Research Areas
Big Data, Emerging Technologies and Information in the Financial Market
Education
2017.8 - 2022.8 Ph.D. in Management, National University of Singapore,
Major in Accounting
2013.8 - 2017.6 Dintinctive Honours Bachelor in Engineering, National University of Singapore,
Major in Industrial and Systems Engineering Double Major in Financial Mathematics
Awards
- Best Reviewer Award, HARC-2023 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference
- Best Discussant Award, ABR-Fudan 2025 Conference
- Bachelor's Degree National Full Scholarship, National University of Singapore, 2012-2017
- Research Scholar Full Scholarship, National University of Singapore, 2017-2022
Selected Publications: - Mao, K., Lu, H., & Wang, S. J.* (2025). The effect of incidental name similarity on favoritism in the Chinese financial market. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 13077. (Corresponding Author, Equal Contribution Authors)
Selected Working Papers: - Does Alternative Data Discourage or Stimulate Face-to-Face Interactions? Evidence from Analyst Site Visits (with Yating Guo, Shafu Zhang, Le Zhao, and Luo Zuo) Review and Resubmit at Journal of Accounting Research.
- When Bonus Plans Ignore Costs: Cost Shielding and Credit Ratings (with Zhiming Ma, Junqiang Ke and Huayin Xiao）
- Bank Dividend Taxation, Mortgage Originations, and the Housing Boom-Bust (with Oliver Zhen Li, Yupeng Lin and Keyuan Zhang）
- Alternative Data as Audit Risk Signals: Evidence from Online-Sales Data (with Yating Guo and Le Zhao) Review and Resubmit at Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
- Online Sales Data Availability and Corporate Tax Avoidance (with Yating Guo and Le Zhao) Review and Resubmit at Accounting and Business Research.
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses:
- Big Data and Accounting Analytics (Sole Instructor)
- Big Data and Financial Decision-Making (Sole Instructor)
- Global Perspectives and Personal Development (Co-Instructor)
Graduate Courses:
- Research Methods in Accounting (Master's & PhD, Co-Instructor)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Accounting Research (Master's, Sole Instructor)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Accounting Research and Applications (PhD, Sole Instructor)
