Summary
Haoxian Chen is an applied scientist and PhD candidate in Operations Research at Columbia University with 11 years of quantitative and machine learning experience focused on time series forecasting and exotic option pricing. He combines a strong mathematical foundation from UCLA with hands-on internship and research roles at Amazon, Morgan Stanley, ICBC, GF Securities, and an algorithm-focused stint at Guangzhou Bidi Data Technology. At Amazon he has shipped forecasting models in production, and at Morgan Stanley he translated research into practical pricing for exotic derivatives—demonstrating an ability to move from theory to real-world finance applications. Curious about cutting-edge methods, he blends academic rigor with practitioner pragmatism and enjoys cross-disciplinary problem solving. Colleagues describe him as self-motivated, responsible, and optimistic, traits that have consistently supported collaborative research and product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Operations Research at Columbia University
University of California, Los Angeles