Jiachen Liu

PhD candidate in Quantitative Finance | Quant Researcher | Adjunct Professor

Role
Quantitative Researcher at Prairie Capital
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Jiachen Liu

A passionate researcher focusing on the application of Causal AI to alpha strategies and on Smart Beta/factor-based investing. At Prairie Capital, contributed to the development and optimization of the core strategies deployed on approximately $30 million in assets.

Experience

  1. Quantitative Researcher

    Prairie Capital

    Sep 2025 — Present

    Developed and optimized an all-weather, risk-parity style multi-asset portfolio- Demonstrated superior risk-adjusted performance versus a 60/40 stock-bond benchmark- Developed and optimized a separate pure-crypto risk parity strategy for cryptocurrencies- Demonstrated superior risk-adjusted performance relative to BTC and other traditional crypto benchmarks

Education

  • University of Southern California

    Master of Science - MS, Mathematical Finance

  • The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

    High School Diploma, Science

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Quantitative Finance

  • Carthage College

    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics and Physics

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