Peng Shi
Assistant Professor
DuSable Hall 359D
phone: 753-6795
shi@math.niu.edu
Dr. Shi is an assistant professor of statistics who works in longitudinal models, copula regression, and predictive modeling. Dr. Shi earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 2009 and received his bachelor's degree in finance and a master's degree in risk management from Beihang University in Beijing, China. While finishing his PhD degree in actuarial science at the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he was under the supervision of Professor Edward (Jed) Frees. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries.
Dr. Shi joined the faculty of the Division of Statistics at NIU in 2009. His research interests include predictive modeling, longitudinal data, copula models and dependencies, and stochastic loss reserving.
Spring 2013 Courses
- STAT 470/570-0001
Intro to Probability Theory
TTh 12:30-1:45 pm
DU 480 - STAT 485/585-0001
Life Contingencies and Payment Models I
TTh 3:30-4:45 pm
DU 322
Research Areas
- Longitudinal Models
- Copula Regression
- Predictive Modeling
Office Hours
- TTh 10-12pm DU 359D
Committees
- Actuarial Club, Chair
- Actuarial Program Development
- Grade Review Panel