until 2024. His research interests are concentrated on risk theory, reliability theory, aggregate claim analysis, queueing theory, dependence modeling, and the Bonus-Malus system. He is an Editorial Board member for the ASTIN Bulletin: Journal of the International Actuarial Association since January 2021, and for the European Actuarial Journal and Probability Engineering and Information Sciences as well.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2012-07-01 — 2017-06-30

University of Hong Kong • Hong Kong

Served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Assistant Professor

2011-07-01 — 2012-06-30

Columbia University • New York, USA

Served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2010-09-01 — 2011-07-30

Concordia University • Montreal, Canada

Held a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Assistant Professor

2017-07-01 — Present

University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

Joined the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies.

Requirements for University of New South Wales

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:23
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:90
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Recognised Bachelor degree Minimum 1 year relevant work experience for certain streams
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Personal Statement
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Includes Business Intelligence, Enterprise Systems, and Cybersecurity Management streams.