Xinran Wang
About Xinran Wang
Xinran Wang is a Senior Data Scientist at General Mills in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area with a multidisciplinary background in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, and Finance.
Title: Senior Data Scientist
Xinran Wang holds the position of Senior Data Scientist at General Mills. In this role, Xinran focuses on strategy and growth, leveraging experience across multiple industries such as IT, Finance, and Healthcare. Xinran has been with General Mills since April 2021 and is based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area.
Education and Expertise
Xinran Wang has a multidisciplinary background, holding degrees in Economics, Finance, and Statistics along with a minor in Computer Science. Xinran completed a BS and MS in Economics at Tsinghua University, studied Finance at Smith School of Business at Queen's University, and attained an MS in Statistics from the University of Minnesota. Additionally, Xinran was a Visiting Fellow in Economics at Harvard University. Xinran's expertise extends to programming skills in Python, R, SQL, and Git.
Professional Experience
Xinran Wang has a varied professional background. Prior to joining General Mills, Xinran worked as a Statistical Consultant in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota in 2020. Xinran also served as an Algorithms and Software Engineer at Kolmostar Inc. in 2019 and held the position of Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota from 2018 to 2021. Xinran has experience in Finance as well, working as a Headquarter Management Trainee at Shanghai Pudong Development Bank from 2016 to 2018, and an Investment Research Analyst at China Universal Asset Management and Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Published Research
Xinran Wang has contributed significantly to the field of privacy-preserving machine learning, publishing two papers that were accepted as spotlight presentations at top conferences. These contributions are noteworthy as they ranked in the top 5% of all submissions, underlining Xinran's expertise in developing advanced machine learning models.
Multidisciplinary Background
Xinran Wang possesses a diverse academic and professional background that spans disciplines such as Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, and Finance. This multidisciplinary expertise enables Xinran to integrate different methodologies and perspectives into the role of Senior Data Scientist at General Mills, fostering a holistic approach to problem-solving and strategic growth.