Education
| Harvard University Ph.D., Physics Thesis: Classification and Construction of Topological Phases of Quantum Matter Committee: Ashvin Vishwanath (thesis advisor), Subir Sachdev, Arthur Jaffe | 2016-2019 |
| University of California, Berkeley Thesis advisor: Ashvin Vishwanath | 2014-2016 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S., Physics and Mathematics | 2011-2014 |
| Peking University | 2010-2011 |
Employment
| The Voleon Group (hedge fund) I conduct high-dimensional applied machine learning research in the financial domain, and implement systematic, automated trading strategies in end-to-end machine learning pipelines. | 2019- |
Honors and awards
| Harvard University White Teaching Prize | 2020 |
| Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society | 2014 |
| 40th International Physics Olympiad Gold Medal | 2009 |
| 10th Asian Physics Olympiad Gold Medal, Special Prize for the Highest Score in Theoretical Examination | 2009 |
Presentations
| Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, Harvard University Kickoff Workshop on Topology and Quantum Phases of Matter | 08/2018 |
| University of Calgary Quantum Science and Technology Seminars | 11/2017 |
| Yale University Condensed Matter Seminars | 11/2017 |
| Harvard University Mathematical Physics Seminars | 04/2017 |
| Harvard University Condensed Matter Kid’s Seminars | 04/2017 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Informal Condensed Matter Seminars | 02/2017 |
Workshops / summer schools / conferences
| Kickoff Workshop on Topology and Quantum Phases of Matter Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, Harvard University Organizers: Ashvin Vishwanath, Ying Ran, Cumrun Vafa | 06/2018 |
| Machine Learning for Quantum Many-Body Physics Workshop Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany Organizers: Roger Melko, Titus Neupert, Simon Trebst, Mandy Lochar | 06/2018 |
| Strongly Correlated Topological Phases of Matter Workshop Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University Organizers: Lukasz Fidkowski, Dan Freed, Anton Kapustin | 06/2017 |
| Boulder Summer School CMMP: Topological Phases of Quantum Matter University of Colorado, Boulder Organizers: Jason F. Alicea, Joseph Checkelsky, Victor Gurarie, Michael Hermele, Leo Radzihovsky | 07-08/2016 |
| Hot Topics in Cold Matter Workshop University of California, Berkeley Organizers: Ehud Altman, Joel Moore, Ashvin Vishwanath | 05/2016 |
| Open Questions at the Intersection of Mathematics and Quantum Physics Workshop University of California, Berkeley Organizer: Mina Aganagic | 04/2015 |
| American Physical Society March Meeting Boston, MA; Baltimore, MD; New Orleans, LA; Los Angeles, CA Organizer: American Physical Society | 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
Service
| Graduate Student Poster Session Co-organizer University of California, Berkeley | 11/2015 |
| Preliminary Exam Committee Student representative University of California, Berkeley | 07/2015 |
| Grad-to-Grad Mentoring Program Mentor University of California, Berkeley | 2015-16 |
| Graduate Student Poster Session Judge University of California, Berkeley | 11/2014 |
Teaching
| Wave Phenomena Harvard University Instructor: Mara Prentiss | Spring 2019 |
| Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics Harvard University Instructor: Ashvin Vishwanath | Fall 2018 |
| Introduction to Mathematical Physics University of California, Berkeley Instructor: Ori Ganor | Spring 2016 |
| Introductory Physics University of California, Berkeley Instructor: Melvin Pomerantz | Spring 2015 |
| Introductory Physics University of California, Berkeley Instructor: Catherine Bordel | Fall 2014 |
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