Summary
Ian Buckley is a multidisciplinary technologist and community lead with a PhD in theoretical physics and over a decade of experience applying advanced computation to finance, AI, and quantum technologies. Currently building partnerships and developer community for Agnostiq’s Covalent platform, he combines hands-on expertise in Python, C++ and quantum toolkits with a deep background in systemic risk modeling, XVA, and portfolio analytics from roles at CSTO and S&P Capital IQ. He has taught financial mathematics at top universities, led regulatory-focused modeling programs, and prototyped production risk systems—skills that let him translate complex research into practical, regulatory-aware products. Ian’s work uniquely spans digital twins, agent-based systemic risk, and post-quantum/quantum-safe crypto, and he actively demonstrates quantum circuit and GenAI workflows using PennyLane, Qiskit and Hugging Face stacks.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Imperial College London
Maiden Erlegh