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Chen Ling

Faculty Member

Dr. Patrick Ling

Biography

I moved to Utah a few years ago and now I run the actuarial science program at UVU.

Education

BA, Rice University, 2023

Major: Statistics

BS, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2021

Major: Mathematics & Applied Mathematics

PhD, Georgia State University, 2021

Major: Business Administration

Teaching

STAT 2040

Principles of Statistics QL, Summer 2025

MATH 4025

Actuarial Problems Finance Laboratory, Spring 2025

MATH 4015

Actuarial Problems Laboratory, Spring 2025

STAT 2050

Introduction to Statistical Methods, Spring 2025

MATH 4750

Life Contingencies, Spring 2025

MATH 1080

Precalculus QL, Spring 2025

MATH 489R

Undergraduate Research in Mathematics, Spring 2025

Presentations

Ling, Patrick (Presenter & Author), Furniss, Benjamin (Co-Presenter), Sanders, John (Co-Presenter), 8th International Workshop in Sequential Methodologies, "GARCH Modeling for Mortality Rates and Nonparametric Test", Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. (May 24, 2024)
Ling, Patrick (Chair), Borget, Britton (Co-Presenter), Furniss, Benjamin (Co-Presenter), Sanders, John (Co-Presenter), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Another Look at Underlying Mortality Model Used in Life Insurance Industry ", BYU, UVU, USHE, Orem, Utah. (May 7, 2024)
Ling, Patrick , UVU Math Colloquium, "Some Stylized Facts and Theory about Bubbles", UVU Department of Mathematics. (October 21, 2022)
Ling, Patrick , UVU Mathematics Colloquium, "What is risk aversion? What is actuarially fair pricing?", Utah Valley University Department of Mathematics. (October 1, 2021)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Guo, Erlin , Li, Cuixia , Ling, Patrick , Tang, Fengqin , (2023) "The convergence rate for integrated self-weighted volatility using intraday high-frequency data with noise" (Issue: 12, vol. 8). AIMS Mathematics. https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/math.20231590