Yichen Shen graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in Dec 2023 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics of Computation and Statistics. The field of financial engineering really intrigues him because it naturally resonates with his inner passions of problem-solving. He can find great pleasure in solving financial puzzles through quantitative tools and logical thinking. Prior to joining the MSCF program, he did a summer internship at PIMCO as a techonology analyst to build production code for portfolio managers and quantitative researchers. He also interned at Monet as a data scientist and performed data analytics and model construction. Additionally, he worked on financial engineering projects under a econ professor at UCLA. By joining the MSCF program, he determined to make an advancement on technical skillset as well as to receive more exposure to the ever-changing financial market. He is firmly committed to pursue a career in quantitative finance, a path for which he have diligently prepared.