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CityU Workshop in Econometrics and Statistics
Introduction
Welcome to CityU Workshop in Econometrics and Statistics. The 2nd workshop will be held on 8th and 9th January 2026 at City University of Hong Kong. The keynote speakers include Prof. Jianqing Fan from Princeton University and Prof. Xuming He from Washington University in St. Louis.
To register, please visit the Registration page. For detailed schedule, please visit the schedules for 8 Jan. Thur. or 9 Jan. Fri. You may also view our program book. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
TIP
The 2026 workshop has successfully concluded on 9th January 2026. We extend our sincere thanks to all speakers, committee members, session chairs, participants, staff, and volunteers for their invaluable support and cooperation that made the event a great success. For a quick overview of the workshop, please refer to the Overview page.
Keynote Speakers
Jianqing Fan
Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance
Prof. of Statistics & Machine Learning
Prof. of Operations Research & Financial Engineering
Princeton University
Xuming He
Kotzubei-Beckmann Distinguished Professor
Chair of Dept. of Statistics & Data Science
Washington University in St. Louis
For further details about the keynote speakers or other invited speakers, please refer to the Speakers page.
Schedule and Venue
The workshop will be held on 8th and 9th January 2026 at CMA Lecture Theatre (LT-15) and Benjamin Kwok Lecture Theatre (LT-16), 4/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong. There will be two parallel sessions on both days, focusing on Econometrics and Statistics respectively.
Please click the links below to view the detailed schedule for each session. The schedule is in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
| Date and Time | Statistics Sessions | Econometrics Sessions | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan. (Day 1) 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Keynote Session 1 (Speaker: Xuming He) (Moderator: Alan Wan) | ||
| 8 Jan. (Day 1) 10:30 - 12:00 Noon | Session 1, Statistics (Chair: George Chu) | Session 1, Econometrics (Chair: Xu Han) | |
| 8 Jan. (Day 1) 2:00 - 3:30 PM | Session 2, Statistics (Chair: Lilun Du) | Session 2, Econometrics (Chair: Jingyu He) | |
| 8 Jan. (Day 1) 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Session 3, Statistics (Chair: Biao Cai) | Session 3, Econometrics (Chair: Liyuan Cui) | |
| 9 Jan. (Day 2) 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Keynote Session 2 (Speaker: Jianqing Fan) (Moderator: Xinghua Zheng) | ||
| 9 Jan. (Day 2) 10:30 - 12:00 Noon | Session 4, Statistics (Chair: Shakeel Gavioli-Akilagun) | Session 4, Econometrics (Chair: Yingying Li) | |
CityU Workshop in Econometrics and Statistics welcomes all participants interested in econometrics and statistics. We look forward to your participation!