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Student Spotlight: Xin Chen

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Meet Xin Chen, an incoming PhD student in MS&E.

HOMETOWN
Shanghai, China

WHERE I LIVED BEFORE STANFORD
Berkeley, California

ALMA MATER
University of California Berkeley

MAJOR
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

RESEARCH THEMES MY WORK REPRESENTS
AI & Data Science
Computational Social Science

Academic and work experience

My undergraduate research focused on optimization and computational methods in healthcare, machine learning, and online platforms. MS&E is an ideal place to strengthen my skillset and continue working on these interesting while meaningful problems.

Impact I hope to have in my field and the world

My current goal is to study mathematical and algorithmic problems underlying market design and data science. I also hope to make contributions to issues of high societal relevance.

Interests and hobbies

I love to listen to, play, and create music. I also enjoy sketching and painting.

Published September 23, 2024.

Meet the 2024 cohort of incoming PhD students