Teng Andrea Xu is a researcher at AQR Capital Management in London. His primary research interests lie in financial machine learning, with a particular focus on extracting information from market and textual data using foundational models. Prior to joining AQR, he completed a PhD at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL. During his doctoral studies, he collaborated with the quantitative fund Schlossberg Technologies and the digital asset fintech Hercle Srl. He earned his master’s degree summa cum laude from the University of Rome La Sapienza.