Fangyuan Zhang, Senior Research Engineer, EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute
Fangyuan Zhang is a senior research engineer at EDHEC Climate Institute where she contributes to the research programme on climate scenarios, looking at understanding and applying climate scenarios while addressing their uncertainties. She holds a PhD in Economics and a M.Sc in Finance and Insurance from University of Ulm in Germany and a Master and Bachelor of Economics from Fudan University in China. Fangyuan was previously a postdoctoral researcher for the Data Science Department at EURECOM, where she worked on the interdisciplinary research between economics and machine learning. She has published academic research on pension system and portfolio optimisation in Mathematics and Financial Economics and ASTIN Bulletin: The Journal of the IAA. She is a recipient of the Chris Daykin Prize (2023), the best paper award presented by the International Actuarial Association.
About EDHEC
Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.
