Keng Seng Tan 1970–2023 In Memoriam

Abstract

The editorial is dedicated to the memory of Ken Seng Tan, who passed away on January 1, 2023, at the height of his academic career. He was one of the most influential and prolific actuarial researchers of the last three decades.Ken Seng Tan moved to Canada from Malaysia for his undergraduate studies and remained there until 2019. In 1998, he completed his PhD in Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo, where his doctoral thesis, Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods: Applications in Finance and Actuarial Science, won a university award for Outstanding Achievement In Graduate Studies.