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Sifan Liu 刘思凡

Senior Research Analyst, Metropolitan Policy Program

Brookings Institution

Hi! I'm Sifan Liu, a research analyst with the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings. I uses spatial analysis and data science tools to conduct data-driven policy research. I am a certified RStudio Instructor . My research inserests include regional policy on innovation, entrepreneurship ecosystem, and economic development. I have publisehd in English and Chinese on various aspects of urban economics.

I'm from Shanghai but I currently live in Washington DC. Outside of work, you may find me in DC's art studios and climbing gyms.

Interests

  • Entrepreneurship ecosystem
  • Economic development
  • Future of work

Education

  • Master of Public Policy, 2016

    Georgetown University

  • Bachelor of Economics, 2014

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Certificates

Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree

Udacity May 2018 – Aug 2018
Advanced machine learning techniques and algorithms and how to package and deploy models to a production environment
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