PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Edward Tsang

Also known as Edward P. K. Tsang, 曾炳均

Edward Tsang is a researcher whose AI work spans constraint satisfaction, optimization and computational finance. He studied business administration in Hong Kong and computer science at Essex, then wrote a book on constraint satisfaction. His EDDIE system used genetic programming to predict horse-racing results, and he co-founded Essex's Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents. He wrote AI for Finance in 2023 and is an Emeritus Professor at Essex and a Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong.

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Timeline

  1. 1977–1987

    Finance degree and AI PhD

    He earns a first degree in Business Administration, majoring in finance, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1977. He studies computer science for an MSc at Essex and earns a PhD in artificial intelligence in 1987.

  2. 1993

    Constraint satisfaction book

    In 1993, he publishes Foundations of Constraint Satisfaction with Academic Press. His research also covers constraint satisfaction and optimization.

  3. 1998

    EDDIE beats the bookies

    In 1998, he coauthors the paper EDDIE beats the bookies, which introduces a genetic programming system for predicting horse-racing results.

  4. 1999

    Guided local search

    He coauthors a 1999 paper applying guided local search to the traveling salesman problem. The method is a meta-hill-climbing strategy extended from GENET, a connectionist approach to constraint satisfaction.

  5. 2002–2016

    Co-founding Essex's CCFEA

    He co-founds the Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents in 2002 and directs it from 2009 to 2016.

  6. 2023

    AI for Finance

    In 2023, he publishes AI for Finance, which introduces AI's financial uses through topics such as machine learning, trading and portfolio optimization.

  7. 2024

    Nowcasting FX markets

    He coauthors a 2024 article on nowcasting directional change in high-frequency FX markets.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professorships in Essex and Hong Kong

    As of October 2026, he is an Emeritus Professor in Essex's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering and a Visiting Professor in the University of Hong Kong's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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Sources and credits

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  1. The Event Calculus on High Frequency Finance www1.se.cuhk.edu.hk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Edward Tsang Research Interests bracil.net. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Edward Tsang | University of Essex essex.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Detecting Regime Change in Computational Finance | University of Essex essex.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. AI for Finance - 1st Edition - Edward P. K. Tsang - Routledge Book routledge.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Affiliations bracil.net. Checked 19 October 2026.