Long Bio
Dr. Hongjuan Zhou is a Professor of Practice in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) since fall 2018. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. With a strong foundation in the insurance industry, she brings a wealth of practical experience to her role. Driven by a passion for mathematics, she received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Kansas in 2018. Her academic research interests include stochastic analysis, stochastic differential equations and the applications in financial mathematics and actuarial science. She published high-quality papers and delivered presentations at professional conferences. At ASU, she teaches a variety of actuarial courses and collaborates with other actuarial faculty to foster connections with actuarial organizations and insurance companies. She also conducts active research in the problems arising from practice and provides consulting service to the local industry.
Education
- Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Kansas
- M.A. Statistics, Renmin University of China
- B.A. Statistics, Renmin University of China
Publications
Selected Publications:
- H. Zhou, K.Q. Zhou, and X. Li, Stochastic mortality dynamics driven by mixed fractional Brownian motion, Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Vol 106, 2022.
- P. Jevtic, C. Qin, and H. Zhou, Multi-population mortality modeling with L ́evy processes, Decisions in Economics and Finance, 2022.
- T. Feng, H. Zhou, Z. Qiu, and Y. Kang, The Influence of Demographic and Environmental Stochasticity on the Single Population Model with Component Allee Effects, Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2022.
- D. Nualart and H. Zhou, Total variation estimates in the Breuer-Major theorem, Ann Inst H Poincare Probab Stat, Vol 57 (2), 2021.
- Y. Chen and H. Zhou, Parameter estimation for an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process driven by a general Gaussian noise, Acta Mathematica Scientia, Vol 41, 2021.
- Y. Hu, D. Nualart, and H. Zhou, Drift estimation for stochastic differential equations driven by fractional Brownian motion, Stochastics, Vol 91 (8), 2019.
- Y. Hu, D. Nualart, and H. Zhou, Parameter estimation for fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes of general Hurst parameter, Stat Inference Stoch Process, Vol 22 (1), 2019.
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STP 226 | Elements of Statistics |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 415 | Probability for Risk Mngmnt |
| ACT 515 | Probability for Risk Managemen |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
| ACT 598 | Special Topics |
| ACT 450 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 550 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 370 | Software Tools Bus Analytics |
| ACT 370 | Software Tools Bus Analytics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 415 | Probability for Risk Mngmnt |
| ACT 515 | Probability for Risk Managemen |
| ACT 451 | Short-Term Actuarial Math |
| ACT 551 | Short-Term Actuarial Math |
| ACT 370 | Software Tools Bus Analytics |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
| ACT 450 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 550 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 570 | Essentials: Stochastic Finance |
| ACT 494 | Special Topics |
| ACT 330 | Life and Health Insurance |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 415 | Probability for Risk Mngmnt |
| ACT 515 | Probability for Risk Managemen |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
| ACT 451 | Short-Term Actuarial Math |
| ACT 551 | Short-Term Actuarial Math |
| ACT 370 | Software Tools Bus Analytics |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 210 | Brief Calculus |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
| ACT 598 | Special Topics |
| ACT 450 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 550 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 570 | Stochastic Calc for Finance |
| ACT 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 410 | Mathematics of Finance |
| ACT 435 | Statistics for Risk Modeling |
| ACT 510 | Mathematics of Finance |
| ACT 535 | Statistics for Risk Modeling |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
| ACT 330 | Life and Health Insurance |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ACT 301 | Risk Mgmt and Insurance |
| ACT 301 | Risk Mgmt and Insurance |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 451 | Short-Term Actuarial Math |
| ACT 410 | Mathematics of Finance |
| ACT 551 | Short-Term Actuarial Math |
| ACT 510 | Mathematics of Finance |
| ACT 561 | Machine Learning: Risk Mgmt |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
| ACT 598 | Special Topics |
| ACT 494 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 410 | Mathematics of Finance |
| ACT 415 | Probability for Risk Mngmnt |
| ACT 450 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 510 | Mathematics of Finance |
| ACT 550 | Actuarial Models |
| ACT 515 | Probability for Risk Managemen |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ACT 451 | Actuarial Models II |
| ACT 415 | Probability for Risk Mngmnt |
| ACT 515 | Probability for Risk Managemen |
| ACT 551 | Actuarial Models &Modeling II |
| ACT 561 | Data Analytics in Insurance II |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| STP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| ACT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACT 593 | Applied Project |