My name is Ivan Smirnov. I’m a quant and a programmer interested in scientific computing, data science, web technologies and anything nerdy in general.
I currently live in Dublin, Ireland where I work as a quantitative researcher for Susquehanna. Aside from that I do some open source development and I spend a good portion of my free time hacking on various side projects, mostly in Python and Rust as of recent.
I’m originally from Moscow, Russia and I got my undergrad in Applied Math & Computer Science from Moscow State University. Later on I joined the graduate program in Math Finance in University of Alberta, Canada and I got my PhD just before joining SIG.
I’m also a musician with a bit of classical piano training and deep passion for both jazz and electronic music. Whenever I’m not hacking, running or practicing some Lindy hop, I’m most likely to be found in my bedroom studio producing strange and obscure sounds.
You may also find me in other corners of the Internet under the handle aldanor.