Professor Yuh-Dauh Lyuu is a distinguished academic holding joint appointments at National Taiwan University's Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering and Department of Finance. As an Academician of Academia Sinica, he represents the highest level of scholarly achievement in Taiwan. His career spans both prestigious academic institutions and Wall Street, having served as Assistant Vice President at Citicorp Securities before joining academia full-time. Professor, Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia (2009-present) Professor, Department of Finance (2000-present) Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering (1999-present) Adjunct Associate Professor, National Chi-Nan University (1996-present) Former Department Chairman and Associate Dean at NTU Professor Lyuu's research uniquely bridges theoretical computer science and computational finance. His work spans parallel and distributed algorithms, computational complexity, cryptography, and their applications to financial problems including risk management and derivative pricing. His interdisciplinary approach has led to the development of practical financial software systems while maintaining theoretical rigor. As director of the Computational Theory and Financial Computing Laboratory, Professor Lyuu has mentored numerous students who have gone on to academic positions at institutions like Yuan Ze University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, and Soochow University. His educational background includes a Ph.D. from Harvard University under Michael O. Rabin, with industry experience at NEC Research Institute and Citicorp Securities before joining academia. Academician of Academia Sinica (highest academic honor in Taiwan) Author of influential work in parallel processing and financial computing Mentor to multiple faculty members at Taiwanese universities Professor Lyuu teaches across both computer science and finance disciplines, offering courses from undergraduate Discrete Mathematics to graduate-level Financial Engineering and Computation. His dual appointments reflect his commitment to interdisciplinary research that connects theoretical computer science with practical financial applications, making significant contributions to both fields through his unique perspective.



