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Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 523160)
 
(Post date:October 18, 2023)


We were honored to have Professor Howell Tong as our distinguished guest at this year's Undergraduate Welcoming Orientation

We were honored to have Professor Howell Tong as our distinguished guest at this year's Undergraduate Welcoming Orientation. Professor Tong delivered an impactful keynote speech to kick start of the academic year. Click here to access the full speech and view the highlights
 
Message to Freshers: A speech by Professor Howell Tong on 'Time and Tide Wait for No man'
新生寄語: 湯家豪教授的一席話《逝者如斯,不捨畫夜》

 
(Post date:August 30, 2023)


Congratulations to Dr Edwin Fong on winning the Savage Award for the category of Theory and Methods

Congratulations to Dr Edwin Fong (Assistant Professor) on winning the Savage Award for the category of Theory and Methods. The Savage Award is a prestigious award bestowed each year to two outstanding doctoral dissertations in Bayesian econometrics and statistics.
 
More details about the award can be found on the website of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis

 
(Post date:August 11, 2023)


Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 522437)
 
(Post date:July 21, 2023)


Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 522440)
 
(Post date:July 20, 2023)


Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 522418)
 
(Post date:July 19, 2023)


Tutor (holding the title of Instructor in Statistics) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Tutor (holding the title of Instructor in Statistics) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 520855)
 
(Post date:June 14, 2023)


In Memory of Professor Tze Leung Lai (1945-2023)

In Memory of Professor Tze Leung Lai
 
(Post date:May 29, 2023)


Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 520129)
 
(Post date:April 25, 2023)


Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Statistics (2 posts)

Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Statistics (2 posts) (Ref.: 519748)

(Post date:March 28, 2023)


Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 519021)

(Post date:January 12, 2023)


Congratulations to Dr Eddy Lam and his team including Dr CW Kwan on receiving the Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Award 2022!

Congratulations to Dr Eddy Lam and his team including Dr CW Kwan on receiving the Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Award 2022! They have developed a comprehensive assessment tool, MDS-HC(HK), to evaluate the health outcomes and care needs of Hong Kong Chinese elders to facilitate the prioritisation of services to the neediest and most effective allocation of public resources.
 
(Post date: December 5, 2022)


港大團隊研辨表情AI 偵虐兒偵拔喉偵面試表現

【明報新聞】港大團隊研辨表情AI 偵虐兒偵拔喉偵面試表現

(Post date:November 6, 2022)


港大首設全港第一個AI元宇宙校園,打破網上教學界限回應STEAM人才培育!

【商業電台雷霆881 與時並進】港大首設全港第一個AI元宇宙校園,打破網上教學界限回應STEAM人才培育!

(Post date:November 5, 2022)


Congratulations to Dr Eric Li on being awarded Fellowship of Advance HE in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and learning support in higher education.

Congratulations to Dr Eric Li on being awarded Fellowship of Advance HE in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and learning support in higher education.

(Post date:November 3, 2022)


Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 517119)

(Post date:October 28, 2022)


港大元宇宙校園開放試用創先河

【信報新聞】港大元宇宙校園開放試用創先河

(Post date:October 20, 2022)


Marvion unveiling HKU CampusLand - a joint metaverse initiative with Marvel Digital AI and the University of Hong Kong

【Yahoo News】Marvion unveiling HKU CampusLand - a joint metaverse initiative with Marvel Digital AI and the University of Hong Kong

(Post date:October 20, 2022)


Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Statistics (3 posts)

Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Statistics (3 posts) (Ref.: 516616)

(Post date:September 22, 2022)


Congratulations to our PhD candidates, Mr. FENG Yufan, Ms. LI Lan & Mr. MIAO Yan on receiving the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship plus the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship and Mr. LI Lan, Ms. LIANG Zhuo on receiving the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship.

Congratulations to our PhD candidates, Mr. FENG Yufan, Ms. LI Lan & Mr. MIAO Yan on receiving the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship plus the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship and Mr. LI Lan, Ms. LIANG Zhuo on receiving the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship. For the recent awards of our RPGs, please click HERE.

(Post date:September 5, 2022)


Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 516531)

(Post date:August 13, 2022)


Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (2 posts)

Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (2 posts) (Ref.: 516116)

(Post date:August 9, 2022)


Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 515772)

(Post date:July 21, 2022)


Tutor (holding the title of Instructor in Statistics)

Tutor (holding the title of Instructor in Statistics) in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 515005)

(Post date:June 17, 2022)


Warmest congratulations to our staff member Professor Hailiang YANG on receiving the 25 years’ Long Service Award this year.

Warmest congratulations to our staff member Professor Hailiang YANG on receiving the 25 years’ Long Service Award this year.

(Post date:June 9, 2022)


【明報文章】尹國聖、陳齊浩:用數據說話—香港抗疫為何惜敗新加坡

【明報文章】尹國聖、陳齊浩:用數據說話—香港抗疫為何惜敗新加坡

(Post date:April 11, 2022)


【明報文章】尹國聖:從統計學看疫苗猶豫及新冠死亡率

【明報文章】尹國聖:從統計學看疫苗猶豫及新冠死亡率

(Post date:March 30, 2022)


【明報文章】估算染疫人數 需用正確統計方法(文:尹國聖、陳齊浩)

【明報文章】估算染疫人數 需用正確統計方法(文:尹國聖、陳齊浩)

(Post date:March 21, 2022)


【大公報】學者觀點/香港感染人數到底有多少? (文:張志強)

【大公報】學者觀點/香港感染人數到底有多少? (文:張志強)

(Post date:March 16, 2022)


【明報文章】尹國聖:新冠快測包 須防統計學錯誤

【明報文章】尹國聖:新冠快測包 須防統計學錯誤

(Post date:March 14, 2022)


First Edge Computing AI Chip in Hong Kong for Real-time Video Analytics

【創新科研】港大團隊研實時視頻分析應用程式 可檢測人體活動及表情

(Post date:March 10, 2022)


Project Associate in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Project Associate in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 511677)

(Post date:January 20, 2022)


Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Actuarial Science in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 511500)

(Post date:January 19, 2022)


Postdoctoral Position in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Postdoctoral Position in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
 
(Post date:November 8, 2021)


Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 508643)

(Post date:October 21, 2021)


Data Science and/or Big Data Related fields for the Institute of Data Science

Data Science and/or Big Data Related fields for the Institute of Data Science (Ref.: 508526)

(Post date:October 4, 2021)


Post-doctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 508071)

(Post date:August 30, 2021)


Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 507808)

(Post date:July 30, 2021)


Congratulations to our PhD candidates, Ms CAI Yuxi on receiving the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, Mr ZHU Lingting on receiving the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship and Mr YAO Minhao on receiving University Postgraduate Fellowship.

Congratulations to our PhD candidates, Ms CAI Yuxi on receiving the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, Mr ZHU Lingting on receiving the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship and Mr YAO Minhao and Mr LI Xiang on receiving University Postgraduate Fellowship. For the recent awards of our RPGs, please click HERE.

(Post date:July 29, 2021)


Post-doctoral Fellow in Biostatistics in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Post-doctoral Fellow in Biostatistics in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 504704)

(Post date:July 16, 2021)


Warmest congratulations to our staff member Professor Wing Kam Fung on receiving the 35 years’ Long Service Award this year.

Warmest congratulations to our staff member Professor Wing Kam Fung on receiving the 35 years’ Long Service Award this year.

(Post date:June 16, 2021)


We are pleased to share that our research postgraduate students’ papers have been accepted at ICML 2021, MICCAI 2021 and IJCAI 2021. Congratulations to Ms Jiahui Gao, Mr Jiaqi Gu, Ms Chen Liu, Ms Jingyu Zhao and all collaborators.

We are pleased to share that our research postgraduate students’ papers have been accepted at ICML 2021, MICCAI 2021 and IJCAI 2021. Congratulations to Ms Jiahui Gao, Mr Jiaqi Gu, Ms Chen Liu, Ms Jingyu Zhao and all collaborators.

(Post date:June 1, 2021)


Congratulations to Professor Guosheng Yin who has been elected as Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics for demonstrating distinction in research in statistics or probability.

Congratulations to Professor Guosheng Yin who has been elected as Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics for demonstrating distinction in research in statistics or probability.

(Post date:April 7, 2021)


Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II)

Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 503657)

(Post date:March 26, 2021)


Postdoctoral Position in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Postdoctoral Position in Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
 
(Post date:March 8, 2021)


In Memoriam: Professor Saw Swee Hock

In Memoriam: Professor Saw Swee Hock, Founding Professor and Head of the Department of Statistics (1969-1971) and Honorary University Fellow (2013)
 
(Post date:February 18, 2021)


Congratulations to our PhD student Mr Huaqing Jin on receiving the Hung Hing Ying Scholarship

Congratulations to our PhD student Mr Huaqing Jin on receiving the Hung Hing Ying Scholarship. This competitive scholarship is awarded to outstanding research postgraduate students in physical sciences on the basis of academic merit.
 
(Post date:December 23, 2020)


Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II)

Senior Executive Assistant/Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Ref.: 502745)

(Post date:November 24, 2020)


HKU Professoriate Recruitment (Computational, Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence fields for Research Division for Mathematical and Statistical Science, Faculty of Science)

HKU Professoriate Recruitment (Computational, Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence fields for Research Division for Mathematical and Statistical Science, Faculty of Science) (Ref.: 502567)
 
(Post date:November 6, 2020)


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HKU "Hong Kong Scholars" Professoriate Cluster Recruitment (Data Science and/or Big Data Related fields) for the Institute of Data Science (10 or more posts) (Ref.: 502558)
 
(Post date:November 6, 2020)


Tenure-track Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence. (3 posts) (Ref.: 502068)
 
(Post date:September 8, 2020)


Postdoctoral / Research Assistant positions in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Postdoctoral / Research Assistant positions in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.
 
(Post date:July 10, 2020)


Warmest congratulations to our staff members Dr YK Chung, Dr CW Kwan, Ms Ada Lai and Ms Irene Cheung on receiving the 15, 25, 35, or 40 years’ Long Service Award this year.

Warmest congratulations to our staff members Dr YK Chung, Dr CW Kwan, Ms Ada Lai and Ms Irene Cheung on receiving the 15, 25, 35, or 40 years’ Long Service Award this year.

(Post date:June 12, 2020)


Lecturer in Data Science in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Lecturer in Data Science in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. (Ref.: 500415)

(Post date:June 10, 2020)


HKU statisticians develop online diagnostic system for screening COVID-19 with AI technologies based on chest CT dataset.

HKU statisticians develop online diagnostic system for screening COVID-19 with AI technologies based on chest CT dataset.

(Post date:June 3, 2020)


Congratulations to our PhD candidates, Mr ZHANG Chenyang and Mr JIN Huaqing on receiving the finalist award of the SCT Thomas Chalmers Student Scholarship by the Society for Clinical Trials, and Miss LU Kexin on receiving the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship.

Congratulations to our PhD candidates, Mr ZHANG Chenyang and Mr JIN Huaqing on receiving the finalist award of the SCT Thomas Chalmers Student Scholarship by the Society for Clinical Trials, and Miss LU Kexin on receiving the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship. For the recent awards of our RPGs, please click HERE.

(Post date:June 1, 2020)


Senior Executive Assistant/ Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Senior Executive Assistant/ Executive Assistant (at the rank of Clerk I/II) in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. (Ref.: 500302)

(Post date:May 28, 2020)


Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. (Ref.: 500253)

(Post date:May 22, 2020)


MDASC is one of the listed eligible programmes in the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme sponsored by UGC.

MDASC is one of the listed eligible programmes in the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme sponsored by UGC. Selected Fellowship Students can receive HK$120,000 of subsidy.

(Post date:March 20, 2020)


Tenure-track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Quantitative Analysis in Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science.

Tenure-track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Quantitative Analysis in Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science. (Ref.: 495673)

(Post date:January 24, 2020)


Post-doctoral Fellow in Statistical Genetics in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Post-doctoral Fellow in Statistical Genetics in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. (Ref.: 499157)

(Post date:November 22, 2019)


Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in Big Data in Environment and Climate Science in the Research Division of Mathematical and Statistical Science.

Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in Big Data in Environment and Climate Science in the Research Division of Mathematical and Statistical Science. (Ref.: 498769)

(Post date:October 11, 2019)


Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence (2 posts) in the Research Division for Mathematical and Statistical Science.

Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence (2 posts) in the Research Division for Mathematical and Statistical Science. (Ref.: 498526)

(Post date:October 11, 2019)


2019 Munich Re Cup Actuarial Mathematics Competition

Congratulations to our Actuarial Science students Mr Marco Lam and Miss Linhong Qiu, who were awarded for excellent standing at the 2019 Munich Re Cup Actuarial Mathematics Competition! Marco came in second overall, whilst Marco and Linhong were champions for Hong Kong and Chengdu regions respectively.
 
(Post date: Septebmer 5, 2019)


Random Matrices and Complex Data Analysis Workshop

Random Matrices and Complex Data Analysis Workshop on December 10-12, 2019, Shanghai.
 
(Post date: August 30, 2019)


2019 Munich Re Cup Actuarial Mathematics Competition

Two teams formed by our Actuarial Science students have won the Ernst & Young NextWave Data Science Challenge (Hong Kong region) including monetary prize and internship opportunity!
 
With over 350 students registering for the competition, 14 top performers from different Hong Kong universities have been invited to present their work in terms of methodology, findings, and thoughts in the final held on 30 May 2019.

 
(Post date: June 27, 2019)


HKU was ranked No.2 worldwide and No.1 in Asia based on research contributions from the top 4 actuarial journals amongst non-business schools over a 25-year period from 1994 to 2019.

HKU was ranked No.2 worldwide and No.1 in Asia based on research contributions from the top 4 actuarial journals (Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, North American Actuarial Journal, ASTIN Bulletin, and Scandinavian Actuarial Journal) amongst non-business schools over a 25-year period from 1994 to 2019. It was 1994 when the BSc in Actuarial Science programme was launched. HKU was even ranked No. 1 in 2006 and 2013 worldwide in this global study conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
 
(Post date: June 26, 2019)


We were absolutely thrilled to have a group of aspiring form 4-5 HKDSE students from Ho Lap College visiting us yesterday to learn what statistics is!

We were absolutely thrilled to have a group of aspiring form 4-5 HKDSE students from Ho Lap College visiting us yesterday to learn what statistics is! We hope that the students found the talk fruitful while having a taste of university life at HKU.
 
(Post date: March 21, 2019)


According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject Statistics & Operational Research 2019, HKU ranks No.34 worldwide overall.

According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject Statistics & Operational Research 2019, HKU ranks No.34 worldwide overall. For details, please click here.
 
(Post date: February 28, 2019)


Congratulations to our Statistics student LO Siu-Chun and her team on winning the championship at the Data and Media Hack 2019.

Congratulations to our Statistics student LO Siu-Chun and her team on winning the championship at the Data and Media Hack 2019. The winning team members also include our Decision Analytics student WONG Ho-Yeung and Actuarial Science student LAU Ching-Hei.
 
Co-organised by the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Journalism at Hong Kong Baptist University, the event had three themes -- health and ageing; leisure, retail and tourism; and media, culture and entertainment
.
 
(Post date: February 11, 2019)


Congratulations to Professor Jeff Yao on being elected as a Council Member of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability.

Congratulations to Professor Jeff Yao on being elected as a Council Member of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability.
 
(Post date: December 31, 2018)


Congratulations to our PhD candidate Miss Yu Kexin on winning the Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student 2016-17 of the University of Hong Kong.

Congratulations to our PhD candidate Miss Yu Kexin on winning the Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student 2016-17 of the University of Hong Kong. Miss Yu is one of the ten awardees this year to receive the award in recognition of her thesis of exceptional quality and outstanding performance in other academic aspects.
 
(Post date: December 7, 2018)


University of Hong Kong places 25th in 2019 QS World University Rankings – its top marks in seven years.

University of Hong Kong places 25th in 2019 QS World University Rankings – its top marks in seven years.
 
(Post date: October 26, 2018)


Highlights of our new Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence programme in the media

Highlights of our new Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence programme in the media:
【AI program as uni aims to make leadership mark】
【港大明年推六文理學士課程】
【港大辦6跨文理學士課程 10學院參與 英文需5級】
【港大辦六文理學士 文憑試五科須28分】
【港大六新課程 國際機構實習】
【港大辦五跨學科學士學位 文理結合培訓人才】
 
(Post date: October 23, 2018)


Big thanks to Ernst & Young for sharing experience of the industry and diverse business services with our students!

Big thanks to Ernst & Young for sharing experience of the industry and diverse business services with our students! It was delightful to see our graduates (Florence, Koopa and Kermit in particular) coming home in the capacity of E&Y representatives too!
 
The Department strives to provide students with opportunities to take part in different career-related events of various natures under the Career Advising Programme
.
 
(Post date: Oct 3, 2018)


索信達數據與香港大學統計及精算學系簽署AI人才戰略合作協議

Strategic Partnership with Suoxinda on Artificial Intelligence
 
索信達數據與香港大學統計及精算學系簽署AI人才戰略合作協議 (Chinese only)

 
(Post date: May 31, 2018)


港大醫管局AI篩出九成半大血管栓塞中風個案 有望提早兩小時確診 (明報新聞網 | 2018年5月8日).

Collaboration with Hospital Authority on Diagnosis of Acute Ischaemic Stroke
 
港大醫管局AI篩出九成半大血管栓塞中風個案 有望提早兩小時確診 (Chinese only)
(明報新聞網 | 2018年5月8日)

 
(Post date: May 10, 2018)


Congratulations to Professor Jeff Yao on being elected Fellow by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Congratulations to Professor Jeff Yao on being elected Fellow by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
 
(Post date: May 10, 2018)


According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject Statistics & Operational Research 2018, HKU ranks No.28 worldwide overall.

According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject Statistics & Operational Research 2018, HKU ranks No.28 worldwide overall. For details, please click here.
 
(Post date: March 9, 2018)


Congratulations to Dr. K.P. Wat on being awarded the University Teaching Feedback Award (TFA).

Congratulations to Dr. K.P. Wat on being awarded the University Teaching Feedback Award (TFA).
 
(Post date: January 8, 2018)