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Prof. Dr. Wai-Sum Chan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong  ,  Hong Kong

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Applied Statistics (1986-1989), Fox School of Business, Temple University, U.S.A.

(Thesis Supervisor: Professor William W. S. Wei)

M.Sc. in Applied Statistics (1986-1988), Fox School of Business, Temple University, U.S.A.

M.Phil. in Statistics (1984-1986), Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

(Thesis Supervisor: Professor Howell Tong)

B.B.A. in Accounting (1980-1984), Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of

Hong Kong

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Department of Finance, School of Business, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,

09/2005 – present

Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong,

07/1998 – 08/2005

Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore,

07/1997 – 08/2000

Visiting Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Canada,

01/1996 – 12/1996

Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, National University of Singapore,

07/1994 – 06/1997

Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, National University of Singapore,

07/1989 – 06/1994

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Honorary Fellow, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, U.K., since 2014 (Designation: HonFIA)

Fellow, Society of Actuaries, U.S.A., since 1995 (Designation: F.S.A.)

Fellow, Royal Statistical Society, U.K., since 1990 (Designation: F.R.S.S.)

Fellow, Singapore Actuarial Society, Singapore, since 1996

Fellow, Actuarial Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, since 2001

Fellow, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia & New Zealand, since 2017

Chartered Statistician, U.K., since 1998 (Designation: C.Stat.)

Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, U.S.A., since 2008 (Designation: C.E.R.A.)

EDITORIAL DUTIES

? Co-Editor, North American Actuarial Journal (Taylor & Francis)

? Subject Editor, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (Elsevier)

? Subject Editor, Emerging Markets Review (Elsevier)

? Associate Editor, Finance Research Letters (Elsevier)