Tay Yong

Pure Mathematics, Data & Machine Learning — New York

Tay Yong

Mathematics and Data Science & Analytics Double Major and a minor in Philosophy in the National University of Singapore (NUS)

PythonSQLPySparkDatabricksMachine LearningAstroNode.jsTableauRFeature EngineeringPythonSQLPySparkDatabricksMachine LearningAstroNode.jsTableauRFeature Engineering

01 — Experience

01
ONDO
AI Engineer, Data and Operations Intern

Sustainable DTC sock brand in New York. Building the internal tooling layer: automated waitlist milestone tracking, retention marketing dashboards and a competitor intelligence tool amongst others.

2026 —
02
DSO National Laboratories
Research Intern

Mathematical research into the security assumptions behind next-generation cryptographic standards. Combined pure mathematics and experimental work to rigorously prove cryptographic standards.

2026
03
Shopee
Business Analyst Intern

SQL dashboards tracking first-mile delivery KPIs across five Southeast Asian markets, surfacing the operational gaps that cut average delivery time.

2025
04
Singtel
AI / Data Science Intern

Analysed 10M+ row customer datasets in PySpark and Databricks to isolate churn risk segments, feeding a retention campaign aimed at 50,000+ subscribers. Built and validated a predictive model end to end.

2025

02 — Projects

01

Personal Telegram Bot

A personal assistant living in Telegram. Modular architecture with feature autoloading, a flow state machine, and a deterministic test harness.

Node.js · Telegram API · Railway
02

Pulse

Co-founded a fitness tech startup building wearable biomechanics tracking. Led a four-person team from ideation to a shipped MVP.

Product · Computer Vision · Mobile
03

Pairs Trading Backtest

Mean-reversion strategy on the MA–V pair via Engle–Granger, with dynamic z-score entry and exit. Walk-forward tested on 2016–2025 out-of-sample data.

Python · statsmodels · pandas
04

Sentiment Analysis

TF-IDF pipeline over review text. Compared vectorisation and model choices across themes; pushed accuracy past 80%.

Python · scikit-learn · NLTK

03 — Coursework

Year 1 · Semester 1

MA1100Basic Discrete Mathematics
MA2001Linear Algebra
HSS1000Understanding Social Complexity
HSA1000Asian Interconnections
UTW1001THow Rich Should Anyone Be?

Year 1 · Semester 2

CS1010SProgramming Methodology
DSA1101Introduction to Data Science
IT1244Artificial Intelligence: Technology and Impact
MA2002Calculus
UTC1420Beyond Borders: Migrant Community & Resilience
HSH1000The Human Condition

Year 2 · Semester 1

CS2040Data Structures & Algorithms
MA2104Multivariable Calculus
MA2116Probability
DTK1234Design Thinking
HSI1000How Science Works, Why Science Works
UTC2410BCommunity, Culture, Conservation: Insights from Nepal

Year 2 · Semester 2

MA2101Linear Algebra II
MA2108Mathematical Analysis I
MA2202Algebra I
ST2132Mathematical Statistics
GEX1015Life, The Universe and Everything
UTS2406Beyond Seeing: Looking At Art

Year 3 · Semester 1Exchange — National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

MATH301000Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH345000Cryptography
MATH351000Introduction to Topology
MATH503000Functional Analysis

Year 3 · Semester 2

DSA2102Essential Data Analytics Tools: Numerical Computation
DSA3102Essential Data Analytics Tools: Convex Optimisation
MA3211Complex Analysis I
ST3131Regression Analysis
HSI2013The Science of Music

Year 4NUS Overseas College — New York

NOCYear-long startup internship placement

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