CV

Contact Information

Name Jerick Shi
Email junkais@andrew.cmu.edu

Experience

  • 2023 - present

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Teaching Assistant
    Carnegie Mellon University
    • Created weekly recitation materials and led sessions for 7 courses: Differential Equations (S22, F22, F24, S26), Intro to Machine Learning (F24, S25), Graduate AI (S26), Algorithm Design & Analysis (F25), Markov Chains (F25), Continuous Time Finance (S23), and Intro to Math Finance (S25)
    • Offered one on one support through designing personalized practice problems and exams
    • Addressed over 400 student questions and concerns using online Q&A platform
  • 2023 -

    Shanghai, China

    AI Development Intern
    Xencio
    • Developed predictive analytics pipeline for accounts receivable using machine learning algorithms, improving forecasting accuracy by 25%
    • Created an internal chatbot using ChatGLM2, significantly improving data retrieval efficiency
    • Researched Nvidia’s CUDA technology for insights to promote cash flow analysis
    • Authored insightful monthly reports for an internal AI journal within the company

Education

  • 2025 - 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA

    5th Year MSCS
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Computer Science
    • Trustworthy AI, Generative AI, Randomized Algorithms, AI as a Co-founder
    • Master’s Thesis: The Structure of Deception: How LLM Agents Lie, Break Promises, and Exploit Trust in Multi-Agent Settings
    • Research Areas: Multi-Agent LLM Systems, AI Safety
  • 2021 - 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA

    BSc
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Computer Science
    • Additional Major in Computational and Applied Mathematics, Minor in Computational Finance
    • University and College Honors

Skills

Languages: English (native), Chinese (native), Spanish (intermediate)
Programming: Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy), C/C++, Java, Javascript, R, HTML/CSS

Awards

  • 2025
    Optiver Market Making Game
    • 4th place out of 20 teams
  • 2024
    IMC Prosperity Trading Competition
    • Top 250 out of 13,000+ teams
  • 2024
    Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    • Top 35% out of 18,000+ teams
  • 2023
    Carnegie Mellon University Quantathon
    • Top 8 out of 40 teams
  • 2022
    83rd Putnam Competition
    • Top 25% out of 3,415 participants

Activities

CMU Tricking Club: Vice President
CMU K-Pop Dance Club: Film Co-chair
CMU Quant Club: Member