Computer Chess as a Roadmap for Deep Learning
Followed by a Grandmaster Simul
Thursday, Sept 27th, 2018 @ 5:30pm * DC 1302/Fishbowl
In the formative years, the founders of Artificial Intelligence (AI) focused almost all of their efforts on the game of chess. Creating a world class chess-playing machine, it was argued, would demonstrate conclusively that computers could think, could intuit, and might one day feel and emote like their creators.
Why did chess appeal to the first AI developers?
Mainly because the complexities of the game necessitated the first heuristic algorithms: a way of orienting a continuously changing situation with many factors that could not be subjected to mechanical analysis.
In this talk, DarwinAI CEO Sheldon Fernandez will demonstrate how progress in this area – from the first, horribly weak programs to world class playing machines – echoes the trends we are now seeing in the realms of Machine Intelligence and Deep Learning.
And, in keeping with the ‘chessic’ trend of an evening, we have arranged for a fun twist as following the talk, Mark Bluvshtein, the youngest grandmaster in Canadian history, will give a ‘simul’ in which he’ll play 12-15 opponents at the same time.
So exercise your technical and game-playing muscle and join us for what promises to be an enjoyable evening! Register at goo.gl/PHFrZj<https://goo.gl/PHFrZj> and email info(a)darwinai.ca<mailto:info@darwinai.ca> to participate in the simul. Free pizza will be provided.
Hi, I'm with Radix <http://radix-trading.com/>, a research-driven,
proprietary trading startup (<50 people) in Chicago and Amsterdam led by
Michael Rauchman and Ben Blander *(more about us below).*
Over the last two seasons, we've added 13 new associates across Harvard,
MIT, Princeton, UPenn, UChicago, Columbia, Cambridge, and Georgia Tech, and
are hoping to add Waterloo to that list this year!
*Our full-time Quantitative Technologi**st (**WaterlooWorks ID: 78067)** ap**p
deadline is 11pm THIS FRIDAY, SEP**T 21! *
*We'll be bringing our founder to conduct the first round interviews
Monday, Oct 1,* and also be coordinating video conference interviews for
those off-campus, so everyone should be able to apply through
WaterlooWorks.
If you don't have access to WaterlooWorks or for whatever reason it isn’t
working, just email your resume and transcript (unofficial is fine) to
quentin.ybarra(a)radix.trade
Hope to see your application!
- Quentin
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*RADIX TRADING - QUANTITATIVE TECHNOLOGIST*
*WaterlooWorks ID: 78067*
*Deadline 11PM FRIDAY, SEPT 21*
*http://radix-trading.com/ <http://radix-trading.com/>*
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Radix Trading is a research-driven, proprietary trading startup (~50
people) in Chicago and Amsterdam led by Michael Rauchman and Ben Blander.
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*Michael Rauchman* - formerly GETCO's CTO, head of Americas equities, and
global head of ForEx. As a hands-on leader, Michael was instrumental in the
development of many trading strategies as well as the underlying
architecture and code.
*Ben Blander* - former head of Citadel’s high frequency group and a key
contributor in growing their P&L from $75 million in 2005 to $1.15 billion
in 2008 (Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/39099331) Previously Ben earned a
PhD in Math from the University of Chicago.
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Our culture of openness* (you'd have complete access to our code, data, and
strategies)* enables fast turnaround from idea inception to execution, and
continuous enhancement of our cutting-edge proprietary technology and
automated research platform.
Having a technologist as an equal partner in the firm gives us an
appreciation and understanding of how much impact technologists can have to
the bottom line, so we're excited to throw a ton of responsibility at new
grads, provide complete access to our entire stack, mentorship from
industry leading technologists, and top tier compensation.
Over the past two seasons, we've added a total of 13 grad students from
Princeton, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Penn, UChicago, Cambridge, and Georgia
Tech.
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WHY TRADING?
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If you want to work on cutting-edge technology to solve really tough
problems, while getting near-immediate feedback on your best ideas, the
trading industry is hard to beat. Every day we’re competing with some of
the smartest, most driven people in the world trying to take your money --
and if you don’t stay at the very top of your game in research, technology,
and economics, they will.
And while the highly-publicized wave of high-frequency or “flash” trading
based on sheer speed of execution might have reached its limit, we see
continued opportunities with our strategy of using statistical research to
outsmart the competition.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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As an incoming technologist, your goal is to enhance alpha generation and
improve the research infrastructure through technology innovation. You'll
also be expected to have a strong interest in understanding and
contributing to our trading strategies.
COMPENSATION – Competitive salary, plus quarterly bonus based on individual
performance and contribution towards success of others and the firm.
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QUALIFICATIONS
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We’re looking for highly analytical people (computer science, math,
electrical engineering, etc.) who want to help build the research-driven
trading firm of the future. And to do that, you’ll need the following
qualities:
> Persistent Drive to Improve - Do you have an innate desire to rise to the
next level, even after great accomplishment? Our people have been very
successful in their careers elsewhere and are joining Radix to make even
more impact.
> Creative Problem Solving and Probabilistic Thinking - You must enjoy
learning and implementing new concepts quickly, combining knowledge from
different domains to create new ideas, and take a data-driven and
probabilistic approach to testing and implementing new ideas.
> Team Mindset - We want people who understand 1+1 > 2 and are as committed
to making the team better through sharing ideas as they are driven to
improve their individual performance.
> Mental Flexibility & Self Awareness - You’ll have to frequently adapt
based on new data, results, and feedback on your trading ideas and your
performance.
> Orientation for Making Money - Although we value academic training, our
work is not an academic exercise. We take a hacker’s approach to testing
ideas, dropping projects that consume time without high upside, and
focusing our next efforts on what will create the most value for the firm.
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO HAVE OR DEVELOP
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> Low-level computer languages like C or C++; awareness of strength in
particular language and ability to solve more complex problems due to
understanding nuances of the language
> Understanding of data structures, algorithmic complexities, and numerical
algorithms
> Systems Architecture - knowledge and experience with distributed systems
and communication
> Software Architecture - knowledge and experience working with a large
code base
> Development Processes - experience delivering and deploying software in
production environments
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*Apply on WaterlooWorks ID: 78067*
*Deadline 11PM FRIDAY, SEPT 21*
Questions? Email collegerecruiting(a)radix-trading.com
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