Sian Xiao
Quantitative Strategist
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSian Xiao is a quantitative strategist at Goldman Sachs Prime Risk with a decade of technical experience bridging computational chemistry and finance. She holds a PhD in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry from SMU and is concurrently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, combining rigorous modeling, ML, and deep learning to tackle complex, real-world problems. Her academic work focused on protein dynamics, conformation exploration, and allostery, applying MD, QM, and data-driven methods—skills she now translates to risk stratification and quantitative tooling. A former graduate instructor, she brings clear communication and pedagogy to cross-functional teams. Outside work, she codes, designs games, photographs, and is a certified private pilot and competitive marksman, reflecting a blend of creativity, precision, and discipline. Based in Dallas, she uniquely pairs high-impact research pedigree with practical engineering and product-minded delivery.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Polymer/Plastics Engineering, 3.88/4.0, Polymer/Plastics Engineering, 3.88/4.0 at The University of AkronBachelor of Engineering - BE, Polymer Materials and Engineering, 88/100, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Polymer Materials and Engineering, 88/100 at Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Yangzhou High School of Jiangsu ProvinceMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.9/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.9/4.0 at Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 4.0/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 4.0/4.0 at Southern Methodist University
Chinese, English
Stackoverflow
51reputation
9kreached
5answers
0questions
Github Skills (43)
microsoft-graph9
boilerplate8
autosuggest8
api8
autocomplete8
admin7
graph7
yeoman7
rest7
react7
rest-api7
scene6
return-value6
unity-game-engine6
save6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
magickaichen/magic-chat
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 27 days
CodeMonkeys3111/Web
Sep 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:40 PRs, 33 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
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