CHOI, Sangbum (Sang)

University of Wisconsin at Madison
Department of Statistics
Ph.D Student
1275 Medical Science Center
sangbum@stat.wisc.edu
www.stat.wisc.edu/~sangbum

Research Interests
Semiparametric (transformation) models in survival analysis, Nonparametrics,
Box-Cox transformation, Cox model, Parameter orthogonality
(Advisor : Kjell Doksum)

Education / Experience
Fall 2005 - present : Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics, UW-Madison
Aug 2003 : B.Sc, Department of Statistics, Seoul National University
Nov 2004 - July 2005 : Assistant Manager, Investment Planning Division, Korea Life Insurance
- Evaluates overseas/alternative portfolio and swap/forward position
- Analyzes "Hedge Effectiveness Test" for monitoring hedge treatment
Jun 2003 - Nov 2004 : Assistant Manager, Overseas/Alternative Investment Division, Korea Life Insurance
- Reviews alternative investments, credit derivatives and currency swaps
- Constructs the monthly investment plan based on efficient portfolio program and analysis
Oct 1996 - Dec 1998 : Military Service, South Korea

Teaching
STAT224, Fall 2005 - Wei-Yin Loh (Sec 311,312,313)
STAT301, Spring 2006 - Sona Swanson (Sec 351,352,353,354)
STAT301, Fall 2006 - Bobert Wardrop (Sec 351,352,353,354)
STAT301, Spring 2007 - Sona Swanson (Sec 324,325,326)
STAT301, Fall 2007 - Richard Johnson (Sec 341, 342, 343, 344)
STAT741 & STAT301, Spring 2008
STAT709, Fall 2008 - Kjell Doksum (Sec 311)

Qualification
Sep 2006, Pass the qualifying exam in Dept. of Statistics.
May & Nov 2004, SOA(Society of Actuaries) Course I & II
Nov 2004, FRM(Financial Risk Manager)
Dec 2004, CFA(Chartered Financial Analyst) Level I

Courses
Graduate, UW-Madison
Undergraduate, Seoul National Univ.
Overseas/Alternative Investment, Korea Life Insurance

Last modified as of 08/01/2008