Sam Jarkas (Abdulwahab)

Sam (Abdulwahab) Jarkas is a Software Engineer at Belvedere Trading, LLC, focusing on the development of automated trading strategies and AI-driven market making. Previous experience includes roles as an Organizer for Web3 ATL and Trading Committee Lead at Blockchain at Georgia Tech. As a Software Engineer Intern at Belvedere Trading, Sam created significant business value by developing a system for trade pairing and introduced a novel algorithm for optimized real-time matching. Other internships include a Software Engineer role at NCR Corporation and Data Science positions at Georgia Tech Research Institute, where Sam contributed to behavioral modeling and COVID-19 data analysis. Sam also served as Vice President of Marketing for Alpha Kappa Psi and conducted research on food insecurity while studying at Georgia Institute of Technology, where a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science was obtained. Prior education includes A-Level Diplomas from St Christopher's School in Bahrain.