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        "Designed a web-based portal using NLP for sentiment analysis on annual reports, tweets and responses",
        "Performed MOST, SWOT and PESTLE analysis with visualised results"
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      "endDate": "2023-04",
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        "Implemented k-NN customer segmentation and an urbanization index for market screening, optimizing the retail network by 15%",
        "Integrated ML into GIS workflows and revamped enterprise database schema, enhancing operational efficiency by 30%"
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      "name": "iQIYI, Inc.",
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        "Market research on transforming film & TV IP into offline ventures and trends in large brick-and-mortar complexes",
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        "ESG research via web scraping of economic data from government and revenue agencies, reducing data collection time by 50%"
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      "name": "Sohu.com Limited",
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      "url": "https://investors.sohu.com/",
      "location": "Beijing, China",
      "startDate": "2021-02",
      "endDate": "2021-04",
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        "Cross-functional development of a custom LLM chatbot for information collection and technical support",
        "Led a team of 4 designing an Azure-based ETL pipeline (Google Sheets → MySQL), reducing task time by 80%",
        "Published 50+ blogs on GIS program applications with 50k+ reads"
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        "Partnered with Esri China; organized 'GIS Open Course Week' (10k+ views); co-produced the GISphere Study Abroad Big Data White Paper (2023)"
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      "organization": "Chinese Students and Scholars Association Bristol",
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      "startDate": "2024-07",
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        "Academic resource curation and WeChat articles on admission timelines"
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      "organization": "GeoScene Information Technology",
      "position": "Campus Ambassador",
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        "International campaigns reaching 300+ universities and 10k+ students; +15% material downloads"
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      "title": "President's Prize, Canadian Cartographic Association Mapping Competition",
      "date": "2023"
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    {
      "title": "Graduate Development Award (C$700)",
      "date": "2023"
    },
    {
      "title": "Arts Grad Funding Spatial (C$5,000)",
      "date": "2022"
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    {
      "title": "Global University Python Quantitative Simulation Investment Competition — Individual Final 6th",
      "date": "2021"
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    {
      "title": "GLO-BUS Business Strategy Simulation — Global Top 50",
      "date": "2020"
    },
    {
      "title": "Guaranteed and Renewable Scholarship (C$500)",
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