Matthew Smith
Quantitative Researcher
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Smith is a quantitative researcher with 11 years of analytical experience, currently trading commodities at Squarepoint after internships at G-Research and applied roles across finance, biotech, and media. A Harvard Applied Math student and varsity wrestler, he combines rigorous mathematical training with the discipline and teamwork honed by collegiate athletics. His background spans building production-level data pipelines and ML tools—from predicting user responses for major media clients to developing DeepProfiler for high-throughput biological imaging. He has taught computer science problem sets as a Harvard teaching fellow, signaling strong communication and mentorship skills alongside technical depth. Based in New York, Matthew brings a cross-disciplinary approach that bridges statistical research, machine learning, and real-world production engineering. Notably, his early work on sustainability and rare-cancer treatment prioritization demonstrates a consistent focus on impactful, domain-driven analytics.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Belmont Hill SchoolBachelor of Arts - BA, Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Applied Mathematics at Harvard University
Latin
Github Skills (2)
profiling9
deep-learning8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
massachusett/sandbox
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Tutorial
Contributions:4 PRs, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
massachusett/MovingHelper
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
A sample app for setting up Travis CI integration with a public GitHub repo
Contributions:5 PRs, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
travissettingtravis-ci
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