About Me

Chu-Lan Kao
ChuLanKao@gmail.com

Financial Statistics (Renewal Theory, Credit Risk)
Vocal Related Composition (Musical, Choral, Acappella)
Board Game Design

Current Status

Post-doctoral research at Research Center for Adaptive Data Analysis, National Central Univ., Taiwan
Arranger for Taipei Philharmonic Chorus and Blis-sing A Cappella
Music Director for A Theratre, an A Cappella musical theatre
Gamer Consultant for Swan Panasia Co.

Education

PhD in Statistics, National Central University, Taiwan
　　Visiting Student in Department of Statistics, Harvard University
Master in Finance Engineering, National Taiwan University
　　Exchange Student at UC Berkeley
Bachelor in Mathematics, Double with Finance, National Taiwan Univeristy

Awards
2012 Ching-Zong Wei Prize for Papers in Statistics
2010 Winner of the Composer Compeition for Taiwan Youth Choir
2009 Winner of the Composer Compeition for Taiwan Youth Choir
2009 Team Taiwan, Chun-Choen A Cappella Festival
2008 2nd Place, Ni-Quan Science Fiction Award
2003 Bronze Award, Asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad

Publications
Choir Piece 『Forget About whom I Am』（China Music Book House）
Board Game 『Gotta Go!』（Swan Panasia Co.）
Board Game 『Happy Turkey Day』（Homosapien's Lab）
Board Game 『Who Am I?』（Big Fun）
Board Game 『Project P』（Dramacappella）
Chinese Translator for The Settler of Catan, Agricola, Dominion, etc.

Public Performed Pieces
Choir Piece『White Horse』（Golden Award, 2014）
Choir Piece『Taiwanese Puppet Show Medley』
Choir Piece『National Taiwan University's Anthem, Pop Version』
Vocal Group Piece『Nobody Knows』
A Cappella Musical『Alice in Acappelland』
A Cappella Musical『The Wizard of AZ』(Elite Awards in 2013 Taipei Fringe)
A Cappella Musical『Project P』