Ruoyun Lin is a Data Scientist Lead at trivago with eight years of experience bridging quantitative research and product-facing data science. With a PhD in Economics and a background as a quantitative user researcher, she builds pragmatic models and experiments—ranging from bidding optimization and PySpark workflows to UX-aware KPIs—that directly inform business decisions. She has a strong track record in designing time-aware research, developing novel satisfaction and retention metrics, and translating complex analyses into actionable product improvements. Based in Düsseldorf, she combines academic rigor (multiple publications and international collaborations) with hands-on engineering of production workflows, aiming to deliver insights that measurably improve people’s lives.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics at University of Tübingen
Master of Science - MS Innovation Sciences, Master of Science - MS Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS) Bio-engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Bio-engineering at Zhejiang University
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