Yvonne Chueh

Professor

Actuarial Science, Statistics, and Mathematics professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. Graduated from the University of Connecticut (Ph.D. and M.S. in Math & Actuarial Science). From Taiwan with B.S. degree in Pure Math from National Taiwan University, I have taught over two decades at UCONN, UW-Eau Claire, and CWU Math combined. Worked for Aetna ING  in Hartford, Connecticut, the capital city of insurance, and the System Engineering Department of  I.I.I. (Institute for Information Industry), the leading pioneer of information industry and science and technology development founded in 1979 in Taipei, Taiwan. I have been a member of the Society of Actuaries since 1994 and served as council member  (2013-2017) and chair (2017)  of SOA Education & Research Section as well as presenter and panelist since 2002. My research projects have contributed actuarial community including American Academy of Actuaries and the Actuarial Foundation. Currently actively engaged in CWU Computational Sciences master program and CWU Actuarial Science program (Director 2001-2014), as faculty advisor and advocate of Teaching Critical Thinking via Community Inquiries, Just-in-Time Learning, Multimodal-Learning, How People Learn, and Faculty Guided Student Research. Research focus: Implementing research and teaching tools via software engineering (CSTEP, AMOOF, SIWI) and industrial collaborations, efficient stochastic modeling for insurance industries, computational intelligence. Finding volunteering and travel fulfilling, rewarding, and mind-opening, I share the picture above as one of the many places I wish to visit-- 新疆伊犁.

Courses taught/teaching

Math 101  Mathematics in the Modern World        
Math 130  Finite Mathematics
Math 153    Pre-Calculus Mathematics I
Math 154    Pre-Calculus Mathematics II
Math 172  Calculus I
Math 173  Calculus II
Math 311   Statistical Concepts and Methods
Math 411A  Introduction to Probability Theory
Math 411B  Introduction to Probability Theory I
Math 411C   Mathematical Statistics II
Math 410A   Advanced Statistics methods I
Math 410B   Advanced Statistics methods II
Math 413   Introduction to Stochastic Process
Math 414  Time Series
Math 416A  Actuarial Seminar I
Math 416B  Actuarial Seminar II
Math 417A  Loss Models I
Math 417B  Loss Models II
Math 417C  Loss Models III
Math 418A  Financial Mathematics I
Math 418B  Financial Mathematics II
Math 418C  Financial Mathematics III
Math 419A  Actuarial Mathematics I
Math 419B  Actuarial Mathematics II
Math 419C  Actuarial Mathematics II
Math 440  Mathematical Theory of Financial Economics

Math 489 Actuarial Senior Seminar: Predictive Analytics and Actuarial Modeling
Math 510  Games of Chance
CS 595  Graduate Research

Presentations

  • “International Conference Paper Submission Workshop Series: Online Workshop on English Oral Presentations—What Motivates Your Writing?”, Yvonne Chueh, Invited Speaker with YiShan Lea, School of Education, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, May 27, 2021.
  • “International Conference Paper Submission Workshop Series: Online Workshop on English Oral Presentations”, Yvonne Chueh, Invited Speaker with YiShan Lea, School of Education, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, November 28, 2020.
  • “Follow Your Dreams: Study Aboard”, Yvonne Chueh, Invited Speaker, School of Education, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, December, 2019. 
  • “Modeling and Reserving for GMMB using Representative (Pivot) Scenarios in R for Variable Annuity ”, Yvonne Chueh, Donald Davendra, Emmanuel Hamel, Actuarial Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN, August 2019.
  • “From What-If to How-To: Reserving for GMMB with Open Source Research, Collaboration, R codes, and  High Performance Computing”, Yvonne Chueh Presenter & Organizer, Emmanuel Hamel, Donald Davendra, 2019 SOA Life & Annuity Symposium, Tampa, FL May 2019.
  • “Multivariate Scenario Reduction--Applied to Segregated Funds Guarantees”, Yvonne Chueh, Donald Davendra, Emmanuel Hamel, Actuarial Research Conference, London, Ontario, Canada, August 2018.
  • “Effective Implementation of Stochastic Modeling Efficiency Techniques (A Case Study), Ron Harasym, Andrew Ng, Society of Actuaries PD Webcast”, June 2018.
  • “Canadian Life Insurance Industry Innovation”, Melissa Carruthers, FSA, FCIA, Presenter; Yvonne Chueh, Moderator, 2017 SOA Life & Annuity Symposium, Seattle, WA, May 2017.    
             
    “Innovation (US Life Insurance Industry)” Ata Azarshahi, Presenter; Yvonne Chueh, Moderator, 2017 SOA Life & Annuity Symposium, Seattle, WA, May 2017.   
  • “Pet Health Insurance”, Christopher Meredith, Insurance Guy Lori Weyuker Presenters; Yvonne Chueh, Moderator, 2017 SOA Life & Annuity Symposium, Seattle, WA, May 2017.
  • Chueh, Y.; Cataron, A.; Andonie. R. “Mortality Rate Modeling of Joint Lives and Survivor Insurance Contracts Tested by A Novel Unilateral Dependence Measure”, IEEE SSCI Athens, Greece, December 2016.
  • “Scenario Reduction Technique: The Three Plus Two Methods—Theory, Process, and New Test Results on VA and UL”, Annual Meeting & Exhibits, Society of Actuaries, Invited Panelist and Presenter, Las Vegas, USA, October 2016.
  • “Stochastic Modeling of Mortality Rate: Unilateral Dependency Applied to the 2000-08 SOA IAEC Data For Older Age Mortality Modeling”, SOA Actuarial Research Conference, University of Minnesota, Presenter, Minneapolis, USA, July 2016.
  •  “Older Age Mortality Analysis Using Modern Statistical Methods” annual Life & Annuity Symposium, Society of Actuaries, Presenter, Nashville, TN, U.S.A. May 2016.
  • “Improving ERM Tools: A Software Tool to Fit and Analyze Risk Metrics By Easy-Access Parametric and Non-Parametric Probability Distribution Models”, Yvonne Chueh, Presenter, Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, Arlington, VA, April, 2016. (Planning and rescheduled to 2017)
  • “Software Engineering Projects and Products: Ideas and Proposals”, Yvonne Chueh, Presenter, Computational Science masters seminars, Computer Science department, Central Washington University, 2013, 2014, 2015 
           
    “Kernel Density Function Optimization in Modeling Software AMOOF3”, Moderator and Session Organizer, Presenter James Smigaj, annual Actuarial Research Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, August 2015.
  • “Using Probability Modeling Software AMOOF 3.--Data Rich and Data Scarce Modeling” annual Life & Annuity Symposium, Society of Actuaries, Presenter, New York City, NY, U.S.A. May 2015.
  • “Predictive Modeling Tools Applied in Investment Performance and Risk” Investment Symposium, Presenter and Panelist, Society of Actuaries, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. March 2015
  • “Probabilities Tour with Middle School Girls and Actuary—Career Without Boundaries”, Invited Speaker, Expanding Your Horizons Career-day Conference for middle school students, sponsored by CWU CESME Science Education Program, Ellensburg, Washington, USA, March, 2014, 2015. 
  • “Actuarial Model Outcome Optimal Fit (AMOOF) 3.0—Probability Modeling Tool for Education and Research”, co-Presenter with James Smigaj, Paul H. Johnson, Jr., annual Actuarial Research Conference, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, July 2014.
  • “Modeling Efficiency Workshop: Free Research Tool For Selecting Economic Scenarios” annual Life & Annuity Symposium, Society of Actuaries, co-Presenter with Paul H. Johnson, Jr, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. May 2014.
  • “Earthquake Damage Modeling” Cascadia Hazards Institute Conference, Presenter, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, April, 2014.
  • “Efficient Stochastic Modeling: Pivot/Representative Scenarios With Parametric Tail Replication”, Seattle Actuarial Club, Presenter, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., March 2014.
  • “Stochastic Model Efficiency Applications: Cluster-Distance Sampling and Parametric Curve Fitting to Tackle Sampling Errors and Bias”, Presenter with Paul H. Johnson, Jr., Actuarial Seminar, Simon Fraser University, July 2013.
  • “Stochastic Model Efficiency Applications: Cluster-Distance Sampling to Tackle Sampling Errors and Bias”, co-Presenter with Paul H. Johnson, Jr., the 17th International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics, and Economics, Copenhagen, July 1-3, 201

Download

  1. AMOOF3 
  2. CSTEP

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.
 

~Zora Neale Hurston

Publications

  1. COVID-19 CHAT (Choosing Health-Plans All Together) Top Ten Benefit Options’ Cost Estimation and Analysis Authors: Yvonne Chueh (Ph.D., ASA), Arthur Baldwin (FSA, MAAA), Shiaw-Chian Wu (Ph.D.), Margaret Battisti, Jay Vanderzanden, Keegan Negron, Edward Ho, Maddi Everson, Ethan Barrientos, Adrian Desimone, Annie Kang, Presented to National Institute of Health, Department of Bioethics/Clinical Center/NIH For Public Deliberation to Promote Health Equity in The Pandemic Era, August 2021.
  2. Davendra, Donald D.; Chueh, Chinmei Y; Hamel, Emmanuel “A CUDA approach for Scenario Reduction in Hedging Models”, Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 I. Zelinka et al. (Eds.): AETA 2018, LNEE 554, pp. 134–143, 2019.
  3. Davendra, Donald D.; Chueh, Y; Hamel, Emmanuel “A CUDA approach for Scenario Reduction in Hedging Models”, The 5th International Conference on Advanced Engineering – Theory and Applications, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Series, Springer, 2018.
  4. Cataron, A.; Andonie, R.; Chueh, Y. “Asymptotically Unbiased Estimation of A Nonsymmetric Dependence Measure Applied to Sensor Data Analytics and Financial Time Series”, International Journal of Computers Communications & Control, No. 4/2017.
  5. Chueh, Y.; Andonie, R.; Cataron, A. “Stochastic Modeling of Mortality Rate: Unilateral Dependency Applied to the 2000-2008 SOA IAEC Data for Older Age Mortality Modeling”, ARCH Actuarial Research Clearing House, Society of Actuaries, 2017.
  6. Chueh, Y.; Cataron, A.; Andonie. R. “Mortality Rate Modeling of Joint Lives and Survivor Insurance Contracts Tested by A Novel Unilateral Dependence Measure”, IEEE SSCI 2016.
  7. Cataron, A., Andonie, R., Chueh, Y. “Financial Data Analysis Using the Informational Energy Unilateral Dependency Measure”, Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, IJCNN 2015, Killarney, Ireland, July 12-17, 2015.
  8. Jim Smigaj, Yvonne Chueh, John Anvik, Paul H. Johnson, Jr. “Actuarial Model Outcome Optimal Fit (AMOOF) 3.0—Probability Modeling Tool for Education and Research” ARCH Actuarial Research Clearing House, Society of Actuaries, 2015.
  9. Yvonne Chueh. “Software For Teaching Probability Models” Expanding Horizons, Education & Research Section, Society of Actuaries, October 2015.
  10. Cataron, A., Andonie, R., Chueh, Y. “kNN Estimation of The Unilateral Dependency Measure between Random Variables”, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Data Mining (CIDM 2014), IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), Orlando, Florida, 471-478, ISBN: 978-1-4799-4519-1, December 2014.
  11. Yvonne Chueh. “Teaching Future Actuaries: Learn. Do. Automate Loss Modeling.” Expanding Horizons Education & Research Section, Society of Actuaries, October 2014.
          
    Yvonne Chueh. “Teaching Matters: You Do Not Really Understand MLC Unless-” Expanding Horizons, Education & Research Section, Society of Actuaries, April 2014.
             
    Cataron, A., Andonie, R., Chueh, Y.  “Asymptotically Unbiased Estimator of the Informational Energy with kNN”, International Journal of Computers, Communications & Control, 8:689-698, ISSN 1841-9836, October 2013.
         
    Paul H. Johnson, Jr., Yvonne C. Chueh, and Yongxue Qi, “Small Sample Stochastic Tail Modeling: Tackling Sampling Errors and Sampling Bias by Pivot-Distance Sampling and Parametric Curve Fitting Techniques”, ARCH Actuarial Research Clearing House, Society of Actuaries, 2012.

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