Andrew Liao
About Me
I am a Data Science and CS senior at NYU. I enjoy the techincal aspects of DS applications onto business problems and understanding complex datasets.
Location
New York City, NY
Taipei, Taiwan
Education
N
New York University
September 2021 - December 2025
expected degree
Bachelor's
major
Data Science
minor
Business
coursework
Causal Inference
Data Management and Analysis
Fundamentals of Machine Learning
Computer Systems and Architecture
Data Structures
Linear Algebra
Work Experience
D
Decoding Spotifys Hit Formula
January 2024 - present
company
Decoding Spotifys Hit Formula
overview
- 2024
- Analyzed 52,000 Spotify tracks using Python to uncover key drivers of song popularity and genre distinctions
- Engineered feature selection process, reducing 23 initial variables to 12 most impactful features using PCA
- Developed predictive models for song popularity and genre classification using linear and logistic regression
- Created 15+ data visualizations, including an interactive dashboard, to communicate insights to non-technical
- Skills: Python (numpy, matplotlib, sklearn), machine learning, data visualization, dimension reduction, hypothesis testing
F
FIFA22 Player Analytics
January 2023 - December 2023
R
Rain Predictor
January 2023 - December 2023
F
Fine Ace Asset Management
Research Analyst Intern
Taipei, TW
May 2022 - September 2022
Skills
AlgorithmsAsset ManagementBusiness StudiesCausal InferenceCluster AnalysisCommunication SkillsCooking SkillsDashboardsData AnalysisDatabasesData ManagementData ScienceData VisualizationDecodingEncodingsFeature EngineeringFeature SelectionForecasting SkillsInformation TechnologyIntegrated DesignJava (Programming Language)Linear AlgebraLinear RegressionLogistic RegressionMachine LearningMatplotlibMeteorologyMetricsMicrosoft ExcelNumPyOffshore WorkPandasPredictive ModellingPresentationsProbability and StatisticsPython (Programming Language)Random ForestScikit LearnSQL DatabasesStakeholder ManagementStatistical Hypothesis TestingTensorflowWind Engineering