Xinyi Liu

New York, NY · (646) 236-5678 · xinyi.liu1@simon.rochester.edu · xinyiliu0227@gmail.com

I am a P.hD. student at University of Rochester's Computer Information Systems program. I enjoy solving problems in data science, machine learning, finance and information technology.


Experiences

NLP Data Scientist Intern

WOKEN, New York, NY

Train with LinkedIn profile data to make jobs suggestions based on people’s answer to our open-question assessments.

September 2018 - March 2019

Research Assistant

Stern Business School, New York, NY

Apply machine learning and neural networks to forecast municipal bonds' price with Professor Ipeirotis.

September 2018 - April 2019

Quantitative Analyst Intern

CoVenture VC, New York, NY

Applied machine learning models to optimize trading strategies for cryptocurrencies.
Obtained a return of over 160% with a Sharpe ratio of 2.3 for 82 days excluding market impact.

August 2018 - September 2018

Research Scientist

Machine Learning, New York, NY

Researched machine learning methods to predict or recommend investments with 13% accuracy.
Sourced investment data on over 16k investors, 20k companies and 80k investments.
Published a paper describing the work: Liu, Xinyi, and Artit Wangperawong. "A Collaborative Approach to Angel and Venture Capital Investment Recommendations." arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.09967 (2018).

June 2018 - July 2018

Investment Analyst Intern

Blackwater Rock Asset Management, Beijing, China

Analyzed 50+ IPO statements and compiled fundamental analysis reports for the board of directors. Researched about international capital movements’ impact on stability of banks.

January 2017 - May 2017

Research Analyst Intern

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Huizhou, China

Produced research report on foreign investments in Huizhou.
Shadowed analysis in conducting the risk profiling of loans.

July 2016 - August 2016

Investment Analyst Intern

CAS Investment Management, Beijing, China

Compiled data and documents for venture capital investing in 4G network and LED street lighting.
Researched industries and corporations of new OTC market.

January 2015 - February 2015

Education

GMAT 760 (Top 1%)

University of Rochester

Doctor of Philosophy
Computer Information Systems

GPA: 3.89/4.0

August 2019 - May 2024

New York University (NYU)

Master of Science
Management and Systems - Database Technologies

GPA: 3.95/4.0, graduated with distinction.

September 2017 - May 2019

Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)

Bachelor of Science
International Finance

GPA: 3.69/4.0

September 2013 - June 2017

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • SQL
  • R

Awards & Leadership

  • Tianchi Big Data Competition (02/18 – 03/18)

    Ranked 40 among 847 participants to classify the planets based on their spectrum features.

  • University Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project, Leader (05/15 – 04/16)

    Received funding and award to study how crowdfunding could facilitate entrepreneurs in college.

  • Rongzhichuangxin Student Advisory Club, President (10/13 – 09/15)

    Guided student projects with organized academic lectures, alumni mentorship and media operations. Recruited over 25 new members to volunteer, and increased subscribers from 0 to 100+.


Fun Stuff

Apart from studying, working, and other serious stuff, I enjoy cooking, movies, and walking out. When I have to cook for the entire house, my favorite recipe is cola chicken. Yes, I cook chicken with Coca-Cola, and it tastes great. My favorite movie is Flipped (2010). I don't know how it could have been considered a box office flop, but you should definitely watch that movie if you want to understand a bit more about me!