刘桦博士2015年于香港科技大学获得博士学位（计算机科学与工程学，师从张连文教授），2009年于西安交通大学软件学院获得学士学位。现任上海财经大学信息管理与工程学院助理研究员。研究兴趣为人工智能：机器学习、概率图模型、贝叶斯网、金融科技等。

Biography

LIU, Hua is currently a assistant researcher at the Department of Computer Science, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE). She obtained her Ph.D degree in computer science from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2015, supervised by Prof. Nevin L. ZHANG. Before that, she obtained her B.S. degree from the School of Software Engineering, Xi'an Jiao Tong University (XJTU) in 2009. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Probabilistic Graphical Models, Bayesian Networks, Fintech, etc. 

人工智能（2017-2021年第一、二学期）

软件工程（2020-2021学年第一学期，2017-2020年第二学期）

Python金融大数据分析（2020-2021学年第二学期）

计算机科学导论（2017-2021年第一学期）

Teaching

Artificial Intelligence (2017-2021 Fall & Spring)

Software Engineering (2020-2021 Fall,  2017-2020 Spring)

Python for Finance (2020-2021 Spring)

Introduction to Computer Science (2017-2021 Fall)

上海市青年科技英才扬帆计划项目， 贝叶斯网的迁移学习问题， 2018年5月 - 2021年4月

BSc in Software Engineering: Xi'an Jiao Tong University, 2009

Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2015

学术兼职

NIPS 2018, IJCAI 2018-2021, AAAI 2018-2021, UAI 2017-2019 程序委员会委员

Professional Services

PC Member: NIPS18, IJCAI18-21, AAAI18-21, UAI17-19

[1]   April Hua Liu, Zihao Cheng, Justin Jiang: Bayesian Network Learning for Classification via Transfer Method. ICTAI2019: 1102-1109

[2]   K. Poon, April Hua Liu, Nevin L. Zhang: UC-LTM: Unidimensional clustering using latent tree models for discrete data. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 92: 392-409 (2018)

[3]   April Hua Liu, K. Poon, Nevin Lianwen Zhang: Unidimensional Clustering of Discrete Data Using Latent Tree Models. AAAI 2015: 2771-2777

[4] T. Liu, Nevin L. Zhang, P. Chen, April Hua Liu, Leonard K. M. Poon, Yi Wang: Greedy learning of latent tree models for multidimensional clustering. Machine Learning 98(1-2): 301-330 (2015) 

[5]   April Hua Liu, K. Poon, Tengfei Liu, Nevin Lianwen Zhang: Latent tree models for rounding in spectral clustering. Neurocomputing 144: 448-462 (2014)

[6]   K. Poon, Nevin L. Zhang, T. Liu, April Hua Liu: Model-based clustering of high-dimensional data: Variable selection versus facet determination. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 54(1): 196-215 (2013) 

[7]   K. Poon, April H. Liu, Tengfei Liu, Nevin Lianwen Zhang: A Model-Based Approach to Rounding in Spectral Clustering. UAI 2012: 685-694 

[8]   Liu, Hua, Song Ruihua, Nie Jian Yun, Wen, Ji Rong: Building a Test Collection for Evaluating Search Result Diversity: A Preliminary Study. Proceedings of the SIGIR Workshop on the Future of IR Evaluation 31-32 (2009)

2018年第三届上海高校青年教师教学竞赛决赛优秀奖

2017年上海财经大学第二届青年教师教学竞赛理工组三等奖

香港科技大学研究生奖学金（全额）

西安交通大学优秀毕业生

Awards

Third-class Prize, The 2nd young teachers' teaching competition, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2017

Postgraduate Scholarships, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2009-2015

Outstanding Graduates, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, 2009