About Mengyan (Derrick) Yao:
Mengyan (Derrick) Yao is a Data Analytics specialist currently seeking opportunities in the field while actively pursuing his passion for building quantitative trading algorithms and engaging in cryptocurrency trading. With a strong technical background and hands-on experience, he continuously explores innovative data-driven strategies to optimize trading performance and market predictions.
Beyond his professional aspirations, Derrick excels in turning complexity into clarity. His expertise spans machine learning for cryptocurrency trend prediction, designing Vision Transformers, training and fine-tuning large language models (LLMs), testing full self-driving cars, and troubleshooting critical IT issues—including rescuing laptops from BSODs. He's currently pursuing an online M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds an M.S. in Analytics from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor's degree in Statistics & Data Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.