02 JAN 2025 ISSUE 19
1. Message from the Chair
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I am honoured to serve as Chair for the department starting from 1 August 2024 and look forward to working closely with faculty, staff, students and alumni to lead the department towards continued success and achievement of its academic and research goals. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Song Xinyuan for her exceptional leadership and dedication to the department over the past few years. Now, please allow me to extend my greetings to readers of Issue 19 of the Department of Statistics Newsletter, which highlights the department’s events, activities and achievements from 2023–24 onwards.


2. Staff Movement
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  • New Staff
  • Promotion

3. Prizes and Awards

Staff Awards
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  • Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow - Prof. Song Xinyuan
  • Kan Tong Po International Fellowship 2024 - Prof. Wong Hoi Ying
  • Junior Researcher Award in ICSA 2024 China Conference - Prof. Li Gen
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2023 and Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2023 - Prof. Chan Kin Wai 
  • Gold Award at the Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2023 - Dr. John Wright

Alumni Award
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  • HKSS – John Aitchison Prize in Statistics, 2024 - Dr. Shen Guohao

Student Awards
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  • JSM 2024 Paper Award - Wu Zhihao (PhD in Statistics)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2023 - Zou Yudan (PhD in Statistics)
  • 2023–24 Science Faculty Postgraduate Research Day
  • Second Runner-up in CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2024 - Hung Kim Pong (BSc in Risk Management Science)
  • Best Teaching Assistant Award
  • Research Achievement Award for Graduate Students in Statistics
  • Overseas Research Award for PhD Students 2023/24

Recipients of Department of Statistics Scholarships and Sponsorship
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  • Department of Statistics Scholarships
  • Fan Fang Qi Yang Memorial Scholarship 2023/24
  • To Cho Fong Statistics Prize 2023/24
  • Undergraduate Student Overseas Exchange Sponsorship Scheme
  • Conference Support to Postgraduate Students 2023/24

4. Departmental Activities

Visit to The Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
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The Department arranged a visit to the Department of Statistics and Data Science of The Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen on 24 May 2024.

MSc Annual Dinner
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  • MSc in Data Science and Business Statistics 
  • MSc in Risk Management Science and Data Analytics

Symposium on Data Science and Risk Analytics 2023 cum CUHK 60th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming
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The Symposium on Data Science and Risk Analytics 2023 cum CUHK 60th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming was held by the Department of Statistics on 9 December 2023 in celebration of the 60th anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Faculty of Science.


Science Faculty Distinguished Alumni Award - Engagement Session with Staff and Students
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Delegation Visits from Mainland Institutions

The Department hosted several delegation visits from mainland institutions in 2024. During the visits, members introduced the academic programmes and research areas of the Department and explored collaboration opportunities with the guests.


Distinguished Lectures and Seminars in 2023-24
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The Department organized a number of seminars and distinguished lectures in 2023-24. The list of distinguished lectures given in 2023-24 is provided below. Please also visit our website for information about past events conducted by the Department.

https://www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk/news-and-events/


5. Sharing from Awardees of Overseas Research Award for PhD Students
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  • Xiao Yiqun (PhD in Statistics)
  • Zhai Yibo (PhD in Statistics)
  • Zou Yudan (PhD in Statistics)

6. Global Young Scientists Summit 2024
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  • Jia Ruofan (PhD in Statistics)

7. Exchange Sharing
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  • Chow Kam To (BSc in Risk Management Science)
  • Chow Oi Tung (BSc in Statistics)
  • Kwok Kwun Wing (BSc in in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science)

8. Department Summer Internship Programme
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  • Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR
  • DFI Retail Group

9. Internship Sharing
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  • BSc in Risk Management Science
  • BSc in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science

Table of Contents
1. Message from the Chair
2. Staff Movement
3. Prizes and Awards

Staff Awards
Alumni Award
Student Awards
Recipients of Department of Statistics Scholarships and Sponsorship
4. Departmental Activities

Visit to The Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
MSc Annual Dinner
Symposium on Data Science and Risk Analytics 2023 cum CUHK 60th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming
Science Faculty Distinguished Alumni Award - Engagement Session with Staff and Students
Delegation Visits from Mainland Institutions
Distinguished Lectures and Seminars in 2023-24
5. Sharing from Awardees of Overseas Research Award for PhD Students
6. Global Young Scientists Summit 2024
7. Exchange Sharing
8. Department Summer Internship Programme
9. Internship Sharing
 

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