Rate My Professor Mark Hayes

Mark Hayes is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Curtin University, part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Specializing in actuarial science, he serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Mathematics and Statistics team. A Fellow of the Actuaries Institute of Australia (FIAA) and a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (FIA), Hayes joined Curtin University in 2017. Prior to this appointment, he accumulated over 15 years of experience in commercial actuarial practice, primarily in life assurance, finance, and investment sectors, along with five years of previous academic teaching experience. His professional advisory roles encompassed life assurance provisions, development of life assurance and health insurance retail products, investment portfolio management, derivative structured products, and corporate acquisitions. Hayes is noted for effectively communicating cash flow and risk-based modelling approaches to facilitate business decision-making.

Within Curtin's actuarial program, Hayes integrates his industry expertise into teaching and research guidance, focusing on investment, finance, and enterprise risk management. He supervises student research leading to presentations at domestic and international conferences. Key publications include 'An Economic Balance Sheet Approach to Quantify the Risks of Credit Guarantees' (2022, SSRN) and 'An investigation into the ability of the reverse yield gap to forecast South African interest rates' (2018, South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, corresponding author). Hayes coordinates units such as MATH3008 Survival Models & Analysis, ACTL4003 Predictive Analytics Principles, and STAT3006 Financial Engineering, equipping students with advanced skills in actuarial modelling, risk assessment, and financial analysis. His contributions bridge theoretical actuarial knowledge with practical applications, enhancing the educational impact in the field.