Dr. Loo

Education Background

I am a PhD holder graduate from Doctorate of Finance program since 2017. I have also obtained my qualification in Master in Applied Statistics. In addition to that I have passed CFA level III exam on 2017 as well.

Teaching experience

As educator, I have started my teaching career since 2012. Throughout the time, I have taught quantitative related subjects (mathematics, statistics, quantitative analysis, principle of investment, fixed income analysis) at different levels, ranging from secondary, diploma, university to even postgraduate.

Following indicates the breakdown of my teaching experience:

With having the opportunities, I am exposed to different teaching environments with diverse background of students, which make me a better educator in delivering knowledge to students.

Tutoring Services

I am specialize in mathematics and also statistics. Currently I am running a math tuition business in Singapore under Dr Loo’s Math Specialist Tuition Services (+65-85483705). If you are looking for a math tutor in Singapore, I am providing tuition services such as O-level math tuition and JC Math Tuition (H1 math tuition & H2 math tuition).

Industry Collaboration Services

Other than provide tutoring services, I am also open for industry collaborationif they need my expertise. This could include:

Provide advise on study design using statistical methods.
Using data driven insights to drive better business decisions.
Using quantitative modeling to make business impact.
Statistical modeling
Econometrics modeling
Deep learning or machine learning modeling

For instance, if your company is looking for statistician, statistics consultant, research fellow, quantitative analyst, data analyst or data scientist talent in Singapore please feel free to contact me to discuss further.

My Portfolio

Tableau Portfolio

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11 years of accumulated teaching experience

Institute of Higher Learning

Being adjunct lecturer in Singapore teaching machine learning, data visualization, quantiative data analysis related subjects for diploma, bachelor degree, and postgraduate level until now

Being mathematics and statistics advisor in Singapore Private University for more than 2.5 years

Being tutor, part-time lecturer, assistant professor in Malaysia universities for around 2.5 years

Secondary school

2 years experience teaching IGCSE Maths in International School

Private tutoring

> 4 years experience as private tutor teaching secondary to postgraduate for maths related subject

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Academic Qualification

Postgraduate

PhD in Management, UTM (Best Postgraduate Student Award Recipient)

Master in Applied Statistics, UM (Distinction)

Graduate Certificate in Education, JCU

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Building Surveying, UM

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Research Publications

Econometrics Analysis

Loo, W.K., Melati, A, and Suresh, R. (2015). The Dynamic Linkage Among The Asian Reits Market, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 115 – 126. (Scopus-Cited)
Loo, W.K., Melati, A, and Suresh, R. (2016). Integration between the Asian REIT markets and macroeconomic variables. Journal of Property Investment and Finance, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 68 – 82. (Scopus-Cited)
Loo, W.K., Melati, A, and Suresh, R. (2016). Modeling the volatility of Asian REIT markets. Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, pp. 1 – 13. (Scopus-Cited)

Machine Learning (Neural Network, Random Forest, Extreme Gradient Boosting)

Loo, W.K. (2019), “Predictability of HK-REITs returns using artificial neural network”, Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPIF-07-2019-0090
Loo, W.K. (2020), ” Performing technical analysis to predict Japan REITs’ movement through ensemble learning”, Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.