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Liyan Nie

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Senior Data Scientist - Fraud Detection at Barclays
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Liyan is a Senior Data Scientist at Barclays with over six years of experience, specializing in creating machine learning models for fraud detection in consumer banking. A graduate of Columbia University, she develops advanced models that project millions in annual savings.

Based on recommendations, Liyan is described by colleagues as exceptionally positive, industrious, and creative. She has demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and resilience when faced with challenges throughout her career.

Unique fact: One of her machine learning projects is projected to save her company $4 million annually in operational costs.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Senior Data Scientist - Fraud Detection
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

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ML for Fraud Detection
Her core expertise involves building and implementing machine learning models (like gradient boosting) to identify and prevent account-level fraud in the banking sector.
Cloud Data Platforms
She utilizes a modern data stack including AWS, Glue, Athena, S3, and Databricks to develop and deploy her data science models.
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Career

Work history

3-2020
Senior Data Scientist - Fraud Detection
Barclays
6-2019 - 8-2019
Data Science Intern
Barclays
11-2015 - 6-2018
Market Research Associate
The Conference Board
6-2014 - 8-2015
Business Development Associate
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
9-2011 - 4-2012
Research Assistant
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
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Education
2018 - 2019
Master's degree
Columbia University
2011 - 2015
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Michigan
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