NEW FACES @ RMI

New Staff

Nithi Sopitpongstorn joined RMI on 26 April 2018 as a Research Associate with the CRI Team. Nithi is a final year PhD student at Monash University, Australia. He specializes in the application of econometrics in credit risk modelling. The data-driven semiparametric and nonparametric estimation approach is his main research interest. His recent research involves developing nonparametric regressions for recovery rate modelling.

Kang Kaican joined RMI CRI team as a Research Associate on 7 May 2018. Kaican obtained his PhD Degree from the NUS specializing in operations management. His research focuses on modelling, analysis, and optimization of stochastic systems. He is also interested in their application to the financial industry, especially in the credit market.

On 16 May 2018, Wang Yuming joined RMI as a Research Assistant. Yuming graduated with a Bachelor of Science from School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University (PKU) with a specialization in mathematics and applied mathematics, in July 2014. He is currently a doctoral student in the PKU School of Mathematical Sciences with a major in statistics. His research topics focus on applied probability, risk management as well as multivariate analysis.

Dr. Yue Ling joined RMI CRI as a Research Fellow on 1 July 2018. Previously, she lectured in the Department of Finance at NUS. She has a PhD in Finance from INSEAD, a Master of Science in Financial Economics from BI Norwegian School of Management, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Fudan University. Dr. Yue's main research area is corporate finance and corporate governance. Her recent research investigates the information flows in the supplier-customer network and the impact of stakeholder relations on firm value.

Choo Mei Khay joined RMI as a Senior Manager starting on 2 July 2018. Previously she was a Finance Manager in Employment and Employability Institute Pte Ltd (e2i) for four years where she took charge of a wide range of finance and accounting duties including financial closing, budgeting, grant management, system implementation, etc. She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from RMIT (SIM).

Visitors

Wan Runqing is visiting RMI from 10 May 2018 to 9 May 2019. Runqing is currently a PhD student in Finance at ESSEC Business School. His main research interests are empirical asset pricing and Bayesian econometrics. His current research projects use sequential Monte Carlo methods to study return predictability.

Prof. Chen Xinfu visited RMI from 9 July to 8 August 2018 as a visiting professor. Prof. Chen is currently a Professor in the Mathematics Department at University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include nonlinear partial differential equations of parabolic and elliptic type, ordinary differential equations and dynamic system, free boundary problems and interfacial dynamics and singular perturbation and asymptotic expansions.

A/P Lin Jianwei, an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Putian University in China, visited RMI from 12 July to 9 August 2018. He received his PhD in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Tongji University in 2009. His research interests are mainly focused on asset pricing, stochastic control, and credit risk modelling and management.