Dr. Bin Li

Professor

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Biography

Bin Li is a Professor and Associate Chair of Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo. He earned his PhD in Applied Mathematical Computational Sciences from the University of Iowa in 2013, under the supervision of Qihe Tang and Lihe Wang. His research specializes in stochastic control and dynamic optimization problems within the fields of insurance, finance, and economics. Prior to his doctoral studies, he completed his master's and bachelor's degrees in Computational Mathematics at Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2008 and 2005, respectively. As an academic, he has published numerous articles in prominent journals, highlighting his expertise in risk-sharing strategies, mean-variance optimization, and various mathematical models applied to financial mathematics and insurance. Li's work contributes significantly to understanding investment strategies and risk management in actuarial contexts.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.