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About

Priyanshu

Hey, I’m Priyanshu.

I keep odd hours and rarely leave an idea alone.

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Work

WorldQuant Brain

Quantitative Research Consultant

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Market-neutral signals and portfolio research.

May 2023 — Apr 2026
Details
  • Researched and backtested 200+ trading signals across 400+ data fields in US, European, and Asian markets.
  • Combined selection and weighting strategies into more than 50 market-neutral superalphas.
  • Built US-market alphas with 13.54 RoMaD, 7.17% average annual return, and 6.45 Sharpe.
  • Developed sentiment-driven strategies focused on positive skew, retailer sentiment, and momentum decomposition.

Oracle

Member of Technical Staff

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Cloud infrastructure, cryptography and GenAI security.

Jun 2025 — Mar 2026
Details
  • Automated SAN setup and validation for cloud-hosted KVM pools and improved on-premise filesystem infrastructure.
  • Resolved resource-allocation and timeout failures across KVM provisioning workflows.
  • Tested cryptography across OpenSSL, FIPS, TLS, Kerberos, and post-quantum algorithms.
  • Evaluated GenAI security, hallucination control, authorization boundaries, and privilege-escalation scenarios.

Education

2021 — 2025

IIT (BHU)

Electronics Engineering

2014 — 2019

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar

Earlier experience
Legacy Advisor
Quant Club, Mathematics & Computing Society
Contingent Manager
Inter IIT Quantitative Finance Team
Hacker
Infosec Team, Club of Programmers
Core Member
Photography Club
Executive & Departmental Representative
Student Alumni Interaction Cell, IIT BHU