Matthew Liu
Math Student @ uWaterloo
Speedcuber
Classical Pianist
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Hey there, it's nice to meet you.
Hey there, it's nice to meet you.
My name is Matthew Liu. I am an Honors Mathematics Student at the University of Waterloo (2025-present), with previous university-level experience and credentials at Harvard University in 2024.
I am currently the 32nd-ranked cuber in Canada for solving the Rubik's Cube in the Fewest Moves, with a result of 29 moves.
I am also a classically-trained pianist, having obtained my ARCT certification in 2024 from the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), a world-renowned music school based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I am an ambitious, motivated, and hard-working individual with a diverse set of credentials and experiences. This website aims to capture my life, work, and way of thinking from both the professional and personal sides of me.
I am a resident of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the greatest city in the world.
I am always looking forward to new opportunities. Please feel free to contact me using the various links and buttons in this website or my contact page. I'm looking forward to meeting you!
Education and Experience
Education and Experience
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University of Waterloo
Sept 2025 - present
Bachelor of Mathematics
Waterloo, ON, Canada
1A Honors Math
President's Scholarship with Distinction (2025)
Vice President of UWaterloo Cubing Club since 1A term (September 2025)
Harvard DCE
June 2024 - August 2024
In person: Boston, MA
"Intensive Introduction to Computer Science and Data Structures"
Grade: A
8 university credits, earned in Grade 11
Program Intern - PACT
June 2023 - August 2024
Princeton University
"Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking"
Writing mathematical proofs, probability, combinatorics, graph theory, algorithm design
Intl. Baccalaureate
Sept 2023 - June 2025
Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute
Math A&A, Physics, Chemistry, Psych, English, French
IB 7 → Mathematics
Project
July 2023
Statistical Projection of the Winner of the 2023 Rubik's Cube Canadian Championship.
World Cube Association
August 2022 - present
Ontario, Canada
Approved staff member for official speedcubing competitions in Southern Ontario
One of few people approved as official scramblers
Waterloo Cube Academy
2019 - Present
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Founder, Instructor
Tutored over 60 students across Canada and the US on how to solve a Rubik's Cube and how to get faster.
Notable Student: Osher Ahn-Clifford
Cameron Heights Coll.
Sept 2021 - June 2025
Kitchener, ON, Canada
96.2% Average
IB Student (see above)
Founder and President of the Cameron Cube Club
Former, Two-Time, Cameron Cube Champion (2023-2025)
Speedcuber
Speedcuber
3×3 Fewest Moves
#32
(October 2025)
Best Result → 29 moves
5×5 Cube
#67
(January 2023)
Best Time → 1:07.82
At home → 1:04.78
6×6 Cube
#51
(July 2023)
Best Time → 2:27.21
At home → 2:19.46
7×7 Cube
#47
(October 2022)
Best Time → 3:45.33
At home → 3:29.36
ARCT-level Classical Pianist
ARCT-level Classical Pianist
Current Repertoire
L. V. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8, in C Minor, op. 13
"Pathétique Sonata"
W. A. Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11, in A Major, K 331 (III)
"Turkish March"
F. Chopin - Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, op. 64 no. 1
"Minute Waltz"
F. Chopin - Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, op. 27 no. 1
Other Interesting Projects / Hobbies: Big Prime Numbers
Other Interesting Projects / Hobbies: Big Prime Numbers
a little bit of math, a little bit of code, and a little bit of art
77-digit prime number without the digit "7" (I have a 777-digit one too)
7013-digit prime number (2021)
Proth Prime (of the form k×2ⁿ+1)
Rubik's Cube Prime (2020)
4096 digits, arranged in a 64×64 square.
Only five different digits: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8
I've always been fascinated by prime numbers, so much so that it alone was enough to motivate me to study math in university.
Prime numbers are incredibly rare, especially very large ones.
Here are a collection of interesting, large, or artistic primes that I've found.
The chances of finding a 4096-digit prime randomly is essentially zero. Therefore, there one small "imperfection" made to the Rubik's Cube Prime: there is a single 7 hidden in the sea of 1s. Can you spot it? [link to a pdf of the prime]
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