1. Sitao Luan
932 Amsterdam Ave, Apt 2R, NY, 10025 | 917-808-5573 | sl3903@columbia.edu
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sitao-luan-950a0bb4
Education
Columbia University, Graduate School of Art and Science, Department of Statistics 09/2015-12/2016
GPA: 4.0/4.0 Courses: Probability & Statistical Inference; Linear Regression Models; Elementary Stochastic
Process; Statistical Consulting (for PhD)
Shandong Agricultural University, China 09/2011-07/2015
Degree: Bachelor of Science Concentration in Information and Computing Science
Overall GPA: 3.88/4.00; Major GPA: 3.98 /4.00; Rank: 1/93
Internship Experience
Columbia University, Department of Statistics 09/08/2015-12/14/2015
Assistant Consultant
A PhD student and I formed a group to do the consulting job for other departments in Columbia University. Our
clients are post doctors, PhD students, master students, fellows in Columbia University Medical Center and so on.
When they are doing their projects, they might have some technical problems about statistics that they cannot solve by
themselves. So they come to us for the suggestions. We met the client once a week.
Statistical Bureau of Zibo 07/07/2014-08/22/2014
Assistant Statistician
Carried through the GDP accounting and statistics by using Production Approach, Income Approach and
Expenditure Approach
Utilized statistical knowledge to calculate CPI and FAI (Fixed Asset Investment), etc
Used data to make exponential regression analysis; tried to use Bayesian Theory to give a prediction and
estimation
China Construction Bank, Zibo Branch, Customer Service Department 07/21//2013-08/23/2013
Assistant of Account Executive
Collected data and utilized Probability Theory to evaluate credit rating, further to provide advice for bank
Assisted experienced workers in designing elaborate surveys responding to clients’ demands
Assisted the VIP clients with accounts' opening, loan process, took part in product's sales and promotion and
data analysis to locate potential customers and expand business
Research Experience
Models for the Prediction of the Results of Competitive Sports Based on Multivariate Statistics and Neural
Network Algorithm 03/2014-05/2015
Research Objectives: Use statistical models and machine learning algorithms to find out the factors that
influence the results of the competitive sport games and make predictions.
Position: Project Leader
Project Duties: Use PCA to reduce the dimension of the data. Create a model to evaluate the wining probability
between each team. Try to use linear regression, stepwise regression, multiple regression, logistic regression
models to make prediction. Use neural network to make the prediction and use Adaboost algorithm to optimize
it. Try to find the relationship between the property of the network and the number of the nodes in hidden layer
and build a model to evaluate it.
The Application of Differential Equation in Error Analysis and System Stability 05/2013-09/2014
Research Objectives: Used differential equation model to analyze the spread of infectious diseases
Position: Project Leader
Project Duties: Simulated the spread of infectious diseases by using ordinary differential equation
 Research Results: Brought the data of H1N1, which were publicized by the government, into the model to
conduct a numericalsimulation; predicted and verified the effectiveness of the model; the imitative effect was
pretty good

2. Major Honor & Awards
2015-2016:
Won “Best Visualization” & “Best Storytelling” Prize of the “Elections and Social Media” Hackathon.
Won Excellent Prize for National Statistical Modeling Contest for College Students (30%).
2014-2015：
Won China Telecom Scholarship (1/6000)
Won the Honorable Mention of Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM) (15%)
Obtained the title of “Outstanding Graduates” at provincial level (5%)
Won “Excellent Volunteer” in CAA Mathematical Contest of Modeling and won first prize (1%) as the advisor.
2013-2014
Won the National Merit Scholarship (0.25%)
Won the First Prize Scholarship (3%)
Obtained the title of “Top 100 college students” in Shandong Agricultural University
Awarded as the Excellent Student Leader (4%)
Won the Third Prize of National English Contest for College Students (30%)
Won the Successful Participant of MCM/ICM
Won the Second Prize of Table Tennis Competition at school level
Obtained the title of “Learning Model” in Institute of Information Science and Technology (10%)
2012-2013
Won the First Prize Scholarship (3%)
Won the championship in the Table Tennis Competition of Five- University League in Tai’an City
Won the Second Prize in the “Three Rural Research” activity
Awarded as the Excellent Student Leader (4%)
2011-2012
Won the First Prize Scholarship (3%)
Awarded as the Excellent Student Leader (4%)
Won the Second Prize in the Table Tennis Competition for newly enrolled students
Skills & Interests
Proficient in Microsoft Office, C++, C, JAVA, MATLAB, SAS, R, Lingo
Interests: National Secondary Athletes and National Secondary Referee for table tennis, Basketball, Singing,
Chinese violin, Music Mobile Games.
Position
Leader of the mathematical modeling laboratory
Vice President of the Mathematical modeling association
Monitor of the class
Extra-Curricular Activities
Organized the Lecture Contest of Shandong Agricultural University and acted as the judge 06/2013
Planned and organized the Table Tennis League of five universities in Tai’an 05/2013
Acted as the vice president of Mathematical Modeling Association; organized the exchange meeting for new
and senior students; organized lectures of mathematical modeling 11/2013
Acted as the class monitor and organized a series of activities, such as the Mid-Autumn festival party,
Springtime Excursion and New Year's party
Acted as the deputy capitain to organize regular training every weekend
Acted as the volunteer of Table Tennis Competitions of Shandong province 10/2014