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Daisuke Sakai

Quantitative Analyst

Summary

Highly creative and logical thinker with multimodal experience in various environments and cultures. Efficient worker ready to learn and absorb new ideas and skills. Excellent as both generalist and specialist, willing to draw knowledge from various fields to find solutions to new problems.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Analyst

Log21Ruby
Bangkok
01.2022 - Current
  • Quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading in DeFi (Decentralized Finance) using time series analysis, statistical analysis, modelling and ML techniques. Studying DeFi protocols and liquidity pools.
  • Specific analyses were conducted on volatility, dimensionality reduction, time series, autoregressive modeling, seasonality modelling, clustering, and risk. Used deep learning in high frequency analysis of order book data.
  • Develop original trading ideas and techniques.
  • Recommended ideas and improvements on marketing and articles on official website.

Engineer Intern

Flowscience Japan/Poseidon CAE
Tokyo
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Studied C++ code and read research papers regarding parameter optimization using a type of stochastic algorithm, model fitting of thermoset materials, and geometric sphere packing algorithms.
  • Wrote reports and gave presentations, and gave internal consultation for mathematics and algorithm implementations.
  • Hand engineered fully generalized autodiff algorithm in python, with both backward and forward accumulation versions.
  • Basic data cleaning and analysis.

Piano Teacher

Private
Leeds
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Teaching classical piano technique, methods of practice, expression, interpretation, and elementary music theory.
  • Performance-centric.

Food Service Worker

Saint-Marc cafe
Tokyo
03.2021 - 09.2021
  • Cash Register, Baking Bread, Preparing Food and Drinks, Cleaning and Washing

Mathematics Tutor

Private
Tokyo
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Tutoring Undergraduate Level Real Analysis (Calculus)
  • Helping elaborate and explain lecture content, helping with homework, exam preparation

Education

Bachelor of Arts And Sciences - Physics And Mathematics

University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
09.2015 - 04.2020

Master of Science - Mathematics

University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
09.2020 - 09.2021

High School Diploma -

Prem Tinsulanonda International School
Chiang Mai, Thailand
09.2012 - 05.2014

Skills

Data Modeling

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Certification

Deep Learning Specialization, Coursera - 24 weeks

Software

Python (Including Tensorflow, Keras, Matplotlib)

Rust

Matlab

R

C

SQL

Timeline

Analyst

Log21Ruby
01.2022 - Current

Engineer Intern

Flowscience Japan/Poseidon CAE
10.2021 - 12.2022

Piano Teacher

Private
06.2021 - 09.2021

Deep Learning Specialization, Coursera - 24 weeks

06-2021

Food Service Worker

Saint-Marc cafe
03.2021 - 09.2021

Master of Science - Mathematics

University of Leeds
09.2020 - 09.2021

Machine Leaning, Stanford University

09-2020

Financial Markets, Yale University - 7 weeks

07-2020

Mathematics Tutor

Private
10.2017 - 02.2018

Bachelor of Arts And Sciences - Physics And Mathematics

University of Tokyo
09.2015 - 04.2020

High School Diploma -

Prem Tinsulanonda International School
09.2012 - 05.2014
Daisuke SakaiQuantitative Analyst