Wawan Hafid Syaifudin is an actuary and a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Soon after the completion of his Master of Actuarial Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada, he worked for nearly four years as a lecturer at the Department of Actuarial Science, Sepuluh Nopember Intitute of Technology, Indonesia. Wawan specializes in actuarial science, financial mathematics, and stochastic processes. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Statistics with the research interest in actuarial science and stochastic processes. Recognized for his professional achievements, he is currently holding more than 13 professional designations/certifications both nationally and internationally from the Society of Actuaries of Indonesia, Islamic Insurance Society, International Association of Registered Financial Consultants, Financial Planning Standard Board, and LSP Pasar Modal.