Hongfei Li
Quantitative Researcher
Hong Kong, China
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Top SchoolHongfei Li is a quantitative researcher with eight years’ experience designing systematic alpha strategies at leading firms including Jump Trading, Shell Street Labs and J.P. Morgan. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Cambridge with 18 published papers and 14 international conference presentations, and a Physics degree from Peking University. Hongfei combines academic rigor with production-focused research across machine learning, feature engineering and time-series analysis to deliver practical trading signals and risk-aware implementations. His background spans market risk model development, event-driven and pairs strategies, and systematic macro research, giving him fluency from signal ideation to deployment. Known as a fast learner and agile thinker, he emphasizes logical, detail-oriented approaches that bridge theory and trading. Based in Hong Kong, he brings both buy-side and sell-side perspectives to alpha generation in global markets.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Published 18 sci paper, contributed 14 presentations to international conference, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Published 18 sci paper, contributed 14 presentations to international conference at University of CambridgeBachelor's Degree, Physics, 3.74/4.00 Top 7%, Bachelor's Degree, Physics, 3.74/4.00 Top 7% at Peking UniversityShenzhen Middle School
English, Chinese
Github Skills (1)
database2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
HongfeiLi365/Cloud-Computing-and-Big-Data
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:39 commits in 2 months
HongfeiLi365/RobotAdvisor
Feb 2021 - Sep 2021
CS411 Database System Project
Contributions:20 PRs, 38 pushes, 8 branches in 7 months
database-systemdatabase
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