Ruoyan Kong

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Ph.D. Student of Computer Science, 09/2018 - 06/2023 (Estimated)
Grouplens Lab, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota
Advisor: Prof. Joseph Konstan
Ongoing Research :
Towards an Effective Organization -Wide Email System
GPA 3.82/4.0

Master of Finance (Insurance and Big Data Finance), 2016-2018
School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
Advisor: Prof. Michael Powers
Master’s Thesis: A Government Funding Allocation Mechanism Based on A Game On Credibility
GPA 3.5/4.0, Rank 1/18 in Track, 12/110 in Department

Scholarships
• First Prize Scholarship, Tsinghua University, top 3% in the Department of Finance
CFA Level 1

Bachelor of Science (Information and Computing Science); Minor, Computer Science, 2012-2016
School of Mathematical Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Advisor: Prof. Qi Liu
Graduation Thesis: A Model of Incentives in Repeated Crowdsourcing Systems
GPA 3.92/4.30, Rank 1/22 in Track, 7/120 in Department
Scholarships

• National Scholarship, National Ministry of Education of China, top 1% 2013
• Gold Award of University’s Excellent Students, USTC, top 3% 2014
• Outstanding Student Research, USTC, top 3% out of undergraduates in USTC 2015
• Huangyu Scholarship, USTC, top 3% in the School of Mathematics 2015
• Outstanding Graduates, USTC 2016