03/02/2022
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SIAM-UT is proud to host Two Sigma for our next industry talk today, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 3-4 pm CST in person at POB 6.304. Our speaker is an Oden Institute alumnus, Dr. Rhys Ulerich, VP, Quantitative Software Engineer at Two Sigma. Details below and poster attached:
Date and Time: Today, March 2, 2022 (Wednesday), 3:00-4:00 pm (Central Time)
Talk type: In-person | Venue: POB 6.304
Talk Title: Consider Jobs in Quantitative Finance
Talk Overview: Folks often overlook opportunities in quantitative finance because the industry is opaque. That's a shame because individuals with strong computational science skills can find interesting, rewarding careers therein. I will discuss how buy-side quantitative finance firms fit into the broader financial industry and what general needs they have. I will give an overview of one such firm, my employer Two Sigma Investments, then touch on my roles there over the past eight years. I will share tidbits from the book "The Laws of Trading" and from my graduate school experience that I frequently find useful. After this talk, attendees will find the industry a bit more transparent and, additionally, will know how they might look for such work.
Speaker Bio: Rhys Ulerich grew up in Western Pennsylvania. After attending Penn State University for mechanical engineering and computer science, he spent 10 years in Austin, Texas. There Rhys worked at IBM then earned a Ph.D. from The University of Texas's Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics program. Rhys has worked as a Quantitative Software Engineer at Two Sigma Investments in New York City for the past 8 years.