University of Lausanne
Biographical Sketch: Séverine Arnold (-Gaille) is Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Besides a PhD in Actuarial Science, she has a Certificate in Population Study from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her research focuses on longevity risk and mortality modeling, looking for more efficient models in mortality projections. In a six and a two months research visits at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, in 2009 and 2012 respectively, she has been investigating various causes of death across countries.
Together with Corina Constantinescu (University of Liverpool, UK), she gives yearly short courses in actuarial science at the University of Sfax (Tunisia) and has recently organized a first International Winter School for young actuarial researchers, to be held every other year.
In addition to teaching and research, she was involved in social security projects with the International Labour Organization, is a member of the International Actuarial Association Mortality Working Group and of the Social Security Sub-Committee of the GCAE (Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen).