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Marie-Claire Koissi-Kouassi, Ph.D.

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Professor; Co-Academic Director of Data Science

Contact Information

Office
Hibbard Humanities Hall 514
124 Garfield Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Education

Education

  • Ph.D., 2006; Åbo Akademi, Finland (Applied Mathematics, Finnish Doctoral Program in Stochastics and Statistics).
  • Philosophy Licentiate; Mathematics; Åbo Akademi, Finland.
  • License/Maîtrise in Mathematics (Operational Research); Université de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching and Research Interests

Ph.D. Dissertation (2006): “Modeling Mortality Rates: Improvement, Uncertainty and Effect on Life Annuities ”. Advisors (2006): Pr. Arnold F. Shapiro, Ph.D., F.S.A. (Penn State University, Actuarial Sciences and Risk Management) and Pr. Göran Högnäs, Ph.D. (Åbo Akademi, Mathematics)

Research: Actuarial Science - Applied Statistics

  • Longevity Risk - Mortality modeling and forecasting
  • Risk Assessment - Fuzzy Logic Applications to Risk Assessment.
  • Machine Learning and Data Analytics Techniques with Actuarial Applications

Classes Taught at UWEC:  Statistics and Data Science

  • DS 740- Data Mining & Machine Learning
  • DS 140- Basics of Data Analysis with R
  • Math 445 - Survey Sampling
  • Math 442 – Advanced Statistical Modeling,
  • Math 441 – Linear Regression and Time Series
  • Math 347 – Mathematical Statistics
  • Math 346 – Introduction to Probability
  • Math 246 – Elementary Statistics