Seeing Society Through Data


Hi, I’m Felix Liu.

I hold a master’s degree in Actuarial Science and Risk Management from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (UIUC). Prior to UIUC, I earned a bachelor’s degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University and a master’s degree from Nanjing University in China.

I have several years of professional experience as a data scientist at leading technology companies in China, including Kuaishou and TikTok. I am currently pursuing professional actuarial certification and have passed SOA Exams P, FM, and SRM. I am currently preparing for CAS MAS-I and MAS-II.

This website serves as a personal space where I share data analysis projects, learning reflections, and technical explorations. Feel free to reach out if you would like to connect or discuss anything I post here.

Recent Projects

How Social Capital Influenced Women’s Literary Recognition in Imperial China

Tags: Double LASSO · Bayesian MCMC · Computational Social Science · Quantitative History

  • [2025 May] Project Paper
    Bayesian posterior analysis with MCMC to assess coefficient uncertainty and robustness.
  • [2024 Dec] Project Paper, Slides
    Double LASSO for robust causal effect identification.

Governance Effects and On-/Off-Chain Vote Divergence in DAOs

Tags: Causal Inference · Regression Discontinuity · Decentralized Finance · Financial Economics

Extreme Precipitation Risk in Beijing (1960–2024): An EVT-Based Assessment

Tags: Extreme Value Theory · Climate Risk · Quantitative Risk Management

Why Does It Feel Like Everywhere Is Far Away in Beijing?

Tags: Computational Social Science · Spatial Analysis · Data Visualization

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