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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 poster and program book. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
WARNING
The poster and program book are not released, as the detailed schedule of the workshop has not been finalized yet. Please check this page regularly for updates. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Frederick L. Moore '18 Professor of Finance
Prof. of Statistics & Machine Learning
Prof. of Operations Research & Financial Engineering
Princeton University

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.
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.
| Date and Time | Statistics Sessions | Econometrics Sessions | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan. (Day 1) 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Keynote Session 1 (Speaker: Xuming He) | ||
| 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: Gavin Feng) | |
| 8 Jan. (Day 1) 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Session 3, Statistics (Chair: Biao Cai) | Session 3, Econometrics (Chair: Yingying Li) | |
| 9 Jan. (Day 2) 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Keynote Session 2 (Speaker: Jianqing Fan) | ||
| 9 Jan. (Day 2) 10:30 - 12:00 Noon | Session 4, Statistics (Chair: Baojun Dou) | Session 4, Econometrics (Chair: TBD) | |