Ken Xu

Education

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  Duke University

  2022 - 2023

  Master's degree Engineering/Industrial Management

  Activities and Societies: MEM Data Club AI Startup Competition: designed an AI/ML based recommender Software Platform that captures users preferences, partners with brands and designers, and simulates the trial room experience. Product Management & Entrepreneurship Track.Courses: ● Product Management in High Tech Companies ● Management in High Tech Industries● Machine Learning Principles/Applications● Intellectual Property/Business Law/Entrepreneurship● Competitive Strategies● Design Thinking and Innovation● Marketing● Finance in High Tech Industries● Managing Product Design.● Software Business Management● Software & Enterprise Architecture● New Venture… Show more Product Management & Entrepreneurship Track.Courses: ● Product Management in High Tech Companies ● Management in High Tech Industries● Machine Learning Principles/Applications● Intellectual Property/Business Law/Entrepreneurship● Competitive Strategies● Design Thinking and Innovation● Marketing● Finance in High Tech Industries● Managing Product Design.● Software Business Management● Software & Enterprise Architecture● New Venture Development● Digital Transformation● Narrative Design Show less

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  Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School

  2011 - 2013

  High School Science 3.75

  Activities and Societies: 2010-2011: Sun-Yat-Sen Memorial High School Hope Project, conducted on campus waste recycling; raised cradle-to-cradle awareness among students. Basketball League Tournaments 2010-12: In 2012, led (point guard and captain) the team to an almost undefeated season, ending with a second price. Table tennis, badminton, and volleyball teaching assistants in PE classes. Member of Guard of Honor of National Flag; Appeared in weekly Flag Raising Ceremony and Important School Events. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School was founded in 1934 by Sun Yat-sen's eldest son, Sun Fo. It was built under the supervision of Soong Ching-ling, the widow of Sun Yat-sen. The school was set up to inherit the wishes of Sun Yat-sen which development and personnel training are the root of prosperity and strength. The first name of the school was "Prime Minister's Hometown Memorial School" in 1934.In 1949, the school was renamed "Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School". Sun Yat-sen Memorial… Show more Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School was founded in 1934 by Sun Yat-sen's eldest son, Sun Fo. It was built under the supervision of Soong Ching-ling, the widow of Sun Yat-sen. The school was set up to inherit the wishes of Sun Yat-sen which development and personnel training are the root of prosperity and strength. The first name of the school was "Prime Minister's Hometown Memorial School" in 1934.In 1949, the school was renamed "Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School". Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School is one of the first top-grade schools of Guangdong Province and one of the first key high schools of Guangdong Province. In 2006, it became one of the first national demonstrative ordinary high schools. Show less

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  University of California, Davis

  2013 - 2017

  Bachelor's degree Civil and Environmental Engineering

  Activities and Societies: •Facilitated a Water Quality Research project from 2014-2015. Studied water pollution. Compared the effectiveness of treatment methods •Construction Management Project with American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 2015. Build bike parking structures. First place in the Midpac competition •Practiced constructing and designing mini bridges in an ASCE Steel Project in 2016. •Intramural Badminton Contest 2015 Men's Single & 2016 Double Champion •2016 Sacramento Baihui Singing Contest Finalist The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public research university and land-grant university located near Davis, California. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905, and became the seventh campus of the University of California in 1959. UC Davis is the home of the Aggies — go-getters, change makers and problem solvers who make their mark at one… Show more The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public research university and land-grant university located near Davis, California. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905, and became the seventh campus of the University of California in 1959. UC Davis is the home of the Aggies — go-getters, change makers and problem solvers who make their mark at one of the top public universities in the United States. UC Davis is known for its commitment to the environment, locally and globally. UCD researchers dedicate themselves to helping the Earth. And the campus, focused on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, is making tremendous strides in sustainability with the help of students. Show less