Yu Sijie “Anne” holds a master’s degree in data science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Technology from Purdue University.
Anne has 15 years of experience working in various technology companies in Silicon Valley such as Cloudera, where she worked on Hadoop ecosystems, and at Google, where she was part of the data science and engineering team. Anne was most recently in Google APAC (Singapore)’s GPay consumer data infrastructure team before joining DigiPen (Singapore).
Anne is particularly interested in disruptive technologies and their applications in fintech. She is passionate about improving blockchain, cryptocurrency, KYC (Know Your Customer) processes, and anti-money laundering based on big data for banks.
As a lecturer, Anne brings many years of experience as a data engineer to the classroom. She has also been recognized as an Associate Adult Educator by the Institute for Adult Learning Singapore.
Anne hopes to enable her students to do their best by honing their theoretical skills and helping them see how they can be applied within the industry. Ultimately, she aims to bridge the gap between what is taught in books and the demands of real work.
