CV

Current Position

• Assistant Professor (Actuarial Science), since July 2025
  • Division of Banking and Finance
  • Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2025
  • With Concentration in Actuarial Science
  • Supervised by Prof. Andrei Badescu and Prof. Sheldon Lin
  • University of Toronto, Department of Statistical Sciences
• Masters of Financial Insurance, 2020
  • Recipient of the Academic Achievement Award
  • University of Toronto, Department of Statistical Sciences
• Honours Bachelor of Science, 2019
  • Specialist in Actuarial Science, Major in Statistics, Minor in Mathematics
  • Graduated with High Distinction, Other Awards:
    • The Provost’s Scholar Award (2019)
    • Dean’s List (2015 – 2019)
    • The George Gray Falle Scholarships (2016 - 2018)
  • University of Toronto

Awards

• Hickman Scholars, 2024
  • Society of Actuaries, Link to Announcement
• Teaching Assistant Award, 2023
  • University of Toronto - Department of Statistical Sciences
• Doctoral Recruitment Award, 2020
  • University of Toronto - Faculty of Arts and Science
• Academic Achievement Award, 2020
  • University of Toronto - Master of Financial Insurance
• The Provost’s Scholar Award, 2019
  • University of Toronto - Trinity College
• Dean’s List, 2015 - 2019
  • University of Toronto
• The George Gray Falle Scholarships, 2016 - 2018
  • University of Toronto - Trinity College

Experience

• Course Instructor, Nanyang Business School
  • BA3201 - Life Contingencies and Demography (Semester 1, AY2025-26)
  • Nanyang Technological University
• Course Instructor, Department of Statistical Sciences
  • ACT247 - Introductory Life Contingencies (Summer 2023)
  • University of Toronto
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Statistical Sciences
  • Courses:
    • ACT230 - Mathematics of Finance for Non-Actuaries (Fall 2020, 2022, 2024)
    • ACT240 - Mathematics of Investment & Credit (Fall 2021)
    • ACT247 - Introductory Life Contingencies (Winter 2022 - 2024; Summer 2022)
    • ACT348 - Advanced Life Contingencies (Fall 2021, 2022; Summer 2022)
    • ACT349 - Corporate Finance for Actuarial Science (Fall 2022 - 2024)
    • ACT370 - Financial Principles for Actuarial Science II (Winter 2021, 2022)
    • ACT451 - Loss Models (Fall 2021)
    • ACT452 - Loss Models II (Winter 2023, 2024)
    • ACT455 - Advanced Topics in Actuarial Science (Winter 2021 - 2024)
    • ACT466 - Credibility and Simulation (Winter 2021 - 2024)
    • STA2551 - Finance and Insurance Case Studies (Winter 2021)
    • Statistics Aid Centre (2023 - 2024)
  • Recipient of the Teaching Assistant Award (June 2023)
  • University of Toronto
• Research Assistant, Department of Statistical Sciences, summer 2020
  • Topic: Application and Performance Evaluation of the Logit-weighted Reduced Mixture of Experts Models for General Insurance
  • University of Toronto
• Intern, Finance Department, summer 2018
  • Bank of China, Macao Branch

Skills and Qualifications

• Software and Programming:
  • Microsoft Office, R, Julia, SQL, Python, LaTeX and MATLAB.
• Society of Actuaries (SOA):
  • ASA.
  • Passed Exams QFI QF, QFI IRM, all FSA QFI modules.
• Languages:
  • Native in Cantonese and Mandarin, fluent in English, elementary in Portuguese.