Nachuan Xu

MSc BMgmt

Multi-country education and multi-domain skills.

Education

Master

2023 - 2024University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Master of Science in Design Informatics (with Merit)

Key modules include: Design Method and Ethic Analysis, Case-studies of Design Informatics, Game Theory

• Able to conduct ethical research in Design Informatics and critically evaluate research literature in the field, taking into account legal, social, ethical or professional issues.

• Able to connect data-driven technology with contexts and domains, such as societal challenges and sustainable development goals, health and care, and fashion.

• Dissertation was on an Insect-inspired robot, which can navigate by a celestial compass and ROS2.

Bachelor

2019 - 2023Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Bachelor of Management in Information Management and Information Systems (90% awarded)

Key modules include: Information Systems Analysis and Design, Algorithm Design and Analysis, Data Structure, Big Data Analysis

• Statistics and Econometrics are also related as main courses.

• Dissertation was relevant to Integrating and Multimodal Learning.

Internships

Aug 2021 - Sep 2021Suzhou Jiaqishi Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Intern at the Precision Measurement Department

Jul 2021 - Aug 2021Hillstone Networks Co., Ltd. (Headquarter in Suzhou)

Intern at the Internet Security Department

Sep 2024 - NowSuzhou High-tech Modern Service Industry Investment Promotion Center Co., Ltd.

Intern at the Business Department

Skills

• Multi-domain experiences in Informatics, Statistics, Econometrics and Design.

• Familiar with Python, as it has been the main language of most courses and projects.

• Also able to code with C and Java and have the confidence to get started with other languages quickly.

• Robotics. Able to use ROS2 to control and navigate robots.

• Self-learnt Git, and Linux as preparation for future careers. Able to deploy servers.

• Data Science. Had several related courses. Familiar with Pandas and visualization.

Awards

2022

Mathematical Contest in Modelling (MCM)

Honourable Mention

• Predicted the rise and fall in price for gold and bitcoin by machine learning, and made buying and selling decisions accordingly.

• Responsible for making all the figures in the project using tools such as Matplotlib and Seaborn.

• Shared tasks for teammates such as feature engineering and testing the effects of a single model (XGBoost).

• Coordinated team efforts and helped solve disputes among team members.

Motivation

• Strongly identify with Microsoft’s corporate culture.

• Attracted by international cultures that are involved in worldwide cooperation.

Languages

Native: Chinese

Fluent: English

Basic: Japanese

Interests

Tennis, hiking, horseback riding. Currently learning snowboarding.

These interests developed my interpersonal and communication skills.

Personal

Birth date: 17 January 2001

Citizenship: China Mainland

Residence: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China