Biography

Prof. WU Chongfeng is Director of Professor Committee of Antai College of Economics and Management, and Director of the Institute of Financial Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He achieved his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1989. He went to Yale University as a visiting professor from Dec. 2003 to June 2004.

Prof. WU was Vice Dean of Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 1996 to 2010. In 1993, he won “The government special allowance of the state council”. In 1998, Prof. WU was selected into the first and second level of Millions of National Distinguished Scholars Plan and two years later, he won the program sponsored by National Science Fund for Distinguished Yong Scholars. In 2010, he was chosen into the Shanghai Leading Talent Plan.

Prof. WU is now Member of Teaching Guidance Committee in Finance of MOE, Standing Member of Chinese Research Council of Modern Management, Standing Director of China Association of Finance and Vice Chairman of China Association of Financial Engineering. He is Member of 14th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, and Standing Member of the 9th, 10th and 11th Standing Committee of Shanghai people's Political Consultative Conference.

Research

Research Field: Financial Engineering, Asset Pricing, Financial Risk Management and Financial Product Innovation.

Throughout more than 20 years’ research in financial engineering, Prof. WU published over 30 English papers in international and domestic journals, of which over 20 papers are included into SSCI/SCI. He won the First Prize of Shanghai Excellent Teaching Material by his work “Financial Engineering” published by Higher Education Press. Besides, he won more than 10 provincial and ministerial programs and accomplished projects authorized by Shanghai Futures Exchange.

Teaching

Financial Engineering
Modern Finance Theory