Faculty
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Reinforcement Learning;
• Network Data Analysis;
• Financial Econometrics;
• Bioinformatics;
• Probability and Statistics
EDUCATION
• 1993, Ph.D. (Statistics), University of Sydney.
• 1989, M.Sc. (Operations Research), University of Technology, Sydney.
• 1985, B.Sc. (Pure Mathematics), University of Lanzhou, P.R.China.
POSITIONS
• 2022-present, Chair Professor, Dept. of Statistics & Data Science, SUSTech
• 1994-2022, Assistant/Assoicate/Full Professor (1994-1998, 1999-2006, 2007-now) Department of Mathematics, HKUST
• 2012-2022, Director, The Center for Statistical Science, HKUST
• 2012–2013, Director, Master of Science in Financial Mathematics, HKUST
HONORS
• Fellow, American Statistical Association (ASA), 2018.
• Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), 2018.
• Elected Member, International Statistical Institute (ISI), 2006
• Second Class Award, 2016, State National Natural Science of China
• Cheung Kong Chair Professor, 2010, Education Ministry of China and Li Ka Shing Foundation
• Second Class Award, 2010, Research Excellence in Natural Sciences, Ministry of Education of China.
• Second Class Award, 2015, Research Excellence in Natural Sciences, Ministry of Education of China.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• Associate Editors
– Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2012-2020.– Canadian Journal of Statistics, 2010-2017.
– Statistics and Its Interface, 2010-present.
– Science in China, 2012-present.
– Journal of Data Analysis, 2008-present.
– Statistical Theory and Related Fields, 2018-present.
• Board of Directors,
– The International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA), 2014-2016.