Inchi Hu

Academic qualification

• PhD Stanford University, Statistics
• M.S. National Tsing-Hua University, Applied Mathematics 
• B.S. National Taiwan University, Mathematics

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Chair Professor of ISOM, HKUST, 2013 - present
• Professor of ISOM, HKUST, 2000 -2013
• Associate Professor of ISMT, HKUST, 1994 - 2000
• Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Pennsylvania, 1986 - 1993
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Maryland, 1985 - 1986

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Articles

• Wang, H., Lo, S., Zheng, T., and  Hu, I.,"Interaction-based Feature Selection and Classification for High-dimensional Biological Data", _Bioinformatics, _28, 21, 2012, 2834-2842
• Fuh, C.,  Hu, I., Hsu, Y., and Wang, R., "Efficient Simulation of Value at Risk with Heavy-tailed Risk Factors", Operations Research, 59, 6, 2011, 1395-1406, 1547, 1550
• Zheng, T., Chernoff, H.,  Hu, I., Ionita-Laza, I., and Lo, S. H., "Discovering Influential Variables: A General Computer Intensive Method for Common Genetic Disorders'' Handbook of Computational Statistics: Statistical Bioinformatics" (Edited by Lu, H. S., Schölkopf, B. and Zhao, H.), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2011, 87-107
• Wang, H., Huang, C., Lo, S., Zheng, T., and  Hu, I., "New Insights into Old Methods for Identifying Causal Rare Variants", BMC proceedings, 5, 2011
• Tintle, N., Aschard, H.,  Hu, I., Nock, N., Wang, H., and Pugh, E., "Inflated Type I Error Rates When Using Aggregation Methods to Analyze Rare Variants in 1000 Genomes Exon Sequencing Data in Unrelated Individuals: A Summary Report from Group 7 at Genetic Analysis Workshop 17", Genetic Epidemiology, 35 (Suppl. 1), 2011, S56-60
• Ho, K. W., and  Hu, I., "Flexible Modelling of Random Effects in Linear Mixed Models - a Bayesian Approach", Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 52, 2008, 1347-1361
• Hock, P. C., Fuh, C. D., and  Hu, I., "Optimal Strategies for a Class of Sequential Control Problem with Precedence Relation", Annals of Statistics, 35, 4, 2007, 1722-1748
• Fuh, C. D., and  Hu, I., "Estimation in Hidden Markov Models via Efficient Importance Re-sampling", Bernoulli, 13, 2007, 492-513

SERVICE ACTIVITIES WITHIN COLLEGE AND PROFESSION

• Member, Appointment and Substantiation Committee, HKUST, 2004-2006
• Chair, Research Committee, School of Business & Management, 2002-2005
• Chair, Executive Committee, Department of ISMT, HKUST, 2002
• Member, Appointment and Substantiation Committee, School of Business and Management SBM), HKUST, 1996-1999  and 2000-2004
• Member, Research Committee, SBM, HKUST, 1994-1999
• Member, Postgraduate Programs Committee, SBM, HKUST, 1994-present
• Associate Editor, _Statistics Sinica, _2005-present

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Sequential analysis
• Stochastic control
• Stochastic process
• Statistical learning

HONORS

• Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
• Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, School of Business and Management, HKUST, 2006
• Best Ten Lecturers, elected by HKUST Students, 2002, 2004, 2005
• Research Foundation Award, University of Pennsylvania, 1992/1990/1989
• Wharton School Junior Faculty Research Award, 1991/1988