Nicolas Camenzind wins the SCOR Actuarial Award Switzerland 2026
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PhD student in the EDMT program at EPFL, Nicolas Camenzind has received the SCOR Actuarial Award Switzerland 2026 for his doctoral thesis on discount curve estimation, recognizing the quality and impact of his actuarial research.
The award was presented by Claudia Dill, SCOR’s Chief Operating Officer, on 1 October 2026 in Zurich, during an actuarial conference held in conjunction with the Sustainability Working Group of the Swiss Association of Actuaries (SAV).
His doctoral thesis, “Discount Curve Estimation – Standalone to Transfer Learning,” explores approaches to discount curve estimation, a key topic in actuarial science. His research was conducted within the Finance and Technology Programme under the supervision of Prof. Damir Filipović.
Congratulations to Nicolas on this outstanding achievement!
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