Yuriy Shkolnikov

Yuriy Shkolnikov has a diverse range of work experience in quantitative research and analysis, with a focus on modeling, pricing, market intelligence, and data processing. Yuriy is the co-founder and Chief Research Officer of Oquant Inc., where they manage quantitative research and development projects. Prior to that, they served as the President of Optimal Selection Ltd. Yuriy worked as the Director of Quantitative Research at Numerix LLC, and as a Senior Trading Quant Analyst at Penson Financial Services and Millennium Partners. Yuriy also has experience as a Quantitative Programmer/Analyst at Morgan Stanley, and as a Senior Analyst at Nortel Networks. Yuriy started their career as a Research Consultant at IBM, where they worked on mathematical modeling, image processing, and software development. Yuriy also gained experience as a Senior Analyst/Programmer at Aspen Technology and as an Analyst/Programmer at Axia Multimedia Corp. Overall, Yuriy Shkolnikov has a strong background in quantitative research and development, along with expertise in various programming languages.

Yuriy Shkolnikov holds a MS degree in Mathematics from Kiev University, which they completed from 1981 to 1986. Following this, they pursued their doctoral studies at the Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian National Academy of Science, earning a PhD in Mathematics from 1986 to 1991. After obtaining their PhD, Yuriy attended the University of Calgary from 1998 to 1999, where they completed a PIMS Industrial Post-doctorate in the fields of Topology and Mathematical Finance.