Current instructor

Peng Shi

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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GENBUS 656
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is a great lecturer, one of the best I have ever had for a coding/stats class. He is able to explain difficult material very easily. If you go to lecture and pay attention you cover all the questions that will be on the exams. He asks them throughout the lectures. Very friendly, approachable, and down to earth. Highly recommend.
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GENBUS 656
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Shi is very helpful and easy to talk to if you don't understand something. Sometimes the lectures can be a bit boring, but he has R exercises mixed in that are pretty useful to understand the material. Overall, a great guy and a good professor.
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ACTSCI 654
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof Shi is a very likable, humorous, and down-to-earth professor. The material was actually quite difficult and theoretical (a lot of it just went right over my head), but he makes the exams manageable. I highly recommend him.
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Classes with Peng Shi

ACTSCI 399

Reading and Research-actuarial Science

1–3 credits

ACTSCI 399 is a directed reading and research course in actuarial science under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Margie RosenbergPeng Shi

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
ACTSCI 640

Actuarial Statistics for Risk Modeling

4 credits

Introduces statistical learning theory and methods for analyzing and modeling risks in actuarial applications.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.62 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

Peng Shi

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample
RMI 999

Reading and Research-risk Management and Insurance Phd

1–6 credits

RMI 999 is an independent reading and research course for PhD students in Risk Management and Insurance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Justin SydnorTyler Leverty+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ACTSCI 399Reading and Research-actuarial Science
Fall 2026ACTSCI 640Actuarial Statistics for Risk Modeling
Fall 2026RMI 990Risk & Insurance Independent Research Phd Thesis
Fall 2026RMI 999Reading and Research-risk Management and Insurance Phd

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