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Shirui Zhou

Georgetown University · Class of 2024

Georgetown University
Master's
Data Science
Arlington, VA
Speaks English
Identity verified
Shirui Zhou's profile photo

Shirui Zhou

Georgetown University · Class of 2024

Georgetown University
Master's
Data Science
Arlington, VA
Speaks English
Identity verified

Education

Georgetown University
Master's, Data Science
August 2022 - June 2024
University of Nottingham
Economics

Skills

A/B TestingAdaptabilityAlgorithm DesignAlgorithmsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache FlinkApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaApache SparkBayes' Theorem (Bayesian Statistics)Big DataCalculationsCluster AnalysisComputer ProgrammingConstructionCrypto CurrencyDashboardsData AnalysisDatabasesData PipelinesData ScienceData StreamingDecision TreesDeep LearningDynamic ProgrammingEconomyESG CriteriaEViewsExtract Transform Load (ETL)Feature EngineeringFeature ExtractionFinancial Data AnalysisFinancial StocksForecasting SkillsGensimGoogle AnalyticsImpact AnalysisInformation EngineeringKnowledge of EconometricsKnowledge of EngineeringKnowledge of FinanceKnowledge of MathematicsLaTeXMachine LearningMarket RiskMarket TrendsMATLABMatplotlibMental HealthMetricsMicrosoft AzureMicrosoft ExcelMongoDBMutual FundsNFTNLTK (NLP Analysis)NumPyOrdinary Least Squares (Regression Analysis)PersonalizationPolicy GovernancePortfolio ManagementPower BIPredictive Data AnalysisPredictive ModellingPublic PoliciesPysparkPython (Programming Language)Random ForestRecommender SystemsRisk AnalysisRisk ManagementSAS (Software)Scikit LearnSciPySentiment AnalysisSocial MediaSQL DatabasesStataStatistical Hypothesis TestingStorage SystemsStrategies of PricingSurvey Data CollectionSurveysTableau (Software)Time SeriesUser ExperienceVba Programming LanguageWeb3.jsXgboost

Work history

World Bank Group
Data Scientist
March 2024 - present

- Python (NumPy, Scikit-learn, SciPy), Stata, Excel - March 2024 - Present - Enhanced predictive analytics for firm entry and GDP per capita growth by improving RMSE by 27% and F1-score by 16.9% through fine-tuning of LS…

Ashoka Impact Investing
Data Engineer
May 2023 - September 2023

- Drove 15.4% growth in revenue by developing a GNN-based recommendation system using Python and R, optimizing - Enhanced system performance by employing A/B testing and facilitated long-term social impact analysis by bu…

DuneSQL
Media Data Analyst
March 2022 - December 2022

- Streamlined the ETL process for a Web3 social media product (NFT, supply, and airdrop) by interacting with DuneSQL - Utilized an A/B testing framework to determine the best engagement strategy, comparing inviting Key O…

Intellisia Institute
Financial Analyst
May 2021 - December 2021 · Guangzhou, CN

- Enhanced accuracy of mental health study examining issues among left-behind children in China by applying multivariable - Improved predictive accuracy of housing demand models by 20% by revising 2SLS modeling framework…