Dr Dawei Hao

I obtained my PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Leicester in 2022, following an MSc in Financial Mathematics and Computation from the same institution in 2017, where I was awarded the prize for Best Student Performance. During my doctoral studies, I was fully funded by the UoL Graduate Teaching Assistant scheme, and subsequently progressed to a full academic position after completing my PhD.

I was honoured to win the Leicester Students’ Union Superstar Award for Best Lecturer in the 2024–25 academic year. In addition, I was recognised through the University of Leicester Citizen Recognition Scheme in 2023–24 for my contributions to teaching and student engagement.

Since the 2021–22 academic year, I have designed and delivered the Financial Mathematics module at UoL, which also serves as a core component for DLI mathematics students. I also teach a range of statistics-focused modules at UoL, including Statistics for Data Science and Generalised Linear Models, and supervise MMath/MSc student projects in related areas.

My research interests lie in financial mathematics and financial engineering, stochastic process modelling, and applied statistics.

MA3071 Financial Mathematics

MA7072 Financial mathematics II

MA7023 Statistics for Data Science

MA3201/MA4201/MA7021 Generalised Linear Models

2024–25 Leicester Students’ Union Superstar Award for Best Lecturer

2023–24 University of Leicester Citizen Recognition Scheme