Summary
Shu Wan is a data-driven laboratory manager and researcher with a decade of experience applying statistical and causal inference methods to real-world marketplace problems. Currently leading operations at ASU’s Data Mining and Machine Learning lab while pursuing a Doctor of Science in Data Science, he bridges academic rigor with production experience. Previously a senior algorithm engineer and tech lead at DiDi, he drove pricing elasticity modeling, heterogeneous treatment effect estimation, and long-term policy evaluation for ride-hailing markets. Shu combines strong foundations in mathematics and statistics (Fudan University; GWU) with hands-on experimental design and decision-making in high-impact commercial settings. He has a track record of translating causal ML research into deployable systems and contributes to communities including DMML-ASU and CausalBench. Colleagues describe him as methodical and pragmatic—equally comfortable with theoretical nuance and messy, large-scale data.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Science, Data Science, Analytics and Engineering, Doctor of Science, Data Science, Analytics and Engineering at Arizona State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Fudan University
Master’s Degree, Statistics, Master’s Degree, Statistics at The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Chinese, English