CHEN Jiaxu (Jerry)

My name is CHEN Jiaxu, 陈嘉旭 in Chinese characters. I am currently an M.Phil. student in Risk Management Science under the supervision of Professor YAU Chun Yip. My research interests include robust statistics,  financial time series and financial mathematics.

I received a BSc in Risk Management Science (First Class Honours), with a second major in Quantitative Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Academic Background

• M.Phil. in Risk Management Science, CUHK (8/2026 - Expected 6/2028)

  • Admitted with Postgraduate Studentship

  • Supervisor: Professor YAU Chun Yip

• B.Sc. in Risk Management Science, CUHK (9/2022 - 5/2026)

  • Second Major: Quantitative Finance

  • Exchange student, University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet, 2/2025 - 6/2025)

Selected Awards and Scholarships

CUHK Postgraduate Studentship (2026/27 and 2027/28)

Department of Statistics Scholarship (2024/25)

Shaw College Head List/Programme Scholarship (2024/25)

Dean’s List, Faculty of Science (2023/24)

Shaw College Community Service Award (2023/24)

Student and Social Service

• OSCEWI (Ourlady Sickle Cell Education Warrior Initiative) in Uganda (5/2023 - 7/2023)

I met a lovely primary school and worked as a teacher there. The students were curious about the outside world, and I enjoyed living with them.

You can read my story HERE.

• Sports Officer, 21st Cabinet of Mainland Undergraduate Association (MUA) of CUHK (9/2023 - 8/2024)

My colleagues and I launched a brand-new intercultural sports activity, Sports Fiesta, with the continuous cooperation of the Office of Students Affairs (OSA) and the International Students Association (ISA). This is the first PE-point-bearing activity that was drafted and launched by mainland students in CUHK. Sports Fiesta has become a normative student activity that is held every year now.

The details can be found in OSA's Instagram post HERE.