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Qiaoji Xu
🏠 Toronto, Canada
📬 limqiaojixu@gmail.com

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As a forward-thinking AI/Data Science Consultant and Entrepreneur, I leverage a robust Ph.D. background in Mathematics and Statistics with over years of multifaceted experience across finance and engineering sectors.

  • Why Choose Qiaoji's DS/AI Consultant?

I am a distinguished AI/Data Science Consultant and Entrepreneur with a solid foundation in Mathematics and Statistics, backed by a Ph.D. and over five years of experience across finance and engineering sectors. My expertise is not just on research; it's been tested and honed in the real world, addressing complex problems through advanced module and pipeline development, statistical analysis, risk management, and algorithmic optimization. Proficient in Python, R, and Machine Learning technologies, I am adept at managing and interpreting large datasets. What sets me apart is my entrepreneurial spirit, fueled by a passion for inventing cutting-edge algorithms and predictive models that go beyond solving problems to significantly enhancing business performance and strategic direction.

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EDUCATION
PhD, Science, Statistics, University of Ottawa, Canada
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Professional Experience
2024-01 - present     ~~~~~ Manager, Data Scientist in Finance     ~~~~~ Canada

  • Streamline the process of modle imapct analysis and design the complete model structure from 0 to 1 based in customer's reuqirements. Conduct model assessment in platform conversion based on product portfolios through PySpark by developing statistical solutions and recommend improvements to estimation techniques and/or forecasting models by python and SQL for platform conversion.

2023      ~~~~~~ Big Data Modelling Analyst @Tele Communication       ~~~~~~Canada

  • Led a project focused on analyzing large network datasets, utilizing various statistical modeling techniques and algorithm optimization to maximize network resiliency, predict outage occurrences and minimizes failure risks from 0 to 1.
  • Collaborated closely with the product team to develop a Python-based production simulator embedded into the app, resulting in improvement in reasonability and user experience.
  • Developed a machine learning model to assess the likelihood of fiber cuts on a geographic map with 95%+ accuracy, embedding new functions for customers likely to attrit by servicing relevant product features.
  • Conducted in-depth analysis of time series big datasets using AWS database and SQL, improved outage prediction accuracy by 20%.

2019 - 2023     ~~~~~Research Scientist, Sankoff lab

  • Collaborate with global labs for computainal genomics projects with publication on top tier journals.
  • Constructe aumative pipeline of exploring an efficient method to construct ancestral plant chromosomes and gene orders with longer contigs and higher coverage on genome about graph theory model, unsupervised learning and algoritm optimization.
  • Executed computationally intensive ML algorithms on Google Cloud Platform and utilize multiprocessing and parallel programming in python for optimizing personalized modules based on 1 TB genome data.

Teaching Experience
2022      ~~~~~Lecturer, University

Academic and Honours
2019 - 2022     ~~~~~International Doctoral Scholarship,BMO Financial Group Graduate Bursaries

Publications
Xu, Q., Jin, L., Zheng, C. et al. From comparative gene content and gene order to ancestral contigs, chromosomes and karyotypes. Sci Rep 13, 6095 (2023).

Q. Xu, L. Jin, J.H. Leeben-Mack & D. Sankoff. Validation of automated chromosome recovery in the reconstruction of ancestral gene order

Chanderbali, A.; et al. Buxus and Tetracentron genomes help resolve eudicot genome history. Nat Commun 13, 643 (2022)

Software
RACCROCHE: Reconstruction of AnCestral COntigs and CHromosomEs

Conferences Attended
2023                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RECOMCG, Istanbul, Turkey
2022                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Marine Biological Laboratory, US
2020                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ISMB Conference, virtual
2019                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RECOMCG, Montpellier, France

Languages          ~~~~~~~~~Fluent in English and Chinese (spoken and written)

Fun Fact
She is also an extreme sports lover: snowboarding, mountain biking, sky diving, wakeboarding and ... ...