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www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~huangkw

HUANG Ke Wei

Associate Professor
Executive Director, Asian Institute of Digital Finance

  • Ph.D. (Information Systems, New York University, 2007)
  • M.Sc. (Information Systems, New York University, 2002)
  • M.B.A. (Finance, National Taiwan University, 1997)
  • B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1995)

Dr Ke-Wei Huang is the executive director of Asian Institute of Digital Finance and an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Dr Huang joined NUS in July 2007. He received his PhD (2007), MPhil (2005), and MSc (2002) degrees in Information Systems from the Stern School of Business at New York University, and his MBA in Finance (1997) and BSc in Electrical Engineering (1995) from National Taiwan University. Dr Huang's research interests are in Fintech, causal Machine learning, data mining for financial applications, and AI for improving social science research methods. Currently, he focuses on various topics of Fintech, AI and Finance, labor economics of IT professionals, and data mining or econometrics issues for topics in accounting or finance.

RESEARCH AREAS

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Forecasting Models for Financial and Accounting Applications

  • Machine Learning for Improving Social Science Research Methods

  • Labor Economics in Information Technologies Industries

  • Machine Learning Applications in FinTech

  • Economcis of FinTech

RESEARCH PROJECTS

RESEARCH GROUPS

TEACHING INNOVATIONS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • “Handling Missing Values in Information Systems Research: A Review of Methods and Assumptions,” by Jiaxu Peng, Jungpil Hahn, and Ke-Wei Huang, Information Systems Research. Vol. 34 (1), 2023 p.5-26.
  • “Correcting Misclassification Bias in Regression Models with Variables Generated via Data Mining” by Mengke Qiao and Ke-Wei Huang, Information Systems Research, Vol. 32 (2), 2021, p.462-480.
  • “Platform Skills and the Value of New Hires in the Software Industry” by Chunmian Ge, Ke-Wei Huang, and Atreyi Kankanhalli, Research Policy, Vol. 49 (1) 2020, 103864.
  • "Pricing Data Services: Pricing by Minutes, by Gigs, or by Mega Bytes per Second?" by Ying-Ju Chen and Ke-Wei Huang, Information Systems Research, Vol. 27 (3), 2016, p.596-617.
  • “Engineer/Scientist Careers: Patents, Online Profiles, and Misclassification Bias,” by Chunmian Ge, Ke-Wei Huang, and Ivan Png,Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 37 1, 2016 January, p.232–253.
  • "Hierarchical Screening for Capacity Allocation in Supply Chains: The Role of Distributors” by Ying-Ju Chen, Mingcherng Deng, and Ke-Wei Huang,Production and Operations Management, Vol. 23 3, 2014 March, p.405-419.
  • “Pricing Digital Goods: Discontinuous Costs and Shared Infrastructure,” by Ke-Wei Huang and Arun Sundararajan, (2011) Information Systems Research, Vol. 22 (4), p.721-738.
  • "Controlling Homophily in Social Network Regression by Neural Networks," by Xuanqi Liu and Ke-Wei Huang (2025), INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol.37 (3), p. 684 - 702.
  • “Investigating Employees’ Occupational Risks and Benefits Resulting from Artificial Intelligence: An Empirical Analysis,” by Xuanqi Liu, Qi Wang, and Ke-Wei Huang (2024) Information & Management, Vol.61 (8), p.104036.
  • “Correcting Measurement Error in Regression Models with Variables Constructed from Aggregated Output of Data Mining Models,” by Mengke Qiao and Ke-Wei Huang (2025) MIS Quarterly,Vol. 49 (1), p.29-60.

AWARDS & HONOURS

  • 2026 ACL Senior Area Chair Highlight Award (with Baishi LI, Ta YU, Kelvin KOA)

COURSES TAUGHT

FT5005
Machine Learning for Finance

PHD ALUMNI PLACEMENTS

Liu Xuanqi

Assistant Professor
Hunan University

First Job Placement
Assistant Professor, Hunan University

Class of 2024

Guo Yutong

Assistant Professor
Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

First Job Placement
Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

Class of 2023

Wang Qi

Assistant Professor
City University of Hong Kong

First Job Placement
Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Class of 2022

Qiao Mengke

Assistant Professor
University of Alabama

First Job Placement
Assistant Professor, University of Science and Technology of China

Class of 2021

Sangwook Ha

Assistant Professor
BNU-HKBU United International College

First Job Placement
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, NUS School of Computing

Class of 2019

Chen Qing

Senior Analyst / Quantitative Research Professional
China Insurance Investment Co., Ltd

First Job Placement
Senior Analyst, China Insurance Investment Co. Ltd

Class of 2016

Li Zhuolun

Senior Data Science Manager
Grab

First Job Placement
Research Fellow, Singapore Management University

Class of 2016

Zou Xiao

Data Scientist
Meta Platforms, Inc.

First Job Placement
Data Scientist, SingTel

Class of 2015

Ge Chunmian

Professor
South China University of Technology

First Job Placement
Assistant Professor, South China University of Technology

Class of 2014