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Mohamed Hanafy Kotb Ibrahim (Mohamed)

PhD Candidate in Risk & Actuarial Studies

UNSW Business School, Sydney

Bridging traditional actuarial science with artificial intelligence

Mohamed Hanafy Kotb Ibrahim
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About Me

I am a PhD candidate at UNSW Business School, working under the supervision of Associate Professor Eric C.K. Cheung, Associate Professor Andrés Villegas Ramirez, and Professor Jae Kyung Woo.

My research focuses on the intersection of actuarial science and machine learning techniques. My work combines actuarial and data-driven methods to support fair and accurate decision-making. I have hands-on experience with Python and R, and I enjoy solving real-world problems using AI.

Beyond research, I am passionate about teaching and have served as a Teaching Assistant for multiple courses in actuarial data science, and AI applications in insurance.

Quick Facts

  • Institution: UNSW Sydney
  • Program: PhD in Risk & Actuarial Studies
  • Location: Sydney, Australia
  • Email: mohamed_hanafy.ibrahim@student.unsw.edu.au
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Education

Research Interests

Exploring the frontiers of actuarial science and machine learning

Insurance Pricing

Machine Learning

Reinforcement Learning

Optimization

Teaching Experience

Empowering the next generation of actuaries and data scientists

Responsibilities: Prepare materials, teach tutorials, consultations, mark assignments, participate in marking final exams, and administrative tasks.

UNSW Business School, Sydney, Australia

COMM5601

Interdisciplinary Applications of Analytics Techniques

Teaching Assistant Term 1, 2026
ACTL5305

Actuarial Data Science Applications

Teaching Assistant Term 3, 2025
ACTL5111

AI & Deep Learning Models for Risk and Insurance

Teaching Assistant Term 2, 2025
RISK5003

Risk Decision Analytics

Teaching Assistant Term 2, 2025
COMM5601

Interdisciplinary Applications of Analytics Techniques

Teaching Assistant Term 1, 2025

Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Applied Statistics

Statistical methods and their practical applications in real-world data analysis and inference.

Teaching Assistant Spring 2022

Investment Mathematics

Mathematical principles of investment analysis, portfolio theory, and financial calculations.

Teaching Assistant Spring 2022

Operations Research

Mathematical optimization methods, linear programming, and decision analysis for business applications.

Teaching Assistant Fall 2021/2022

Insurance & its Mathematics

Fundamental concepts of insurance theory and mathematical foundations for insurance calculations.

Teaching Assistant Spring 2019
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Conferences & Presentations

2025

Australasian Actuarial Education and Research Symposium (AAERS)

UNSW Sydney, Australia

2025

Actuarial, Finance, Risk and Insurance Congress 2 (AFRIC 2)

Kenya

Publications

View my complete list of publications and citations on Google Scholar.

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Honours & Awards

Skills

Actuarial Science

Data Analysis & Statistics

Machine Learning

R Programming

Python

Get in Touch

I'm always open to discussing research collaborations, opportunities, or just having a chat about actuarial science and machine learning.

Office

School of Risk and Actuarial Studies
UNSW Business School
Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia