# Yiquan Xu

> Software Engineer at Microsoft

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yiquan

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 2019 – Present | Cambridge, MA

### Algorithm Engineer Intern @ BrainCo
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
• Reviewed papers related to EEG signal processing and model building.
• Collected brainwave data, processed the data by using pandas and python numpy array.
• Predicted music preference of people by using machine learning models:
• Used sliding window, short term Fourier transformation and wavelet transformation to do feature extraction and turning the data from time series domain to frequency domain.
• Used ICA to do feature reduction
• Built SVM and logistic regression models to train data and making predictions of preference with accuracy over 90%.

### Research Assistant @ China Agricultural University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Haidian District, Beijing, China

### Data Analyst Intern @ CDC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Wenzhou
Analyzed seasonal trends, regional differences, pathogenic characteristics of different age groups and high risk factors of hand-foot-mouth disease, discussed preventive measures based on the analysis results, and finalized the report.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Biostatistics
Brown University

### Bachelor's degree in Grassland Science
China Agricultural University

### Non degree in Agriculture, General
Oklahoma State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yiquan-xu-888b46133

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Last updated: 2026-03-31