Christopher Hian-Ann TING

Professor

School of Informatics and Data Science

Hiroshima University

cting@hiroshima-u dot ac dot jp Homepage ORCID: 0000-0002-6998-6256 ResearcherID: AAC-8982-2021 KAKEN: 00871493

Education

1990 - 1994 Ph.D. in Physics National University of Singapore
Thesis: Topological Study of Field Theories: Braid Group and the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
1986 - 1988 M.Sc. in Physics University of Tokyo
Thesis: Three-Dimensional Image Analysis of Single-Headed Heavy Meromyosin Bound to Actin-Tropomyosin Filament
1982 - 1986 B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering University of Tokyo
Thesis: Quantum Mechanics for Mechanical Engineers

Professional Journey

2023 - present Professor of Data Science Hiroshima University
2020 - 2022 Professor (Special Appointment) Hiroshima University
2010 - 2019 Associate Professor of Quantitative Finance Practice Singapore Management University
(Area Coordinator, Quantitative Finance Group, 2010–2017; Founding Programme Director, Joint Master in Quantitative Finance, 2011–2015)
Visiting Professor Appointments:

CUHK (2018) | Tokyo Metropolitan University (2018, 2025) | HKUST (2017)

1989 - 2000 Defense Scientist and Laboratory Head DSO National Laboratories, Singapore
Applied Physics and Computer Systems

Published Textbooks

Algorithmic Finance: A Companion to Data Science World Scientific, June 2022
An Introduction to Quantitative Finance: A Three-Principle Approach World Scientific, 2016

Honors and Awards

Defence Technology (Team) Award, Ministry of Defence, Singapore (1997, 2007)

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, DSO National Laboratories (1999)

Grand Champion, CrayQuest Competition (1997)