Achievements

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Sihan Yu
Sihan Yu

Education
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University of Cambridge
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BA & MEng, Information and Computer Engineering: Oct 2022 – Jun 2026

  • 3rd-year grade: Class I (top 6th percentile)
  • 2nd-year grade: Class I (top 10th percentile)
  • 1st-year grade: Class I (top 14th percentile)

Master’s project: Researching and implementing specialised GPU methodology on CUDA and Metal for small-matrix linear algebra and automatic kernel generation. Achieves ~60-90x speedup over MAGMA and JAX vmap.


Work Experience
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Marshall Wace — Software Engineering Intern
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London, UK, Jun–Aug 2025

Nordea Markets — Software Developer Intern
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Helsinki, Finland, Jun–Sep 2024

PCA Engineers Ltd — Software Engineering Intern
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UK, Jul–Sep 2023


Leadership
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  • Project Leader, 180 Degrees Consulting
  • President, Cambridge University International Students’ Association
  • Vice President, Christ’s College Engineering Society
  • IT Officer, Cambridge University Swimming & Water Polo Club
  • Captain, Christ’s College Table Tennis Club

Awards
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Science Olympiads
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  • Bronze Medal, International Chemistry Olympiad (2022)
  • Bronze Medal, Nordic Chemistry Olympiad (2022)
  • Bronze Medal, Nordic-Baltic Physics Olympiad (2022)
  • Honourable Mention, European Physics Olympiad (2022)
  • 1st Place, Finnish Physics Olympiad (2022)
  • 2nd Place, Finnish Chemistry Olympiad (2022)

University Scholarships
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  • Cambridge Trust Scholarship
  • Christ’s College International Award

Press
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