CV
Current Position
- Assistant Professor (Actuarial Science)
- Division of Banking and Finance
- Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School
Education
- Candidate, 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
- 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
- The George Gray Falle Scholarships, 2016 - 2018
- University of Toronto - Trinity College
Experience
- 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
Service and Leadership
- Organizing Committee, Statistics Graduate Student Research Day 2023
- Senior Executive, Finance Department, April 2017 – April 2019
- University of Toronto Chinese Students and Scholars Association (UTCSSA)
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.
- Languages:
- Native in Cantonese and Mandarin, fluent in English, elementary in Portuguese.
