People / Students / Class of 2025
Junyi Chen graduated from Stony Brook University in December 2021 with dual degrees in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics & Statistics, completing her studies in two and a half years. Alongside her degrees, she pursued a minor in Computer Science and participated in an honor program at WISE (Women in STEM). Fascinated by the realms of data science, she aimed to play a critical role in the business analytics landscape and capitalize on the cutting-edge technologies flooding modern businesses. Following her graduation, she embarked on a two-year journey as a full-time data analyst at Transwarp Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. She collaborated across five diverse programs, engaging with cross-functional teams, technology partners, and client stakeholders to propose customized big data solutions, improving operational efficiency and streamlining business processes. She also learned in-depth coding skills in Python and SQL and earned certification as a Data Management Professional Associate in this period. This experience gave her inspiration to further research the role of technology in fulfilling the ever-evolving needs of diverse industries. Besides, a two-year internship at the Harvard University Center for Geographic Analysis gave her valuable insight into how data analysis is a crucial toolkit for optimizing time and cost in the real world. Here, she utilized QGIS to conduct random selection in generating sample OD pair datasets and Jupyter Notebook to implement descriptive analysis, data munging, and data visualization processes that support finding low-cost, accurate, and high-performance solutions. These endeavors culminated in her co-authoring the article “A comparative study of methods for drive time estimation on geospatial big data: a case study in the USA” through a control experiment of travel time estimation and submitting it to ISPRS. In her spare time, she loved biking, boxing, and hiking, which were constant sources of inspiration and reminders of the boundless joys of exploration in her life. She was excited about the prospect of contributing to and learning from the vibrant intellectual community at Northwestern.
