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Dr Xiao Xu

Dr Xiao Xu

Senior Lecturer

Chartered Financial Analyst (2019)

Chartered Accountant - Australia (2019)

Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (2018)

Certified Public Accountant - USA (2018)

Financial Risk Manager (2016)

Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (2015)

Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (2015)

Business School
School of Risk and Actuarial Studies

Xiao is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies (Co-op Coordinator, 2023鈥2024; University Accreditation Actuary, 2025鈥). Xiao also co-leads the 麻豆社madou Education-Focused EYFE Community of Practice, aimed at Enhancing the First-Year Experience for students.

Her research interests centre on actuarial practice, financial risk management and education pedagogy and technology. Before joining 麻豆社madou in 2020, Xiao had several years of industry experience in life insurance, consulting and venture capital entrepreneurship. She earned her PhD at 麻豆社madou, an MSE from Johns Hopkins University, and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Xiao also holds several professional qualifications, including Chartered Financial Analyst (2019), Chartered Accountant - Australia (2019), Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (2018), Certified Public Accountant - USA (2018), Financial Risk Manager (2016), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (2015), and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (2015).
E-mail
x.xu@unsw.edu.au
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Xu X, 2024, 'Housing Affordability in Dubai', in Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development, IGI Global, pp. 145 - 169,
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Xu X, 2024, 'Housing Affordability in Dubai: A Business Case Study', in Utilizing Case Studies in Business Education, pp. 145 - 169,
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Xu X, 2024, 'SoTL as a Bridge to Enhance Actuarial Education Across Asia', in Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development, IGI Global, pp. 321 - 338,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Bacalja A; Nichols TP; Robinson B; Bhatt I; Kucharczyk S; Zomer C; Nash B; Dupont B; De Cock R; Zaman B; Bonenfant M; Grosemans E; Abrams SS; Vallis C; Koutsogiannis D; Dishon G; Reed J; Byers T; Fawzy RM; Hsu HP; Lowien N; Barton G; Callow J; Liu Z; Serafini F; Vermeire Z; deHaan J; Croasdale A; Torres-Toukoumidis A; Xu X; Schnaider K, 2024, 'Postdigital Videogames Literacies: Thinking With, Through, and Beyond James Gee鈥檚 Learning Principles', Postdigital Science and Education, 6, pp. 1103 - 1142,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Xu X, 2024, 'Navigating the AI Revolution: Implications for Business Education and Pedagogy', Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 13, pp. 371 - 383,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Xu X, 2024, 'Zero-knowledge proofs in education: a pathway to disability inclusion and equitable learning opportunities', Smart Learning Environments, 11,

2024 麻豆社madou Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - Early Career Academic

2024 Actuaries Institute Young Volunteer Achievement Award

2023 36th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference Best Innovative Teaching Practice Award (Group)

2023 麻豆社madou Business School John Prescott Outstanding Teaching Innovation Award聽

2021 麻豆社madou Values in Action Award (Group)

2020 Chartered Accountants 20 Young Future Leaders

  • 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, November 2024聽
  • 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, November 2024
  • 鈥溾 Expanding Horizons, August 2024
  • 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, March 2024
  • 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, May 2023
  • 鈥溾, Society of Actuaries, May 2022

My Teaching

Courses taught in 麻豆社madou:

ACTL4302: Risk and Capital Management

ACTL5302: Risk and Capital Management

ACTL5108: Finance for Actuaries

ACTL4001: Actuarial Theory & Practice A

RISK2001: Fundamentals of Risk Management

RISK5001: Fundamentals of Risk & Risk Management

ACTL5100: Actuarial Theory & Practice A

RISK5003: Risk Decision Analytics

RISK3003: Risk Decision Analytics

ACTL4002: Actuarial Theory & Practice B

ACTL5200: Actuarial Theory & Practice B

COMM1110: Evidence-Based Problem Solving

COMM3501: Quantitative Business Analytics

COMM5601: Interdisciplinary聽Applications of Analytics Techniques

ACTL1101: Introduction to Actuarial Studies