Dr Han Li is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Actuarial Studies, Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne. She is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics at Macquarie Business School. She is also an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research.

She received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree in Actuarial Studies at the University of Melbourne and completed her PhD degree in Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University. During 2016-2021, she has held academic positions at the University of New South Wales and Macquarie University.

She is an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, and has a broad range of research interests around longevity and mortality risks, ageing and retirement, and the impact of climate change on insurance industry. Specifically, much of her research expertise centers on actuarial modelling and forecasting using advanced econometric and statistical techniques. She has attracted research funds from the Australian Research Council (ARC), the Society of Actuaries (SOA), and the Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme (DAAD). Han's research has been published in top tier journals including Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, ASTIN Bulletin, Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, North American Actuarial Journal, Journal of Forecasting, and Annals of Actuarial Science.