Xiaoyu H. (Alan)

Xiaoyu (Alan) H. has a diverse work experience, starting with their current position as a Trader at Citadel Securities since April 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Fall Associate (Quantitative Finance) at Morgan Stanley from October 2021 to January 2022.

Xiaoyu also has experience in academia, specifically in the field of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley. Xiaoyu (Alan) served as a Graduate Student Instructor for EECS 126 (Probability and Random Processes) from January 2021 to May 2021, where they led discussions, graded exams, and provided personalized guidance to students. Xiaoyu (Alan) also held various roles, including Undergraduate Student Instructor for EECS 126, Head uGSI for EECS 70 (Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory), uGSI for CS 188 (Artificial Intelligence), Reader for CS 170 (Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems), Reader for EECS 126, and Reader for EECS 70.

Furthermore, Xiaoyu has interned at Evolution Labs as a Quantitative Developer Intern from October 2020 to March 2021. In this role, they rebuilt packaged methods using Python (Numba) to improve runtime, optimized portfolio trading strategies, and conducted data analysis.

Xiaoyu (Alan) also worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Credit Karma from May 2020 to August 2020, where their contributions included improving efficiency for credit information lookup and reducing latency in the Enrollment pipeline.

Xiaoyu's earlier experiences include serving as the Director of Operations & Founding Cohort Mentee at Toppa @ Berkeley from February 2019 to May 2020, and working as a Database Developer at JadeClass from June 2018 to January 2019. Xiaoyu (Alan)'sresponsibilities at JadeClass included optimizing the data system and implementing a SQL pipeline for data acquisition and processing.

Overall, Xiaoyu has demonstrated expertise in trading, quantitative finance, teaching, software engineering, and data analysis, highlighting their strong academic and industry background.

Xiaoyu (Alan) H. has a diverse educational background with a focus on finance and engineering. Xiaoyu (Alan) obtained a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business in 2022. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) from UC Berkeley College of Engineering in 2020.

Before pursuing higher education, Xiaoyu completed their College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at The Hill School, graduating with a High School Diploma in 2018. Xiaoyu (Alan) also attended Huayu Middle School from 2011 to 2014.

In addition to their degrees, Xiaoyu has obtained several certifications to enhance their skills. Xiaoyu (Alan) earned their Series 57 certification from FINRA in May 2022. In October 2021, they obtained the CFA® Level I certification from the CFA Institute. Xiaoyu also completed the Machine Learning for Trading Specialization on Coursera in February 2021. Xiaoyu (Alan) was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley in December 2020.

Xiaoyu has actively pursued further learning opportunities through various online courses and programs. Xiaoyu (Alan) completed Terminal Live 2019 - 2020, an initiative by Correlation One, in April 2020. Additionally, they completed multiple courses on Coursera, including "The Power of Macroeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World," "Convolutional Neural Networks," "Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization," "Neural Networks and Deep Learning," and "Structuring Machine Learning Projects," all in January 2020. Xiaoyu also completed a Machine Learning course offered by Stanford University in February 2017.