Katrien Antonio

Katrien Antonio

professor in actuarial science and insurance analytics

KU Leuven

University of Amsterdam

I am a professor in actuarial science and insurance analytics at KU Leuven and (part-time) professor in actuarial data science with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. My research lab studies problems in insurance data science. I love teaching at all levels of higher education and enjoy creating engaging materials (e.g., videos, presentations) to share data-driven insights.

Interests

  • actuarial science
  • insurance data science
  • teaching in higher education

Education

  • PhD in Mathematics, 2007

    KU Leuven, Belgium

  • MSc in Mathematics, 2003

    KU Leuven; Belgium

  • BSc in Mathematics, 2001

    KU Leuven, Belgium

“I love developing engaging teaching materials tailor made to the audience. Visit my projects to see some examples of recent in company trainings on machine learning. "

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“Great professor, interesting labs, homeworks are well designed and are really useful in order to understand the concepts from the course.”

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“What really stood out was the extra effort put into this course to make sure it wouldn’t lack quality due to the online lectures.”

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“Katrien and her team have once again been able to present a complex problem in a very clear way.”

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“Passion in teaching clearly visible, constant effort in speaking clearly and finding the right words and pace, perfect mastering of the technology.”

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Lately

Recent Publications

Neural networks for insurance pricing with frequency and severity data: a benchmark study from data preprocessing to technical tariff

Insurers usually turn to generalized linear models for modelling claim frequency and severity data. Due to their success in other …
Freek Holvoet, Katrien Antonio, Roel Henckaerts
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Talks / Workshops

Neurale netwerken en hun inzet in het actuariaat

Workshop delivered during the Winter School of AG-AI in The Netherlands.
Dec 15, 2022 9:45 AM — 11:00 AM Online workshop
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Neurale netwerken en hun inzet in het actuariaat
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