1. Sy Yeu Joe Chou
Present Address
4040 7th Ave. NE. Apt. 406
Seattle, WA 98105
(949) 439-5393
chous2@uw.edu
Permanent Address
410 N. Lincoln Ave. Apt. A
Monterey Park, CA 91755
(949) 439-5393
www.linkedin.com/in/syyeuchou
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive knowledge and experience in applied mathematics, statistics, and data driven modeling.
• Proficient in data analytical tools and languages such as MATLAB, Java, R, and C/C++.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Fast learner and excellent at self-learning in challenging environments.
EDUCATION
B.S. in Mathematics, Cornell University May 2014 GPA: 3.4
B.S. in Economics, Cornell University May 2014
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle June 2015 GPA: ∼3.7
EXPERIENCE
NSF Research Intern, Dep. of Applied Math, Brown University Summer 2013
• Topic: Numerical Simulation of Point Vortices on a Bounded Domain.
• Collaborated with another researcher and implemented a large scale simulation of point vortices on MATLAB using
the Fast Multipole Method.
Research Intern, Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Summer 2012
• Topic: Stochastic Simulation of High Frequency Pairs Trading
• Led a group of 3 interns to implement a working pairs trading strategy using MATLAB and backtested our scheme
with real prices of equities.
• Won 3rd Place in internship (Out of 100+ groups).
Research Assistant, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan Summer 2011
• Topic: Application of Wavelets to Blur Detection
• Implemented wavelet blur detection for photographs on MATLAB.
Grader/Lab Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, University of Washington Fall 2012 to Present
• Grader for Linear Algebra with Applications at Cornell University.
• Lab Teaching Assistant for Beginning Scientific Computing at University of Washington.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Numerical Analysis with MATLAB, Objected Oriented Programming and Data Structures with Java, Stochastic Calculus
for Computational Finance, Computational Physics with MATLAB, High Performance Computing (Parallel computing)
with C and OpenMP, Trading Systems with R, Probability, Stochastic Processes, Real, Complex, and Functional Analysis,
Wavelets and Fourier Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Advanced Methods for ODEs and PDEs with Mathematica, Applied
Econometrics with Stata
COMPUTING SKILLS
MATLAB, Java, C, R, Mathematica, Maple, Stata, Latex, Microsoft Office
HONORS AND AWARDS
Meritorious Winner in the prestigious Math Contest in Modeling (MCM) in 2013
Dean’s List of Distinguished Students Spring 2013, 2014
Guest Presenter at the Scientific Computing and Numerics Seminar at Cornell University in Oct. 2013
Member of Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematicians (SIAM)