YITONG ZHOU

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EDUCATION

Boston University, Boston, MA Expected May 2016

MS in Statistical Practice

GPA: 4.0/4.0

The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK July 2015

BSc in Financial Mathematics

GPA: 3.8/4.0

WORK HISTORY

Boston University, Boston, MA

Teaching Assistance Jan. 2016- Present

Taught the elementary statistical course.

Held discussion sessions and office hours.

The Boston Area Research Initiative, Boston, MA

Student Coach Jan. 2016- Present

Taught leaders and members of local community organizations how to use the Boston Data Library to better understand and advocate for their neighborhoods.

Improved the sharing and use of that data with local communities Boston University, Boston, MA

Statistical Consultant Sept. 2015- Present

Provided statistical expertise and support to members of the Boston University community.

Provided assistance with project planning, selection of statistical methods, data analysis and report development. Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (GTJA), Changzhou, China Investment Manager Assistant, IBD (Intern) July-Oct. 2014

Participated in the project of listing Changzhou AMICC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd in the “New Third Board” by assisting the industry analyst and CPAs to perform due diligence of the Company’s internal control, financial risk, accounting policies, sustainable operation ability, corporate governance and compliance, and prepare the share transfer agreement, the due diligence report, and the working papers;

Received basic training in financial product design such as the TENCENT individual stock call options;

Assisted in promoting new internet microfinance products based on margin trading and low-risk securities products;

Provided consultancy and purchase account opening service for off-line purchasing of new shares. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Project: Boston 311 Project

Team Member, BU Sept. 2015- Present

Characterized consistency of quality of service throughout different neighborhoods and demographic categories.

Characterized quality of service across departments.

Statistically adjusted for any relevant considerations of demographics with spatio-temporal visualizations.

Visualized results in a Shiny app built using the R software platform. Project: Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) for Time Series Prediction Independent Research, Liverpool, UK 2014-2015

Modeled the spatio-temporal process using this Kalman filter (State-Space model).

Estimated regression parameters using autoregressive models.

Applied the IMM estimators to time series prediction and attained the overall estimations through a weighted sum of estimations from different Kalman filters (KFs) running in parallel.

Modeled a dynamic process using IMM estimators and simulated all the algorithms on MATLAB.

Performed time series predictions using the IMM estimators designed in MATLAB

Ran non-parametric test of various KFs to see which model outperformed other models. Project: Barriers to and Facilitators of the Adoption of Public Bicycle Scheme: Evidences from Suzhou Team Member, SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fund) Poster Fair, Suzhou, China June 2014

Participated in handing out the questionnaire to 838 consumers living in Suzhou from 5 different districts.

Ran factor analysis of the questions in the questionnaire in SPSS and got eight independent variables, seven control variables, an intermediary variable, and a dependent variable in the mediation model.

Performed mediating analysis of the data collected from questionnaire survey in SPSS and AMOS; adopted causal steps and the product of coefficients (Sobel test) as different methods to test significance of the regression coefficients and the strength of the mediating effects of independent variables in SPSS. Project: Assess the performance of “The Keep-Right-Except-To-Pass Rule” in light and heavy traffic and make tradeoffs between traffic flow and safety

Team Leader, 2014 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), COMAP Feb. 2014

Developed two new models as an improvement to the classic traffic flow model-- LW model.

Provided suggestions for alternative rules in different traffic conditions. Project: Assessment of the relationship between estimation abilities and genders with computer-intensive data analysis Independent Experiment, Liverpool, UK Apr. 2013

Collected experimental data independently from 131 undergraduate students majoring in financial mathematics in the Department, who were required to estimate the width and length of a certain lecture room.

Ran nonparametric hypothesis testing in R;

Applied computer-intensive methods of data analysis such as randomization and bootstrap methods to assess the difference between females’ and males’ abilities of estimating distance. ACTIVITIES

Volunteer, Oriental Star Volunteer Club, Liverpool, UK Feb.-Aug. 2013

Volunteered to teach Math in a primary school on a weekly basis.

Engaged in fundraisers for people with disabilities and children from disadvantaged background. Head, Math Club, Liverpool, UK 2011-2013

Led the group to collect and compile math study materials for freshman students, including mid-term/final exam reference materials.

Served as a bridge between the professors and freshman students to facilitate students’ math learning process.

Managed the Math Club’s book shelf in the school library. Staff, AIESEC-Suzhou, China 2011-2012

Led a 4-member team to participate in the “Caring for China - Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students” competition with a “Mind’s Eye” project.

Sought partnership with 70 other student associations as well as cultural and social organizations.

Devised the questionnaire and provided data analysis support; developed the budget plan.

Designed the posters and flyers and directed to film the promotional video for the project. COMPUTER SKILLS

SAS, R, STATA, SPSS, MySQL, Microsoft Office.

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