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Zeinab Amin

  • Position: Associate Provost for Assessment and Accreditation and Professor, Mathematics and Actuarial Science
  • Department: Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science
  • Email: zeinabha@aucegypt.edu
Brief Biography

Zeinab Amin is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science and the associate provost for assessment and accreditation. Amin holds a PhD in statistics, is an associate of the American Society of Actuaries (SOA) and a certified actuarial expert at the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA). Amin is a member of the International Statistical Institute, a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE). 

Amin is the recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Academic Service Award and the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award from AUC.

Amin has designed and taught a wide range of courses in statistics, applied probability, life contingencies, construction and evaluation of actuarial models and enterprise risk management.

Research Interest

Current research interests include quality assurance in education, risk assessment and management and reliability analysis.

Courses
  • MACT 1221 Statistical Reasoning
  • MACT 3211 Applied Probability
  • MACT 3223 Statistical Inference
  • MACT 3224 Probability and Statistics
  • MACT 4331 Insurance Loss Models I
  • MACT 4332 Insurance Loss Models II
  • MACT 4930 Selected Topics in Math
  • MACT 4910 Guided Studies in Mathematics
  • MACT 4321 Life Contingencies I
  • MACT 4322 Life Contingencies II
  • MACT 4990 Enterprise Risk Management

Recent Refereed Publications

  • Amin, Z. (2026). “Socratic Method: A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Statistics,” Teaching Statistics, 1–11.

  • Salem, M., Amin, Z. and Ismail, M. (2020). Progressively Censored Reliability Sampling Plans Based on Mean Product Lifetime, Sankhya B, 82, 1-33. 

  • Amin, Z. (2019). A Practical Road Map for Assessing Cyber Risk, Journal of Risk Research, 22, 32-43.

  • Salem, M., Amin, Z. and Ismail, M. (2018). A Prediction Interval Approach to Developing Life Test Acceptance Criteria for Progressively Censored Data, International Journal of Reliability and Safety, 12, 279-291.

  • Salem, M., Amin, Z. and Ismail, M. (2018). Designing Bayesian Reliability Sampling Plans for Weibull Lifetime Models Using Progressively Censored Data, International Journal of Reliability, Quality & Safety Engineering, 25 (3). Published online January 25, 2018

  • Amin, Z. (2017), A Refined Partnership Model for Effective Risk Management, 2017 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium Monograph, Society of Actuaries

  • Amin, Z. (2016). Quantification of Operational Risk: A Scenario-Based Approach, North American Actuarial Journal, 20, 286-297

  • Amin, Z. and Salem, M. (2015), Bayesian Modeling of Health Insurance Losses,  Journal of Applied Statistics, 42, 231–251.

Chapters in Peer-Reviewed Books

Book Reviews in Refereed Journals

  • Amin, Z. (2014). Operational Risk Modelling and Management by Claudio Franzetti, Journal of Risk and Insurance, 81, 969–973.

  • 2025 Provost Appreciation Award in Recognition of Founding and Leading the Academic Program Review Process (AUC)
  • 2021: The Jewett Foundation Award (George Frederick Jewett Foundation East)
  • 2018: Life Mentorship Program Award of Excellence (AUC)
  • 2016: Certificate of appreciation of exceptional efforts to drive implementation of the Provost's Teaching Enhancement Initiative (AUC)
  • 2016: Excellence in Academic Service Award (AUC)
  • 2013: Educational Institution Grant for the promotion and development of educational and research programs in actuarial science (SOA)
  • 2012: Elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
  • 2009: Excellence in Teaching Award (AUC)
  • 2009: Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Sciences and Engineering (AUC)
  • 2005: Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
  • 2005: Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
  • 1996-1997: British Chevening scholarship, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield
  • 1993-1994: Ford Foundation Scholarship, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield
  • 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986: Highest Ranking Student Award, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
  • Using Generative AI Tools and Techniques for Program Assessment Workshop, Raleigh, North Carolina (April 15, 2026) 
  • 2026 ABET Symposium, Raleigh, North Carolina (April 16 – 17, 2026)
  • Advanced Program Assessment Workshop, Raleigh, North Carolina (April 18, 2026)
  • 2023 Assessment Institute, IUPUI, Indianapolis (October 29-31, 2023)
  • Philanthropy Fundamentals for Academic Leaders Program, Academic Advancement Partners and AUC (October 12 & 13, 2023)
  • 2022 Assessment Institute, IUPUI, Indianapolis (October 9-12, 2022)
  • Leadership Development Program, The Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) and AUC (March 31 & April 1, 2022)
  • Building Confidence as a New Leader: Overcoming Internal Barriers, Academic Impressions (March 29, 2022)
  • Faculty Mentorship: Incorporating Inclusive Practices to Foster Faculty Success, Academic Impressions (December 6 & 7, 2021)
  • Manage, Optimize, and Grow Your Academic Program Portfolio: A Data-Informed Approach, Academic Impressions (November 9 & 10, 2021)
  • 2021 Assessment Institute, IUPUI, Indianapolis (October 24-27, 2021)
  • Skills Transformation in Higher Education Forum, Organized by Coursera in partnership with Brains Global (August 25, 2021)
  • Understanding Tension: Conflict Management Strategies, Academic Impressions (May 18 & 19, 2021)  
  • The 2021 ABET Symposium (April 14-16, 2021)
  • Foster Inclusion in the Classroom Through Formative Assessment, Academic Impressions (January 19, 2021)
  • Measuring Academic Program Cost and Demand to Improve Resource Allocation Conference, Academic Impressions (December 8 and 9, 2020)
  • Creating Equitable and Inclusive Meetings, Academic Impressions (October 9, 2020)
  • Peer to Manager: Navigating Your Transition into Leadership, Academic Impressions (October 8, 2020)
  • Communication Strategies to Confront Toxicity in the Workplace, Academic Impressions (September 17, 2020)
  • Leverage Coaching to Support Your First-Year Faculty, Academic Impressions (September 10, 2020)
  • Reallocating Resources Across Academic Programs, Academic Impressions (September 3, 2020)
  • Leading Change Program, AUC (February 23-28, 2019)
  • 2019 Assessment Institute, IUPUI, Indianapolis (October 13-15, 2019)
  • The Awareness to Action Leadership Program, AUC (October 2-7, 2019)
  • Member of the Academic Advisory Council (ABET)
  • Peer Evaluator for Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
  • Peer Evaluator for National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)
  • Member of the Society of Actuaries (SOA)
  • Certified Actuarial Expert at the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA)
  • Member of the International Actuarial Association (IAA)
  • Member of the Committee on Risk Analysis International Statistical Institute (CRA-ISI)
  • Associate of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (ACA)
  • Elected member International Statistical Institute (ISI)
  • Member of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Professional Actuarial Organizations