Rate My Professor Sheng Xiong

Sheng Xiong is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, with a designated research area in Mathematical Finance. He earned his PhD in Mathematics from Temple University in May 2011. His doctoral dissertation, "Stochastic Differential Equations: Some Risk and Insurance Applications," chaired by Wei-Shih Yang, explores stochastic processes with applications to risk assessment and insurance, aligning with actuarial and financial mathematics themes.

Dr. Xiong is deeply involved in the department's actuarial program, serving as the advisor for the Actuarial Mathematics major. He teaches specialized courses preparing students for Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society exams, including MATH 0470 Actuarial Mathematics I (covering Exam FM/2 material on financial mathematics), MATH 1126 Predictive Analytics I, and MATH 1128 Short-Term Actuarial Mathematics I (aligned with Exam STAM). His syllabi emphasize probability models, contingency functions, and predictive analytics essential for actuarial careers. In research, he has advanced studies in quantum stochastic processes, co-authoring "Open quantum random walks with decoherence on coins" with Wei-Shih Yang (arXiv:1301.0034, 2013), which establishes a Perron-Frobenius type theorem for quantum operations. He presented on quantum random walks under decoherence at Joint Mathematics Meetings in 2013 and 2014. Dr. Xiong also contributes to undergraduate initiatives, including the 2026 Pitt Undergraduate Integration Bee, By the Numb3rs 2025, and MAA AMC 8 Exam administration. His office is in Thackeray Hall 508.