Research Group

The group of Joël Wagner contributes to the research and teaching activities of the Department of Actuarial Science and HEC Lausanne in the field of insurance. A broad range of topics from both theoretical and practical viewpoints are in the scope of research.

Current members

  • Antonin Beringhs, doctoral student
  • Sylvain Botteron, doctoral student
  • Ion Cimbru, doctoral student
  • Estelle Cordonier, doctoral student and graduate assistant
  • Thibaud Dubuis, doctoral student and graduate assistant
  • Selina Lehner, doctoral student
  • Lucien Lorenz, doctoral student and graduate assistant
  • Marco Maggi, doctoral student
  • Lukas Stricker, doctoral student

Former members and visitors

Doctoral Students, Graduate Assistants and Senior Researchers
  • Laura Aburto, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, August 2022 – May 2026 [LinkedIn]
  • Anja Breuer, Doctoral Student, August 2017 – March 2023 [LinkedIn]
  • Thibaud Deruelle, Senior Researcher, August 2021 – Dec. 2022, now @ European Society for Medical Oncology [LinkedIn]
  • Charbel Mirza, Doctoral Student, Aug. 2015 – July 2019, now @ Ernst & Young [LinkedIn]
  • Philipp Müller, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, Aug. 2014 – July 2018, now @ Swiss Re [LinkedIn]
  • Michel Fuino, Doctoral Student, Graduate Assistant and Senior Researcher, Oct. 2015 – Aug. 2020, now @ Retraites Populaires [LinkedIn]
  • Yashka Huggenberger, Doctoral Student, Feb. 2021 – Feb. 2025, now @  [LinkedIn]
  • Raphael Iten, Doctoral Student, Feb. 2019 – June 2024, now @ Sompo [LinkedIn]
  • Veronika Kalouguina, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, Jan. 2019 – April 2022, now @ Expedia Group [LinkedIn]
  • Enej Kovac, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, August 2024 -August 2025, now @ Université de Lausanne [LinkedIn]
  • Liselotte Maichel, Doctoral Student, – Jan. 2020, now @ The Boston Consulting Group [LinkedIn]
  • Guillem Montoliu Montes, SNSF Doctoral Student, Aug. 2016 – November 2020 [LinkedIn]
  • Iegor Rudnytskyi, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, Aug. 2015 – July 2019, now @ Self-employed  [LinkedIn]
  • Aleksandr Shemendyuk, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, Aug. 2019 – July 2024 [LinkedIn]
  • Yves Staudt, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, May 2015 – August 2019, now @ Fachhochschule Graubünden [LinkedIn]
  • Philipp Trein, Senior Researcher, March 2019 – July 2020, now @ Université de Lausanne [LinkedIn]
  • Andrey Ugarte, Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant, Aug. 2019 – Nov. 2023, now @ University of Amsterdam [LinkedIn]
Student Assistants
  • Malek Azzouz, Student Assistant, Feb. 2017 – Aug. 2017 [LinkedIn]
  • Mathieu Brusatin, Student Assistant, Aug. 2018 – Dec. 2018 [LinkedIn]
  • Vanessa Carrard, Student Assistant, Feb. 2019 – July 2019, Feb. 2020 – June 2020, Feb. 2021 – June 2021, Mar. 2022 – June 2022 [LinkedIn]
  • Léo Ferrari, Student Assistant, Feb. 2018 – July 2018, Feb. 2019 – July 2019 [LinkedIn]
  • Frédérique Hansen, Student Assistant, Feb. 2017 – Dec. 2017 [LinkedIn]
  • Eliot Jean, Student Assistant, Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2017 [LinkedIn]
  • Nicolas Lisita, Student Assistant, Dec. 2014 – May 2015 [LinkedIn]
  • Marielle Margue, Student Assistant, Feb. 2018 – July 2018 [LinkedIn]
  • Valentin Muller, Student Assistant, Feb. 2016 – June 2016 [LinkedIn]
  • Roxane Neuvecelle, Student Assistant, Feb. 2023 – June 2023 [LinkedIn]
  • Loïc Simonet, Student Assistant, Feb. 2016 – Jan. 2017 [LinkedIn]
  • Maria Elisa Vega Paez, Student Assistant, Aug. 2014 – Dec. 2014 [LinkedIn]
Visitors
  • Maj-Britt Nordfang, Univ. of Copenhagen (DK), Visiting PhD Student, Feb. 2015 – May 2015 & Sept. 2015 [LinkedIn]
  • Laura Aburto, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (MX), Visiting Master Student, Aug. 2018 – Oct. 2018 [LinkedIn]
  • Federica Botticelli, Univ. “La Sapienza” of Rome (I), Visiting Master Student, June 2015 – Aug. 2015 [LinkedIn]
  • Soyoung Lim, Sung Kyun Kwan University (KR), Visiting PhD Student, Nov. 2019 – March 2020
  • Rene Rosenberger, Technische Universität Graz (A), Visiting Master Student, Oct. 2015 – Dec. 2015 [LinkedIn]

Acknowledgements

The research group gratefully acknowledges the financial support obtained from the Swiss National Science Foundation (2015 – 2026, link) and the Swiss Insurance Association (2015 – 2026).