Utkarsh Sharma

Utkarsh Sharma is a seasoned Trader at Optiver, where responsibilities include managing risk and enhancing market liquidity as an options market-maker for US Treasuries, S&P 500, and VIX options. Prior to this role, Utkarsh served as a Researcher at NEC Corporation, focusing on developing computer vision and machine learning algorithms for healthcare, resulting in a patent-pending international conference paper. Earlier experience includes a Developer Internship at CiviCRM during Google's Summer of Code, and a Summer Internship at GE Intelligent Platforms, where impactful contributions were made to network product architecture. Utkarsh's engineering background is rooted in a Bachelor of Technology and a Master of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, complemented by an exchange program at Aalto University. Additionally, Utkarsh played a key role as a Design Engineer for IIT Bombay Racing, contributing to India's first electric vehicle in the Formula Student UK competition.