Louis Chen Hsiao Yun
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Louis Chen Hsiao Yun is Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor of mathematics
at the National University of Singapore
.
Yun earned his BSc
(2nd Upper Class) from University of Singapore in 1964 and completed his MSc
as well as PhD
at Stanford University
in 1969 and 1971 respectively. In 1972, he joined the Mathematics Department of the then University of Singapore as a Lecturer
. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer
in 1977, Associate Professor in 1981 and Professor
in 1989.
(NUS). At NUS' Faculty of Science
, he was Head of the Department of Mathematics from July 1996 to June 2000 and Head of the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability from July 2002 to June 2004. He is also Director of NUS’ Institute for Mathematical Sciences, a post he has held since July 2000. In July 2006, he was appointed Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor for his achievements in his field of study.
of poisson approximation which deals with the probability that rare events will occur. This method and technique is widely applied in many areas ranging from molecular biology
to computer science
.
He has served as a Council member of the International Statistical Institute
from August 1997 to August 1999 and was the first Asian to be elected President of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability
from August 1997 to July 1999. He was the first East Asian to be elected President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
from August 2004 to July 2005.
Among his numerous local and international awards and honours are his election as Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World in 2000; a Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2002; and the conferment by the French Government of the title of Chevalier
dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 2005 for his service to education.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
.
Yun earned his BSc
BSC
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(2nd Upper Class) from University of Singapore in 1964 and completed his MSc
MSC
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as well as PhD
PHD
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at Stanford University
Stanford University
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in 1969 and 1971 respectively. In 1972, he joined the Mathematics Department of the then University of Singapore as a Lecturer
Lecturer
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. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer
Senior lecturer
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in 1977, Associate Professor in 1981 and Professor
Professor
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in 1989.
Academic career
Louis Chen held several administrative appointments at the National University of SingaporeNational University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
(NUS). At NUS' Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
The Faculty of Science in the National University of Singapore, can be traced back to 1929 when Raffles College started classes in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics in Science education at the tertiary level...
, he was Head of the Department of Mathematics from July 1996 to June 2000 and Head of the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability from July 2002 to June 2004. He is also Director of NUS’ Institute for Mathematical Sciences, a post he has held since July 2000. In July 2006, he was appointed Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor for his achievements in his field of study.
Research, honours and awards
Louis Chen's research interests include the Stein-Chen methodStein's method
Stein's method is a general method in probability theory to obtain bounds on the distance between two probability distributions with respect to a probability metric...
of poisson approximation which deals with the probability that rare events will occur. This method and technique is widely applied in many areas ranging from molecular biology
Molecular biology
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to computer science
Computer science
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.
He has served as a Council member of the International Statistical Institute
International Statistical Institute
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from August 1997 to August 1999 and was the first Asian to be elected President of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability
Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability
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from August 1997 to July 1999. He was the first East Asian to be elected President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
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from August 2004 to July 2005.
Among his numerous local and international awards and honours are his election as Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World in 2000; a Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2002; and the conferment by the French Government of the title of Chevalier
Knight
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dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 2005 for his service to education.