The Quant-essential Qualities: Insider Insights for Thriving in Algorithmic Trading
Abstract: The world of quantitative trading is notoriously siloed, secretive, and intensely competitive. In this talk, Hanna and Dan will offer an insider's perspective on quant trading, sharing insights from our firm, and outline the key qualities you can cultivate to excel in the industry.
CSAIL Alliances & FinTechAI@CSAIL Board Member Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Borealis AI Group will be at CSAIL on 9/22 in Kiva to deliver a technical talk from Dr. Greg Mori as well as connect with interested students for job opportunities.
Talk Title: Foundation Model Challenges and Opportunities in Financial Services
Monday 9/22 in Kiva 32-G449 12-1pm EST. Food will be served so please register for accurate food order!
This event is hosted by Optiver and MIT CSAIL Alliances.
Refreshments will be served so please register so we can have an accurate count for food.
Join Optiver on September 17th in 32-G449 (Kiva Seminar Room at CSAIL) from 12-1pm for a technical talk on automated high-frequency trading. What you’ll learn:
Please join the Annual AI & Quantum Summit, hosted by CSAIL Alliances and the MIT Center for Quantum Engineering (MIT CQE). This event is in-person at MIT with a virtual option.
On October 23rd, 2025, CSAIL and MIT experts will gather to explore how the field of quantum computing is changing, how AI innovation is molding quantum’s trajectory, and what business leaders should keep in mind as theory becomes reality.
An estimated 20% of every dollar spent on manufacturing is wasted, totaling up to $8 trillion a year, more than the entire annual budget for the U.S. federal government. While industries like healthcare and finance have been rapidly transformed by digital technologies, manufacturing has relied on traditional processes that lead to costly errors, product delays, and an inefficient use of engineers’ time.
Six current MIT affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dina Katabi, MIT EECS Thuan and Nicole Pham Professor and CSAIL principal investigator, was recently honored with the SIGCOMM Lifetime Achievement Award for her impact on the field of data communications.
MIT professor is designing the next generation of smart wireless devices that will sit in the background, gathering and interpreting data, rather than being worn on the body.
