Mengyi Xu is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW Sydney. Her research focuses on mortality and morbidity modelling, retirement income product design, and pension fund management. Her work has been published in top-tier actuarial journals, including Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, ASTIN Bulletin, and North American Actuarial Journal. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (FIAA) and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA).