Tony Xu

Research at Western University
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, CA

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Credentials

  • Microsoft Student Hackathon 2021
    Microsoft
    Sep, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • SAS Programming
    SAS
    Jun, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Programming Essentials in C++
    C++ Institute
    Jan, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Introduction to Internet of Things
    Cisco Networking Academy
    Oct, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      Working with Dr. Fenster on classification and segmentation of carotid plaque buildup through computer vision techniques

    • Residence Don
      • May 2019 - Present

    • Research
      • May 2020 - Aug 2020

      Working to automate tornado detection and classification- Wrote and tested 12 different machine learning models to optimize prediction accuracy; achieved 70% accuracy with adversarial learning on a CNN transfer learned on InceptionResNetV2- Built a dashboard with MERN and Google Cloud; enabled non-technical users to interact with the software

    • Canada
    • Financial Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Analyst
      • May 2021 - Aug 2021

      - Financial modelling with excel; contributed to investment thesis formation for global equities – 60B AUM- Built sentiment analysis model with Google Cloud and automated DCF with VBA; assisted managing director with investment research and report writing - Financial modelling with excel; contributed to investment thesis formation for global equities – 60B AUM- Built sentiment analysis model with Google Cloud and automated DCF with VBA; assisted managing director with investment research and report writing

    • Co-Founder
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2020

      Developed a learning tool which searches and assembles blogs, news stories, and YouTube mentions of academic publications across the web to help students gain a preliminary understanding of a research topic.The tool is being used at Toronto District School libraries, Toronto Public Library, and by the New Brunswick Ministry of Education which have helped students understand topics of interest. Developed a learning tool which searches and assembles blogs, news stories, and YouTube mentions of academic publications across the web to help students gain a preliminary understanding of a research topic.The tool is being used at Toronto District School libraries, Toronto Public Library, and by the New Brunswick Ministry of Education which have helped students understand topics of interest.

    • Canada
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Aug 2019 - May 2020

      Co-founded an app development and analytics company.Developed an online learning platform for client with MERN and AWS Co-founded an app development and analytics company.Developed an online learning platform for client with MERN and AWS

    • Canada
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineer Intern
      • May 2019 - Aug 2019

      Designed and implemented a real-time business intelligence solution powered by AWS. Moved data from RDS database, converted data to Parquet and partitioned, then visualized. My data pipeline and dashboard empower decision-makers at over 200 stores with the relevant information to make informed decisions. Designed and implemented a real-time business intelligence solution powered by AWS. Moved data from RDS database, converted data to Parquet and partitioned, then visualized. My data pipeline and dashboard empower decision-makers at over 200 stores with the relevant information to make informed decisions.

    • Canada
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Data Analyst
      • Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

      Applied SAS and Python Pandas to Canadian Science Publishing’s financial data to determine how to grow revenue and manuscript submissions; findings were incorporated into the company’s long-term strategy Applied SAS and Python Pandas to Canadian Science Publishing’s financial data to determine how to grow revenue and manuscript submissions; findings were incorporated into the company’s long-term strategy

    • Math Tutor
      • Mar 2015 - Aug 2017

      Tutored math for 4 clients; increased grades by up to 10%. Tutored math for 4 clients; increased grades by up to 10%.

    • Canada
    • Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Camp Counsellor
      • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

      Planned and led activities for campers; 25% of my campers extended their stay. Planned and led activities for campers; 25% of my campers extended their stay.

Education

  • Ivey Business School at Western University
    Honors Business Administration, HBA
    2020 - 2023
  • Western University
    Bachelor of Engineering Science (BESc), Software Engineering
    2018 - 2023

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