About
Professor Ming-Chien Sung is Professor of Risk and Decision Sciences within Southampton Business School. She is the Associate Director of the Centre for Risk Research.
Ming-Chien is a member of the following professional bodies:
- Member of International Institute of Forecasters
- Member of Royal Economic Society
- Member of Economic Science Association
- Member of Association for Psychological Science
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the Editorial Board of Economic Issues (ABS ranked)
- Member of the Academic Committee of the Asia Pacific Association for Gambling Studies
- External reviewer of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal
Ming-Chien will consider applications to undertake PhD research study broadly related to, but not restricted to, any of her research areas.
A number of PhD scholarships for full-time entry are available. For more information on this please visit the Postgraduate funding for PhD page.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Financial technology (Fintech) and cryptocurrency analysis
- Risk analysis using Big Data
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Behavioral finance
- Forecasting and Prediction markets
Current research
Ming-Chien's key research aim is to predict and improve real-world risk-taking and decision-making by developing an understanding of the factors which influence decisions in wider financial markets, through the application of quantitative modelling.
Her research plan is to develop and employ a range of methodologies and innovative modeling techniques to further understanding of real-world risk-taking and decision-making.
To achieve this, Ming-Chien has secured a significant amount of research funding (more than £3.5m), including direct research funding (at least £2.4m), and indirect research funding from industry (at least £1.1m, e.g., data, database platforms, software, staff time). I have also established a multi-disciplinary network in both academic and commercial organizations to collaborate in a range of research projects and to help solve the problems of commercial organizations.
Ming-Chien's research covers:
- Financial technology (Fintech)
- Risk analysis using Big Data
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Behavioral finance
- Forecasting
- Risk taking and decision making
- Cryptocurrency analysis
- Prediction markets
Research projects
Completed projects
Publications
Teaching
Ming-Chien has taught on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including:
Undergraduate Level:
MANG1008 Managerial Decisions
Postgraduate Level:
Biography
Education
- PhD in Management, 2006, University of Southampton
- MSc in Accounting and Finance, 2001, University of Southampton
Professional employment
- Professor in Risk and Decision Sciences, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Jul 2012- present.
- Associate Professor in Management Science, School of Management, University of Southampton, Mar 2010-Jun 2012.
- Assistant Professor in Management Science, School of Management, University of Southampton, Aug 2007-Feb 2010.
- Post-doc Research Fellow, Centre for Risk Research, School of Management, University of Southampton, Jun 2006-Jul 2007.
- Prior to my MSc and PhD, Ming-Chien also worked in the Finance sector for 7 years.