EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
WAI WONG
PROFILE
Wai is a Data Analyst who
makes sense of the world by
finding out relationships among
events and behaviours with his
statistical modelling knowledge
and sharp analytical skill. He is
now looking for positions
offering him the opportunities
and challenges in quantitative
analytics of real-world data.
(ADVANDCED) MASTER IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
KU Leuven, Belgium (SEP 2018 – Present)
Fundamentals and programming of Artificial Intelligence and Data
Science, e.g. Machine Learning, Neural Network, Prolog, etc.
Further A.I. techniques, e.g. Natural Language Processing, Genetic
Algorithms, Evolutionary Computing, Cybernetics, etc.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER (STATISTICS)
KU Leuven, Belgium (SEP 2017 – AUG 2018)
The position is situated in a mental health research centre (Center for
Contextual Psychiatry), and its primary responsibilities are to:
Propose new analysis approaches to understand better the data
collected with Experience Sampling Methods (ESM), an intensive data
collection technique where individuals are prompted to respond to a
questionnaire multiple times throughout the day and typically for
multiple days.
Conduct data analysis on the ESM research dataset
Provide statistical advice to fellow researchers
TECHNICAL SKILLS
R, SAS, Python, C/C++, Matlab,
SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Tableau,
Arena, Microsoft Office, LaTeX
LANGUAGES
English – Proficient
Chinese (Mandarin) – Proficient
Chinese (Cantonese) – Native
Dutch – Elementary
MASTER IN STATISTICS
KU Leuven, Belgium (SEP 2015 – JUL 2017)
Cum laude (75.13%), 174 ECTs completed
There are two main focuses during the master studies:
Data science techniques, e.g. Big data analysis, Data mining, Machine
learning, Artificial neural network, Deep learning, Network analysis,
Simulation theory and its application in supply chain and logistics, etc.
Advanced Statistical modelling and its application in business world, e.g.
Categorical data analysis, Multilevel analysis, Survival analysis, Missing
data analysis, Structural equations modelling, Bayesian modelling, etc.
BACHELOR IN MATHEMATICS AND PSYCHOLOGY
Newcastle University, United Kingdom (SEP 2012 – JUL 2015)
First Class Honour (72.5/100), 200 ECTs completed
Academic Prize: The Best Stage 3 Joint Honours Student
The bachelor studies cover mathematical science (78.4/100), which
including the basis of statistical theory, probability and regression, and
behavioural science (62.9/100), e.g. Behavioural Economics.