About
Professor Ming-Chien Sung is Professor of Risk and Decision Sciences within Southampton Business School. She is the Associate Director of the Centre for Risk Research.
Ming-Chien is a member of the following professional bodies:
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- Member of Economic Science Association
- Member of
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Editorial Board of Economic Issues (ABS ranked)
- Member of the Academic Committee of the
- External reviewer of the (FCT), Portugal
Ming-Chien will consider applications to undertake PhD research study broadly related to, but not restricted to, any of her research areas.
A number of PhD scholarships for full-time entry are available. For more information on this please visit the Postgraduate funding for PhD page.
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Research
Research interests
- Financial technology (Fintech) and cryptocurrency analysis
- Risk analysis using Big Data
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Behavioral finance
- Forecasting and Prediction markets
Current research
Ming-Chien's key research aim is to predict and improve real-world risk-taking and decision-making by developing an understanding of the factors which influence decisions in wider financial markets, through the application of quantitative modelling.
Her research plan is to develop and employ a range of methodologies and innovative modeling techniques to further understanding of real-world risk-taking and decision-making.
To achieve this, Ming-Chien has secured a significant amount of research funding (more than 拢3.5m), including direct research funding (at least 拢2.4m), and indirect research funding from industry (at least 拢1.1m, e.g., data, database platforms, software, staff time). I have also established a multi-disciplinary network in both academic and commercial organizations to collaborate in a range of research projects and to help solve the problems of commercial organizations.
Ming-Chien's research covers:
- Financial technology (Fintech)
- Risk analysis using Big Data
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Behavioral finance
- Forecasting
- Risk taking and decision making
- Cryptocurrency analysis
- Prediction markets
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Supervision
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Teaching
Ming-Chien has taught on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including:
Undergraduate Level:
MANG1008 Managerial Decisions
Postgraduate Level:
MANG6134 Risk Taking and Decision Making
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Biography
Education
- PhD in Management, 2006, 黑料社
- MSc in Accounting and Finance, 2001, 黑料社
Professional employment
- Professor in Risk and Decision Sciences, Southampton Business School, 黑料社, Jul 2012- present.
- Associate Professor in Management Science, School of Management, 黑料社, Mar 2010-Jun 2012.
- Assistant Professor in Management Science, School of Management, 黑料社, Aug 2007-Feb 2010.
- Post-doc Research Fellow, Centre for Risk Research, School of Management, 黑料社, Jun 2006-Jul 2007.
- Prior to my MSc and PhD, Ming-Chien also worked in the Finance sector for 7 years.
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