Bernard Wong

Professor Bernard Wong is the Head of the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia. As a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and a Fulbright Scholar, he has significantly advanced actuarial science through research and leadership. His academic credentials include a PhD from the Australian National University and a BCom (Hons) in Actuarial Studies from Macquarie University.

• PhD (Australian National University)
• BCOM (Hons) in Actuarial Studies (Macquarie University)

His research focuses on AI/ML-enhanced actuarial methods and capital modeling under climate change, with applications to insurance and risk management. He co-leads the Innovations in Risk, Insurance, and Superannuation (IRIS) Knowledge Hub and serves as a chief investigator in the UNSW Institute of Climate Risk and Response. His work also drives the Business AI Lab’s actuarial innovations.

Recent publications analyze data breach trends, stochastic loss reserving with neural networks, and multivariate count processes. He has secured substantial Australian Research Council grants, including projects on extreme value theory and claim dependencies. Awards include the Hachemeister Prize (2023, 2017), Taylor-Fry Silver Prize (2018), and Melville Practitioner Prize (2000).

Professor Wong actively contributes to actuarial governance as a Board Member of ASTIN and former participant in the Actuaries Institute Data Analytics Practice Committee. His teaching encompasses actuarial data science and enterprise risk management courses.