Wenxuan (Vincent) Tang
Operations Research and Information Engineering
Financial Engineering
MEng
Fall
2017
Biography
Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2017
Education (previous degree): Wuhan University; Bachelor of Economics, Major in Finance; Minor in Computer Science
Experience:
- Acadian Asset Management: Investment Research Intern focusing on quantitative equity and FX risk factor research (Summer 2017)
- Publication: ML-TEA: A Set of Quantitative Investment Algorithms based on Machine Learning and Technical Analysis (Dec 2016)
- Academic Research: PANNE: Passive Aggressive Online Portfolio Selection with Neural Network Ensembles
- Leadership: Principal & First Chair of WHU Chinese Orchestra; Founding principal of WHU MetaQuant Finance Lab
Hobbies: Playing Erhu, Singing, and Swimming
Why do you want to pursue a career in finance?
The excitement of finding new alphas and quantitatively researching market behaviors is what substantially motivates me to pursue a career in finance, especially in quantitative investing.
What makes you unique?
I have been playing the Erhu for over 15 years and held my own concert in college. This experience forged me into a disciplined and conscientious individual, while also being ingenious and innovative.