Profile
George Streftaris
Head of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics
- Campus
- Edinburgh Campus
- Department
- Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics
- Subject areas
- Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics

I am Professor of Statistics at Heriot-Watt University. Previous roles include associate professor and lecturer at HWU (2004-2019) and post-doctoral positions at BioSS and HWU (2001-2004). I am a member of the Board of Examiners for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK, and external examiner for a number of institutes in the UK and overseas. Professional memberships: Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society; member of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis; member of the Greek Statistical Institute. Education: PhD in Statistics (Edinburgh U); MSc (with Distinction) in Statistics and OR (Essex U); Ptychion (BSc) in Statistics and Actuarial Science (Piraeus U, Greece).