Shuxiao Chen
Quantitative Researcher
Miami, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShuxiao Chen is a quantitative researcher with a decade of experience, currently building systematic equities strategies at Citadel Securities in Miami. He engineered Citadel Securities’ LLM-based alpha from the ground up, blending advanced statistical modeling with modern machine learning to extract tradable signals. With a PhD in Statistics from Wharton and a bachelor’s in Biometry and Statistics from Cornell, he brings rigorous academic training to high-frequency, production-focused research. His background spans research internships to core contributor roles, demonstrating an ability to translate novel models into live trading infrastructure. Known for bridging theoretical rigor and practical deployment, he often combines domain knowledge in biometry with cutting-edge ML techniques. Outside core research, he favors pragmatic, reproducible solutions that accelerate alpha discovery and risk-managed execution.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Agricultural sciences, Biometry and statistics, Bachelor’s Degree, Agricultural sciences, Biometry and statistics at Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at The Wharton School
English, ChineseGithub contributions (5)
shuxiaoc/outference
Dec 2017 - Jul 2019
Contributions:6 commits, 8 pushes in 1 year 7 months
shuxiaoc/selectiveOutlierDetection
Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:55 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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