Artificial intelligence · machine learning · quantitative finance
Gökhan Mergen
Twenty years turning statistical models into systems that run at scale.
Connecting abstract math with real world problems.
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Biography
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Education · Middle East Technical University · 2000
BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
A double major in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
- Double major
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Education · Cornell University · 2005
MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral work on signal processing and communications theory for wireless networks, with a minor in applied mathematics.
- Wireless networks
- Applied math minor
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Industry · Qualcomm · five years
Signal processing algorithms for mobile internet
Developed algorithms that shipped in the company's 3.5G chipsets. The work produced 12 US patents.
- 12 US patents
- 3.5G chipsets
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Quantitative finance · RGM Advisors · nearly six years
RGM Advisors · Researcher → Partner
Responsible for the P&L of a portfolio trading low-to-mid single digit market share across world equity and futures markets, and for building the ML models behind it.
- Global equities and futures
- ML-driven trading
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Industry · Apple · one year
Machine learning features for Apple Watch
A year building on-device machine learning features for Apple Watch.
- Wearables
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Quantitative finance · Hedge fund startup
Leading quants and developers
A stint leading the quantitative researchers and developers at a hedge fund startup.
- Team leadership
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Industry · Google · 2017 to present
Leading machine learning teams in Search Ads
Since 2017, leading teams building machine learning systems for Google Search Ads.
- Innovation
- Applied ML
- Team Leadership
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