Mike Huang

A passionate empirical economist who uses statistical analysis to tell convincing real-world stories.

• Title: Data Science Intern at Bunge
• Date: 06/05/2023 - 08/11/2023
• Responsibilities
  • Collected over 100 million rows of weather data and utilized supervised machine learning techniques to enhance crop yield predictions by evaluating the precision of long-term weather forecasts in Python.
  • Converted high-dimensional data into insightful visualizations while implementing automation to streamline the generation of spatial and temporal patterns.
  • Communicated results, opportunities, and caveats with the company’s executives and global teams by hosting weekly meetings and facilitating the company’s dashboard.

• Ph.D. Program
  • Cornell University
  • Major: Applied Economics and Management
  • Graduation: Expected Fall 2024
• Undergraduate Program
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Major: Economics + Statistics
  • Graduation: 2015-2019