Xiangtao (Eddy) Liu Email & Phone Number

Markham, Ontario

• Taught weekend lessons on high school mathematics contest topics
• Collaborated with fellow instructors regarding lesson schedule and course content
• Coached Toronto’s American Regions Mathematics League competition team

Toronto, Canada

• Implemented a system to compute the VaR using the historical method
• Designed a hypothetical portfolio to test the effects of changing the various parameters on the VaR
• Implemented a testing environment using QuantLib for discount curves and fixed coupon bond
• Used simulations to calibrate scaling constant between two VaR values of different time periods
• Executing scripts for KS test of profit and loss against a standard double exponential distribution

Waterloo, ON

• Worked on “Investigation of Local Behaviour of Elliptic Curve through Factors of Automorphy” under professor Ruxandra Moraru
• Worked through and presented proofs for various theorems
• Created report that summarized all results discovered throughout the term

• Worked on "Dimensional Reductions of Various Instanton Equations" under professor Benoit Charbonneau
• Used language of connections and special Maple packages "DifferentialGeometry" and "Tensor"
• Produced a Maple package that will automatically compute the various dimensional reductions
• Created report presenting the package

• Directed the software quality assurance testing for a proprietary human resource management system
• Created, distributed, analyzed, and verified test cases and their results
• Coordinated with the development team by directing them to various software issues

• Tutored students in engineering, business, and financial mathematics
• Provided feedback and advice on improving the student learning experience
• Marketed and promoted tutoring service

• Troubleshot hardware and software issues for technologies such as Office Suites and malfunctioning peripherals
• Corresponded with clients through email, telephone and ticketing system
• Resolved technical issues during Java Runtime Environment upgrade project
• Volunteered to work overtime for malware removal

• Setup new PCs, laptops, printers, and network devices (access points, switches, routers)
• Troubleshot hardware issues for different brands of computers and replace components
• Performed hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware, implementing file backups, and configuring systems and applications
• Facilitated conference connections and video conference system support

Master Of Quantitative Finance (Mqf)

Bachelor Of Mathematics (Bmath), Honours Pure Mathematics Co-Op Program

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