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► Participated in a rigorous trading training program, simulating real-world market making and algorithmic trading with Optibook (Optiver's virtual trading exchange).► Learned about a wide range of financial instruments, including: stocks, indices, ETFs, futures and options► Gained insight into market-making and order book dynamics.► Implemented an arbitrage algorithm to exploit price discrepancies in dual-listed instruments.► Developed algorithms to set bid/ask prices for options (using the Black-Scholes formula) and index ETFs, while ensuring positions were appropriately hedged.

► Investigated sharpness-aware minimisation (SAM) in neural networks.► Supervised by Dr. Hong Ge of the Machine Learning Group

► Extended the hologram generation engine to support PNGs (a standard file format) instead of only CDMs (VividQ’s proprietary file format). ► Improved the appearance of VividQ’s SDK documentation using a combination of CSS and JavaScript. Added light/dark mode functionality and a "Copy to clipboard" feature for code blocks.► Designed unit tests and understood how these fit into a CI/CD pipeline (using Jenkins).

► Worked with a UK healthtech startup to help them launch a pilot of their digital wellness platform and expand their network of partner companies. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀► Researched the sales cycle of hospitals, produced potential pricing structures and identified possible regulatory hurdles.► Collaborated with a mentor from Bain & Company

► Taught pre-college students about AI with Python (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn)► Topics covered were linear regression, the KNN algorithm, natural language processing, convolutional neural networks, generative adversarial networks and reinforcement learning.