Yudi(Judy) WANG

Introduction

王钰迪



Experience

  1. Computational Optimization Lab
    Stanford University                                                                         Palo Alto, Jul,2016-Present
    Full time Research Assistant, Advisor: Yinyu YE, K. T. Li Chair Professor of Engineering

    • Improved algorithms for solving non negative least squares (NNLS) problems by reduce 50% calculation time
    • Converted the original SVM-SMO algorithms to a NNLS solver
    • Conducted hundreds of comprehensive tests on developed solvers incuding SCS, TFOCS, found patterns
    • Implemented algorithms for solving least squares-SVM (LS-SVM) by combining cojugate gradient and working set methods
    • Implemented the First Direct Acceleration of Stochastic Gradient Methods on LS-SVM

  2. National Bureau of Economic Research
    Harvard University                                                             Boston, Feb,2015-March,2015
    Full time Research Assistant, Advisor: Richard B Freeman, the Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics at Harvard University

  3. Tencent Holding Ltd                 Shenzhen, Jul,2014-Sep,2014
    Summer Intern, Product Manager, Coporate Development Group

    • Used a data-driven approach to the design a peer-to-peer credit product based on large-scale social network data
    • Model prediction accuracy achieved 90%, more than 10k users
    • Product Weilidai was released in 2015, then was reported by the Wall Street Journal.

  4. E-Commerce Lab
    Tianjin University                                                    Tianjin, May,2015-August,2016
    Full time Research Assistant, Advisor: Xi ZHANG, professor of Tianjin University

    • Co-authored a pending paper regarding social media’s impact on implicit coordination in mobile work
    • Indepently completed a working paper related to social media’s impact on leadership
    • Independently conducted quantitaitive and quanlitative data analysis

Education

  1. Tianjin University                                Tianjin, Sep,2013-Present

    • B.S. in Information Management and Information System
    • GPA:3.87/4.00
    • Third Year Weighted Average: 93

  2. University of California, Los Angeles                                           Los Angeles, Mar,2016-Jun,2016

    • Exchanged, enrolled in Artificial Intelligence, Statistical Learning and Data Mining and Business Plan Development

Honors