Lini Cao
Technical Specialist - Data Scientist - Digital Intelligence Exploitation @Financial Conduct Authority
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WORK HISTORY
Technical Specialist - Data Scientist - Digital Intelligence Exploitation @Financial Conduct Authority
London, GB
2025 UK IT Industry Award – Public Sector Project of the Year (Winner)Led the development of the Proactive Harm Identification platform, recognised nationally as the top AI project for its impact in detecting emerging consumer harm through data, analytics and machine-learning.• Working as a Technical specialist data scientist leading the development of AI-driven tools to support proactive supervision. Specialise in combining machine learning with rule-based systems to assess firm-level risks, and I\'m the lead architect of the automated platform, which helps identify high-risk firms earlier and more effectively. • My work spans financial crime, payments, and consumer protection, with a focus on scalable, interpretable, and impactful analytics.• Developed, deployed, and monitored machine learning models in AWS SageMaker, enhancing firm risk assessment through a combination of anomaly detection and cumulative intelligence.• Designed and implemented an adaptive risk ranking platform, integrating data-led insights and expert-driven intelligence to provide comprehensive risk scoring and prioritization.• Enhanced model explainability by implementing Shapley values, LIME, and ELI5, ensuring transparency in regulatory assessments.• Drove stakeholder collaboration, translating complex data science methodologies into actionable insights for senior leadership, risk specialists, and policymakers.• Championed a scalable and flexible intelligence framework, enabling multi-risk factor assessments and integration with FCA’s Intelligence Hub for streamlined risk identification.• Fostered an inclusive, high-performing team culture, mentoring colleagues and promoting collaboration across technical and business teams.
EDUCATION
University of York
Master of Science (MSc), Mathematical Finance
University of York
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics and Finance
SAS
Independent study, Credit risk modeling using SAS
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Artificial Intelligence Programme
University of Cambridge
Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) for AI Systems Design
University of Kent
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistics
SKILLS
ABOUT LINI CAO
I am a Technical specialist data scientist in financial regulatory industry, leading the development of AI-driven tools to support proactive supervision. I specialise in combining machine learning with rule-based systems to assess firm-level risks, and I\'m the lead architect of the automated platform, which helps identify high-risk firms earlier and more effectively. My work spans financial crime, payments, and consumer protection, with a focus on scalable, interpretable, and impactful analytics.
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