About

Education, experience, teaching, and interests of Yu-Chen (Abner) Den.

Education

Jun. 2025 – Present
Ph.D. in Computer Science
National Taiwan University
Sep. 2022 – Jun. 2024
M.S. in Financial Engineering
National Chengchi University
Sep. 2018 – Jun. 2022
B.A. in Public Finance
National Chengchi University

Experience

Jul. 2024 – Present
Research Scientist
AI Lab, SinoPac Holdings
Nov. 2023 – Jun. 2024
Graduate Research Assistant
National Chengchi University
Mar. 2023 – Nov. 2023
Data Scientist Intern
AI Lab, iKala
Nov. 2022 – Mar. 2023
Research Consultant Intern
Brain, WorldQuant LLC.

Awards & Activities

  • COSCUP 2025 Speaker · Aug. 2025
  • Jane Street Real-Time Market Data Forecasting — Top 0.9% · Jul. 2025
  • Mentor, Algorithmic Trading Team, TMBA · Jul. 2023 – Present
  • Director of Academic Affairs, NTU DAC · Jun. 2023 – Jun. 2024

Teaching

  • Interpretable Machine Learning · TMBA
  • Python Data Analysis Workshops I & II · NTU DAC
  • Text Mining Workshop · NTU DAC
  • Computer Programming Teaching Assistant · NCCU
  • Graduate Econometrics Teaching Assistant · NCCU
  • Financial Econometrics & Machine Learning Teaching Assistant · NCCU

Beyond Research

I enjoy running and participating in marathons, as well as basketball and pool. I play acoustic and electric guitar and was a member of the NCCU Rock ’n’ Roll Club for three years. I am also a fan of Japanese street fashion—especially Needles and Nanamica, and jewelry makers Ken Kikuchi and Horizon Blue.