The Voleon Group
Alexander Appleton is a member of the research staff at The Voleon Group since September 2019, focusing on advanced research applications. Prior to this role, Alexander served as a graduate student researcher in the Mathematics Department at UC Berkeley from August 2014 to July 2019, culminating in the attainment of a PhD in Mathematics. Earlier experience includes a position as a Werkstudent at Siemens Corporate Technology in June 2010, contributing to a crowd flow simulation tool in Java. Alexander's educational background includes studies at prestigious institutions, with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, a General Scholar program at Tsinghua University, and extensive mathematics studies at the University of Cambridge.
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The Voleon Group
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Founded in 2007 by two machine learning scientists, The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We are committed to solving large-scale financial prediction problems with statistical machine learning. The Voleon Group combines an academic research culture with an emphasis on scalable architectures to deliver technology at the forefront of investment management. Many of our employees hold doctorates in statistics, computer science, and mathematics, among other quantitative disciplines. Voleon's CEO holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford and previously founded and led a successful technology startup. Our Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research is Statistics faculty at UC Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. Voleon prides itself on cultivating an office environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and open thinking. We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our research and operations, while maintaining a culture of intellectual curiosity and flexibility. The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.