Chan Lay Guat

Chan Lay Guat

  • Head - Department of Actuarial Science and Risk
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Biography

In addition to her role as a Senior Lecturer, Chan Lay Guat serves as the Head of the Department of Actuarial Science and Risk within the School of Mathematical Sciences. She joined Sunway University in 2015 and has over 10 years of teaching experience. Lay Guat is passionate about mathematics and education, and she has earned several awards in her research endeavors, including the First Prize in the Teaching and Learning Poster Competition hosted by Sunway University and the Best Paper Award (Third Prize) at the ASEAN Quality Assurance Conference in 2022.

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia (current)
  • MSc, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2014)
  • BSc Mathematics with Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2010)

Research Interests

  • Risk management
  • Time Series Modelling

Notable Publications

2024 -

Chan L. G.; Ng Q. Y. (2024). Using learning analytics in higher education: Assessing students' learning experience in an actuarial science course. AIMS Press STEM Education, 4(2), 151-164. DOI: 10.3934/steme.2024010

2024 -

Ng Q. Y; Chan L. G. (2024). Mortality fitting and forecasting using Hyndman-Ullah model and Lee-Carter model: A study on Malaysia’s ethnic groups. AIP Publishing, 2895(1). doi: 10.1063/5.0192297

2023 -

Neoh, B. E., Sim, K. A., Chan, L. G. and Ho, C. K. (2023). Transition Intensities for Critical Illness: A Study on Canadian Health Data. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v19n2.2848

2022 -

Chan, L.G. and Hamidon, Z. (2022). A case study of problem-based learning approach in a mathematics online learning course. The 5th Innovation and Analytics Conference & Exhibition (IACE 2021). AIP Conference Proceedings, 2472(1): 050009-1. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0092735

2022 -

Chan, L. G., Ng, Q. Y. and Hamidon, Z. (2022). Effect of Behavioural Engagement on the Performance of Actuarial Science Undergraduates in a Higher Education Institution. Proceedings of ASEAN Quality Assurance Conference (AQAC) 2022, 26-35. Publisher: Sunway Academic Report

2021 -

Chan, L. G. and Abdul Rashid, S. A. (2021). Multi-state transition model in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC): A case study. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2423(1): 020034