About

Hi, I am a first-year PhD student working under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Blier-Wong and Prof. Andrei Badescu. My research interests include general P&C insurance modelling and statistical learning. Prior to entering PhD studies, I completed my bacholor's and master's degree both at Wuhan University, China. Personally, I love archery (level 3 amateur archer), badminton (a left-hander), calligraphy, Taichi, and I have a working knowledge of the I Ching with Taoist theory.

Publications

Xiong, H., Guo, Y., Coauthor B, Zitikis, R. (2026). Beyond no-claims discount: a learning-embedded telematics-driven pricing system for dynamic premium adjustments. Financial Innovation, 12, 118.

Manuscripts

To be updated

Teaching

Teaching assistant:

  • ACT240H1F Mathematics of Investment and Credit (Fall 2026)
  • ACT245H1S Financial Principles for Actuarial Science I (Winter 2027)

CV

Education

  • University of Toronto
    PhD in Statistics, Concentration in Actuarial Science
    Ongoing coursework: Probability Theory, Advanced Computational Methods for Statistics, Mathematical Finance     Starting Fall 2026
  • Wuhan University
    M.I., Risk Management and Actuarial Science track
    Selected coursework: Frontier Technologies in Artificial Intelligence, Special Topics on Property and Liability Insurance     2024 – 2026
  • Wuhan University
    B.Ec., Insurance (honors class in actuarial science)
    Selected coursework: Calculus I/II, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics     2020 – 2024

Internship

  • Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) Shanghai Branch
    Mercer health business summer intern     Summer 2025
  • Research Institue of Huafu Securities
    AI&Overseas group intern (remote)     Spring 2025
  • Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto
    Mitacs Globalink research intern     Summer 2023

Skills

  • Software Julia, R, Python, LaTeX, PowerBI; familiar with MATLAB, C++, SQL, HTML
  • Professional Certification Working towards ASA: Passed SOA Exams P, FM, SRM, FAM; VEE courses accredited: Economics, Accounting and Finance, Mathematical Statistics
  • Languages Chinese (native); English (working proficiency); French (intermediate)

Awards

  • AIA – Wuhan University Actuarial Education ScholarshipDec 2024 & Jul 2025
  • Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Wuhan UniversitySep 2024
  • Merit Student Scholarship, Wuhan UniversityNov 2021 & Nov 2023
  • Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Award, MitacsJan 2023
  • Merit Exchange Scholarship, Wuhan UniversityApr 2021
  • National Bronze Medal, 1st Chinese Earth Science OlympiadMay 2018