Researcher

Biography

Dr Himasha Warnakulasooriya is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Economics and the Centre for Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) at the UNSW Business School. She completed her PhD in Actuarial Studies at Monash University. Her research focuses on retirement planning, optimal decision-making in later life, and the design of retirement income products, with particular emphasis on Pareto-optimal contract design. She has published...view more

Dr Himasha Warnakulasooriya is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Economics and the Centre for Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) at the UNSW Business School. She completed her PhD in Actuarial Studies at Monash University. Her research focuses on retirement planning, optimal decision-making in later life, and the design of retirement income products, with particular emphasis on Pareto-optimal contract design. She has published articles in ASTIN Bulletin: The Journal of the International Actuarial Association and The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics.


My Qualifications

  • PhD in Actuarial Studies, Monash University, Australia
  • BSc (Hons) in Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

My Awards

  • Merit Award, Best Research Award Competition – Undergraduate Category, Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka
  • Dean’s Honour List (2016–2020), Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, for outstanding academic achievement in four consecutive academic years.
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Publications

by Dr Himasha Warnakulasooriya