Hi there👋. I’m Zhixi Chen (Sometimes I choose Chih-Hsi Chen as my name), you can just call me Humphrey. Currently, I am an M.Sc. (Data Science) student in the College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. I obtained my B.Eng. in Software Engineering degree (Financial Technology Track) with Minor in Finance in Software College, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. You can find the detailed Curriculum Vitae here.
I am now conducting a master research project related to Large Language Model and its application on Recommendation System, under the supervision with Dr. Yinan Zhang and Dr. Zhiqi Shen.
My research interest includes but not limited to,
- Large Language Models and its application to business and finance
- Quantitative Finance with Machine Learning / Deep Learning Methods
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Recommendation Systems
- Reinforcement Learning and its application to LLMs or Finance
I am actively seeking Ph.D. opportunities for Fall 2026 Admission. :)
📖 Educations
- 2024.08 - 2026.01 (expected): Master of Science in Data Science @ College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
- 2020.09 - 2024.06: Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering, Financial Technology Track (金融科技实验班), with Minor in Finance @ Software College, Northeastern University, China.
🔥 News
- 2026.01.13: 🎉🎉 One paper accepted by The ACM Web Conference (WWW 2026)! This is my first research paper as a co-first author. :)
- 2025.11.21: Defended my M.Sc. project Predictive Insights with Language Models for Item Popularity Dynamics successfully.
- 2025.10.10: 📬📬 I’m actively seeking for Ph.D. opportunity in 2026 Fall Intake.
- 2025.01.17: As a research assistant, started the research project Predictive Insights with Language Models for Item Popularity Dynamics under NTU-ANGEL lab.
- 2024.08.12: Started my M.Sc. in Data Science program at Nanyang Technological University.
- 2024.06.28: Graduated from Northeastern University with B.Eng. in Software Engineering degree.
📝 Publications & Research Works
[Nov. 2025]Predictive Insights with Language Models for Item Popularity Dynamics
Yinan Zhang$^*$, Zhixi Chen$^*$, Jiazheng Jing, Zhiqi Shen$^\dagger$
- Master Research Project under NTU-ANGEL Lab.
🔮 Projects
[Dec. 2022] SSST: Shanghai–Shenzhen Stock Tracker
Zhixi Chen, Zimu Li, Yin Zhang$^*$
- A Chinese A-share stock market data visualising application.
- Showing different types of stock data.
- Already successfully applied for the computer software copyright registration (Registration No. 2023SR0473375).
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2022.11, National Second Prize and Provincial First Prize, 2022 China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM).
- 2022.04, Honorable Mention Prize, 2022 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM).
- 2022, 2023, 2024, Northeastern University School Scholarship.
- 2021, 2022, 2023, Northeastern University Outstanding Individual with Academic Strengths.
💻 Internships
- 2025.01 - Now, Research Assistant @ Alibaba-NTU Global e-Sustainability CorpLab (ANGEL), Nanyang Technological University.
- 2023.05 - 2023.07, Java Development Engineer @ Link-Us Tech Co., Ltd.
Other Experiences
- 2023.01 - 2023.03, Attended Cambridge AI+ Programme (Financial Big Data Track).
- 2021.12 - 2022.12, Vice-Captain of Northeastern University Software College Debate Team.