Jafar J.

Jafar J. is a seasoned quantitative developer currently working at Statar Capital LLC since October 2024, previously held a similar position at Brevan Howard from June 2023 to September 2024. Jafar's academic background includes a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, where engagement as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant included roles in teaching Algorithms and Discrete Math, as well as serving as an instructor for Introduction to Computer Science-1. Jafar has contributed to research at Meta as a Research Scientist and has experience as a Research Scientist Intern at Dataminr, focusing on clustering algorithms. Additional roles include a postdoctoral researcher position at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago and an IT Manager position at Boğaziçi University.