Derek Zhu's Personal Homepage

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Education

B.S. Mathematics (Honors), B.S. Computer Science (Honors), B.A. Economics
University of Chicago 2020-2024

Math Coursework: Honors Analysis I-III, Honors Algebra I-III, Honors Graph Theory, Honors Discrete Math, Riemannian Geometry, Complex Analysis, Markov Chains, Algebraic Number Theory

CS Coursework: Honors Algorithms, Honors Intro to CS I-II, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Networks, (grad) Machine Learning, (grad) Convex Optimization, (grad) Unsupervised Learning/Data Analysis, (grad) Information Theory, (grad) Approximation Algorithms, (grad) Sampling Algorithms

Econ Coursework: Honors Econometrics, Honors Elements of Economic Analysis, Economic Policy Analysis, (grad) Mathematical Statistics, (grad) Theoretical Economics, (grad) Advanced Information Design

Core Research: Strategic Information Design on Prophet Inequalities

Achievements

Putnam Top 150 (UChicago Winner) 2021
ACM-ICPC Nationals (UChicago Team) 2022

Interests

Academic: Algorithmic Game Theory, Optimization, Machine Learning
Sports Teams: Miami Heat (NBA), Miami Dolphins (NFL)
Musical Genres: EDM, House, Techno
Colors: Black, Pink, Green, White

Career

I currently work as a Quant Researcher at an HFT. You can contact me at
Email: [first initial][last name][eight][at][school][dot][edu]