Edward Frees
Professor Of Actuarial Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Greater Madison Area United States
Summary
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SeniorEdward Frees is a distinguished actuarial scholar and educator, a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries and the American Statistical Association—a unique distinction among their combined membership. He holds professorships at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and The Australian National University, blending decades of academic leadership with active editorial roles in leading actuarial journals. Frees has shaped public policy as an actuarial representative to the Social Security Advisory Board’s Technical Panel and has served in governance roles for the Society of Actuaries and the Actuarial Foundation. His work bridges theoretical statistics and practical insurance applications, making him a sought-after expert on long-term solvency and risk modeling. Beyond traditional academia, he maintains a public-facing presence through his professional website, signaling a commitment to accessible scholarship and outreach.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (19)
loss10
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python9
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science9
data-analytics8
machine-learning8
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r-package7
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
OpenActTexts/Loss-Data-Analytics
Jul 2017 - Jan 2020
Loss Data Analytics is an interactive, online, freely available text. It provides core training on one of the foundations of actuarial science, loss data modeling.
Contributions:190 commits, 11 PRs, 66 pushes in 2 years 6 months
data-analyticsanalyticspythonscienceactuarial-science
ewfrees/Loss-Data-Analytics-Ed1
Jan 2020 - Jul 2022
Loss Data Analytics is an interactive, online, freely available text. It provides core training on one of the foundations of actuarial science, loss data modeling.
Contributions:2 PRs, 40 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 5 months
data-analyticsanalyticspythonscienceactuarial-science
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