The Voleon Group
Douglas Staple is a Senior Software Engineer at The Voleon Group since January 2019. Previously, Douglas served as the Chief Scientist and Director of Advanced Technologies at QRA Corp from January 2014 to November 2017. Staple also worked as a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University, focusing on organic solar cells. Douglas holds a Dr. rer. nat. in Physics from Max Planck Institute and multiple degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Dalhousie University.
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.