Summary
Yuxin Sun is a quant researcher and surveillance specialist based in London with nine years' experience at the intersection of academia, technology and finance. Currently protecting market integrity at LSEG, he designs and deploys algorithmic detection systems grounded in statistical modelling, market microstructure and large-scale tick data analysis. Previously an assistant professor, he led high-performance computing initiatives and published peer-reviewed research on informed trading, liquidity and dark pools. He also runs hands-on systematic trading and backtesting projects, deploying strategies to cloud infrastructure and integrating automation for execution and PnL monitoring. A crypto and DeFi enthusiast (ENS: yuxinsun.eth), Yuxin combines rigorous academic training with practical engineering to turn complex market signals into robust surveillance tools.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finance (Market Microstructure: Informed Trading, Liquidity and Dark Pools), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finance (Market Microstructure: Informed Trading, Liquidity and Dark Pools) at The University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics at University of Leeds
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Investment Management, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Investment Management at Bayes Business School