Professional Journey

Experience & Education

Bridging the gap between high-fidelity engineering and quantitative research. Documenting a decade of academic rigor and industry application.

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Professional Tenure

MAY 2022 — MAR 2026

Two Sigma

Quantitative Researcher

AUG 2023 — MAR 2026

  • Post-trained large language models to predict market behavior and extract trading signals.
  • Developed deep learning methods for financial forecasting across diverse data modalities.

Quantitative Research Consultant

MAY 2022 — AUG 2022

Worked with the Techniques Team, exploring novel modalities of data that have economic impacts through advanced statistical methodologies.

AUGUST 2019 — AUGUST 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

Research & Teaching Assistant

Joined Language Technologies Institute (LTI) in the School of Computer Science (SCS). Focus on research on deep learning on audio and multimedia data.

Deep Learning Audio Analysis Multimedia
MAY 2014 — AUG 2019

Bosch

Deep Learning Research Engineer

February 2018 – August 2019 | BOSCH CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Applied robust machine learning methods to autonomous driving systems at Bosch, improving model reliability by 50% under adverse weather conditions.
  • Explored multimodal embeddings to integrate multi-sensor inputs, and successfully transferred the approach to production teams.
  • Developed an occupancy detection system using RGB-D sensors and supported its deployment to business units.
  • Applied representation learning techniques to Bosch dryers, achieving a 5% improvement in energy efficiency.

Research Engineer

May 2014 – January 2018 | BOSCH RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

  • Developed an audio analytics platform for infrastructure and machinery monitoring using machine learning and deep learning techniques.
  • Built visualization and system frameworks for a smart campus sensor network, exploring scalability and research value of the underlying infrastructure.
Machine Learning Full-stack Agile
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Academic Foundation

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2019 — 2023

PhD, Artificial Intelligence

Carnegie Mellon University

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2017 — 2019

M.S., Language Technology Institute

Carnegie Mellon University

2012 — 2015

M.S., Engineering & Technology Innovation Management + M.S., Advanced Infrastructure System

Carnegie Mellon University

2008 — 2012

B.S., Civil Engineering

Tongji University