Curriculum Vitae

DR. NG CHOUNG MIN

Senior Lecturer
  • Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    Faculty of Science
  • +603-79674331

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • STATISTICAL INFERENCES
  • STATISTICAL MODELLING

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Doctor of Philosophy (UM)(2010), (Statistics)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MSc (Statistics) (UM)(2005), (Statistics)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BSC(UTM)(2004), (Matematik Industri)
    Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Deputy Head
    11 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2024 (Universiti Malaya Centre for Data Analytics, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2016 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Fo, Kee Wah; Ong, Seng Huat; Ng, Choung Min; Koh, You Beng (2023). An alternative hyper-Poisson integer-valued GARCH model with application to polio, internet protocol and COVID-19 data, AIMS MATHEMATICS. 8(12), 29116-29139. doi:10.3934/math.20231491
  2. Ong, Seng Huat; Ng, Choung Min; Yap, Hong Keat; Srivastava, Hari Mohan (2022). Some Probabilistic Generalizations of the Cheney-Sharma and Bernstein Approximation Operators, AXIOMS. 11(10). doi:10.3390/axioms11100537
  3. Raja, J.; Muthusamy, S.; Ng, C. M. (2021). SURVIVAL OF SCLERODERMA PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE: OBSERVATION DATA FROM A MALAYSIAN TERTIARY CENTRE, ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 80, 1256-1256. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3830
ESCI
  1. Chakraborty, Subrata; Ong, Seng Huat; Ng, Choung Min (2023). A New Probability Model with Support on Unit Interval: Structural Properties, Regression of Bounded Response and Applications, JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE. 17(4). doi:10.1007/s42519-023-00345-4
Others
  1. Lee HJ*, Pok LSL*, Ng CM, Yahya F, Sockalingam S, Tee YC, Raja J. Fatigue and associated factors in a multi-ethnic cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Int J Rheum Dis. 2020;23:1088 1093. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185X.13897 (*co-first authors)
  2. Leela Raman, Fariz Yahya, Choung Min Ng, Sargunan Sockalingam, Kuganathan Ramasamy, Ravinash Ratnam, Jasmin Raja (2020). Early damage as measured by SLICC/ACR damage index is a predictor of hospitalization in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Lupus, Volume: 29 issue: 14, page(s): 1885-1891.
  3. Gopal, K.,Thevarajah, M., Ng, C.M., Raja, J. (2019). Effects of vitamin D on disease activity and serum interleukin 6 in rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 22:834-841. DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.13484.
  4. Tay, S.Y., Ng, C.M., Ong, S.H. (2019). Parameter estimation by minimizing a probability generating function-based power divergence. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 48:2898-2912.
  5. Imoto, T., Ng, C.M., Ong, S.H., Chakraborty, S. (2017). A modified Conway Maxwell Poisson type binomial distribution and its applications. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 46:12210-12225.
  6. Douadi Benacer, Kwai Lin Thong, Ng Choung Min, Khebir Verasahib, Renee L. Galloway, Rudy A. Hartskeerl, Marc Souris, Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain (2016). Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Malaysia, 2004-2012. Acta Tropica 157:162-168
  7. Sharifdoust, M., Ng, C.M., Ong, S.H. (2016). Probability generating function based Jeffrey's divergence for statistical inference. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 45:2445-2458.
  8. Ng, C.M., Ong, S.H. and Srivastava, H.M. (2013). Parameter estimation by Hellinger type distance for multivariate distributions based upon probability generating functions. Applied Mathematical Modelling 37: 7374-7385.
  9. Ong, S.H. and Ng, C.M. (2013). A bivariate generalization of the non- central negative binomial distribution. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 42: 570-585.
  10. Tai, L.Y., Khaw, K.W., Ng, C.M. and Subrayan, V. (2013). Central corneal thickness measurements with different imaging devices and ultrasound pachymetry. Cornea 32: 766-771.
  11. Yoong, D., Tan, H.K. and Ng, C.M. (2013). Methods of promoting a lottery gaming company in a Malaysian daily. Discourse & Society 24: 229-247.
  12. Sugita, T., Shimizu, K., Ong, S.H., Ng, C.M. 2011. A family which integrates the generalized Charlier series and extended noncentral negative binomial distributions. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 40: 1977-1998.
  13. Ng, C.M., Ong, S.H. & Srivastava, H.M. 2010. A class of bivariate negative binomial distributions with different index parameters in the marginals. Applied Mathematics and Computation 217: 3069-3087.
  14. S.H. Ong, K. Shimizu, Choung Min Ng. 2008. A class of discrete distributions arising from difference of two random variables. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 52: 1490-1499.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2012 - 2015, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    New Class of Statistical Models and Inference Techniques for Modelling and Data Analysis ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2011 - 2012, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    A Class of Absolutely Continuous Bivariate Distributions ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2011 - 2012, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    A new approach to mode jumping in Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and its applications ( Consultant)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Generating Function based Estimation for A Family of Circular Distributions, 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress 2019, ISI, Department of Statistics Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia Institute of Statistics (International) (18 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019)
  2. Generating Function Based Estimation for Circular Distributions, The 3rd ISM International Statistical Conference, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya and Malaysia Institute of Statistics (International) (09 Aug 2016 - 11 Aug 2016)
  3. A Class of Absolutely Continuous Bivariate Distributions, 1st ISM International Statistical Conference (ISM-1 2012), Malaysia Institute of Statistics (International) (04 Sep 2012 - 06 Sep 2012)
  4. A Bivariate Generalization of the Non-Central Negative Binomial Distribution, Statistical Concepts and Methods for the Modern World, Applied Statistical Asociation of Sri Lanka and the School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Australia (International) (28 Dec 2011 - 30 Dec 2011)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Hellinger Type Distance using Probability Generating Functions in Parameter Estimation for Multivariate Discrete Distributions, 3rd IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (International) (13 Apr 2013 - 14 Apr 2013)