Further Studies and Undergraduate Research Achievements
Every year about 15-25% of our graduates continue on further studies in Mathematics and related fields in both local and overseas institutions. Some also went abroad to study at top universities, such as MIT, Princeton, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Chicago, UCLA, Columbia, Michigan, Yale, Cornell, etc.
Our undergraduate research opportunities contribute to the success of these graduates. Many of our students participated in our UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program) and worked on research problems with our faculty members as well as our physics and computer science colleagues. There were prime examples of high achievements in research. For instance, the citation of Zhang Jian in the Epsilon Fund Award 2006 , who had at least three research articles published in Springer journals before graduation and received many PhD admission offers from top US graduate programs in pure and applied mathematics. Recently, two of our alumni Aaron Tsz-Kiu Chow and Jingbo Wan also won the 1st runner up of the Mr Armin & Mrs Lillian Kitchell Undergraduate Research Award in 2017 and 2019 respectively, for their excellent research accomplishment in the UROP. It is exciting that our current student Mok Wan Hin won the champion of the UROP Research Award in 2023.
List of selected alumni in academia
Many of our UG and MPhil alumni are now holding important academic positions in top local and overseas universities. Here is a list of selected alumni, with their year of graduations in HKUST, their PhD institutions, and their current positions.
Prof. FAN Wai-Tong (Louis)
MPhil in Mathematics at HKUST (2005)
PhD in Mathematics at University of Washington-Seattle (2014)
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Indiana University-Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Prof. FONG Tsz-Ho Frederick
BSc and MPhil in Mathematics at HKUST (2005, 2007)
PhD in Mathematics at Stanford University (2012)
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, HKUST
Prof. IP Chi-Ho Ivan
BSc in Mathematics at HKUST (2005)
MSc and PhD in Mathematics at Yale University (2007, 2012)
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, HKUST
Prof. LEUNG Shing-Yu Tim
BSc and MPhil in Mathematics at HKUST (1999, 2001)
PhD in Mathematics at University of California, Los Angeles (2006)
Current position: Professor, Department of Mathematics, HKUST
Prof. LO Wing-Cheong Jon
BSc and MPhil in Mathematics at HKUST (2004, 2006)
PhD in Mathematics at University of California, Irvine (2011)
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, CityU HK.
Prof. LUI Lok-Ming Ronald
BSc in Mathematics at HKUST (2003)
PhD in Mathematics at University of California, Los Angeles (2008)
Current position: Professor, Department of Mathematics, CUHK
Prof. QI You
MPhil in Mathematics at HKUST (2008)
PhD in Mathematics at Columbia University (2013)
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Virginia
List of selected recent graduates
Below is a selected list of our UG and MPhil alumni who went abroad for mathematics, statistics, and related graduate programs in top overseas universities, or being awarded the HKPFS award for PhD studies in local universities.
2025
CHAN Wai Chung
HKUST (PhD in Economics) - under HKPFS Fellowship
CHIU Yan Ho
University of California at Davis (PhD in Mathematics)
Anson CHUNG Tsun-Ho
Australian National University (PhD in Mathematics)
KWOK Sze Heng Douglas
Stanford University (Master in Computer Science)
MIN Ruiming
University of Minnesota (PhD in Statistics)
PENG Huaiyue
Yale University (Master in Applied Physics)
REN Xiyu
HKUST (PhD in Computer Science and Engineering) - under HKPFS Fellowship
ZENG Yuhang
Carnegie Mellon University (Master in Computational Data Science)
2024
LUO Xiaonan
University of Notre Dame (PhD in Computer Science)
PENG Pai
Columbia University (MS in Biostatistics)
SHU Tian
HKUST (PhD in Computer Science) - under HKPFS Fellowship
SZETO Chun
Columbia University (PhD in Mathematics)
WANG Yingfan
Duke University (Master of Quantitative Management: Business Analytics)
WANG Yueying
Cornell University (MSc in Financial Engineering)
WANG Ziyi
HKUST (PhD in Neural Engineering) - under HKPFS Fellowship
WEN Jiayi
University of Southern California (PhD in Mathematics)
XIAO Hanyu
Washington University in St. Louis (PhD in Business Administration)
XIA Zhiqiu
Rutgers University (PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
2023
CHOY Sin Hang Sonia
Northwestern University (PhD in Mathematics)
DUAN Yuting
Duke University (MA in Economics)
LIU Yuzhi
ETH Zurich (Master in Applied Mathematics)
LIU Jiaming
University of Chicago (Master in Statistics)
LU Junxian
Johns Hopkins University (Master in Informatics)
SAMIN Thanic Nur
Indiana University at Bloomington (PhD in Mathematics)
TSUI Yuk Hang
HKUST (PhD in Computer Science) - under HKPFS Fellowship
WEI Yuanjing
Carnegie Mellon University (Master in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation)
WU Jingyu
Northwestern University (Master in Computer Science)
XU Yitao
Oxford University (Master in Statistics)
YE Jeff York
National University of Singapore (PhD in Mathematics)
ZHANG Ke
Bornw University (Master in Data Science)
ZHENG Yufei
Duke University (Master in Economics)
2022
BIAN Ce
University of British Columbia (PhD in Strategy and Business Economics)
CHUN Lok Him Brian
University of Warwick (MSc in Behavioral and Data Science)
FUNG Cheuk Yan
University of Maryland at College Park (PhD in Mathematics)
LEUNG Ho Long
University College London (MSc in Economics)
LI Jiangtao
University of California at San Diego (PhD in Mathematics)
LI Jiting
Imperial College of London (MSc in Economics and Strategic Business)
LI Tianle
University of Waterloo (MMath in Computer Science)
MAN Ryuichi
University of Michigan (PhD in Mathematics)
SONG Wenxin
Duke University (Master in Statistical Science)
SUN Haochen
University of Waterloo (PhD in Computer Science)
WU Ruirui
University of Washington (PhD in Mathematics)
YIP Wai Kit
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Master in Piano Performance)
ZONG Dingyan
Duke University (MSc in Economics and Computer Science)
2021
CHEN Ziwei
University of Chicago (MSc in Financial Mathematics)
KEH Sedrick Scott So
Carnegie Mellon University (MSc in Machine Learning)
NGUYEN The Hoan
University of Chicago (PhD in Mathematics)
REN Jiaqi
Penn Stat University (PhD in Economics)
SHENG Ruocheng
Columbia University (MSc in Financial Engineering)
TSUI Ying Tsz
University College London (MSc in Spatial Data Science)
VU Xuan Trung
Yale University (PhD in Mathematics)
WANG Shuoran
Columbia University (MSc in Financial Engineering)
WANG Wenliang
University of Southern California (MSc in Analytics)
WANG Yujie
Washington University in St Louis (PhD in Computer Science)
XIA Yusen
University of California, Santa Barbara (PhD in Mathematics)
YUAN Dehao
University of Maryland (PhD in Computer Science)
ZHANG Liangwei
Carnegie Mellon University (MSc in Intelligent Information Systems)
2020
HUANG Zijie
Boston University (MSc in Statistical Practice)
LEE Chin
University of California, San Diego (MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
LIU Xinyu
University of Chicago (MSc in Financial Mathematics)
PARK Do Yang
Imperial College London (MSc in Pure Mathematics)
SINGHAL Deepesh
University of California, Irvine (PhD in Mathematics)
WAN Jingbo
Columbia University (PhD in Mathematics)
WANG Xinyi
University of California, Santa Barbara (PhD in Computer Science)
2019
CHEN Weili
Penn State University (PhD in Economics)
HOANG Do Kien
Yale University (PhD in Mathematics)
OUYANG Jing
University of Michigan (PhD in Statistics)
SUN Jiaze
Imperial College London (PhD in Electrical Engineering)
WEI Siyang
University of California, Irvine (PhD in Mathematics)
YIP Chi Hoi
University of British Columbia (MSc in Mathematics)
ZHAN Qinwen
Carnegie Mellon University (MSc in Computational Finance)