Taras Zhylenko

Taras Zhylenko has a strong background in quantitative research and data science. In 2017, they worked as a Research Assistant at the Weizmann Institute of Science, followed by a position as a Research Assistant at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) from 2018 to 2018. In 2019, Taras interned as a Data Science Intern at Arundo Analytics and then joined Citadel Securities as a Quantitative Research Analyst Intern. Taras continued to work at Citadel Securities in 2020, this time as a full-time Quantitative Research Analyst.

Taras Zhylenko pursued their education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2017 to 2020. During this time, they obtained a Bachelor's degree with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. Additionally, Taras obtained certifications in Practical Reinforcement Learning (with Honors) from Coursera in January 2020, and in Introduction to Deep Learning (with Honors) from Coursera in January 2019.