| Date | 1 August 2024 (Thursday) |
| Time | 09:30 – 11:00 |
| Name of the activity | Exploring Big Data and Actuarial Insurance |
| Introduction of activity | Participants can understand the application of data science and cutting-edge trends in insurance technology through several interactive games and demo lecture. Participants will compete in groups and learn more about data science and actuarial insurance. |
| Format of Activity | Demo lecture and game |
| Medium of Instruction | Cantonese |
| Introduction to Instructor(s) | Dr. Alan CHU Lecturer Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Insurance Dr. Chu is currently a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Insurance of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK). He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from HKUST. He has been actively involved in teaching applied mathematics in different aspects at undergraduate level. Course topics include probability and statistics, game theory, financial mathematics, mathematics on the battlefield, solving mathematical problems using MATLAB, and applied graph theory. Dr. Chu has received the HKUST Din-Yu Hsieh Teaching Award in 2019. His current research areas include the level set method, image processing, and numerical solution of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). |
| School / Department | Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Insurance |
| Related Undergraduate Programme(s) | Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Studies and Insurance Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science and Business Intelligence |
| Quota | 40 |
