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A student at the intersection of quantitative finance, applied mathematics, and AI research. I focus on translating complex, real-world systems into formal models that can support better decisions. My interests sit between theory and application: building structured representations of messy reality, testing their limits, and understanding where formal logic succeeds—or fails—when applied to human systems. I’m passionate about leveraging quantitative tools to tackle interdisciplinary challenges.
Developing mathematical and computational frameworks that approximate real-world uncertainty with attention to assumptions, stability, and failure modes.
Approach: I focus on how uncertainty is encoded when reality deviates from pure theory.
Studying how formal models inform decisions in finance, health, and organizational contexts, especially when incentives and information are imperfect.
Approach: I test how decisions shift under constraint changes and incomplete information.
Exploring how artificial intelligence can facilitate statistical analysis and programming to extract structure from complex datasets and test theoretical ideas.
Approach: I use AI to automate each step of bringing a theory to life .
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Last updated: December 2025Alongside technical work, I care deeply about how humans assign meaning to structure. I write as an amateur, play the violin in orchestral and chamber settings, and spend time with philosophy and theology-especially questions about interpretation, ethics, and limits of formal reasoning. These interests shape how I approach technical problems: they sharpen my attention to assumptions, language, and what gets lost when reality is compressed into symbols.
Alongside academic research, I co-founded Neuroscience Youth—an open intellectual community for high-school students in China. My goal was to create a bridge between complex theory and accessible learning, fostering a space where students assign meaning to structure through shared scientific exchange.
I serve as a General Partner at NDVC, Notre Dame's early stage venture fund, conducting due diligence on early-stage investment opportunities and leading project teams in collaboration with well-known venture capital firms.
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Fiction, blogs, and essays: ideas, reflections, and long-form narrative work.
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An analysis of why King's anti-war stance and civil-rights direct action form a coherent moral and political framework.
Personal Work
On Criminal Minds, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, and why deeds are what keep sacred language alive.
Fiction · Clarice the Silent Lily
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I welcome outreach related to research, internships, or academic collaboration.
Email: yzhu26@nd.edu