Philip Cardozo

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Philip O.
Cardozo

Applied Mathematics & Statistics · Computer Science

Emory University — Class of 2028  ·  GPA 3.6

Quantitative Research Machine Learning Algorithmic Trading Co-founder
focardo@emory.edu | LinkedIn | GitHub | (404) 388-9012
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1.38 Sharpe Ratio
$68K+ Revenue Generated
20M+ Monte Carlo Sims
843/10K NumerAI Rank
217/3K Akuna HackerRank
3.6 GPA / 4.0

Work Experience & Research

Upcoming

Atmosphere Capital

Incoming Summer Derivatives Analyst

New York, NY Jun. – Aug. 2026
Current

Stochastic Processes Research — Ph.D. Mitchell Scott

Researcher & Mentee  |  Academic Paper

Atlanta, GA Jan. 2026 – Present
  • Co-authored academic paper on volatility arbitrage: rough fractional Volterra processes (H ≈ 0.07) with MCMC regime detection pricing short-dated equity index straddles with self-exciting Hawkes jump-diffusion; achieved Sharpe ratio of 1.38
  • Reached 0.87 naive volatility benchmark with 4,096-path simulations in O(N−½) convergence; improved Calmar ratio from 0.23 → 0.57
Current

Veratori.com — Start-Up

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Atlanta, GA Jan. 2025 – Present
  • Raised $22K initial investment for research and cybersecurity hardware to reduce fast-casual restaurant waste and costs
  • Lead 4-person ML team building reinforcement learning for restocking and client demand forecasting with VLM tech & LiDAR
  • Closed 20 franchise deals with 4 clients, installing AI computer vision for inference strategy — earning $46K in yearly income

Linker Vision

AI Software Engineer Intern

Remote Jun. – Aug. 2025
  • Optimized enterprise real-time object detection for NVIDIA Jetson edge devices, reducing latency using TensorRT
  • Refactored inference engine with Engineering & Research team, decreasing GPU heat for consistent results
  • Integrated 5,000+ images from AI SaaS cloud simulations for smart city project, increasing model accuracy and context

Algory Capital

Quantitative Analyst

Atlanta, GA Aug. 2024 – Dec. 2025
  • Analyzed risk for $100K portfolio, building long/short LSTM equity and derivative strategies using GARCH & volatility models
  • Reported mean-variance optimization, efficient frontier analysis, and stress-tested fundamental strategies
  • Collaborated with 5 devs on code reviews and strategy pitches while receiving 1-on-1 senior analyst mentorship
Current

Blockchain at Emory

Chief Technology Officer · Head of Mining · Website Developer

Atlanta, GA Feb. 2025 – Present
  • Led 5-dev team to build 24/7 ASIC mining rigs monitoring and MultiSig app deployed on AWS — 900 TH/s on $2K budget with Solana Foundation subsidies, generating $1,500/year for hackathon team flights
  • Represented the club at ETHDenver, Penn Blockchain, and HackATL; built projects in DeFi and smart contract infrastructure

Academic & Project Roadmap

January 2024 → Present

2026
Q1 · Jan – Present Now
Emory University — Sophomore Spring 2026

Projects & Research

  • RAMPA — HMM + LightGBM alpha across 3,500+ trading days; PPO agents in 5-phase ML portfolio allocator; rough Bergomi DNN at ms latency
  • Volterra Research Paper — co-authored with Ph.D. Mitchell Scott; rough fractional Volterra + MCMC + Hawkes jump-diffusion; Sharpe 1.38, Calmar 0.57
  • Deep Learning for Schwarz-Christoffel Maps — 0.0038 MSE, ELU activation; research paper

Coursework

CS 470: Data Mining CS 326: Analysis of Algorithms CS 534: Machine Learning (Grad) CS 377: Database Systems MATH 362: Mathematical Statistics II MATH 498R: Directed Reading MATH 351: Partial Differential Equations CL 201: The Greeks

Upcoming

  • Atmosphere Capital — Incoming Derivatives Analyst, New York, Summer 2026
2025
H2 · Jul – Dec 2025
Emory University — Sophomore Fall 2025

Projects

  • NEXUS — FDIC & ABS Intelligence System; Neo4j risk engine, graph centrality credit scoring
  • HFT Hawkes Process System — 9ms execution, 0–300% leverage, VaR kill-switches, Dockerized Azure
  • Deep Learning for Urban Air Quality — 74% empirical coverage, 420K records, Snowflake ML
  • 2026 World Cup Neural Predictor — 100K Monte Carlo sims, >65% accuracy, 45+ calibrated models
  • Crypto Style Factors — 160.38% annualized returns, Sharpe 0.93; Exploring Style Factors research paper

Coursework

CS 253: Data Structures & Algorithms MATH 300: Math for Data Science MATH 361: Mathematical Statistics I MATH 212: Differential Equations MATH 385: Topics in Mathematics ECON 112: Macroeconomics PORT 185: Luso-Afro-Braz Studies BIOL 120: Concepts in Biology

Internship & Activities

  • Linker Vision — AI Software Engineer Intern (Jun.–Aug. 2025)
  • Joined Pocket Aces Trading; C++ pairs trading on Azure via IBKR API
  • HackATL 2025 — 9th Place  ·  ETHDenver 2025 — 6th Place
H1 · Jan – Jun 2025
Emory University — Freshman Spring + Summer 2025

Projects & Milestones

  • Co-founded Veratori.com — raised $22K, closed 20 franchise deals, $46K/year revenue
  • Point72 Academy Case Competition — MNDY short thesis, $71.33 target; stock fell $185 → ~$73, advancing to Point72 HQ finals
  • Fourier-Based Option Pricing Engine — 6 stochastic models via Carr-Madan FFT; sub-$0.01 pricing error, <5 bps RMSE on Heston calibration

Coursework

CS 224: Foundations of CS CS 171: Intro to CS II BUS 290: Tech Toolbox A: Excel MATH 221: Linear Algebra MESAS 190: Freshmen Seminar BUS 350: Data & Decision Analytics MATH 112: Calculus II MATH 211: Adv. Calculus (Multivariable)

Activities

  • Joined Blockchain at Emory — CTO, Head of Mining, Website Developer
  • Led ASIC mining rigs to 900 TH/s on $2K budget
2024
H2 · Jul – Dec 2024
Emory University — Freshman Fall 2024

Projects

  • Systematic Portfolio Optimization (MPT) — Max Sharpe, Min Vol, Risk Parity, CVaR; 1.34 Sharpe ratio
  • S&P 500 Analytics Dashboard
  • Numerai Tournament Q3 2024 — 843/10K ranking; 6 LightGBM regressors, 156-era walk-forward CV

Coursework

CS 170: Intro to CS I MATH 101: Calculus I FIN 201: Business Economics ENGRD 101: Rhetorical Comp ACT 200: Accounting PE 125 · HLTH 100 · ECS

Activity

  • Joined Algory Capital — Quantitative Analyst
H1 · Jan – Jun 2024
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Projects

  • HTTP Server — built from scratch in C
  • Finance Chatbot — stock analysis & market Q&A bot

Coursework

Computer Programming Systems Fundamentals Software Processes Discrete Mathematics Calculus I

Honors & Awards

  • NumerAI — 843 / 10,000
  • HackATL 2025 — 9th Place
  • ETHDenver 2025 — 6th Place
  • Point72 Academy — Advanced to HQ Finals
  • Akuna Capital HackerRank — 217 / 3,000
  • Citadel APAC Datathon — Participant

Technical Skills

  • Python · C/C++ · SQL · SQLite · VBA
  • PyTorch · JAX · LightGBM · Scikit-learn
  • TensorRT · NVIDIA Jetson · Edge AI
  • Docker · Azure · AWS · Prometheus
  • Neo4j (Cypher) · Snowflake · IBKR API
  • ML Algorithmic Trading · 115 WPM

Leadership

  • Veratori.com — Co-founder & CTO
  • Blockchain at Emory — CTO, Head of Mining
  • Algory Capital — Quantitative Analyst
  • Pocket Aces Trading — Member
  • Sigma Chi Fraternity — Member
  • Slow Food Emory — Produce Initiative

Interests

  • Climb K2  ·  Scuba Diving
  • Surfing & Sailing
  • European Soccer
  • Chess & Poker
  • Classical Music
  • Portuguese · English · Spanish