Welcome!
Overview
Shwayan Hu is a Master student in Statistical Science at Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, expected to graduate in May, 2026. Before, he received comprehensive education as a finance practitioner and scored top 1 in undergraduate years. However, he gradually discovered his keen interest to quantitative methods instead of finance, and decided to dive into the world of statistics. He is interested in all topics in statistics, especially statistical inference and Bayesian statistics. Methodological originality and practical application are highly desired. He hopes to change how people understand world with innovative perspectives.
Education
- Master of Statistical Science, Duke University, U.S. (2024.8 ~ 2026.5, expected)
- Ongoing Courses: STA 532 Theory of Inference, STA 523 Statistical Programming, STA 521 Predictive Modeling
- Bachlor of Science in Financial Technology, Central University of Finance and Economics, China (2020.9 ~ 2024.7)
- GPA 95.01/100 or 4.00/4.00 (rank 1/252)
- Relevant Coursework
- Maths: Advanced Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis, Real Analysis, Functional Analysis, Probability and Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Analysis of Financial Time Series, Statistics, Ordinary Differential Equations, Stochastic Process
- Computer: C++ for Programming, Data Structure and Algorithms, Big Data and Finance, Principles and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing, Cloud Computing and Big Data Technology
- Finance: Accounting, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Finance, Econometrics, Corporate Finance, Financial Econometrics, Behavioral Finance, Security Investment, Financial Risk Management
Scholarships & awards
- Scholarships
- Hongru Scholarship (5 out of 10105 students, 2024)
- Research Outstanding Scholarship of CUFE (2024)
- Academic Outstanding Scholarship of CUFE (2023)
- Comprehensive Development Scholarship (2023)
- Academic Outstanding Scholarship of CUFE (2022)
- Comprehensive Development Scholarship (2022)
- Academic Outstanding Scholarship of CUFE (2021)
- Comprehensive Development Scholarship (2021)
- Awards
- Second-Class Prize in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2023)
- First-Class Prize in the 32nd College Student Mathematics Competition (2021)
- Honorable Mention in American Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2021)
Programming Skills & Interest
- Computer: C++ (proficient); Python (proficient); SQL (proficient); Spark (proficient); Linux (proficient); LaTeX (proficient); R (basic); Java (basic); Hadoop (basic)
- Interests:
- Marathon: Beijing Three Peaks Mountain Marathon, 21km (2020); Beijing Three Peaks Mountain Marathon, 21km (2021); Beijing Three Peaks Mountain Marathon, 21km (2024); Jingxi Ancient Road Mountain Marathon, 10km (2024)
- Clarinet: L8 in Central Conservatory of Music Clarinet Grading Test