Chien-Yu Chou

Taiwanese engineer and 2002 International Mathematical Olympiad silver medalist (Taiwan). Career spans semiconductor modem algorithms (MediaTek), software engineering (Microsoft, KKBOX), quantitative research (WorldQuant), EDA physical verification (Synopsys), audio systems engineering (Qualcomm), and software test engineering (Google).

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• Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. LinkedIn enrichment (local index over LinkedIn data) lists a role 'Quantitative Researcher at WorldQuant LLC, Taipei City, 2014-08 to 2015-03 (8 months)', described as building ~ten quantitative models in C++ for low-turnover global equity trading positions plus Python parameter-fitting. WorldQuant LLC is a quantitative asset management firm (founded 2007, ~850+ employees) with a Taipei research office, i.e. an employer that actually operates in quantitative finance, not merely a name containing 'quant'. The role is a genuine work role, not a student program. Identity is supported by the same profile carrying the IMO 2002 Taiwan silver medalist education/background alignment; classification: quantitative asset manager.Mar 2015
• Career timeline: MediaTek (3G WCDMA/HSPA+ FDD modem algorithm development, 2009-2012), Microsoft (internal SharePoint/SQL site, 2013), KKBOX (music auto-tagging via SVM and LDA recommendation, 2013-2014), WorldQuant (quant researcher, 2014-2015), Synopsys (EDA IC Validator physical verification in C, 2015-2019), Qualcomm (audio application engineer, aptX/Snapdragon Sound/XPAN, 2019-2025), Google (software test engineer, connectivity testing on Fuchsia OS, 2025-present).Jan 2025
• The WorldQuant quantitative-researcher stint is a single 8-month role bracketed by engineering jobs (KKBOX 2013-2014, Synopsys 2015-2019) and is not the current role; LinkedIn lists Google as the present employer, so no current quant employment should be inferred from this index entry.Mar 2015
• Silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2002 representing Taiwan, score 40/42 (91.9%), one of Taiwan's two silver medalists that year (the other, Shao-Lun Huang, also scored 40); this is an independent primary-source confirmation from imo-official.org, separate from the LinkedIn/index data.Jul 2002
• Education: National Taiwan University - BS Electrical Engineering (2003-2007) and MS Communications Engineering / signal processing (2007-2009); the MS specialization matches the signal-processing heavy roles (MediaTek modem algorithms, Qualcomm audio) that followed.Jun 2009
• Public contact: a mobile number (+886-961-098305) is listed in the public LinkedIn enrichment contact info; no public email address surfaced in searches.