Featured Works

Publications, professional projects, and in the news.

Carolina Investment Group

Quantitative Trader at a student-run hedge fund with over 600k AUM, achieving 32% YTD returns.

Initiatives

Key projects and achievements
  • Trading Signal DevelopmentUsing Python to build trading signals and execute trades with strategies such as long/short equity and pairs trading using covariance. Utilizing Z-Score to manage positions.
  • Alpha EnhancementExpanding strategies by incorporating alternative data sources like Quiver Quant to further enhance alpha.
  • Risk AnalysisAnalyzed risk metrics such as Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, and Value at Risk (VaR) to optimize portfolio performance and reduce exposure to market volatility.

Fidelity Investments

Software Engineering Intern, AI/ML within the Asset Management Tech team, focused on enhancing compliance standards using Natural Language Processing.

Initiatives

Key projects and achievements
  • NLP Model DevelopmentTrained and fine-tuned SpaCy models for Named Entity Recognition, text classification, and span classification to accurately flag compliance rules.
  • Rule Mapping OptimizationUtilized SpaCy and DistilBERT to recognize and predict rule languages within a 6000-rule universe, improving rule mapping efficiency.
  • Search Result OptimizationDeveloped a model to optimize search relevancy based on Investment Compliance rule attribute matches.
  • MLOps Pipeline ImplementationCreated and implemented an MLOps pipeline to streamline model deployment, training, and access.

UNC Charlotte

Lead Researcher who contributed to a published research paper and developed a quiz application to enhance student retention.

Initiatives

Key projects and achievements
  • Research PublicationResearch paper accepted and published in the Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) 2024.
  • Quiz Application DevelopmentBuilt a quiz application integrating WebSockets for real-time connectivity, increasing system responsiveness by 34% and enabling interactive features.
  • Deployment OptimizationAddressed AWS deployment challenges by configuring load balancers and reverse proxies, and streamlined CI/CD processes using GitHub Actions.