Education

Duke University, Durham, NC
PhD Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Professor Xiang Cheng
August 2025–present · GPA: 4.000/4.000

Duke University, Durham, NC
B.S.E., Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science; Minor in German
August 2021–May 2025 · GPA: 4.000/4.000

Work Experience

Quant Analyst Intern, Penrose Research LLC (Flatiron Asset Management)
May 2026–August 2026
Conducted quantitative research on foreign-exchange market behavior and developed predictive models and trading strategies using spot, futures, and macroeconomic data.

Awards

• Pratt Gardner Fellowship
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude
• Pratt Research Fellow
• Graduation with Departmental Distinction in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• The Walter J. Seeley Scholastic Award
• Dean’s List with Distinction (every semester)
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
• Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society

Teaching

• ECE 783: Practical Machine Learning — Teaching Assistant, Fall 2026
• ECE 590: The Fourier Transform and Applications — Teaching Assistant, Spring 2025
• ECE 353/COMPSCI 310: Operating Systems — Teaching Assistant, Spring 2025
• ECE/COMPSCI 250: Computer Architecture — Teaching Assistant, Fall 2022, Spring and Fall 2023, Spring and Fall 2024
• ECE 480: Applied Probability for Statistical Learning — Teaching Assistant, Fall 2024
• MATH 219 and MATH 212: Multivariable Calculus — Teaching Assistant, Summer 2023
• MATH 218D-2: Linear Algebra — Head Grader, Fall 2022
• MATH 112L: Calculus II — Grader, Spring 2022