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Ethan Fang

Based out of the Bay Area. I spend most of my time in math modeling, AI research, and engineering.

I graduated in 4 years from Case Western Reserve University in May 2026 with a dual BS/MS degree in computer science. During my time there, I cofounded the quant finance club, grew the tennis club to record participation, and did lots of research.

Currently, I am a quantitative analyst at KeyBank where I model expected loss for the bank's portfolio. I am the youngest person to ever be hired into my role at Key, and I own several features within the commercial and industrial portfolio. I enjoy doing research in my spare time, focused primarily on ML and financial markets.

I am passionate about researching and building technologies that create meaningful real-world impact. My interests include sustainability, human-centered AI, and athletic performance.

Work

  1. KeyBank · Lead Quantitative Analytics Associate

  2. Vantura · Founding Engineer

    blog post ↗
  3. Case Western Reserve University · Research Assistant

  4. Clarity · Growth

  5. KeyBank · Quantitative Analytics Intern

  6. MISCO Refractometer · Engineer Intern

Research

  1. Perpetual Text Generation

    Used temperature to try and dynamically push the model past the EOS token.

  2. Q-Learned CNN Branch Selection

    Used a Q-learned agent to select the best branches in CNNs.

Projects

  1. iLiterate

    As a second generation immigrant, I speak my native language (Mandarin) but struggle to read fluently. I built iLiterate as an easy way for other second gen immigrants to develop their reading skills.

  2. XRDimage

    Python package that identifies alpha and beta rings in noisy X-ray diffraction images so researchers can run downstream analysis. Published to PyPI.