Steven Vanduffel is an Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Prior to joining the VUB he was holding a position as Assistant Professor at the KULeuven (2006-2008). By training he has MSc degrees in mathematics and actuarial sciences from the KULeuven and a PhD from the University of Amsterdam (2005).
His research topics are in the field of actuarial and financial mathematics with a current emphasis on the valuation of insurance claims, the optimal design of derivatives and the modeling of stochastic dependence. He has published in actuarial and (financial) mathematics journals including Statistics & Probability Letters, Stochastic Models, Applied Mathematical Finance, International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Insurance, Mathematics & Insurance, Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Journal of Risk and Insurance, and North American Actuarial Journal