Dr. Sirui Han serves as an Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prior to her current role, she held the position of Assistant Professor (Research) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Accounting and Finance. She also brings experience as an equity research analyst from Citibank (Hong Kong), where she specialized in China's automotive and auto parts sectors, providing advisory support to top hedge funds and global institutional clients.

Sirui's academic credentials are robust; she holds a Ph.D. in Law and an M.Sc. in Finance from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, complemented by an LL.M. in International Commercial Law from University College London. Her academic journey includes valuable experience gained during brief training at Oxford Law School and a visiting period at the Harvard Institute for Global Law & Policy. In the academic year 2018-19, she was honored with the J. William Fulbright Visiting Scholar appointment at Cornell Law School.

Her research spans across AI Governance, Legal Tech, and the intersection of Law and Finance. Sirui has demonstrated a strong aptitude for securing research funding, having played a pivotal role in acquiring grants totaling over 6 million HKD by the end of 2023. Beyond academia, she contributes her expertise to the discourse on innovation and technology development in the Greater Bay Area, with her analyses and opinions featured in the South China Morning Post, China Daily, and various esteemed media outlets.

Experience

HKUST, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas
Assistant Professor, January 2024 – present

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Accounting and Finance
Assistant Professor (Research), December 2022 – January 2024
In-residence CURI Fellow, July 2023 – December 2022

Citibank (Hong Kong), Investment Banking (Global Markets Research)
Equity Research Associate, September 2021 – July 2022

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
Postdoc Fellow, September 2019 – August 2021

Education

Ph.D. in Laws,  The Chinese University of Hong Kong,  Hong Kong,  Law,  2019
(Supervisors: Prof. Chao XI, Prof. Dicky TSANG, Prof. Kun FAN)

M.Sc. in Finance,  The Chinese University of Hong Kong,  Hong Kong,  Finance,  2017

LL.M.,  University College London,  U.K.,  Law,  2013

LL.B.,  Sun Yat-sen University,  China,  Law,  2012
with the following degree under concurrent registration:

• B.A. in English,  Sun Yat-sen University,  China,  Law,  2012

• Minor in Administrative Management,  Sun Yat-sen University,  China,  Law,  2012

• Minor in Liberal Learning Education,  Sun Yat-sen University,  China,  Law,  2012

Adjunct and Visiting Appointments

Cornell University, School of Law
In-residence J. William Fulbright Visiting Scholar, September 2018 – August 2019

Academia Sinica, Institutum Iurisprudentiae
Visiting Research Scholar, September – October, 2018

Harvard University, Institute for Global Law and Policy
Academic Visitor, June, 2018

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shenzhen, China
Visiting Research Scholar, July – October, 2017

University of Oxford, Faculty of Law
Junior Academic Visitor, March – June, 2017

National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law
Sino-Singapore Undergraduate Exchange Fellow, March – April, 2011

Awards

• J. William Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Research Scholar Award
  Research Grants Council, 2018-19
  
  

• HKSAR Scholarship Fund - Reaching Out Award
  Hong Kong Government, 2017
  
  

• King's-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship
  Chinese Scholarship Council, 2014
  
  

• Social Research Achievement Award
  Guangdong Provincial Government, 2012
  
  

• China National Scholarship
  Ministry of Education, PRC Central Government, 2011
  
  

• Sino-Singapore Undergraduate Exchange Fellow
  PRC Central Government, 2011
  
  

• Undergraduate Innovation Experimental Program Research Output Award
  Guangdong Provincial Government, 2011
  
  

• China National Scholarship
  Ministry of Education, PRC Central Government, 2010
  
  

• Outstanding Undergraduate Exchange Fellow
  Sun Yat-sen University, 2010
  
  

• Lingnan Foundation Liberal Education Fellow
  Lingnan Foundation, 2008-12