About

Quantitative researcher focused on machine learning, statistical learning, market microstructure, and short-horizon alpha research in systematic equities.

Experience

Garden Leave – New York, NY
Non-compete Garden Leave | Feb 2026 – Present

Summit Securities Group LLC – New York, NY
Quantitative Trader | Dec 2023 – Feb 2026
Senior Quantitative Researcher | Oct 2019 – Dec 2023
Quantitative Researcher | Jan 2018 – Oct 2019

Consulting

Correlation One Inc. – New York, NY
Consultant | Feb 2017 – Jan 2020

Research

Lysy, M., Zhu, F., Yates, B., & Labuda, A. (2022). Robust and Efficient Parametric Spectral Density Estimation for High-Throughput Data. Technometrics, 64(1), 30-51.

Yates, B. (2018). Bayesian Sample Size Determination for Single-Particle Tracking of Pathogens in Biological Fluids. Master’s Thesis.

Education

Columbia Business School
MBA – Finance

University of Waterloo
MMath – Statistics – 3.98 / 4.00 GPA

University of Waterloo
BASc – Nanoengineering & Mathematics – 3.90 / 4.00 GPA