Arko Bhattacharya

Arko Bhattacharya has extensive experience in the field of data science and finance. Arko is currently working as a Data Scientist at Farmer's Business Network, Inc.

Prior to their current role, Arko worked at Fractal Analytics as a Senior Data Scientist. Arko was part of the founding team of Foresient, a scalable AutoML time series forecasting software. Arko led the development of data science for Foresient, which is a domain agnostic platform with advanced visualization and record-keeping capabilities.

Before joining Fractal Analytics, Arko worked at OfBusiness.com as a Data Scientist. Arko designed and built a system to assist underwriters in assessing credit risk for SME clients. The system extracted information from traditional and alternate data sources to create credit health scores and track overall risk.

Arko also has consulting experience from their time at Deloitte. As a Consultant, they worked on projects involving derivative pricing for a financial services company, as well as developing an Anti-Money Laundering monitoring system for a banking and financial services company.

Additionally, Arko has internship experience in the finance industry from Lime Brokerage LLC, where they developed frameworks for analyzing price mis-matches and back-tested trading strategies for ETFs. Arko also worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where they studied information flow in securities and developed a framework for analyzing asynchronous time series data.

Arko's earlier career includes roles as a Research Associate at Finance Research Group I.G.I.D.R, where they analyzed customer acquisition and retention for insurance and pension products, and as an Analyst in Commodity Derivatives Trading at Futures First Info. Services Pvt. Ltd, where they traded corn and wheat futures and implemented various trading strategies.

Arko started their career as a Trainee Engineer at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, where they gained hands-on experience in inspection and testing at a refinery.

Overall, Arko Bhattacharya has a diverse background in data science, finance, and engineering, with experience in developing software, risk assessment, consulting, and trading in the financial markets.

Arko Bhattacharya earned their B.Tech degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from N.I.T Warangal, completing their studies from 2007 to 2011. Arko later pursued a Master's Degree in Financial Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where they studied from 2014 to 2015.