Dr. Ing Haw Cheng

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Biography

Ing-Haw Cheng is a Professor of Finance and the Maple Financial Group Chair in Derivatives and Risk Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He serves as the Academic Director of the Master of Financial Risk Management program and the Research Director of FinHub, the Financial Innovation Hub. His research interest focuses on capital markets, the financial system, and the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in finance. Prior to joining Rotman in 2021, he held positions as an Assistant and Associate Professor at Dartmouth College from 2013 to 2021, and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan from 2009 to 2013. He earned a PhD in Economics and an MA in Economics from Princeton University, as well as a BS in Mathematics from the University of Chicago.

Research Interests

Capital Markets Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Finance Asset Management Asset Pricing Behavioral Economics Behavioral Finance Corporate Social Responsibility Economics ESG Investing

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology