Dr. George Tzougas, Heriot Watt University, United Kingdom
George Tzougas is an accomplished academic in the field of statistics and actuarial science, currently serving as an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University since 2021. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree and a Master of Science Degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science, both from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the same institution. Tzougas’s career includes notable positions such as Assistant Professor and Fellow in Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received multiple Excellence in Education Awards, recognizing his exceptional teaching and communication skills.
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Dr. George Tzougas holds a Ph.D. in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the Athens University of Economics and Business. His extensive academic qualifications, including an M.Sc. in Statistics and Actuarial Science and a B.Sc. in Mathematics, provide a strong foundation for his advanced research in actuarial mathematics, computational statistics, and data science.
🎓 Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics and Actuarial Science (2014)
Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
- Master of Science in Statistics and Actuarial Science (2008)
Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (2006)
Department of Mathematics, Athens University.
💼 Work Experience
- Associate Professor
Heriot-Watt University (2021 – Present)
- Assistant Professor
London School of Economics and Political Science (2018 – 2021)
- Fellow in Statistics
London School of Economics and Political Science (2016 – 2018)
- Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork (2015 – 2016)
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business (2014 – 2015)
🏆 Awards and Honors
- Highly Commended Award
IFoA Best Paper Prizes 2021
For the paper “Insurance ratemaking using the Exponential-Lognormal regression model” (co-authored with students) 🌟
- Excellence in Education Award
London School of Economics and Political Science (2019-2020) 🎓
- Excellence in Education Award
London School of Economics and Political Science (2018-2019) 🎓
- LSESU Teaching Excellence Award
For Excellent Feedback and Communication (2018-2019) 🗣️
- Excellence in Education Award
London School of Economics and Political Science (2017-2018) 🎓
- Best Class Teacher Award
London School of Economics and Political Science (2016-2017) 🥇
💡 Research Grants
- Primary Investigator
Research Project: “Carbon Dioxide Price Forecasting and Investigation of Spillover Effects Between Different Carbon Markets” (2022-2024) 🌍
- Co-Investigator
Research on Risk in Decarbonisation Finance (2021-Present) 📊
Publication Top Notes:
Optimal bonus-malus systems using finite mixture models
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EM estimation for the Poisson-inverse gamma regression model with varying dispersion: an application to insurance ratemaking
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An EM algorithm for fitting a new class of mixed exponential regression models with varying dispersion
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Mixture composite regression models with multi-type feature selection
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Bonus-malus systems with two-component mixture models arising from different parametric families
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